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I/O GHT NOTICES TO FLYING GROUNDS.—The draft notice was con sidered and approved. WmiSM KKI'ORI FORM.—The draft report form was considered and approved. SALISBURY ACCIDENT.—This accident is now being investigated by the Committee. Competitions Committee.—On the motion of Col. H. C. Holden, the following report of this Committee was unanimously adopted :— Meeting of Comjpetilions Committee, held at the Royal Auto mobile Club, Pall Mall, S.W., on Tuesday, the zist May, 1912, at 8 o'clock. Present : Col. H. C. L. Holden, C.B..F.R.S. (in the Chair), Mr. Ernest C. Bucknall, Mr. G. B. Cockburn, Prof. A. K. Huntington, Major F. Lindsay Lloyd, Mr F. K. McClean, Mr. J. T. C. Moore- Brabazon, Mr. Norman Clark, Mr. Alec Ogilvie, Mr. Mervyn O'Gorman, Mr. E. V. Sassoon and Secretary. Minutes.—Minutes of Meetings held on the 7th and 14th May, 1912, were read, confirmed, and signed. COMPETITION RULES.—(Regulations for preventing collisions in the air. Flying grounds.) Rule 11, paragraph (< , was again considered, and it was resolved to recommend that the rule be altered as follows :— (e) Any aircraft overtaking another aircraft is responsible for keeping clear, and in no case must turn in across the bows of the other aircraft after passing it >o as to foul it or risk a collision, and must in addition, subject to rule 12, conform to the following regu lations :— . (1) If flying on the same level, i.e., within 5 metres above or below, must pass outside the overtaken aircraft at not less than 10 metres. (2) If on a different level, most not pass nearer than 10 metres. The distance shall be taken between the nearest adjacent points of the respective aircraft. An aircraft when being overtaken shall not alter its course or level, save when in the act of overtaking and passing another aircraft. 13. Any competitor driving so as to influence another driver's aircraft in a dangerous manner shall be considered to have com mitted an offence under these rules. INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENCE SCHOOLS.—Correspondence from the International Conesj>ondence Schools with reference to their offer of a prize of ,£100 to the first of their pupils to fly one mile, was read. It was decided to recommend that the prize be equally divided between the two pupils should they both succeed in obtaining an aviator's certificate on or before the 1st July, 1912. Should only one pupil have obtained the certificate by this date then such pupil should receive the whole prize. The secretary informed the committee that the prize-money had been deposited with the Club. Balloon Committee.—On the motion of Mr. C. F. Pollock, the following report of this Committee was unanimously adopted :— Meeting of Balloon Committee, held at 166, Piccadilly, Lon don, W., on Tuesday, May 14, 1912, at 4 o'clock. Present: Mr. John Dunville (in the Chair), Mr. Griffith Brewer, Mr. C. F. Pollock, Mr. Roger W. Wallace, K.C., and Secretary. IUTRUNGHAM BALLOON CONTESTS.—The following Balloon Races were fixed for Hurlingham for this season :— Wednesday, June 12th ... Point-to-Point Race for Cup offered by Mr. John Dunville. Saturday, June 22nd ... Long Distance Race for the Hedges- Butler Challenge Cup. Saturday, July 13th ... Long Distance Race for a Cup pre sented by Mr. A. Mortimer Singer. A hearty vote of thanks was passed to Mr. John Dunville and Mr. A. Mortimer Singer for their kind offers of prizes. Commission on the Law of the Air. The Special Commission of the Federation A&ronautique Inter nationale met in Brussels, May 17th and 18th, 1912, and it was attended by delegates from thirteen countries. Mr. Roger W. Wallace, K,C, and Mr. Griffith Brewer attended on behalf of the JUNE 8, 1912. a 1 A^n«h representing Great Britain. Amongst the subjects Royal Aero Clu^b, representing international aerial circula- Internationale to be held in Vienna on June 20th, 1912- General Committee. A meeting of the General Committee of the Royal Aero Club which includes representatives of the »^** «f *** at 166 Piccadilly, London, W., on Tuesday, June nth, 1912, at f o'clock at which the questions to be brought up at the Conference of°he KdeVation Aeronautique Internationale to be held at Vienna, on Tune 20th, 1912, will be considered, and delegates appomted The lowing9 clubs, associated with the Royal Aero Club, have been invited toattend ^ScottishAeronautical Societ y A«> C lub of Ireland, Bristol and West of England Aero Club, East Riding Aero Club Manchester Aero Club, Dover Aero Club \orkshire Aero Club, North Eastern Aero Club, and Aeronautical Society of South Africa. " Polnt-to-Peint" Balloon Race at Hurlingham. The Point-to-Point Race, for the Cup presented by Mr. John D. Dunville, will take place at the Hurhngham Club, ™lham, S>.W., on Wednesday, the 12th inst. It is expected that eight balloons will filet* D3rt Members of the Royal Aero Club will be admitted to the Hurlingham Club free, on presentation of their Royal Aero Club membership cards. . Members of the Royal Aero Club can obtain special vouchers for the admission of their friends, who are not members of the Royal Aero Club, to Hurlingham, from the secretary of the Royal Aero Club. These vouchers will admit on payment at the entrance gates. Austrian International Aviation Meeting. The Aero Club of Austria has organised an International Aviation Meeting to take place at the Aerodrome d'Aspern, Vienna, from June 23rd to 30th, 1912. . 175,000 Austrian crowns (approximately ^7,300) are ottered in prizes for the following events :—Speed, height, vertical speed, distance, duration, variable speed, landing, circular flight, bomb dropping, &c. Entries, accompanied by an entry fee of 300 crowns (£12) will be received by the Aero Club of Austria, Tuchlauben 3, Vienna I, up to June 8th, 1912. After this date the entry fee will be 500 crowns (£20), the closing date being June 15th, 1912. The entry fee will be returned to all aviators who make a flight of at least 30 minutes duration. -K' ,l9'',"' Rules and entry forms can be had on application to the Royal Aero Club. Belgian Hydroaeroplane Meeting1. An International Hydro-Aeroplane Meeting will take place at Tamise, on the Escaut, Belgium, from September 1st to 9th next. The meeting is being arranged by the Aero Club of Belgium, and will be held under the patronage of H.M. The King of the Belgians and under the auspices of the Belgian Colonial Office.'^—'-'•"• «-•• i.»i The purpose of the competition is to test the capabilities of hydro aeroplanes, with a view to their utilisation in the Belgian Congo. The prize fund now amounts to 30,000 francs, and the meeting will comprise the following competitions :— 1. Total aggregate duration. 2. Quickest get-off with the stream. 3. Quickest get off against the stream. 4. Longest distance without alighting. 5. Ease in steering. Each machine must carry one passenger in addition to the pilot, and extra points will be awarded for additional passengers. Points will also be allowed for certain mechanical details. Entries should be sent in to the Aero Club of Belgium, 6, Avenue Marnix, Brussels. 166, Piccadilly. HAROLD E. PERRIN, Secretary. Death, e'er a vandal indiscriminate, Shatters the living fabrics which enshrine The noblest intellects : insatiate, Lays in low ruin Heaven's best design. E'en as a reaper, hasty in his greed, Gath'ring an unripe harvest through his fears Of loss, he plies untimely scythe with speed lh.it brings him naught save green and unfilled ears. WILBUR WRIGHT. Died May 30th, 1912. But e'en the reaper's rude and thoughtless haste Has failed to hide the promise of the grain ; Though Death sees fit still-unrun years to waste, The triumphs of the splendid past remain. Now he, who's genius, backed by untired will, Turned into deed men's yearning dreams of flight, Freed from earth's shackles, wings his own last course Into the Unknown—up toward the Light June 1st, 1912. DOUGLAS A. SMART. 5H
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