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1911
1911 - 0507.PDF
JUNE IO, 191 I. it with floats for starting off and landing cm water. This will be the second Avro built for marine work. Mr. C. H. Pixton, one of the Avro pupils, has been engaged by the Bristol firm, who are evidently quick to recognize men of sound training. Lanark Aerodrome. ON Wednesday, June 1st, Mr. Ewen went for a cross-country flight to Huntly Hill, where he was forced to descend owing to engine trouble, and have his Bleriot brought back to the hanger by road. On Thursday flying was confined to the aerodrome, whilst Friday and Saturday were too windy for work. On Monday Mr. Andrew Forson, of Glasgow, joined the school and took his first lesson in the hangar, while Mr. Ewen made several short flights. Tuesday was a beautiful day, and Mr. Ewen was flying almost continuously from early morning till dusk. During one of his flights he rose to 500 ft., and made for Huntly Hill, where he landed, and after tea returned to the aerodrome by way of the moor and Loch Woods. Liverpool Aviation School, Sandheys Avenue, Waterloo. ON June 1st Mr. A. Dukinfield Jones succeeded in making a complete circular flight to the left, being in the air 2J minutes ; he then made a partial circle to the right, but did not succeed in completing it. Next day, in a strong easterly wind, he made a succession of straight line flights, one of which was over a mile in length, at an average height of 30 ft. On Saturday Mr. Jones completed a circular flight to the left in a fair amount of wind, and made several other very successful straight line flights. Mr. Melly, the principal, was out in the two-seater later on in the day with Mr. A. L. Rathbone, member of the Liverpool City Council, as passenger. There was a very nasty wind blowing, which decided him not to go very far. He therefore landed after about 2 miles and then returned to the hangars. Later on Mr. Melly piloted the school Bleriot and gave a fine exhibition of flying considering the nasty condition of the wind. On Sunday Mr. Tones was out again, this time making turns both to the right and left. London Aerodrome, Collindale Avenue, Hendon. Bleriot School.—On Tuesday, the 30th ult. Mr. Salmet flew a few circuits, but as the wind was over troublesome he came down with a short vol plant from about 30 ft. Mr. Dyott, who is improving in a remarkable way, made a lew straight flights, while Mr. Slack had some rolling practice. On Wednesday the wind was aggressive at an early hour, and only Messrs. Dyott and Seaman were able to make a couple of straight flights each. Thursday proved also much too windy for air work. Friday morning saw Messrs. Dyott, Slack, and Capt. Hamilton indulging in a little practice until the wind proved too strong. Saturday last was an improvement, so that many pupils turned up and kept the school machines busy. Mr. Dyott, still progressing, made some very nice straight flights, whilst Messrs. Slack, Nathan, and Metford and Capt. Hamilton indulged in some rolling practice. In the afternoon Mr. Hamel on the two-seater carried as passengers nearly all the pupils and several other people. (/HO Whit-Monday was another very busy day, Mr. Henderson executing several circuits at heights varying between 100 ft. and 150 ft., each time coming to earth with a neat V* Messrs. Dyott and Seaman indulged in some suaight flights, while Messrs. Nathan, Slack, and Metford, Capt. Hamilton and Lieut. Maunde Thompson confined their work to rolling practice. Grahame-White School.—The Grahame-White hangars were astir early on Saturday morning, as Mr. Grahame-White had arranged to give an exhibition at the Kauelagh Club during the day, and it was necessary to have the machine there in readiness. Bringing out one of his Farman biplanes, he was sewn off across country at a height of 500 ft., and it was not more than half-an-hour later when a telephone message was received saying that he had arrived safely. Throughout the morning Mr. Comptor. Paterson made several lengthy flights on a military Farman for the purpose of tuning and adjusting, at times reaching an altitude of well over 1,000 ft. At about 2 o'clock Mr. Grahame-White, having meanwhile returned from Ranelagh by car, took over the military type machine, and with Mr. Eric Maxwell as passenger set off once more for the Kanclagh Club's grounds. Quite a strong wind was blowing at the time, but in spite of this the journey was safely completed. Owing to the difficult nature of the ground, coupled with an uncomfortable breeze, Mr. Grahame-White did not fly until the early evening, when he made two superb flights, rising high above the Club's polo ground and de scending in a vol plant. Later on he flew offhome to Hendon on the military Farman, while Hubert took charge of the other machine and safely piloted it back home. Meanwhile at the aerodrome a large crowd had assembled to see the flying, and these Mr. Complon l'aterson kept interested by his clever switchback flying. < >n Sunday work was in progress the whole day, both Mr. Grahame-White and Paterson treating the crowd to some really biilliant trick flying. During the evening Mr. Paterson with a passenger flew over Harrow at a great altitude. Ouite 4,000 people assembled to see the flying on Whit Monday, and Paterson gave a passenger-flight on the Farman at about ten o'clock. From that time until dusk it was almost impossible to mention an occasion when a machine was not to be seen in the air. Passenger flights were in great demand, no less than 20 being booked during the afternoon. Of these, Mr. Paterson carried twelve in succession, no mean performance, and Grahame-White was an excellent second, his hair-raising vol plants and right-angled turns finding much appreciation with the crowd. The military Farman machine was much in evidence during the evening, and it was upon this that Mr. Grahame-White took his mother and sister together for a long trip over the surrounding country. Hubert also made several good flights throughout the day, both with and without passengers. It was unfortunate that Clement Greswell was absent : his pretty flying on the Gnome-Bleriot was much missed. An old pupil, Ridley Prentice, made eight circuits of the ground at 300 ft. high. - Valkyrie School.—The Valkyrie School machine was out early in the morning of Saturday last and was busy for several hours, Messrs. Wells, Perry, and others making satisfactory progress and putting in a lot of good practice. Lewis Turner, the new school The two hangars erected by the Liverpool Aviation School at Sandheys Avenue, Waterloo, showing the School machine and the two-seater Bleriot on which Mr. Henry G. Melly, the Principal of the School, recently accom plished the circuit of Liverpool and Birkenhead, as recorded In ¥LIGn 1, !>09
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