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FEBRUARY 8, 1913. straights on No. 2 and the former, having been promoted to the brevet machine did a flight prior to attempting figure eights which, however, could not be attempted at the time owing to the increasing velocity of the wind. British Deperdussin School.—Tuesday and Wednesday last week fog, wind and rain prevented all school work. Thursday, Mr. Spratt in charge of school at 11 a.m. Mr. Valatri circuits on No. 4 machine after Mr. Spratt had tested her. Mr. Whitehouse circuits on same machine followed by Mr. Sprati. Mr. Phelps straights on No. 3. Blowing hard all day again Friday so no school, but at 9 a.m. Saturday school opened under Mr. Spratt's supervision. After testing machine, flying two circuits, handed over to Mr. Valazzi, who had three turns of two circuits each. Lieut. Hawker light half circuits on same machine. Wind rose about 11 and stopped further work. Rest of day wet. Sunday, Mr. Spratt made two circuits on No. 4, but found wind too bad for pupils, and on Monday it was blowing half a gale all day. W. Hi Ewen School.—Patchy is the best word to describe the weather conditions prevalent during last week at Hendon. On Monday afternoon a favourable spell was taken advantage of and M essrs. H. Stewart, E. T. Prosser and J. H. Torr were out practising on No. 2 monoplane under the instruction of M. E. Baumann. During the afternoon Mr. Ewen had out the 60-h.p. two-seater Caudron biplane on which he took up for a passenger flight Mr. J. R. Renwick, the Company's secretary, who was here on a visit from Glasgow. Tuesday and Wednesday work was confined to the hangars, but on Thursday the school machines were again out. At 10 a.m. Mr. Lewis Turner went up for a test flight on the 35-h.p. Caudron biplane after which he handed the machine over to Lieut. M. W. Noel who made several good straight flights handling the little biplane with confidence and landing well. M. Baumann had out mono plane No. 2 and under his instruction Mr. J. H. Torr was making good progress in straights. Work on Friday was again confined to the hangars on account of the unfavourable weather conditions, but on Saturday morning Mr. Lewis Turner had the school machines out at 7.45 a.m. After testing the air on the 35-h.p. Caudron biplane he handed the machine over to Lieut. M. W. Noel, who flew some very fine circuits at an average height of 300 ft. and finished up with a very well-judged landing. Lieut. McMullen and Lieut. Bayly were then out on the same machine, the former flying half circuits and landing nicely, while Lieut. Bayly was doing straights in good style. Mr. J. H. James was instructing Mr. J. H. Torr on monoplane No. 2, and the latter was making good progress in straights. Salisbury Plain. Bristol School.—Jullerot was first out on Monday last week, making a solo in an 80-h.p. Bristol monoplane, which he is flying quite well, going over Shrewton, Bulford, Netheravon and back. Conditions seemed too bad for pupils. England was giving tuition to Capt. Landon and Lieut. Vaughan, Jullerot also taking Capt. Landon on a biplane. Mr. Tod was out for useful practice taxying in a single-seater monoplane. Jullerot was out for a test in the afternoon for ten minutes, the wind being fully twenty miles per hour. Later England and Harrison both made tests, but gusty state of the weather rendered it impossible for the pupils. The rain was torrential all day Tuesday, and useful instruction was given the pupils in the erection of new machines and tuning up of others in the hangars. On Wednesday, Jullerot was first out for a test on a tractor biplane, afterwards taking Capt. Landon for tuition on a biplane. Later out for a trial of the tractor biplane, then for a quick climb to 1,000 ft. in an 80-h.p. monoplane, and then again out with England as passanger in the tractor biplane. Jullerot took Capt. Landon for a flight in the 80-h.p. monoplane, England taking this same pupil in a biplane, afterwards going for a solo in an 80-h.p. monoplane, later taking Mr. Tower in the same machine. Lieut. Vaughan and Mr. Tower each made good solos in a biplane, Mr. Tod putting in some good practice in taxying. Harrison was first up in the afternoon, making a solo of half an hour in a 50-h.p. tandem monoplane. Jullerot taking Lieut. Vaughan for a flight of half an hour reaching 1,200 ft. in an 80-h.p. Bristol monoplane. England took Col. Smeaton, who has returned to the school, in a biplane, Harrison taking Capt. Landon in another machine. Mr. Tower put up a good flight in a biplane, England finishing up the day's work by ascending to 1,000 ft. for to mins. in the 80-h.p. Bristol monoplane. Fog was very thick all day Thursday. Jullerot made a flight in an Soh.p. Bristol monoplane with Lieut. Vaughan as passenger but fog was too thick later for further flying. Fog cleared in the after noon, but only to be replaced by a wind of quite 30 miles an hour, work having to be confined to the hangars. On Friday one of the worst gales experienced for some time developed, the velocity of the wind being anything over 60 m.p.h. I/LIOHTI Any thought of flying was abandoned, and things were kept wry brisk in the sheds on the machines and motors. Royal Flying Corps.—Owing to the unsettled weather, work has been mostly confined to sheds during the past week. On Saturday Lieut. Cholmondeley made a 14-mins. trial on Maurice Farman 214, and afterwards took Lieut. Anderson for a 6-min. trip. Then Lieut. Anderson made two solo flights of 16 and 20 mins. duration respectively, after which Lieut. Choltnondeley made two more 2o-min. trips, in one taking Serjt. Bruce up to a height (A 1,800 ft. Major Brooke-Popham made a couple of trials on BE biplane 205, which flies a great deal better after its recent overhauling. Shorebam Aerodrome. Avro School.—Wednesday last week the 3S"n-P- Green machine being temporarily hung up, Batty-Smith and Wynne- Roberts put in rolling practice on E.N.V. Avro 1. Thursday, die school 'bus being in order again, Batty-Smith was out several times during the day, getting used to the machine on the ground, as also was Wynne-Roberts. Wind too strong for pupils to attempt straight flights. Wet and windy weather all week-end put a stop to school work. On Tuesday of this week Simms had Isaacson - engined machine out but could do no trade, on account of propeller trouble, although engine was running splendidly. Later, Powell took out the 60-h.p. E.N.V. machine in stiff breeze, the machine flying easily, having apparently regained its old form. South Farnborough. Royal Flying Corps.—Although expecting to start on the flight to Montrose any time now, the four Maurice Farmans and four BE machines have, up to the present time of writing, been prevented from setting out for the long journey of live hundred odd mill s through unsuitable weather conditions. Only a few air mechanics, however, belonging to No. 2 Squadron, now remain at Karn- borough in readiness to follow up by road the moment the machines start for the North, the remainder of No. 2 Squadron, with all stores, &c, being already in their new quarters. The weather at Montrose is a sample of winter, which the men from Farnborough have seldom experienced here in the South, and work is welcomed as a means of keeping warm with the snow several inches thick over everything. General satisfaction rules with the report of the Special Committee appointed by the War Office to inquire into the recent " Army Air Tragedies," allowing monoplanes to he again flown by Army air pilots. Now that the ban has been officially removed, some fine flying will no doubt be witnessed with high-speed machines during the coming Mr. E. R. Whitebouse, a pupil at the British Deperdussin School, Hendon, who obtained his Royal Aero Club certifi cate on the 35-h.p. Deperdussin monoplane on January 18th.
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