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On Saturday the wind was too strong to allow pupils out. During the afternoon Mr. Lewis made numerous fligtits on the 6oh.p. Caudron biplane, taking up several passengers, while M. Baumann put up a splendid exhibition flight on the 35-h-P- Caudron biplane. Salisbury Plain. Bristol School.—Jullerot out for a trial on Monday, last week, at 10.30, but found wind much too strong, and no further flights were attempted. No improvement had taken place in the weather on Tuesday, and although England made a trial nothing further was done. Rain and wind rendered flying impossible Monday, and work was busily carried on in the hangars. On Thursday, Jullerot and England both made trials, and reported weather gusty. Lieut. Vernon particularly wanted to go out for his certificate, which he eventually did successfully, passing in a wind of fully 20 miles an hour, and putting up a good performance generally. This provides fine evidence of the instruction meted out to pupils and the pro ficient state they arrive at before taking their certificates at these schools. Jullerot tested a newly erected biplane, but heavy rain drove everyone to shelter. England made a trial on Friday and then Lieut. Littleton succesfully passed the certificate tests, under the observance of Major Brooke-Popham and Major Boyd Moss, this being the fourth certificate gained this week at the "Bristol" Schools. Jullerot was out for half an hour solo with Mr. Tower, then taking same pupil up on a biplane for a flight. Lieut. Vaughan made a good solo on a biplane, England taking Mr. Tower for tuition, and then flying over to Upavon with Lieut. Littleton. Jullerot took a prospective pupil for a flight in side-by-side mono plane. Prince Cantacuzene flew over to Upavon and back on an 8o-h.p. Bristol monoplane with a passenger. England tested in the afternoon with Mr. Tower, after which Lieut. Vaughan was out for a good biplane solo. Jullerot tested a school single-seater monoplane, a tandem monoplane, and a side-by - side monoplane, but rising wind prevented further work. Although the wind was fairly high Saturday morning, Jullerot was out for a flight lasting an hour and a half in one of the tandem monoplanes, flying all round Salisbury and Shrewton. England was in another monoplane for a quarter of an hour with Mr. Tower as passenger, afterwards taking this same pupil for a tuition flight in a biplane, after which Mr. Tower ascended for his first solo, making quite a good show. Jullerot was in the meantime with Lieut. Vaughan as passenger in a side-by-side monoplane, flying round Shrewton and Netheravon and back to the hangars. England was up for a circuit on a single-seater monoplane and then on a side-by- side machine, whilst Lieut. Vaughan completed three good solos on a biplane. Jullerot attempted to commence school work in the afternoon, but after a solo lasting ten minutes in a tandem monoplane, decided that the conditions were too bad for pupils. Royal Flying Corps.—Wednesday of last week saw a little change in the weather, and Major Brooke-Popham was out on factory-built biplane 203, with Sergt. Bruce as passenger, scouting around the Plains at a height of 3,000 ft., finishing with a fine glide. , On Thursday, owing to bad weather, no outdoor work was possible, but officers and men were busy dismantling the monoplanes which are going to Farnborough to be strengthened. Friday was an ideal morning for flying, and the corps took full advantage of it. Major Brooke-Popham made a splendid flight to Warminster and back, whh Sergt. Sharpe as passenger, on biplane 203, at a height of 4,300 ft., covering the distance in 45 mins. Afterwards he was flying around the camps ac a height of 1,800 ft. He then took up Lieut. Stopford for a flight to Upavon Central Flying School and back. Lieut. Carmichael made a test flight with Air Mechanic Martin as passenger on Maurice Farman 216, and, rinding the machine working well, he went up again to a good height and headed off towards Farnborough. Sergt. Kidd made three flights on M. Farman 214, once taking up Air Mechanic Breading. In the afternoDn Major Brooke-Popham took Lieut. Stopford as passenger on biplane 203 for tuition, after which Lieut. Stopford made his first solo trip on the biplane. Major Brooke-Popham then took up Corpl. Golden, R.A. M.C., for his maiden flight. LieuU Stopford made another good flight and showed splendid promise. Sergt. Spencer and Sergt. Goodchild have joined the Upavon Flying School for tuition. Further work has been confined to sheds owing to boisterous and treacherous winds. Shoreham Aerodrome. SATURDAY last Lieut. Batty Smith and Wynne Roberts, who have joined the Avro Flying School, commenced rolling practice. Gaskell was doing straights earlier in the we:k. The last named fouled the fence just after landing, which necessitated some repairs. Sims was up doing circuits several times during the day. Monday, a gale and very heavy rain prevented flying. Work was going on in the sheds, and tuning up the new 40-h.p. Isaacson- engined machine, which will be out as soon as weather moderates. JANUARY 25, 1913. Great regret was felt that a collision in the fog at Brooklands prevented Mr. Pashley from paying his promised visit on Saturday. South Farnborough. Royal Flying Corps.—Last week, on the Thursday, experiments were carried out on the Ash rifle ranges to ascertain the effect of rifle and machine gun fire on an aeroplane propeller and engine, under working conditions. The engine and propeller were mounted on an armoured motor lorry. Firing then took place at different ranges, and from various angles, but the results of the experiments were rather inconclusive. The next week or so will also see the establishment of the first Military aviation station at any considerable distance from headquarters, mention of which was made in last week's issue of FLIGHT. Montrose, in Scotland, will presumably be the chief military aviation station in North Britain. Montrose, lying as it does on a comparatively flat coastline between Aberdeen and Dundee, should become a place of strategic impoitance as a base from which the patrolling of that portion of the east coast can be efficiently carried out. This duty will fall upon the officers and men of the second squadron of the military wing of the Royal Flying Corps, which will be stationed at Montrose ; and there is also good grounds for believing that a Naval station will be formed at the same place or close to. The men of No, 2 squadron were paraded on Saturday at the Blenheim barracks, North Camp, in full marching order. The weather just at the time was ideal, and the sun was shining brilliantly —for a wonder, considering the weather which has been experienced here during the last few days. Sergt.-Major Fletcher is to be con gratulated on the smart appearance of the squadron, the men of which looked decidedly businesslike in their new equipment, which includes revolver holsters and cartridge pouch, revolvers being the only weapon of defence carried. Inspection of the men was carried out by Capt. Becke. Col. Cody was out last Saturday on one of his new machines, built for the Flying Corps; he had, however, to come down owing to slight engine trouble. A Caudron biplane also came over to the Aircraft Factory from Hendon, and is fitted with a 50-h.p. Gnome engine. Daring the week some good flying was carried out on the various machines belonging to the corps. Lieut. Herbert was out on the Maurice Farman 215 several times, taking up passengers on two or three occasions. 1st Air Mechanic Wilson and Air Mechanic Ware accompanied Lieut. Herbert during two of his flights, and Lieut. Christie was also a passenger with him. On the Friday, Lieut. Herbert was out on the Maurice Farnian for about half an hour. Lieut. Martyn was also out for two or three short spins on the same machine. The BE. type was also flown several times during the week. The Breguet machines of No. 4 Squadron, however, put in most work. Sergt. Hunter, of No. 4 Squadron, put up something in the way of a record for the number of passenger flights. For several weeks past he has done little flying, anJ has only just recently returned off furlough. Since his return, however, he has certainly made up for lost time. On Thursday last he was up practically all day on the 100-h.p. Gnome-Breguet machine and commenced flying about nine o'clock in the morning. Sergt. Hunter took up the following as passengers between that time and about quarter-past eleven : Air Mechanic Jenkins, Air Mechanic Chambers, Lieut. Maclean, Lieut. Chinnery, Sergeant-Major Thomas, Sergeant Wright, Air Mechanic Aukert, Lieut. Mackworth. The weather was moderate and during the afternoon Sergeant Hunter again commenced his passenger carrying flights, starting about 2.30 and finishing about four o'clock, and took up the following passengers : Air Mechanic Aukert, Sergeant Wright, Air Mechanics Ledger, Thomas, Morgan, Kemmings, and Sergeant Kemper. On Friday, Major Raleigh was out on Breguet 210 for a short spin, the wind was rather bumpy. Sergt. Hunter then went alone for about ten minutes on the same machine, afterwards taking up Capt. Board and Lieut. Chinnery, Staff-Sergt. Richardson and Sergt. Latimer. Saturday there was little done, and on Monday the weather was too wet for flying. Tuesday morning, however, the small Caudron biplane, piloted by Caudron himself, was out in nasty weather, but behaved splendidly, and seemed very stiff in the choppy wind. The Caudron machine is certainly a handy looking little affair, and should certainly be heard more of in the future. Verrier also favoured the public with some tricky flying last week, when he was down here putting a new Maurice Farman through the necessary Government tests for height and speed. ® ® ® ® Mr. Ham el at Leicester, MR. HAMEL paid another visit to Leicester on Saturday afternoon and made three fine flights on his Bleriot machine from the Old County Cricket Ground at Aylestone. Of the three the last was the most spectacular ; Mr. Hamel climbing at a very steep angle to an altitude of 2,000 ft. and then descending by a spiral vol planL 94
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