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NOVEMBER 23, 1912. During the week Mr. R. B. Slack rejoined the staff at Hendon as works manager and assistant instructor—having been away for some months flying a 50-h.p. Gnome-Blenot on the tour throughout Schools'' OTgai"sed by the International Correspondence Deperdussln School.—The abominable weather in the early part oi last week was responsible for several blank days, practically no school work being possible until Friday, when " Dep." 3 having arrived from the works, pupils and staff were busy tuning up, &c Later, Mr. Whitehouse, Capt. Mapplebeck, and Lieut. Hawker all put m excellent practice in straight flights and landings, all making very satisfactory progress. Later, Lieut. Hawker did half a circuit, but darkness put a stop to further work. Saturday weather again rather windy, but Mr. Whitehouse managed to put in some useful practice on Taxi No. 3. On Monday Captain Mapplebeck, Mr. Whitehouse and Lieut. Hooper put in some excellent practice on No. 3 brevet machine doing good straight flights and making very neat landings, Very satisfactory progress is bem£ made by these promiiing pupils. Lieut. Porte was also out during the afternoon testing the So-h.p. Anzani two-seater intended for the War Office. The machine answered perfectly in every way and was remarkably quick in getting off the ground. It promises to be one of the most successful machines turned out by the Highgate Works. Mr. Scott, the new pupil, managed on Tuesday to put in some practice on Taxi No. 2, but the rising wind prevented any further school work for the rest of the day. W. H. Ewen School.—Owing to the unfavourable state of the weather, outdoor flying practice was impossible last week till Friday. The pupils, however, turned out at 7.30 a.m. that day, and under the instruction of M. Baumann and Mr. Sydney Pickles excellent work was got in. Lieut. McMullen and Mr. L. Russell were making good straights and well-judged landings on No. 2 monoplane. Lieut. M. W. Noel rolliDg well and showing good progress. Mr. Pickles, after a flight on the 35-h.p. Caudron biplane, gave Lieut. McMullen his first instruction on the Caudron, and the latter was flying straights and half- circuits in good style. After lunch Mr. Sydney Pickles was again out with the 35-h.p. Caudron, and under his instruction Mr. Lawford and Lieut. McMullen put in two hours' continuous practice, flying straights and half-circuits. M. Baumann had Lieut. M. W. Noel and Mr. L. Russell doing good work on No. 2 monoplane. As a finish up to a splendid day's work, Mr. Sydney Pickles brought out the 60-h.p. Caudron two-seater, and took up several of the pupils for air instruction. On Saturday morning the pupils were out again at 7.30 a.m., and under the instruction of M. Baumann, Lieut. Noel and Mr. Russell, were busy doing straights on No. 2 monoplane. Mr. Sydney Pickles, after test flight on 35-h.p. Caudron biplane, handed over the machine to Lieut. McMullen, who put up some good straights and half-circuits, handling the machine confidently and landinp well. Salisbury Plain. Bristol School.—No flying possible on Monday, wind and rain preventing any attempts. Work busily carried on in the hangars. Very strong wind blowing all day Tuesday, no flying possible; all pupils present and putting in another day on the machines in the hangars. Wednesday high wind again prevented any flying, and yet another day spent indoors. Wind very tricky Thursday morning No flying in the morning. Busteed took up one of the 80-h.p. monoplanes in the afternoon, but no other trips made. On Friday Pizey was first up, taking Lieut. Rees, then with Capt. Penfold over brevet course, this pupil then going up for two very fine solos, in which he showed signs of considerable improvement. Pizey meanwhile out with Lieut. Rees for a trip on one of the tandem monoplanes, reaching 1,200 ft., then with the same pupil in biplane for two flights. Lieut. Rees is making really excellent progress and although only at the school a few days will commence solos at the next opportunity. Busteed out for a tedt of one of the monoplanes, after which nothing further was attempted in the morning. England took Lieut. Rees for tuition in the afternoon. Capt. Penfold making two really good solos, whilst Sippe went up for a practice flight on tandem monoplane, but no other ascents were made. England was the first away on Saturday morning for a trial, afterwards giving four tuition flights to Lieut. Shekleton, giving the pupil plenty of practice in landing. Capt. Penfold was up for three good solos in the course of the morning and should very soon obtain his brevet quite comfortably. Pizey made a good solo on the tandem monoplane, also taking Lieut. Shekleton for tuition in biplane. Busteed was up in the side-by-side monoplane. Sippe being out, first on a biplane, and then on a tandem monoplane. Lieut. McArthur passed the tests for the second part of his brevet in good style in the afternoon. Capt. Penfold made two fine solos, Pizey taking Lieut. Shekleton for tuition. (/OCHT Royal Flying Corps.—The first flying last week was seen on Thursday, when Lieut. Lawrence and Capt. Allen made tnal> mi biplane 205, and Lieuts. Wadham and Porte were also out, while Mr. Percival was flying very high on the Dunne biplane. The same officers were out in the evening, when Lieut. Wadham, in one of his four flights, climl>ed to 2,700 ft. Lieuts. Fox and Ashton were also out on 203. On Friday morning, Lieut. Lawrence made an hour's flight on 205, and this machine was afterwards used by Capt. Allen Lieuts. Wadham, Porte and Ashtoti, while Lieut. Fox was prac tising on 203. Mr. Percival made an hour's trip on the Dunne machine, the greatest altitude being about 2,500 ft. In the evening there was a good deal of flying by the various officers, and Major Brooke-Popham took a turn round the Plains on 205. On Saturday morning Mr. Percival, on the Dunne biplane, was the only one out, and he made a very good flight. In the evening each of the officers had a practice flight on either 205 or 203. ® ® ® ® Brooklands Competitions. ON Saturday, the 23rd, at 3.30 p.m., a Quick Starting Com petition will be held, and the competitors will include, on biplanes : Mr. Hawker (Sopwith), Mr. Merriam (Bristol), Mr. Spencer (Spencer), Mr. Bendall (Bristol), Mr. Sopwith (Sopwith), Mr. Pashley (Sommer), Mr. Barnwell and Mr. Knight (Vickers-Farman). On Sunday, at 3.30 p.m., a Speed (2 laps) Handicap will be decided, and the following will compete:—Monoplanes: Mr. Barnwell (Vickers), Mr. Petre (Martin-llandasyde), Mr. Raynham (Flanders). Biplanes: Mr. Knight (Vickers-Farman), Mr. Pashley (Sommer), Mr. Spencer (Spencer), Mr. Sopwith (Sopwith), Mr. Merriam and Mr. Bendall (Bristol), Mr. Hawker (Sopwith), Mr. Percival (Caudron), Mr. Ducrocq (Farman). " Flight" Copyright. A test flight by Mr. Maurice Farman at Hendon in the British-built machine of his own design. IO85
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