§ 65 and 66. Mr. Dudley Smithasked the President of the Board of Trade (1) if, with a view to taking steps to reduce noise nuisance, he will consult municipally-owned airports over the hours per week permitted for airline pilot training and the need to restrict night flying practice periods; and whether he will make a statement;
(2) whether he will introduce legislation to control the use of airports by British airlines for pilot flying training so that they only use airports which are not adjacent to urban areas.
§ Mr. William RodgersI appreciate the noise nuisance sometimes caused by training flights, amongst others, and the Board of Trade is always prepared to give advice to airport owners on steps to reduce it. But to prohibit training flights 105W at the many aerodromes near urban areas would entail disproportionate problems. However, with the co-operation of the British Airports Authority, we have successfully encouraged the use of Prestwick for conversion training.