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Show k ; f!AA Orders End to "ow-Frequency Range Jit Milford Station Milford may lose a portion of , lls CAA facilities, it was re-Pealed re-Pealed this week when a CAA 1 Vective ordered closing of the low-frequency range services at the Milford Airport. Local business men, apprised of the order, have contacted state and federal aeronautics officials, of-ficials, pointing out the need for continuation of this service. Mr. Harlan W. Bement, state aeronautics director, met with Milford business men Tuesday and explained that the CAA is conducting a nation-wide cutback cut-back in facilities, after their operating budget had been pared by congress. However, Mr. Bement said, the state officials of-ficials are usually notified in advance of any changes affecting affect-ing their area, but his only knowledge of the Milford curtailment cur-tailment had come from an airline air-line pilot. Mr. Bement sent an official protest to J. S. Marriott, regional CAA director, and a City of Milford protest to the federal official requested a meeting next Monday to discuss the matter. Airline and private pilots who fly this area agree that the Milford low-frequency range is an important one. In the past, many pilots who were lost or in trouble have contacted the Milford station when they were unable to reach stations much nearer to them, and have been guided to safe landings by the Milford communicators. The airmen point out that it would be much more practicable to eliminate the Enterprise station than Milford, since the Milford beam can be picked up many miles south of Enterprise, before leaving the Las Vegas range The Enterprise station has no "voice" facilities for assisting as-sisting pilots, except by relay I from the Cedar City station, and 1 during stormy weather, when i voice facilities are most vital I to fliers, Milford can be reached far south of Enterprise but the fliers can usually make no con-p.TXT"wtiterei,"vv"vcTi con-p.TXT"wtiterei,"vv"vcTi 'Ci:.r' v.-''-?. |