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in a biplane, and Lieut. Fielding in tandem monopune. Busteed testing Prince Cantacuzene's machine, taking '.he Prince as passenger Fog far too thick in the evening for flying. Thursday morning was the most foggy that has been experienced on the Plain this year. Harrison was out about 11 o'clock, taking Mr. Featherstone for a tuition trip. England was also out for a test of one of the tandem monoplanes which Prince Cantacuzene then took over, and flew beautifully for about 15 mins., landing splendidly. England went over to Upavon with Lieut. McArthur in a tandem monoplane, landing for a short while, and then flying back. Harrison was up in another monoplane with Capt. Penfold, flying several wide circuits, Busteed taking Prince Cantacuzene for a trip m his own 80-h.p. Bristol. England tested the conditions in the evening, ascending in one of tandem monoplanes with Prince Cantacuzene as passenger, Pizey ascending in side-by-side machine and giving tuition flight to Lieut. Fielding, who then went up for a splendid flight by himself, rising to 1,000 ft. and landing perfectly. Harrison had Lieut. Shekleton for tuition, and this pupil will now start solo work. Pizey was out with Mr. Featherstone, and this pupil should also be able to com mence solos at the next favourable opportunity. Capts. Kunhardt, Penfold and Williams, and Lieuts. McArthur and Gray all out for good solos on biplanes, flying very well. Lieut. Fielding again put up a good show on the side-by-side, reaching 1,200 ft. during the flight he made of about half an hour, landing well. Prince Cantacuzene flew over to the Cavalry School, landing, and having tea at the officers' mess, and after watching the finish of the tournament, to which all the pupils and staff of the Bristol school had been invited, flew back to the hangars. Friday morning was still exceptionally foggy and it was fairly late when Pizey was able to ascend for a trial. Capts. Kunhardt, Williams, Penfold and Mr. Gray were all out practising figures of eight and performing quite well. Prince Cantacuzene set off for a cross-country flight in one of the British Duration Records. FLYING for the British Michelin Cup No. 1 on the 24th ult., at Brooklands.on the Sopwith-Wright biplane fitted with a40-50-h.p. A.B.C. engine, Mr. H. G. Hawker made a non-stop trip of 8 hrs. 23 mins., the flight only being terminated by the gathering darkness. Subject to the confirmation of the Royal Aero Club Committee, this performance secured the Cup to Mr. Hawker for this year as his time was unbeaten when the competition closed on Thursday last. A Bosch magneto was fitted, and the A.B.C. engine ran without a single misfire. Shell spirit was used and Wakefield's Castrol " R" was depended on for lubricant. Mr. Hawker started at 9.15 a.m. while Mr. F. P. Raynham was still going steadily round and round on the Avro enclosed military biplane, fitted with 60-h.p. Green engine. Raynham started at daybreak and remained in the air for 7brs. 3l£mins., the flight being terminated by the lubricant giving out. Last year's record for the cup was 5 hrs. 15 mins. by Col. Cody. New Flying Ground for Scotland. IT is not unlikely that Scotland will shortly boast another aerodrome and possibly an aeroplane factory as well. Mr. W. H. Ewen has been prospecting for an aerodrome in the neighbourhood of Glasgow, as although Lanark has many advantages it is too far from Glasgow's commercial centre to be convenient. The Week-End at Hendon. So successful have the week-end meetings at the London Aero drome, Hendon, proved, that the Grahame-White Aviation Co., Ltd., have decided to continue them every Saturday and Sunday afternoon from 2.30 p.m. till dusk, until further notice. The special item on the programme for this afternoon (Saturday) is a Grand Speed Handicap, to be run off in two heats and a final, interspersed with exhibition and passenger flights. Mr. Hamel at Stoke. ON Thursday week Mr. Hamel gave three exhibition flights on his Bleriot monoplane at Stoke. The flights were not of a very long duration, but in one Mr. Hamel went up to a height of 3,300 ft. They were watched by a crowd of between 3,000 and 4,000 persons, and Mr. Hamel was accorded a civic reception. A Frenchman on the Dunne Machine. AN interested visitor at Amesbury, Salisbury Plain, the other day, •was M. Montmain, the school pilot of the French Astra Co. He made five flights on the Dunne biplane, sometimes in the calm, but once when the wind was blowing 17 miles an hour, this latter being a semi-circular flight to a predetermined spot, while the other trials were all circular, and made at a height of 300 ft. After this experience, M. Montmain stated that the machine was extraordinarily tandems, being altogether 45 mins. in the air. Lieut. McArthur managed to satisfactorily pass the tests for the first half of his certificate, but had engine trouble and had to descend before completion of second half. Pizey made a test of conditions in tandem monoplane in the afternoon, afterwards taking Miss Kunhardt for a joy ride. Harrison made a test of a recently erected biplane. Lieut. Fielding carried out an excellent solo on side-hy-side monoplane, then making a second trip, and getting lost in fog, landed near Fargo. Pizey flew with England to search for Lieut. Fielding, eventually locating his landing place. Harrison out with Mr. Featherstone for landing practice, England giving similar instruction to Lieut. Shekleton. Prince Cantacuzene performing well on tandem monoplane having to land through running short of petrol. England with Lieut. Shekleton flew over with replenishments, both flying back. Prince Cantacuzene during the short time he has been at the school, has completely mastered the Bristol monoplane, and for the past week or so has shown himself to be a pilot of no mean ability. The Prince has recently purchased one of the new 80-h.p. monoplanes which he will take back to his native country with him. Capt. Penfold made a very clever flight in the gusty weather, reaching a good height, whilst Capt. Kunhardt and Lieut. McArthur each out for good solos, practising figures of eight and landings on the mark. Wind and rain completely baffled attempts at flying in the evening. Rain and fog prevented flying all day Saturday and work was confined to the hangars. Royal Flying Corps.—Mainly on account of the wretched weather, Monday evening saw the first flying which had taken place for a week, Lieut. Fox taking out the biplane 203 in a stiff wind. The Maurice Farman and biplane 205 have been overhauled. A Nieuport monoplane with 28-h.p. a-cyl. Nieuport engine is now being erected for use by the officers here. ® ® easy to control, remarkably stable, a very good glider, and landed quite easily. In spite of a great difference between this machine and the one he was in the habit of handling, M. Montmain found no difficulty in piloting it at his first attempt. An Opportunity to Join the Roval Aero Club. THE present time provides a particularly good opportunity to join the Royal Aero Club, as the payment of one year's subscription gives the full advantages of membership up to December 31st, 1913. Full particulars can be obtained from the secretary, Mr. Harold E. Perrin, 166, Piccadilly, to whom applications should be sent. The Martin-Handasyde monoplane, with Petre in charge, over Brooklands. In the distance is Sopwlth's biplane, with Hawker up, having a try for the Michelin Cup. 1005
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