EDITORIAL

NIEW members are beginning to join the Popular ' \ Flying Association movement as a result of the Ch.airman's campaign announced in the previous issue. Readers will flnd a further membership form in this issue and present members are urged to make an effort to persuade light and ultra light enthusiasts of the benefits of P.F.A. membership. What are these benefits?

Among material advantages may be mentioned the availability of plans for ultra light aircraft constructional enthusiasts, tlte arranging of Permits-to-Fly, advice on constructional and engineering problems, Group membership, navigational advice for the light aircraft flyer, free advertising in the classffied columns of this journal.

There is in addition the satisfaction that is derived from belonging to a movement that is pledged to assist the promotion of ultra light and light aircraft operation in this country. There is a social side to membership of the P.F.A.-and one includes the annual Rally in that category-and there are other pleasurable occasions. All this must surely be worth a modest f2 per annum.

Realising the need to give a muclt-needed stimulus to private flying, with the desirability of enjoying public awnreness and support, the P.F.A. Executive recently decided to endeavour to increase th:e readership of " Popular Flying " by making it available on the bookstall and by subscription. These moves are now in hand and a magazine-only subscription of f.l .for 12 issues has been inlroduced.

Individual membership oJ' the P.F.A, (two ltounds per annum) entitles each member ,o PoPLILAR iryrNc .free o/ charge- Additional copies -mty be

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It should be emphasised, however, that this is not intended in any way to replace membership of the Association which still remains the prime object and in fact is better value and obviously a more satisfactory proposition for those who fly or intend to fly.

THE EDITOR.