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Aircraft Co.—In the presence of representatives from the Admiralty and the War Office, including Brigadier-General D. Henderson, Capt. Godfrey Paine, and Col. W. J. Bythell, the Aircraft Co.'s Maurice Farman machine was flown by Verrier, on Thursday week, in a gusty wind of 30 to 35 miles an hour. Major E. F. Calthrop and Capt. E. L. Ellington were in turn taken up as passengers, and in each case were astonished at the stability of" the machine, notwithstanding the gusty wind, and they remarked on the absence of the necessity for continually using the control levers. Although the day was by no means an ideal one for showing the machine, it was noticeable that there was not the slightest hesitation in taking her out, and giving the above-mentioned passenger flights. On Saturday, at 4.15, Verrier took a passenger for a flight, and, despite a strong wind of 30 to 35 m.p.h., did a vol plant from about 500 ft. He was in the air for about 14 mins. On Sunday he was out at 4 o'clock, and carried numerous pas sengers. A wind of 30 miles was blowing all the afternoon. During a flight with Mr. Holt Thomas as passenger the motor was stopped at 1,250 ft., exactly over the Welsh Harp at Hendon, the machine planing into the aerodrome with perfect ease. Bleriot School.—Weather during Monday morning and afternoon last week was much too bad for pupils, but in the evening Mr. Hall took the rolling machine out and did two straights. Meanwhile, Mr. Hamel and Mr. Weir went off on their 50-h.p. single seaters to Ranelagh at 8 p.m., Mr. Weir returning at 8.30 p.m., having experienced no difficulty in finding his way, in spite of the gathering dusk and evening mist. Next day was very windy all day, no school work being possible. In the afternoon Mr. Hamel, with Capt. Mark Kerr, R.N., as passenger in his 70-h.p. tandem Bleriot two-seater, flew over to Ranelagh to give an exhibition before Their Majesties the King and Queen, the wind blowing aboHt 25 to 30 m.p.h. On Wednesday it was windy and raining practically all day, making it impossible for any pupils to practise. Thursday was very misty in early morning, but about 6 a.m. it cleared, and Mr. Clappen was enabled to put in four straights on the rolling machine. M. Gautillon tried a roll at about 6 a.m. Friday, but the wind was too strong for any useful work to be got through, and the machine was returned to the hangar. Mr. Slack then had his 50-h.p. single- seater out, in which he is doing a " circuit of Britain," under the auspices of the International Correspondence Schools, and flew for about ten minutes at about 300 ft., expressing himself very pleased with the machine, this being the first time he had flown a machine fitted with a Gnome motor on this side of the Channel. No school work possible Saturday owing to bad weather, and Sunday ii was windy all day, although fairly calm at about 6 p.m., when Mr. Weir had his 50-h.p. single-seater out for a practise spin, going over to Chipping Barnet, prior to his attempting the qualifying flights for his superior brevet, which he intends attempting imme diately the weather is at all respectable. Salisbury Plain. Bristol School.—There was no flying on Monday morning last week, on account of the state of the weather, but in the afternoon Pizey was flying with Lieut. Christy, a new pupil, as pas senger, afterwards taking up Mr. Lindsay Campbell on one of the school mono planes. Jullerot was on another of the monoplanes with Lieut. Christy, Bendall giving tuition flights on one of the biplanes. Good solos were made by the fol lowing pupils:— Capt. Allen reached fully 2,000 ft., and re mained aloft for about half-an- hour, on one of the Bristol mono planes, making a M. Paul Dubois, who has just very good landing qualified for his certificate at the —this pupil has W. H. Ewen school at Hendon. made excellent Mr. Arthur, who took his brevet last week at Brooklands at the Bristol school. progress during the past few weeks ; Lieut. Fielding carried out four good straight lines on a school monoplane, landing well; Mr. Lindsay Campbell got in some good rolling practice on monoplane No. 97 ; whilst Messrs. Pickles and Lister each made good trips on biplane No. 66a, with good landings. Messrs. Rawson Shaw and Prendergast also made good flights lasting about ten minutes. Dark ness brought things to a conclusion. Pizey was first out on Tuesday morning, taking with him Lieut. Christy, Mr. Smith Barry being on one of the school single-seater monoplanes. Captain Allen carried out a really fine flight on a two-seater monoplane, completing a couple of circuits, with steep banking and effecting a good landing. This pupil has proved himself complete master of the Bristol monoplane, which.he handles in a very clever manner. Bendall was busily engaged giving tuition trips in landing practice to Messrs. England and Featherstone, on a biplane. Mr. Lister went for a solo, flying a figure of eight and landing neatly, and Mr. Pren dergast set out round Fargo, flying at about 400 ft. and circling back to the hangars. Dr. Cor- dner was also up for a good flight, coming down after about 10 minutes. Flying was resumed again in the evening, when Busteed ascended on a two-seater mono plane, after which he gave a tuition trip to Mr. England, Bendall having Lieut. Halla- han, a new pupil, for his first flight. Weather was con - sidered unsuitable for pupils' solos. Wednesday morn ing was boisterous, and outdoor work had Capt. Becke, another pupil who last week passed for his ticket at the Bristol school at Brooklands. 565
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