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Friday morning was wet and windy, but it was quite tine in the afternoon, and M. Gandillon was out on No. 3, flying quite well, and Messrs. R. Desoutter and Clappen were doing straights on LB 2. Lieut. E. Conran temporarily left the school, where he has been practising for his superior brevet, to take up his duties with the Royal Flying Corps on the Plain. Deperdussin School.—Monday last week thick fog stopped air work. Next day, at 8.30 a.m., No. 4 tested by Mr. Brock and handed over to Mr. Whitehouse, who flew several circuits in ex cellent style; Mr. Valazzi straights on No. 3. 12.30 to 1.30, Valazzi and Scott straights on No. 3, Lieut. Hordern rolling on No. 2 taxi. At 3 p.m., Mr. Whitehouse started brevet test, but thick fog coming on he had to come down. On Thursday, at 8.30 a.m., Mr. Brock, two circuits on No. 4, followed by Mr. Scott, one circuit, but had to come down owing to fog ; at 10.30 a.m. Lieut. Hordern rolling on No. 3 brevet machine. Mr. Brock tried wind Friday on No. 4, but found it too strong for pupils. At 3.15 p.m. Mr. Whitehouse, circuits and figures of eight on No. 4. Messrs. Valazzi and Lieut. Hordern straights on No. 3, the latter making great progress. Later Mr. Scott circuits on No. 4. Mr. Whitehouse went for brevet tests Saturday about 2 p.m., and passed in splendid style, reaching an altitude of Soo ft. or more. Landings very good, bringing up alter first portion of test within three yards of observers. His performance was all the more creditable as a stiff wind was blowing at the time. aj Monday there was no work, too much wind. W. Hi Ewen School.—During the early part of last week, wind and wet combined to render outdoor practice impossible. On Monday, Mr. H. Jones, an Australian pupil, joined the school, and on Wednesday another pupil, Mr. Harry Stewart, was enrolled. It was not till Thursday that I welcome break in the long spell of bad weather allowed the school machines to be taken out. Instructed by M. Baumann, Mr. E. T. Prosser was doing good straights on monoplane No. 2, and Mr. H. Jones had his first instructions on the same machine. Mr. Lewis Turner gave several good exhibition flights on the 35-h.p. Caudron biplane, and M. Baumann also put up a good flight on the same machine. On Friday morning the weather was again bright, but there was a strong breeze blowing. Mr. Lewis Turner and M. E. Baumann were lx>th out on the 35-h.p. Caudron biplane, and were flying very steadily. Both pilots agreed, however, that the wind was too strong for tuition work. After lunch the wind died away, and from 2.15 the pupils got in a lot of useful work, continuing their practice till the light failed. M. Baumann had out monoplane No. 3, and Messrs. H. Jones, E. T. Prosser and H. J. Torr were all doing good straights. Mr. Lewis Turner took up the 35-h.p. Caudron biplane for a test flight, and then handed the machine over to Mr. Lawford, who was flying straights in good style and landing well. The principal event of the afternoon, however, was the taking of another Caudron brevet, Mr. L. Russell, the successful pupil, went through the test in splendid style, flying at an average altitude of 350 ft. and landing perfectly. With a little further practice Mr. Russell bids fair to become an excellent pilot. It is interesting to note that this is the first brevet obtained at Hendon this year, and also that the first brevet taken in this country in 1013 was passed at Brooklands on a 35-h.p. Caudron biplane, a sister machine to the one flown by Mr. Russell. Two views of the Breguet biplane, fitted with a 90-h.p. Canton Unne engine, on which M, Richet has been making some successful flights up at the Hendon Aerodrome. 93
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