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1912 - 0146.PDF
TKe Royal iflero Clu of the United Kir^gdoi IF OFFICIAL /NOTICES TO MEMBERS Annual General Meeting. The Annual General Meeting of the Members of the Royal Aero Club of the United Kingdom will be held on Thursday, March 21st, 1912, at 4 o'clock, at 166, Piccadilly, London, W. Notices of motion for the Annual General Meeting must be received by the Secretary not less than twenty-one days before the meeting, and must be signed by at least five members. Thursday, February 29th, 1912, is the last day for the receipt of notices of motion. Committee. In accordance with the rules, the Committee shall consist of eighteen members. Members are elected to serve for two years, half the Committee retiring annually. Retiring members are eligible for re-election. The retiring members of the Committee are :— Ernest C. Bucknall. Sir Charles D. Rose, Bart., Col. J. E. Capper, C.B., R.E. M.P. G. B. Cockburn. A. Mortimer Singer. E. Manville. Hon. A. Stanley, M.P. J. T. C. Moore-Brabazon. R. W. Wallace, K.C. Any two members of the Club can nominate a member to serve on the Committee, having previously obtained such member's consent. The name of such member so nominated, with the names of his proposer and seconder, must be sent to the Secretary in writing not less than fourteen days before the Annual General Meeting. Thursday, March 7th, is the last day for the receipt of nominations. The following members have so far been nominated :— *Ernest C. Bucknall. *J. T. C. Moore-Brabazon. *G. B. Cockburn. *A. Mortimer Singer. Capt. J. D. B. Fulton, R.F.A. * The names marked with an asterisk are those of members of the present Committee. Members are reminded that a ballot paper for the election of nine candidates to seats on the Committee of the Club will be forwarded to them at least seven days before the date of the Annual General Meeting. Committee Meeting. A meeting of the Committee was held on Tuesday, the 13th inst., when there were present:—Mr. R. W. Wallace, K.C., in the Chair, Mr. Griffith Brewer, Mr. Ernest C. Bucknall, Mr. G. B. Cockburn, Capt. Bertram Dickson, Col. H. C. L. Holden, C.B., R.A., F.R.S., Prof. A. K. Huntington, Mr. F. K. McCIean, Mr. Mervyn O'Gorman, Mr. C. F. Pollock, Sir Charles D. Rose, Bart., M.P., Mr. A. Mortimer Singer, and Harold E. Perrin, Secretary. New Members.—The following new members were elected :— Charles Ferris Montagu Chambers, John Clutton, Capt. Rowland Routledge Gibson, Diodato Giordani, M.D., Ronald Hargrave Kershaw, Commander F. Scarlett, R.N., and Mrs. Cheridah Annie de Beauvoir Stocks. Aviators' Certificates.—The following Aviators' Certificates were granted:— 181. Eng. Lieut. Charles Russell Jekyl Randall, R.N. (Short biplane, Eastchurch). 182. Capt. Thomas Weeding (Bristol biplane, Brooklands). British Height Record.—The report of the National Physical Laboratory on the sealed barograph used by Mr. H. Salmet at the Hendon Aerodrome on Tuesday, November 28th, 1911, was received and it was resolved to accept the height of 8,070 ft. as a British height record. Mr, Salmet established this record on a 50-h.p. Gnome-Bleriot. Gordon'Bennett Balloon Race. The race for this cup will take place at Stuttgart in October next, and the Royal Aero Club will be represented by Mr. J. de FYancia. 166, Piccadilly. HAROLD E. PERRIN, Secretary. General Regulations of the Royal Aero Club for Certified E Trials, (Under the rules of the Federation Aeronautique Internationale.) 1. Object.—The object of the trials is to test the merits of an aircraft as a whole or in part, or of an accessory, under various conditions. The competitor may make a request to have any par ticular quality or merit tested and certified. 2. Certificates.—The Club will give a certificate of the actual per formance during the trial, and an official observer, or observers, will be provided for the trial by the Club. The certificate shall be a record of the trial, containing such details of the aircraft or part thereof under trial, and any observations the Club may find desirable. The Club undertakes that a copy of each certificate shall be pub lished in the official organ of the Club. 3. Observation.—The trial shall be under the control and observa tion of the Club. The Club reserves the right to stop a trial if, in its opinion, such trial from any cause would tend to endanger life or limb. 4. Trial Void.—Should the competitor be prevented from carrying out the trials owing to the absence of the observer, or any cause within the Club's control, the Club may issue such certificate as the occasion warrants, and at its discretion return the whole or part of the entry fees. Should the trial be postponed or cancelled at the request of the competitor, the entry fees will not be returned. 5. Withdrawal,—The competitor may, at any time before the completion of the trial, give notice in writing to the Club that he wishes to withdraw from the trial, and shall state his reason. In the event of such notification, the aircraft shall, at the discretion of the observer, remain under observation until the cause thereof has been investigated and the aircraft released by the Club. 6. Working Hours per Day.—An aircraft in flight shall not be observed save between the hours of sunrise and sunset, unless particular provision is made therefor in the regulations agreed to by the Club. 7. Start and Finish.—Trials shall start from and finish at, or be held at such places as may be agreed to by the Club. The com petitor shall give notice to the observer of his intention to commence the trial, and the observer shall record the moment of starting. 8. Entries.—Every entry shall be made upon the official entry form of the Club, and shall state the nature of the trial, and the number of days to be occupied. No entry will be accepted unless accompanied by the entrance fee, which is not returnable, except as laid down herein. The Club reserves the right to refuse any entry without giving a reason, or to limit the length of any trial at its discretion. 9. Fees.—Fees for the trial shall be determined by the Club in accordance with the nature, duration, and venue of the trial. 10. Advertising the Trial.—A competitor by entering for a trial agrees to accept the official records of the Club, and authorises the Club to publish them in such manner as the Club thinks fit. The competitor may publish only the full and complete certificate issued by the Club. In the event of his desiring to publish by way of advertisement or otherwise any other matter relative to the trial, he shall submit a proof of such matter to the Club before its publication, and he undertakes not to publish any such matter until he has received the written authority of the Club. 11. Unrecognised Trials.—No trial shall be recognised except such as is officially observed or sanctioned by the Club. Should an unrecognised trial be held, and should any publicity and advertise ment be given thereto, any person taking part in such trial and/or the manufacturers and/or the machines shall be liable to disqualifica tion and suspension. 12. Responsibility jor Damage.—A competitor by entering waives any right of action against the Royal Aero Club for any damages sustained by him inconsequence of any act or omission on the part of the officials of the Royal Aero Club or its representatives or servants or any fellow competitor. The aircraft shall at all times be at the risk in all respects of the competitor, who shall tie deemed by entry to agree to waive all claim for injury either to himself, or his aircraft, or his employees or workmen, and to assume all liability for damage to third parties or their property, and to indemnify the Royal Aero Club in respect thereof. 13. Definitions.—In these regulations the word " aircraft" shall be held to mean the aircraft and/or its parts and/or accessories, 146
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