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Show AVIATION AND COMMUNICATIONS Notes and Comments About Milford's Air Lanes, Air Waves and Communications System Employees. By M. W. HENKEL Statistics, drawn up by people who know, show that there were more than eight i billion airline passenger miles flown in 1946 with less than 300 fatalities. An average of 28 million miles per fatality. The airlines and flying in general is governed by laws forcing plane owners, and operators oper-ators for hire especially, to have their craft periodically inspected by licensed mechanics. These men go over a plane thoroly from prop to tail wheel and if there is the slightest doubt that the plane is 100 airworthy it will not be issued a clearance. I Thus, the plane is no longer legally licensed. This is the reason why the fatality ratio is less in aviation than in any other form of transportation. trans-portation. I The April estimate of landings at the Milford Airport was in the immediate vicinity of three thousand. There are now approximately ap-proximately 60 itinerant aircraft landing at Milford per month 1 for gas, food and overnight j lodging. D. N. Hegland of this city, a student at the Milford Flying Service school, passed his exams at Cedar City last Tuesday and was issued a private pilot's license. |