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TKe Rocsal fflero Clu. of the, United Kii\gda OFFICIAL NOTICES TO MEMBERS Committee Meeting. A MEETING of the Committee was held on Tuesday, May 31st, when there were present:—Mr. Roger W. Wallace, K.C., in the chair, Mr. Griffith Brewer, Mr. Ernest C. Bucknall, Col. J. E. Capper, C.B., R.E., Mr. John Dunville, Prof. A. K. Huntington, Mr. V. Ker-Seymer, Mr. J. T. C. Moore-Brabazon, Mr. C. F. Pollock, Mr. A. M. Singer, Mr. Stanley Spooner, and Harold E. Perrin, secretary. New Members.—The following new members were elected:— Capt. F. Bryant, R.A. W. Lecoq McBride. Fernand Maurice Charles. Capt. William Peverell Marley. William Coats-Hutton. C. Vivian Moore. Lieut.-Col. W. B. Davidson- Lieut. Leslie N. Stephens, Houston. Jersey de Knoop. Lady Garvagh. R.G.A. Alan J. Sykes, M.P. Charles Tomkinson. Aviator's Certificate. The Committee at their meeting on Tuesday awarded their aviator's certificate to Mr. A. M. Singer. Bournemouth Aviation Meeting. The attention of members is drawn to the rules and regulations governing the International Aviation Meeting to be held at Bourne mouth from the nth to the 16th July, which appear in another part of FLIGHT. As the entries close on the 23rd inst. intending •competitors should lose no time in obtaining their aviators' certifi- •cates in accordance with the conditions laid down by the Federation Aeronautique Internationale. A special office has been opened at 166, Piccadilly, where all information will be supplied. Aviator's Certificates. The Royal Aero Club oi the United Kingdom will grant •certificates in accordance with the rules of the Federation Aero nautique Internationale to aviators who have complied with the following rules:— RULES. 1. Three separate flights must be made, each of 3 miles round a •circular course without coming to the ground. These flights need not necessarily be made on the same day. On the completion of •each flight the engine must be stopped in the air, and a landing effected within 150 yards of a given spot previously designated by the candidate to the Official Observers. 2. Each of the three trials must be vouched for by officials appointed by the Royal Aero Club, and a certificate obtained for •each flight. All trials to be under the control of, and in places agreed to by, the Royal Aero Club. 3. Before being allowed to compete for certificates, candidates must, if called upon, satisfy the Committee of the Royal Aero Club of their ability to fly 500 yards, and of making a gliding descent with the engine stopped. 4. All attempts must be made between sunrise and sunset, and suitable previous notice must be given to the Secretary of the Royal Aero Club. 5. The Royal Aero Club declines all responsibility for any acci dents, or any damage that may occur to the aviators, their machines, or to any third parties during or in connection with the qualifying tests of the candidate. 6. Candidates desirous of qualifying for certificates must make application on a form provided for that purpose. Expenses incurred, if any, must be borne by the candidates. 7. The Committee of the Royal Aero Club will decide if the candidate has qualified for a certificate, but reserves the right to refuse the same or withdraw the same at any time without giving reasons. 8. Foreigners belonging to a country represented on the Federation Aeronautique Internationale can only receive a certificate from the Royal Aero Club after having obtained the consent of their national sporting authority, as approved by the Federation Aeronautique Internationale. A certificate may be granted to a foreigner whose country is not represented on the Federation Aeronautique Inter nationale. 9. The decision of the Committee of the Royal Aero Club in all matters connected with the trials is final and without appeal. 10. The Committee of the Royal Aero Club may in special cases waive any or ail of the above rules, and grant certificates at its discretion. Baron De Forest Prize. Mr. S. F. Cody has sent in his entry to the Royal Aero Club for the prize of £4,000 offered by Baron De Forest. "Daily Mail" Cross-Country Prize of £1,000. The attention of members is drawn to the prize of £1,000 offered by the Daily Mail, rules of which are as under :— 1. The Daily Mail offers a prize of £1,000 to the aviator covering in a heavier-than-air machine the greatest total distance across country, either in England or France, officially recorded by either the French or English Aero Club, in the twelve months dating from the morning of August 15th, 1909, to the evening of August 14th, 1910. 2. By " total distance " is meant not the longest single flight, but the total of all the flights made by the aviator within the twelve months. 3. By cross-country flight is meant flights other than those per formed within the limits of an aerodrome or other enclosed space. 4. Flights not officially recorded by either of the above-mentioned clubs will not be taken into account in allotting the prize. 5. The decision as to the winner will rest with a committee composed of the presidents of the French and English Aero Clubs and the editor of the Daily Mail. The Royal Aero Club will record flights accomplished in this competition, provided they are certified by responsible persons at the ascent and descent. Federation Aercuautique Internationale. The annual conference of the Federation Aeronautique Inter nationale will be held at Bordeaux in September next, and the Royal Aero Club has appointed the following Committee to consider the questions to be sent in for discussion : — Col. J. E. Capper, C.B., R.E. Mr. A. Rawlinson. Prof. A. K. Huntington. Mr. V. Ker-Seymer. Mr. Stanley Spooner. Mr. J. T. C. Moore-Brabazon. Hon. C. S. Rolls. Mr. Cecil Grace. Mr. G. B. Cockburn. Mr. Claude Grahame-White. Mr. A. Ogilvie. Mr. A. M. Singer. Any suggestions dealing with aviation will be welcomed, and should be sent to the Secretary before the 21st inst. HAROLD E. PERRIN, 166, Piccadilly. Secretary. Claude Grahame-White Testimonial Fund. Donations received up to Tuesday, May 31s/, 1910. Amount previously acknowledged .;£ii75i Leicestershire Aero Club (S. W. Shaw), per Samuel Faire 1 1 o Herbert A. Marshall .. i i o H. H. Wilds 1 1 o W. L. Baker o 10 6 R. R. Preston .. ..050 6 5 South.Western Hotel Staff, per EL Kuntz H E. Masters, per H. E. Masters .. ..05c Ch. Cedard 050 A. Robinson 05 H.D.Clarke.. 3 18 o 19 Brought forward.. W. Birchamoor .. .. o C. A. Jennings .. .. o H. Rippon .. .- .. o C. Smith o Thos. Yates A. Bowen .. .. .. o T. C o J. D H. Bridle o W.H J. Kidoon o J. Robinson 1.756 3 ™ Brought forward.. G. R. Benson.. .. .. 1 Arthur Chetwynd .. ., 1 Col. T. E. T. Walker, C.B., M.P 1 Mrs. Davies .. .. .. o M. W., A. Eisher 026 Mayor of Lichfield, per T. Andrews Marquis cf Anglesey 14 6 Lancashire Aero Club, per J. Arnold Bradshaw A. Huntly Walker .. Miss Scott Wood A few in Scotland Carried forward .. t.75* 3 " Carried forward .. .£1,766 17 it 431
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