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1911
1911 - 1059.PDF
DECEMBER 9, igii. the Bristols, Spencer with a lady passenger, Kemp and Knight on the Vickers. The Pashley Brothers have once more appeared on the scene with their repaired Humber-BIeriot, and were testing the engine. On seeing the Cody biplane appear in the sky apparently coming over Addlestone, people naturally assumed that the pilot was Cody himself, but were mistaken, as it turn' d out to be Lieut. Parke, who had flown straight over from LafFan's Plain. He flies the machine very well, and made an absolutely perfect landing. On Wednesday Chataway succeeded in qualifying for his ticket on the Deperdussin brevet machine. Bristol school.—On Wednesday the Bristol school were busy. Pizey was out first with Longcioft, climbing 1,500 ft. in 10 minutes, and going out over the Weybridge Golf Gourse, with his pupil doing all the hand-control work, and finally landing in a spiral vol plane of three complete circuits. At the same time Gordon was up on No. 65, gaining great confidence, and reaching 500 or 600 ft. Game then went up with Pizey and Warren wiih Fleming, the latter being also out again later with Longcroft for tuition, at a low level. Gordon put in some figure of 8 practice and landed right up to the mark. Major Benwell was making some good 8's and half right-hand turns, subsequently passing the first half of his certificate. In the afternoon Pizey and Fleming took the air simultaneously, testing the respective powers of lifting of the two machines. No. 29 won easily. Gordon and Benwell out practising, Longcroft, Warren, and Game were out with Pizey and Fleming at a high altitude. Benwell then passed the second half of his brevet, going up to 400 ft., and landing well as usual. Pizey afterwards took Longcroft for a spin. On Thursday, it was rather windy, but Fleming got away with Warren and Longcroft, the latter doing all the hand-control, and practising landings. Later, Pizey carried Game, who handles the controls very well indeed. Lane, a new pupil, followed with him, and afterwards also Longcroft. On Friday, Game did low straight flights, with Fleming in the passenger's seat, Warren being also out. Saturday was too , windy for school work. On Sunday, Pizey was flying with Longcroft for three circuits, and also with Capt. Weeding, a new pupil. Later, the latter's sister took the passenger's seat. Game was flying well. On Monday, Game put in two smut circuit.*, Longcroft after wards finishing with a nasty smash. Pizey was up in the afternoon on the remaining machine, with Capt. Raleigh, Capt. Weeding, Lane and Warren. \ On Tuesday afternoon both Fleming and Pizey were ,doing air work. Filey School (Blackburn Aeroplane Co.). Ox ley and Scott were out on Tuesday last week on the Renault passenger machine, making one or two short flights, but the wind being rather gusty no long flights were attempted. Next day, Oxley, Weiss, Hunt, and Scott made several passenger flights on this machine, on one of these flights Oxley going up with a pupil as passenger to the heignt of 500 ft., the large monoplane climbing very quickly. The wind came again rather gusty, making lengthy flights risky. Sunday night proved to be a beautiful moonlight night, so Oxley had the machine out at one o'clock in the morning, making many passenger flights with pupils by moonlight. The night was perfectly clear, which made flying quite as safe as during the day. They had a short rest, then they were again out flying in the early hours of Monday morning with the Renault passenger machine. Tnis machine has now done a considerable amount of work, and up to the present there has not been the slightest hitch with the motor or any other part of the machine. London Aerodrome, Collindale Avenue, Hendon. Grahame-White School.—Although the weather was by no means too clear for practical work with the machines on Wednesday of last week, Fowler took out the school Farman in the morning and practised straight flights for half-an-hour. Raphaite then took control of the machine and rolled for 20 mins. There is some satisfaction in the fact that he has at last succeeded in getting the knack of maintaining a straight course, which shows that he is overcoming the intricacies of the controls. During the remainder of the morning both these pupils continued their practice alternately. After lunch, Fowler had further practice at flying straight lines and semi-circles, and at about half-an-hour before dusk he handed the machine over to Mr. R. T. Gates, wh > continued practising uniil it was too dark for further work. Fowler was out both morning and afternoon on Monday flying the school Farman. The unsettled weather during the week-end and previously was largely responsible for the small amount of practice that the school has to report. Bleriot School.—On Monday of last week the weather was very fine, Messrs. Potet, Welburn, and Gordon Jones makirjg straight lines, each showing great improvement. Messrs. Dessouter, Prensiell, Sacchi, and Allen were flying and making good progress. Although on Tuesday the weather was not ideal, Messrs. Morris, Potet, Prensiell, and Dessouter were at work for some time. Wednesday was very fine again, and all pupils were out practising practically the whole day. Mr. Hamel, with his usual skill, took a lady passenger out on the Bleriot military machine, making a flight of about an hour, at an altitude of between 3,000 and 4,000 ft. Mr. Salmet went up on his Bleriot-type of the Daily Mail Circuit, fitted with a 50-h.p. Gnome engine, taking a sealed barograph with the intention of beating the English altitude record, and when he came down the barograph registered a little over 9,000 ft., the 6,000 ft. altitude being attained very rapidly. The last 3,000 ft. was a very different matter, the climbing naturally being more difficult. Mr. Salmet came down in vol plant, and felt quite all right after his experience. The barograph is now in the hands of the Ruyal Aero Club, being tested. Thursday and Fiiday the weather not being very fine only a little work was done by the pupils. On Thursday, however, Mr. Seamon made two flights of about 15 minutes each, practising the vol plattt with success at the end of each flight. Mr. Hamel, on Sunday afternoon, carried a lady passenger on the Bleriot military machine from Hendon to Brooklands against a strong wind, Mr. Salmet accompanying them on his altitude Bleriot. After a stop at Brooklands f.>r a few minutes a re-start for home was made, all being delighted with their flight. Forty-five minutes were occupied in the outward trip, and 14 minutes only on the home tack, owing to the strong head wind blowing off Brooklands. Valkyrie School.—Wednesday of last week was an exceptionally fine day for flying after the fog dispersed. At 9.30 the school pilot took out the school machine and made several circuits, by way of ascertaining the atmospherical conditions. These preliminaries over, a busy day's flying and tuition ensued. Mr. Busk was first away, flying the school machine for twenty minutes. He is rapidly gaining mastery over the machine, his landings being particularly good. Meanwhile Mr. Barber was out on Valkyrie No. 10 carrying out all kinds of aerial manoeuvres, preparatory to giving passenger flights. Miss Loraine next mounted the passenger seat and Mr. Barber was quickly away and rose to a big height; after making excursions over the surrounding neighbourhood in every direction, he cut off his engine and landed with a clever glide in front of the hangars. ' . A snap from the Soencer biplane when flying at Brook lands, a L. & S.W.R. express being seen in the distance beyond the banking. C 2
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