dustry could be attained. For example the Post Office suffered one fatality for 463,000 hours of flying versus non-regulated flying there was one fatality per 13,500 hours. As seen by regulating aviation safety is vastly increased. The Department of Commerce had the regulatory authority over commercial aviation. They began by regulating aircraft and pilots in interstate and the foreign commerce. The Department of Commerce provided federal support for lighting airways, maintaining emergency fields and providing pilots with weather information. They also authorized aeronautical research and established the investigation of airplane accidents. An Aeronautics Branch was formed with nine district offices to conduct inspections and checks of aircraft, pilots, mechanics, and facilities. As time went on the aviation industry was being regulated more and more, but it was for a very important purpose, “safety”. As more regulations were implemented accidents were decreasing. Pilot flying restrictions began in 1934. They were restricted to 100 hours per month, 1,000 hours during a 12-month period, 30 hours for a seven-day period, and eight hours for any 24-hour period. A 24-hour rest period was required for every seven-day period. The Department of Commerce used to waive the eight-hour limitation for a 24-hour period until a fatal accident involved a pilot who had exceeded eight hours of flight. This brings us to the blood on the runway concept. We learn from our mistakes and take action to correct the problem. Sometimes we have to pay with blood for an improvement to come around.By now aircraft manufactures had to meet minimum engineering requirements. Each aircraft manufacturer had to provide an aircraft of each type that was subjected to flight-testing enable to obtain an airworthiness certificate. Data from aircraft inspection reports, pilot records, and accident records were compiled to increase safety and the rel...
