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Newton on good flight, afterwards up behind Mr. Skene on several straights. Bendall also up with these pupils. Mr. Skene then alone for first time doing two very good circuits, and later two excellent figures of eight at over 200 ft. Mr. Harris up twice on straights and circuits; Bendall giving Capt. Shott quite a number of straights, sitting behind. Merriam then took Capt. Shott on several straights and circuits, sitting behind. Bendall up again with Lieut. Newton, and Merriam behind Mr. Richard Powell on circuits, teaching pupil to vol plane", &c. ; this pupil is now quite ready to go alone. Mr. Skene made another solo, making a good landing. Merriam and Bendall made a solo each to finish the evening's work. On Friday Bendall out for test, and afterwards Mr. Skene flying quite exceptionally well on figures of eight, banking at a good height, and making a good landing. Bendall then behind Capt. Shott on several straights, and then up with Lieut. Newton. After breakfast Meiriam was testing a machine with a mechanic as passenger. It was too windy for further flying, and tuition was carried on in the hangars. In the afternoon Bendall for test, then Mr. Skene for a good solo. Bendall up behind Mr. Richard Powell for circuit then up alone, made a very good one. Merriam for test on Saturday, then up behind Mr. Bernard Howard for several straights, sitting behind. Lieut. Noott made several circuits in a very choppy wind. Afterwards Mr. Skene made a very good flight. Too windy afterwards for further school work. Merriam for test, taking Mr. Dudley Hiscox (prospective pupil) as passenger. Still too windy for further flying. Vlckers School.—Monday, last week, Pilot Knight and Messrs. Brancker and Beevor on No. 19 biplane, Barnwell on biplane No. 20. Knight, and then Mr. Mitchell, on No. 2 mono. Wednesday, Knight on biplane with Mr. Elsdon (new pupil). Found wind very bumpy. Thursday afternoon, Messrs. Knight, Orr Paterson and Mitchell straights on No. 2 mono. Barnwell and Knight on biplane with Mr. Elsdon. Knight on biplane with Lieut. Smith (new pupil). Mr. Beevor solo on biplane. Messrs. Knight and Beevor, Friday morning, on biplane, Major Brancker solo. Messrs. Barnwell, Mitchell and Orr Paterson on No. 2 mono. In the afternoon, Knight, test flight on biplane. Mr. Beevor then took brevet in excellent style, rising to 1,000 ft. in his first set of eights, and to 1,100 ft. in the second set, and each time landing very near the mark. Knight on biplane with Mr. Elsdon and Lieut. Smith, Messrs. Knight, Orr I'aterson and Mitchell on No. 2 mono. Messrs. Barnwell and Mitchell on No. 2 mono. Knight and Barnwell on No. 19 biplane. Capt. Wood on No. 2 mono. In the afternoon, Barnwell on biplane with passenger. Sunday, in the evening, Barnwell on No. 19 biplane with Mr. Webb (new pupil). Eastbourne Aerodrome. FRIDAY, last week, in the afternoon, Fowler gave several passenger flights with the Henry Farman, and on one occasion, after rising to about 2,000 ft., he flew right round the outskirts of East bourne, returning along the Front. Monday, Gassier was out first on the 50 h. p. Gnome-Bleriot, and put up a very good flight. Later on he went out again on the same machine, and rising very rapidly he flew along the front, at well over 2,000 ft., finishing up with a very pretty vol plane", Messrs. Buster and Thornley put in some good practice on monoplanes ; the former, however, had the mis fortune to carry away his undercarriage in landing, and did con siderable damage to the machine. Fowler was also out on the H. Farman, and gave three passenger flights to Pevensey Castle and back. Mr. Walter Wood, one of the local observers appointed by the R.Ae.C, was given a cross-country flight to his own house and back. Liverpool Aviation School, Waterloo. THURSDAY, last week, Melly trying two-seater did figure of eight, engine missing. On Saturday, on the two-seater, he made solo round Altcar Rifle Range, 15 mins. at 750 ft. He was again on the two-seater Monday and did figure of eight and spiral vol plane1, but engine still missing badly. Later in the evening Melly did a series of figures of eight in two successive flights on the Melly-BIeriot single-seater, then Hoodman—a former pupil—took the same machine up and also had two flights doing figures of eight on each occasion. Mr. Hume Barne, secretary of the proposed Liverpool Flying Corp', was present during these flights and showed his very keen interest in the practical side of aviation. Melly again out Tuesday, trying the two-seater, did two figures of eight and still found the engine missing a bit. London Aerodrome, Collindale Avenue, Hendon. Grahame'Whlte School.—Monday last week Lieut. Evill out at 5 a.m. on No. 7 doing straights, also Lieut. Eales also doing 6;8 straights with instructor. 5-45. Mr. J. D. North doing straights with instructor, also Mr. J. Russell, while Sir A. Sinclair was out doing straights alone. T . Lieut. Evill out at 5 a.m. Wednesday doing straights, and Lieuts. Eales and Bodam-Whetham doing straights with instructor. Thursday Lieut. Evill out 4.35 a.m. doing circuits with instructor in passenger seat; this pupil afterwards doing circuits alone. 5.10, Lieut. Eales getting in more practice in straights with instructor. Sir A. Sinclair doing circuits. _ At 4.45 Friday, Lieut. Evill out doing circuits and figure eights, on No 109. Lieut, Eales doing straights with instructor. Sir A. Sinclair doing circuits. Mr. R. H. Carr getting practice on No. 109, doing figure eights and stunts. At 5.45, Lieut. Evill out for brevet tests, this pupil passing all tests in what was described by the observers as the best style seen at Hendon for some time. Lieut. Moore and Mr. J. E. North doing straights with instructor. _ At 7.20, Mr. Russell also out doing straights, followed by Lieut. Bodam-Whetham doing straights with instructor. W. Birchenough out at 12.58 p.m. doing circuits and figure eights, and practising ready for taking brevet, which he did later on in the afternoon, passing all tests in good style. Instructor Manton out at 4 o'clock practising on Bleriot monoplane. Bleriot School.—On Monday morning last week Mr. Reilly went up to try for his brevet, but had only been aloft for a few minutes before he was forced to descend owing to a recurrence of engine trouble. Capt. Cox then went out on Taxi I and did a nice straight along the ground with the tail well up. Mr. Gower also did a very nice roll on B 1, and Mr. Williams got into the air for the first time. On Thursday evening several pupils put in good work, Capt. Cox and Mr. Williams doing nice straights and Lieut. Low and Mr. Gower confining themselves to rolling practice. The following day Mr. Reilly did a circuit in the morning on No. 4, and Capt. Cox and Mr. Williams each did nice straights on No. I, Lieut. Low contenting himself meanwhile with rolling well. In the afternoon, Capt. Cox and Mr. Williams improved on their morning's work, and both did very good straights. Lieut. Low and Mr. Gower put in some more practice rolling, and are both making excellent progress. At 3.45, Mr. Hamel, accompanied by Miss Trehawke Davies, flew over to Eastchurch on her 70 h.p. tandem. Saturday was too windy for pupils. In the morning, Mr. Corbett- Wilson, with Pothet, his mechanic, as passenger, arrived on the former's 80 h.p. tandem from Hardelot, having done the journey in I hour 20 mins. British Deperdussin School. — Lieut. Porte arrived from Brighton, Monday, last week, in 100 h.p., carrying passenger ; did journey well under the hour. In early morning, Col. Smyth and Lieut. Brock on No. 3, flying straights. Mr. Spratt testing 60 h.p. at 2,000 ft. for 15 mins., and again in evening put up a splendid wind fight at 2,300 ft., a very fine performance. Tuesday and Wednesday, strong wind all day; no school. . In evening, Wednesday, Mr. Spratt, on 60 h.p., solo to 5,000ft. Then with Capt. Cox to 1,400 ft. ; had to come down in a hurry with broken oil-feed pipe. Col. Smyth and Lieut. Brock each put in 10 mins. work on No. 3, Friday, both improving. Mr. Murray, 3 mins. on No. 2, broke patten in rough ground. Mr. Hervey-Bathurst joined school. In evening Mr. Spratt took up the 35 h.p. for 20 mins., at 1,500 ft., landing with beautilully calculated spiral dive. Lieut. Brock 15 rains, on No. 3. Col. Smyth 7 mins. on same, landings improved. Saturday afternoon Lieut. Porte and passenger in 100 h.p., and Mr. Brock in 35 h.p., entered for cress-country race. The latter also in speed handicap, which he won. Later in evening Mr. Spratt, Mr. Brock, and Mr. Barron gave exhibition flights on this machine, Mr. Spratt being up at 1,800 ft. for 20 mins. Sunday. Lieut. Porte exhibition flight on 100 h.p. for 10 mins. Mr. Brock also made several very fine flights on the 35 h.p. during the afternoon. W. H. Ewen School.—On Monday last week, school out at 4.30 a.m. M. Baumann made test flight on 35 h.p. Caudron No. 1, and then handed machine to Lieut. Hewes, who made several good straight flights. Mr. F. W. Goodden was also getting good results from pupils on the 35 h.p. Caudron No. 2. After testing he handed machine to Messrs. Pendlebury, Jagenberg and Cowling, who were making good progress in straights. The wind rising, put an end to further school work about 8.30 a.m. Tuesday was too windy lor school work. M. Baumann was out at 4.30 a.m. on Wednesday, making a test flight on 35 h.p. Caudron, but found it too bumpy for school work. During the afternoon Mr. Sydney Pickles made several splendid flights on the new 40-45 h.p. Caudron, during one of which he reached 5,000 ft., finishing with a fine spiral. Pupils out at 4.30 a.m. on Thursday, when M. Baumann, after testing 35 h.p. Caudron No. I, handed machine to Messrs. Cowling,
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