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TIM ELY A D V ICE FRO M THE A I R INS PEe TOR * Administration * Supply and Maintenance * Operations and Training
Confidence:
1-:"cllti;I! in all flling. confidence is partic
IIIarlv Ilccc"an in 11Ight fIghting. l nvpcctors
c.m help a pilot gain sclfa"nLnlCc bv
"scertaining that he is familiar with ;111 his
lIightfllillg equipment. The impnrt.mcc of
the pilot's knOll'ing the procedure to follow
if his radio fails cannot be ovcrcmpha-
,i/C(!.
Drivct'» Trip Ticket:
Proper completion of a driver's trip ticket
work-: to thc adnntagc of hoth thc driver
.md thc vcluclc user. The speedometer reading.
the elate and thc timc of rclc.isc should
be inserted hy thc pa"enger and not bv the
.lr ivor.
Stored Vehicles:
Proper care shollld be taken to prcsclye
.uul maintain stored vcbiclcs ;m;lIting rcp;ms.
'Shotglll/' PLJlIe IlISpcetiollS:
\Lllnten;lncc (TC\lS wh o arc gil'ill[,; planes
. o"hotgull" or gellcral invpctt ioux. IHl iu.rt tcr
\lhethcr ;1 oil. 1 II1I or :1I1l hom check-np is
icquirccl. should discontinne t h.it pr.ut rcc.
10 111;lkc t lu: proper cx.muu.uiou at t l«. right
t mu. (TC\lS 111 lISt lISe" [,;lIillc ;IS directed hy
TO Illl :1l.\2.
Ingel/lIit\. iJ1 \\';Jr Orientatiol/:
.\1l1LTiClll illgClIlllt) 1\ pr()\"lllg to be a
lILIJOI I.ut or ill t l«: SlllH'" of the ,\\1,'
\ \;Ir (hlellLIt ion Pn'gLln!.
lx.un plr» of this illgenllltl' noted at "lr.i in-
;ng Connu.u«! st;ltiom ;Ire p;l,sul ;I!ong hCIC
hv the .\ir Impector for the hellcllt of ot licr
pnsonnel UlIlCLTlled IIIth \I;lr oruul at inu.
Tllo dun nuic-, in '\;I/i u ruf unu , l"llinl.; ;1
lIIc;I! ontside ;1 tent. addul nnlivm to ;1 d isphI'
of (;erllLlII u]nipmellt CIt ]\o'llcll held,
x. \1.
'1\1"l1 (; 1 's III '\;I/i and J"p uniforms
toured Deminl.; rie1e1, '\. \1. Thcv were
"nneler gn;nd" for o1l1"iom rClsons.
The Oricn t.uiou .\lllisorl' Comnut tee.
conlp()Su1 of 12 cnllsted men \Iho h;lle secn
OILTSe;IS scrvit«: in v.u iou-, thclters of opeLI'
lions. is the backbonc of the progLlln at
Stockton hc1d, CI!if.
Th« ;IITLlge (; I \londers \\h;lt a cor.rl ;Itoll
i, like. Ll1Ighlin hc1d. Tcx.i«. has the
;nlslHT in a co1orfnl .uu] inform.rt ivo sand
box displa" in its war rooui.
.:\ IITekll' cotu liut forum is condncted .rt
l,;m'do hC:'ld. 'j'n;ls. \len retllnIcd from
cUlnhlt ;1I1S\HT stlldcnt glliniers' pLICticI!
Itnestions ;Ihont life in thcaters of opcrations.
Clothing a1l(1 J':C/lIipll/el/t:
Thc condition of clotllinL: awl cqnipmcnt
of pLT"lIlnel going OITrSC;IS shonld IIlITr hc
Llkcn fm gLmtl'll. lmt sllOnlel hl' dclnlllinccl
hI inspcct iom.
OCTOBER, 1944
Paraehlltc Clleek'lIp:
"[umpim; out of all airplane wit l: a parachute
is nothing to get all hct III' about. It
is sillJplv the occ;l.sion wluch von hall' long
.ruticipatcd and for which Ion arc fullv prepared.
.. , :\'011'. wcll a"umc that thc h.rrlJCSS
is corrcetll' llttccl .md equipment is all
iu order. If vou h.rvcnt seen to that before,
it's too late 'to do it noll', ... " These rcmarks
from ;1 British Training \ lcmorandum
shoulr] start flying pcrvouncl thinking.
Ilhethcr in the R.\" or .\\F. Is 10m parachute
harnc" corrccr lv fitted and is vour
cqllipmcnt in order: . .
Keeping II/forllled:
Counuunicat ionx pcr-ouncl xhould acqu.rin!
t hcmsclvc-, wit l: all challges aflectillg
combined conuuuuirnt ious procedures and
CTlptographic sccurrtv. Thcv should sec ,\1\
~Sll, 5 and thc radio .md Crvptorr.iphic Bnllctiu
issllcd 1", the .\ir Comunuucnt ions
Officer. .\11 1Il:II' .\I\'s, wn Circular s and
.\\F I\CgllbtiollS shollld he c!Jcckcd for
dircct;I'l's ;Ippliclhle to conuu u nirutionv, .md
.\,\1' Rcg. 1 IIIl 1 shonld he kcpt III' to date .
Cas \ Tasks:
IllSpcctiollS s!Ioll1d he m.ulo f rcq lien til, to
scc th.rt g;ls lll:hb lIt persollllel to whom
t hcv 1I:II'e lxx-n i--ucd.
Tire JTaz;lrCls:
RIIII\I ;1\'S II1mt be kept clc.m. Bolts. v.ilvc
Stl'II1S, picccs of till .u u] otlicr loose mat cri.rl
;IIT t ir« h.rz.ml- « hich m.iv result ill accidcnts.
(TO Il-+ 11l2) .
,\fark It '\'(J\I:
1.;I!lC1ing of C]Otllillg .md equipment
should hc ;1 d.iv to d;II' process. imtc;ld of a
I'IIs!I joh jmt hefore ;1 llnit is ordcrcd OI'crscas,
T!Ic nl:lrkillg sll1 .\,\1' Reg. (,: :1\, ) JIII\' ] 0-+-+.
Q. \\']I;Jt disl)()\ilioll is llLlolllllL Ili11 hc for
\" ..mln] to tJ,C .\djl;tant (;CIICLIL ;ltlclltilJlI
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