The Chairman, in opening the meeting, said it was a matter of major importance to all concerned not only to have suitable helicopters to use, but also to ensure that when the operators got them they were capable of being used in such a way as to make nonsense of the frequently heard comment that there was no economic future in scheduled operations It was, of course, a fact that unless helicopters could be operated round the clock, in foul weather as well as fair, by night as well as day, like normal means of transport, then they would not take their rightful place in the general transportation set-up