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ALASKA’S DEPARTMENT OF AVIATION
REMINDS PILOTS OF RULES & SAFEGUARDS
PERTAINING TO WINTER-TIME FLYING
Now that the winter season is
upon us again the Alaska Depart
ment of Aviation would like to
remind all pilots and owners of
aircraft of the necessity of taking
more particular care of their air
craft during freezing and sub
freezing conditions that are gen
eral throughout Alaska at this
time of year.
The territory has some definite
and strict laws regarding the op
eration of aircraft in regard to
emergency rations and equipment.
And it is believed that this is the
proper time to outline these laws,
not with the thought of arresting
some pilot, but merely the fact
that these laws were set up by a
group of experienced Alaskan
bush pilots for the safety and
well-being of pilots and pasengers,
in flight throughout Alaska.
Both from the standpoint of
the private pilots and that of pilot
owners that are carrying passen
gers for hire and also these regu
lations apply to major airlines.
Although airlines that are carry
ing passengers for hire have some
definite rules regarding emergen
cy equipment set forth by the
CAA and CAB, the Territorial
Department of Aviation has laws
that are more strict and they must
be complied with.
But let us consider this infor
mation in which we are remind
ing all airmen of Alaska, not as
a policing action but strictly from
an educational standpoint for your
own good and the good o'f your
passengers.
First, any commercial aircraft
carrying passengers for distances
greater than 25 miles from an air
port (this means any airport from
which the plane may take off)
must be equipped with an opera
ting two-way radio installation
capable of transmitting and re
ceiving for a distance of at least
50 miles under normal conditions.
No pilot shall fly or operate
any single-engine land plane over
water at such altitude as to make
it impossible to make a landing
upon land or beach in he event of
a complete engine failure.
No pilot of any aircraft carrying
passengers shall attempt to take
off if there be a coating of snow,
frost or ice o'n the wings or con
trol surfaces of the aircraft suf
ficient to reduce the performance
of the aircraft and thereby en
danger the occupants.
Now, this does not mean only
aircraft carrying passengers for
hire; this includes private pilots
that a-re taking friends for pleas
ure, hunting and fishing trips, o'r
a mere ride around the field. So
check the frost on your control
surfaces and wings before you
take off.
Remember also, if your plane
has been stored for any period of
time and may have accumulated
some water in the tail and during
the freezing weather will become
ice, this ice will remain in the tail
surfaces or rear part for the fuse
lage and cause undue weight that
may be beyond your control.
So you are advised to check
carefully your entire airplane be
fore take-off on every flight this
winter.
first aid kit.
One pistol, revolver, shotgun or
rifle, and don’t forget ammunition
for the same.
One knife, a hunting knife is
preferrable.
Two small boxes of matches,
and during the winter months two
candles are a great help in start
ing fires in severe cold.
Some fishing tackle for ice fish
ing is required.
Two small signaling devices,
such as colored smoke bombs,
railroad fusees, or Very Pistol
Shells, all in sealed containers.
This particular item was brought
to the attention of the people of
Anchorage recently when an air
craft that apparently became lost
due to weather conditions had red
flares aboard and through the use
of these flares the pilot and pas
senger were subsequently found.
At least one pair of snowshoes
is required. It is well to have at
least two pair of bear-paw type
snowshoes aboard if there is more
than one passenger in the plane.
One' sleeping bag is required,
plus one wool blanket for each
occupant in the aircraft of over
four passengers.
The only provision, other than
these, is that operators of multi
engine aircraft licensed to carry
more than 1 5 passengers need
carry only the food and signaling
equipment at all times other than
the period of October 15t,h to
April 1st each year, when two
sleeping bags and one blanket for
ried.
Please bear in mind that this
outlining of emergency gear and
equipment is a bare minimum re
quired by the Territory of Alaska.
So don’t get caught flying in the
winter weather with no emer
gency equipment aboard for the
safety of yourself and that of your
friends and passengers.
While these winter warnings
are being sent out it is well to
remind you of other laws regard
ing the operation of aircraft with
in the Territory of Alaska, which
is as we previously said, are not
laws with which to arrest some
one but are common sense judg
ment that should be carried out
in the operation of aircraft.
There is a specific law with
fines up to $500 for any person
who shall tamper with, taxi, fly
or operate any aircraft not his
own without the consent of the
owner, even without the attempt
to steal. And the consent of the
owner of the aircraft to' its taking
or operation shall not in any case
be presumed or implied because
of such owner's consent on a pre
vious occasion to the taking or the
operating of such aircraft by the
same or different jersons.
The Alaska Department of Avi
ation filed charges and convicted
an Air Force man last summer
tor taking an aircraft from Merril
Field, Anchorage, without the
owner’s consent and for buzzing
the town of Seward. The pilot was
fined $500 for this offense.
Another law of the Territory of
Alaska regarding aviation that is
broken many times, and some
people have even bragged that
they were rather “tight” while
flying, and it is certainly common
sense not to fly while under the
influence of intoxicating liquor.
This will not be tolerated, and
it is of the best interests of each
and everyone in the aviation
world to guard against drinking
while actually flying the airplane.
It might give you a sense of
courage, while under the influ
ence of liquor, but remember,
your vision and your reactions to
emergencies are definitely im
paired.
So, with the winter months
i rapidly coming upon us,- Tony
! Schwumm, the Alaska Director of
I Aviation, urges each pilot and
aircraft owner to check over his
I emergency winter equipment,
watch for ice, make a trip to
i your nearest aircraft dealer or
! supply house and obtain neces
I sary flares and equipment which
may save not only your life but
the lives of your friends.
File a Flight Plan. Know your
ground - to - air emergency code
signals. If you are down make
the signs of survival.
Remember that if your airplane
is not used properly and with
caution it may be unnecessary to
plan any future flights.
emergency juquipmeni
The minimum emergency equip
ment to be carried for winter op
eration in any aircraft of flights
other than immediately around
the airport are the following:
Food for each occupant suffi
cient to sustain life far two weeks.
Now let’s consider this food to
sustain life for two weeks. It is
not sufficient that you have a few
candy bars in your pocket, be
cause a few candy bars will not
sustain you for two' weeks. Get
same real life-sustaining, energy
producing food. There are several
concentrated foods for sale in all
the larger towns in Alaska that
will meet the requirements of all
the necessary calories and vita
nkas needed. There are concen
trated foods that are in cans that
are not particularly palatable, and
you will not be tempted to break
into them through normal hunger
of a few hours, but when you
really need them you will find
that they will keep you in a good
healthy condition even in sub
zero temperatures.
One axe or hatchet is required.
This goes without explaining its
necessity, together with a suitable
Enrollment In
Alaska Schools
Up 3,835 Over 1951
At the close of the first week
of school this year 19,178 pupils
were enrolled in territorial public,
private and denominational
schools as compared with a total
of 15,343 for the same pei'iod one
rollment totalled 18,043, whereas
year ago. The public school en
for 1951-52 the enrollment totalled
14,597.
Public Schools
Public schools of the Territory
of Alaska include the following:
1. Schools within incorporated
districts (city, incorporated and
independent districts).
2. Schools outside incorporated
districts.
a. Rural — supported 100 per
cent by the territory.
b. Alaska on Base — located on
military reservations and op
erated by the Department of
Education under an agreement
with the U.S. Office of Educa
tion at no expense to Alaska.
c. Johnson-O’Malley — opera
ted by the Education Depart
ment under an agreement with
the Alaska Native Service at
no expense to the territory.
According to reports submitted
to the Department of Education
by 107 school systems at the close
of the first week of school, ele
mentary enrollment in rural and
incorporated city and district
schools this year totals 15,235,
which represents an increase of
3,001 over a year ago; high school
enrollment totals 2,813, an in
crease of 455 over the preceding
year.
Schools within incorporated
districts have a total of 13,403
pupils (elementary, 10,786, and
high school, 2,617); rural schools,
2,006 (elementary, 1,897, and high
school, 109); Alaska on Base, 2,315
(elementary, 2,228, and high
school, 87); and Johnson-O’Mal
ley, 324 in the elementary grades.
One year ago the city and inde
pendent and incorporated school
districts had 2,685 less pupils; the
rural schools including Alaska on
Base and Johnson-O'Mallev had
3,879 fewer pupils.
The close of the first week of
the current school year showed
a total of 107 schools in operation
with 846 school administrators
and teachers on duty. One year
ago there were 97 schools with
750 professional workers. The 27
incorporated district schools em
ploy a total of 621' teachers and
administrators; the 59 rural
schools require 114 teachers; the
eight Alaska on Base, 94; and the
13 Johnscn-O’Malley, 16.
Private and Denominational
Of the total 1,130 pupils en
rolled in private and denomina
tional schools at the close of the
first week of the current school
year 973 were in the elementary
grades; the remaining 157 were
in high school. For the same per
iod in 1951-52 there was a total
of 736 'pupils.
Statistical Data
Over 10-Year Period
Since 1S42 - 43 the territorial
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Fur Seal Prices
Advance Sharply
At Fall Auction
U.S. government-owned Alaska
fur seal skins averaged a 31.6
percent advance in price at the
semiannual auction held in St.
Louis on October 13, the Fish and
Wildlife Service has reported to
Acting Secretary of the Interior
Vernon D. Northrop.
The market was strong and bid
ding was highly competitive for
this high-fashion fur. Government
receipts from the 26,521 fur seal
skins offered at auction reached
$2,784,718, an icrease of $994,037
over the spring auction held on
April 7.
The grand average for all fur
seal skins at the October sale was
$105, an increase of $23.73 over
the April grand overage o'f $81.27.
Black skins, of which there
were 6,278 offered, averaged
$122,04, a jump of 54.6 percent
over the April sale price of $78.30.
The dyed “Matara” (brown)
skins sold for an average of
$109.71, an advance of 28.7 per
cent. “Safari” brown (a lighter
brown) skins advanced 7.73 per
cent to S69.14. Blue fox pelts av
eraged $3.43, a decline o'f 41.4
percent.
public schools have experienced
in increase of 13,161 pupils and
since 1947-48 an increase of 9,496
pupils. In the same period the
teaching staff has grown from
291 to 846 and in a 5-year period
from 438 to 846. The total num
ber of schools during the past ten
years has risen from 63 to 107 and
in five years from 78 to 107.
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