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JUNE I4) 19,3. flights. M. Baumann was also out on the 60-h.p. Caudron during the afternoon and climbed rapidly to a height of 3,000 ft. F. Ooodden made a good flight on 35-h.p. Caudron No. I, and later M..Baumann was again out on the 6o-h.p. Caudron. The pup.ls were out at 4.30 a.m. on Wednesday, when M Baumann, after test flight on 3S-h.p. Caudron, handed machine to 5 »„ eS' who was making g°°d progress in straight flights, and Messrs. George, Jagenberg, Pendlebury and Cowling, who were hopping and making good straight flights. Mr. Prosser also making excellent straight on same machine. M. Baumann also on 00-n.p. Caudron, flying at a high altitude and finishing with a spiral. School again out at 7.30 p.m., when M. Baumann made a test night, after which he handed machine to Mr. C. George and Lieut. Bewes who were making straight flights, while Mr. Cowling was hopping and F. Goodden making circuits on same machine. During the afternoon Mr. Sydney Pickles was on the 60-h.p. Caudron, reaching an altitude of from 6,ooo to 7,000 ft. finishing with a splendid spiral. On Thursday the pupils were out at 4.20 a.m. Test flight by M. Baumann. F. Warren started off for his brevet tests, but had to come down owing to engine tiouble. Messrs. C. George, Pendlebury and Lieut. Bewes were doing good straight flights on 35-h-p. Caudron No. 2, Mr. Cowling hopping, and Capt. Jenings, anew pupil, received his first instruction on same machine. M. Baumann also out later on 60-h.p. Caudron, taking a passenger, when he made a splendid flight to Harrow and back. Temple School.—On Wednesday last week, at 4.30 a.m., George L. Temple made a test flight on Caudron, and handed over to Douglas Ritchie, who flew steadily for 10 mins. Messrs. Penny, Vaile, Lance and Lieut. Ambler all showed improvement on straights. In the evening all the pupils were again out, and G. L. Temple later flew solo for 12 mins. School opened under G. L. Temple at 41S a.m. on Thursday, A. Vaile, M. Lance, Lieut. Maurice Ambler and D. Ritchie all doing straights in good style, also R. Penny flying well. G. L. Temple was flying in fine style for 15 mins. On Sunday, G. L. Temple gave a short exhibition flight in big wind. At 4.15 a.m. on Monday, after a test flight by G. L. Temple, Messrs. Ritchie, Ambler, Vaile and Penny were all on the Caudron, making good progress, G. L. Temple again flying solo for 10 mins. Bristol School.—Excellent solos by Lieut.-Col. Hamilton on Monday, last week, Lieut. Burns, Messrs. Adams (two), Gipps (two) and Delaplane. Pizey on Bristol gave tuition to Major Hewetson, Messrs. Gipps, Garnett and Delaplane. Pixton on Bristol 80-h.p. monoplane for flight with Mr. Garnett as passenger. Pizey winding up flying by taking Lieut. Dilworth (prospective pupil) for a flight. Pizey gave a trial in the evening, then gave a trip to a prospective pupil. Lieut. Griffiths resumed his tuition after a 6-weeks' absence, and made a long solo in good style, his hat blowing off, and though cut in two by the propeller, the latter was not damaged. Pizey took Mr. Garnett for a long tuition flight in the side-by-side monoplane, whilst he gave first trip to Lieut. R. E. Orton. Pizey in a Bristol 80-h.p. monoplane, with Major Hewetson as passenger, made a long . flight. Lieut.-Col. Hamilton made a short solo to finish up. Good long solos first thing on Tuesday by Lieut-Col. Hamilton, Lieut. Burns, Lieut. Priestly, R.N., Messrs. Adams and Delaplane. Pizey in side-by-side monoplane, with Lieut. Orton and Major Hewetson. Latter pupil then for solo for the first time in this machine and flew quite well. Lieut. Griffiths, R.A., up for brevet tests, which he accomplished, flying at a good height throughout. Pixton was up in an 80-h.p. monoplane for a long flight with Mr. Garnett as passenger. Pizey tested in the evening, taking Mr. Welshman (prospective IfDCOTJ B. C. Hucks' Activity. FOLLOWING up his exhibitions given at Spalding on Friday and Saturday of the week before last, Mr. Hacks gave another demonstration flight at that town on Tuesday of last week Lefore starting on a cross-country trip to Nottingham. To people on the ground it appeared to be an unusually good day for flying, for there was no wind blowing and the sun was shining brightly, but on reaching WToolaton Park, Nottingham, where he was to give demon strations in connection with the Nottinghamshire Agricultural Society, Mr. Hucks said that it had been one of the worst journeys he had experienced, the air being full of remous. Owing to the attraction of Mr. Hucks' flying at Nottingham, the Agricultural Show was able to draw a record " gate." On Friday, Mr. Hucks left Nottingham and flew to Stamford, taking twenty-five minutes for the distance of thirty-eight miles. So fierce was the wind that at times he was travelling at a speed of well over a hundred miles per hour. Towards the end of the flight, he passed through a blinding rainstorm, pupil1) as passenger, and later giving first trip to Lieut. Osmond. Mr. Delaplane set out for his certificate tests, but had to land just «hen nearing completion of first half, with engine trouble. Mr. Delaplane set out for his certificate in another machine, ami took firit half in good style. Pixton, flight in an So-h.p. with Mr. liarnett, and capital solos by Lieut.-Col. Hamilton and Lieut. Priestly, R.N., Messrs. Gipps and Adams, latter at 700 ft. with good figures of eight. Pizey with Lieut.-Col. Hamilton and Lieut. Orton. On Wednesday, solos by Lieut.-Col. Hamilton, Lieut. Burns, Messrs. Delaplane and Adams. Pizey with Mr. DeUplane, and then on 8o-h.p. monoplane. Pixton taking out one of the new tractor biplanes. Pixton twice with Lieut. Orton, but weather then too bad for more work. On Thursday, busy first thing. All pupils out and good work done. Excellent solos by Lieut.-Col. Hamilton, Messrs, Delaplane and Adams, and Lieut. Priestly, R.N., and Burns. Putcy with Major Hewetson and Mr. Garnelt in side-by-sidi monoplane, and Pixton with Lieut. Orton for numerous flights. Royal Flying Corps. No. 3 Squadron.—Taking advantage of the splendid weather on Tuesday ol last week, the R.F.C. pilots did some good cross-country work. Capt. Connor arrived from Farnborough on M. Farman 270, with Sergt. Bruce as passenger, having done the journey under the hour and flying at a height of 1,200 ft. Lieut. Anderson followed soon afterwards on BE 203, with Air-Mechanic Macrosty, taking 49 mins. and flying at a height of 4,000 ft. Lieut. Porter arrived on BE 204 with Aii-Mecbanic Powell, his time being 59 mins., and the height 2,500 ft. After Major Higgins and Lieut. Conran had indulged in some high flying, the former, on a H. Farman, went up to a height of 5,200 ft. very quickly. Lieut. Conran then went up on the Avro and reached a height of 6,500 ft., his machine climbing very rapidly through the clouds. In the fair weather of Wednesday morning Lieut. Small made four flights on the M. Farman 270 with air mechanics as passengers. Capt. Mellor took over M. Farman 270, and made two flights with Air-Mechanics Burton and Harris as passengers. The rising wind led to ihe flying being discontinued until the evening, when Lieut. Conran, on Avro 288, put up a useful flight, followed by Lieut. Wadham, on BE 203, making two good nights. There waa no more flying until Monday, owing to wet and windy weather. Monday morning saw a slight change, and ("apt. Allen was out for a little while on Avro 288, on which Lieut. ('onran afterwards made a flight of I hour and 5 mins.'duration a< a height of 3,000 ft., doing some fine flying in very bumpy winds. Tuesday morning, weather prevented flying. It is understood that Major Higgins, D.S.O., is to take over command of the Lydd Flying Squadron, and Lieut. Anderson and some 50 men of the Corps have gone in advance. The sheds at Mile Ball will be occupied in a week or two. Sussex County Aero Club (Shoreham). ON Sunday Lieut. Porte arrived on his Deperdussin monoplane from Gosport at 7.1e p.m., and on Monday started for llmdon. Lieut. Kennedy, R.N., flew over from Eastchurch arriving at the 'drome aliout nine o'clock in the morning. He passed over Brighton and Hove at a good altitude in a very strong wind. Leaving Shoreham about ten he attempted to visit Portsmouth but found the air very bumpy. Consequently he ran back to I.astchurch with a following wind of 30 to 35 m.p.h. The 'bus was a Sopwith tractor, which gave a good account of herself. Mr. Shaw has been rolling on the Avro, and doing straights. The 100-h.p. Avro should be out by now, the floats having been strengthened. She flies exceptionally well, climbing very quickly, and getting off after a very short run. ® ® ® ® which made it impossible for him to see the ground. As a consequence, he overshot his mark, and was forced to land. How ever, some farm-hands helped him to start away again, and within a few minutes he had safely landed at his destination, Burghley Park. There, on the Saturday, he gave a series of six demon stration flights to a very enthusiastic crowd, taking up as a passenger on one occasion a little girl of only twelve years of age, Miss Fanny Aldwinckle, the daughter of a Stamford town councillor. On Tuesday last, after having the exhaust valves of his Gnome engine re-bushed, he flew from Stamford to Boston, where be was engaged to give flights on the Wednesday and Thursday. Yesterday and to-day (Saturday) he has been giving exhibition flights at Louth. Louth, in reality, is a prohibited area, but we understand that Mr. Hucks has succeeded in obtaining exemption under the Aerial Navigation Acts of 1911 and 1913, giving a guarantee not to fly within a circle drawn with a radius of I mile from Louth Railway Station, and that he carries no passengers who are not British subjects. 649
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