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MAY 6, 1911. hand turns. During all this time Fisher and Oxley had been flying turn and turn about. Mr. Fisher shows great skill in handling the Hanriot. His are the smallest figure 8's ever seen at Brooklands ; the Clerget engine appears to be a masterpiece, and one can only Nken it to the Gnome. It runs as an engine should run and has great power for its size. The wind rose after 6.30 a.m. and the first out was Mr. Gilmour on the Bristol. Mr. Jenkins then started out to win his certificate, which he did in fine style, flying at an average height of 500 feet. Mr. Blackburn was next out on the Bristol, he also flying for his ticket. He was quickly followed by Mr. Oxley on the Hanriot. These two carried out some very pretty flying together. Mr. Oxley retired after making his first flight as he said that it was rather trying to be flying with another over the same course. Mr. Blackburn continued and made his second flight, which was finished in a heavy rainstorm. As soon as the rain was over Mr. Oxley made his second flight. Capt. Sykes on the Bristol then set out to secure his certificate. He was rapidly followed by Mr. Fisher on the Hanriot, who was out for the same purpose. There were at this time six machines in the air, manned by Messrs. Sn< wden-Smith, Ducrocq, Watkins, Fisher, Sykes and Gilmour. The most thrilling incident ever witnessed at Brook lands took place while Fisher and Sykes were flying. They were both making the right-hand turn, and Fisher, the inside man, was rapidly overtaking Capt, Sykes as the Hanriot is a good 20 m.p.h. faster than the Bristol. The two machines were seen to be rapidly approaching each other, and it looked as though there was going to be a collision, the planes actually overlapping each other, the saving clause, luckily, being that t isher was a few feet above Sykes. On landing, Fisher and Sykes were congratulated upon their wonderful escape, and they both expressed ignorance of the fact that they had ever been near each other ! Mr. Fisher rested for •a few minutes, but Capt. Sykes decided to go for his second flight. (/LIGHT) M. Prier, with at Hendon, Mrs. Gordon Jones, a pupil at the Bleriot School of Aviation In the passenger seat, just about to get away for a flight. In landing he damaged his machine, breaking his elevator and right- hand planes. The accident was due to misjudging his landing. Mr. Pixton's was the star performance. He rose to quite 3,000 ft. on the Roe biplane, and came down with a long spiral vol plane, after gliding for about two miles from overByfleet Station. Mr. Morison was out on the Bristol and made several solo and passenger flights. This was a record day for Brooklands. Five men passed for their certificates—one from the Roe school, two from the Hanriot school, and two from the Bristol. Fisher, on the Hanriot, pleased the public greatly with his very graceful flying, some of his corners being worthy of a Latham, he often letting the machine bank to over 300. On Monday morning M. Pecquet was out on the Humber biplane, and covered several circuits. Mr. Pixton and Kemp were at work on the Roe biplane. ^BWWBWM— Mr. Graham Gilmour giving an exhibition flight at Brooklands on the Bristol biplane last Saturday by way of gratifying the disappointed visitors who had foregathered to witness the start for the Brighton flight. At the time a very high wind, amounting almost to a gale, was blowing. 395
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