Show FEDERAL LICENSES FOR GLIDER PILOTS three classes established by the government washington glider pilots will be licensed by the aeronautics branch of the department of commerce und under er amendments to the air commerce reg lons ions denounce by lanrence clarence ln rence st young JISSI assistant Stant secretary of commerce for aeronautic s licenses will be of three classes student noncom non com mercial and commercial the aeronautics branch adopted the amendments ahat the policy would encourage the gilder movement in this country while adhering to the departments deport ments principle of recognizing only competent airmen and airworthy craft explaining the three classifications I 1 mr young said glider student permits authorizing tile the holder to receive instruction mid and to solo licensed gliders gilders while under the jurisdiction of a licensed glider pilot will be issued by department of commerce inspectors and department divisional offices upon application no physical or written examination will he be required examinations and tests the noncommercial non commercial glider gilder license will serve the group that Is desirous of operating gliders only tor for spurt sport find and pleasure tills this license parallels to a degree the private airplane pilot license the only examination required for this license will be a flight test tes t which will consist of a minimum of three nights flights including moderate banks to in either direction the commercial glider pilot license will be issued to all applicants physically qualified who successfully accomplish com the filsht tests involved the flight test for the glider gilder pilot license in addition to normal takeoffs take offs and landi landings figs includes a series ot of general and mod erate banks degree turns and precision landings the glider gilder pilot license lit will he issued to all grades t of f airplane pilots upon a satisfactory completion of the tests involved application forms for licenses licens ps may m ay be obtained fruin from department af it commeree merc e inspectors or divisional nelrea league of glider clubs A league of glider gilder clubs operating under a central organization which will handle competitions and function as a general aeronautical educational bureau tins been put into operation in the ali notional la pital under the au of t the he aviation school of america according to HD an no by henry it IL marks secretary and treasurer surer the central body to Is to be known as the washington society for Aeron nui ties and four principal committees have been organized th glider gilder clubs or units consist of 25 members each and will function as n independent glider clubs each fleet elect ing its own officers and financing its own activities the president of each unit will act ars aft a member of a central executive committee though each unit will he limited to 21 active members an associate membership barship class Is planned within each unit gliding gilding Is to be dune done at mile square field near alexandria va and two silver trophies air already eady have been donated as awards for competitions |