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\[uom SEPTEMBER 9, 1911. IXe Rocsal &ero Cla of the UbxitedL Kiz\gda OFFICIAL MOTICtS TO MEMBERS Committee Meeting, THE next meeting of the Committee will take place on Tuesday next, September 12th, 1911. Federation Aeronautique Internationale Conference. Aviators' Certificates.—The Committee are now considering the advisability of raising the standard of efficiency to be attained by candidates for aviators' certificates, and will be glad to receive any suggestions on the subject. The Royal Aero Club will raise the question at the next meeting of the Federation Aeronautique Internationale, which takes place at Rome in October next. The Royal Aero Club will also bring forward the protest of C. Grahame-White against the award in connection with the Statue of Liberty Prize. General Committee.—A meeting of the General Committee of the Royal Aero Club, which includes representatives of the asso ciated clubs, will be held at 166, Piccadilly, London, W., on Tuesday, September 26th, 1911, at 3 o'clock, at which the questions to be brought up at the conference of the Federation Aeronautique Internationale, to be held at Rome in October next, will be con sidered and delegates appointed. The following clubs associated with the Royal Aero Club will be represented :—Scottish Aeronautical Society, Aero Club of Ireland, Bristol and West of England Aero Club, East Riding Aero Club, Manchester Aero Club, Northumberland and Durham Aero Club, and Yorkshire Aero Club. Eastchurch Flying Ground. The telephone has now been fixed at the Club's flying grounds at Eastchurch, and the number is "9 Minster-on-Sea." Late Hon. C S. Rolls and Cecil Grace. Several residents at Eastchurch have expressed the wish to place a stained glass window in the Church at Eastchurch, in memory of the late Hon. C. S. Rolls and Cecil Grace, both of whom made their first experiments in flying in the district. The following amounts have so far been contributed :—Collected at Eastchurch, ,£12 ; Hon. M. Egerton, £$ ; F. K. McClean, ,£5 ; W. J., lew. ; H. P., lew.; F. S., 5-r. ; James W. Grace, £$ ; J. Armstrong Drexel, £1 ; P. R. Grace, £$ ; C. A. Grace, £5 ; Harry Turrill, io.r. 6d. ; C. R. Grace, ^5 ; total, £44 l$s. 6d. Members wishing to contribute are requested to communicate with the secretary of the Royal Aero Club. British Empire Michelin Cup (No 1). (Under the rules of the Royal Aero Club and Federation Aeronautique Internationale). Intending competitors are reminded that the competition for this year closes on October 31st. The rules are as under :— The Michelin Tyre Co. has presented to the Royal Aero Club of the United Kingdom, for competition by British aviators, a trophy of the total value of £yio. Annually, for five years, a replica of this trophy, together with a sum of ,£500 in cash, will be given to the successful competitor. This trophy will be competed for under the following conditions, which shall apply for this year only:— Conditions.—1. The holder of the cup for 1911 will be the competitor who, on October 31st, 1911, shall have accomplished the greatest distance on an aeroplane in flight without touching the ground. 2. The minimum distance to be covered in order to qualify for this prize shall be 250 miles round two or more mark posts for the necessary number of circuits. 3. Entries must be made in writing to the Secretary of the Royal Aero Club, 166, Piccadilly, London, W. At least two clear days' notice must be given by a competitor before making his attempt. 4. The entrance fee of io.r. and a further sum of £1 must accom pany every notification of an attempt. Competitors, however, may give notice that they will compete from day to day and in such cases must pay a deposit of ,£10 to cover the necessary fees for attempts on ten consecutive days, which will be returned (less expenses incurred) in respect of those days on which no attempt is made. Every competitor must be a member of some recognised body dealing with aerial matters in the Empire, and must hold an aviator's certificate issued by the International Aeronautical Federa tion, represented in this country by the Royal Aero Club. 5. All attempts must be made between the hours of sunrise and sunset, in the presence of the official or officials appointed by the Royal Aero Club. ,». 1 6. The recognised flying grounds of the Royal Aero Club are at the Isle of Sheppey, but the Committee will be willing to entertain any other ground subject to the competitor paying the necessary expenses incurred. 7. The start for the records will be reckoned from the crossing over the starting line in actual flight. 8. Competitors must be British subjects from any part of the Empire, manipulating a British-made aeroplane. All the principal parts of the aeroplane must be British made. All decisions applying to this rule shall be given by the Committee of the Royal Aero Club. This shall not be held to apply to raw material, but all finished or manufactured parts of such aeroplane must comply with the above condition. 9. The decision of the Committee of the Royal Aero Club on all matters connected with this competition to be final and without appeal. British Empire Michelin Cup (No 2). (Under the rules of the Royal Aero Club and-the Federation Aeronautique Internationale.) Intending competitors are reminded that the cbrfipetition for this year closes on October 15th. The rules are as under ':— The Michelin Tyre Company has presented to the Royal Aero Club of the United Kingdom for competition by British aviators, the sum of ;£ 1,800 divided into three yearly awards, as follows :— ^400 for the year 1911, ^600 „ 1912, ^800 „ 1913, to which will be added a trophy each year, to be retained by the winner. The following are the rules governing the competition for the year 1911 :— 1. The winner for the year 1911 shall be the competitor who, on October 15th, 1911, shall have completed a prescribed circuit of about 125 miles on an aeroplane in flight in the fastest time, reckoned in miles per hour. 2. A competitor may make his flight round any one of the following circuits :— 3- 4- Brooklands. Amesbury. Hendon. Swindon. Leighton Buzzard. Henley. Aylesbury. Alton. Oxford. Amesbury. Brooklands. A competitor may start from any point named in the circuit, provided always that the complete circuit is accomplished without alighting. 3. The flight must be observed at each point named in the circuit by officials appointed by the Royal Aero Club. 4. A number must be prominently displayed on the aeroplane in places approved by the officials, and when flying round each of the points selected in the circuit, the aviator must fly sufficiently low so that his number may be easily verified by the official observer. 5. The circuit must be completed between the hours of sunrise and sunset, on any one day. 6. The entrant, who must be the person operating the machine,, must be a British subject flying on a British-made aeroplane, must hold an Aviator's Certificate, and must be duly entered on the Competitors' Register of the Royal Aero Club. 7. The complete machine, and all its parts, must have been- entirely constructed within the confines of the British Empire, but this provision shall not be held to apply to raw material. 8. An entrance fee of £1 must accompany every notification of an- attempt, and at least three clear days' notice must be given to the Secretary, Royal Aero Club, 166, Piccadilly, London, W. A competitor must further deposit a sum of ^10 on account of expenses, if any, of observers. Any balance not so expended will be returned to the competitor. 9. Should any questions arise at any time after the date of entry as to whether a competitor has properly fulfilled the above conditions, or should any other question arise in relation to them, the decision of the Committee of the Royal Aero Club shall be final and without appeal. I. Eastchurch. Brooklands. Hendon. Brentwood. Eastchurch. 2. Hendon. Bedford. Huntingdon Cambridge. Hendon. 782
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