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minute, remaining at this height for quarter of an hour. After filling up, he repeated this performance. In evening, up half hour, finishing with spiral volplane from 1,000ft. Monday, early morning, Jones up at 1,200 ft. for quarter of an hour and again for half an hour, doing right and left turns. Vickers Flying School. — Monday evening, last week, Knight test on No. 3 mono. Mr. Elsdon straights. Paterson test on biplane No. 20. Knight with Mr. Webb, then Mr. Webb solo circuits. Mr. Paterson with prospective pupil. Knight test on No. 2. Tuesday, in the even ing, Knight test on biplane 20, then with Lieut. Smith. Too windy for pupils' solo. Saturday evening, Knight, Mr. Newton-Clare, and Mr. Elsdon on No. 2 mono., straights. Paterson on biplane No. 20, solo, and with Mr. Webb. Knight on No. 20 with Mr. Webb. Knight on No. 21 biplane, solo and with passenger. In afternoon, Sunday, Knight on biplane No. 21 solo and with I will Hill 1 l'aterson on biplane No. 20 solo and with passenger. Knight With Mr. Joubert de la Ferte. London Aerodrome, Colllndale Avenue, Hendon. Grabame-White School;—Monday, last week, no school work was possible owing to the high wind, but by 7 p.m. the wind went down enough to It t Sir Bryan Leigh ton practise for 15 mins. at Straights and afterwards circuits with Instructor Noel in the passenger seat. Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, a strong woterly wind prevented pupils getting any practice. W. H. Ewen School.—On Monday, last week, the school was out at 5 a.m. under the instruction of M. Baumann. After test flight on 35 h.p. Caudron No. 2 he handed the machine over to Mr. T. L. Holbrow, who was rolling and hopping, and Capt. Jenings, who was doing straight flights. The school was again out at 3.30 p.m. Mr. Turner was up testing a now 45 h.p. Anzani-Caudron biplane. He afterwards made a test flight on the 35 h.p. Caudron No. 1, and then Lieut. B. Fitzgerald Mocre, who has just obtained his pilot's certificate at Grabame-White School at Hendon. Mr. E. T. Newton-Clare, who secured his brevet on a Vickers biplane at B-ocklands in fine style on July 17th. handed machine to Messrs. Strange, Goodden and Gist, who were doing cir cuits. M. Baumann made a test flight on No. 2, and then handed machine to Messrs. Jagenberg and de Havilland, who were doing straights and half circuits in good style, while Capt. Jenings was making good improvement in straight flights and Mr. T. L. Hol brow rolling well. Later Mr. Beatty made a straight flight on same machine. The school was out till dark. M. Baumann made a flight round Edgware, on Fri day, on the 45 h.p. Caudron. The school was out at 5 a.m. on Mr. H. G. Russell, one of the new pilots who have just passed for their brevets at the Grahame-White School at Hendon. AUGUST 9, 1913. Saturday when M. Baumann made a flight on the 45 h.p. Caudron, but found it too windy for pupils. At 5.30 a.m. the wind dropped a little, and M. Baumann made a test flight on 35 h.p. Caudron No. 2. He then gave Mr. W. Watts his first in struction in rolling. Mr. T. L. Holbrow was rolling, and Capt. Jenings and Mr. Jagenberg doing straight flights on same machine. On Sunday, the pupils were out at 5 a.m. under the instruction of M. Baumann. After test flight on 35 h.p. Caudron No. 1 he handed machine to Messrs. Strange and Goodden, who were making short flights. On No. 2 Messrs. de Havilland and Jagenberg doing half-circuits, Capt. Jenings straights and Mr. Holbrow rolling. Temple School.—The weather conditions have been against pupils all last week. On Saturday afternoon George L. Temple was out giving exhibitions in good style. Late in the evening he made a cross-country flight. On Sunday he was giving exhibitions on the Caudron, terminating the day with a flight over the Golders Green district at 500 ft., finishing with a spiral vol plane. On Monday, at 5 a.m., after testing the air, he sent R. Penny up for circuits. A. Vaile had 12 mins. on turns, and M. Lance flew two circuits in very good style. This pupil is now ready to take his certificate. G. L. Temple again flew for 10 min. Salisbury Plain. Bristol School.—Monday, last week, flying was not possible in the morning, weather bad. Pixton first up in the evening, giving three biplane flights to Capt. Murphy and Lieut. Bateman. Pizey tests of school biplane, side-by-side monoplane and tandem machine, then up giving flights on biplane to two passengers. Jullerot test of another school tandem monoplane, and a side-by-side monoplane, then for biplane tuition with Capt. Murphy, Capt. Buckland, Surgeon Hitch, R.N., Lieut. Berionade and Lieut. Pascanu. Lieuts. Pascanu and Berionade good solos on tandem monoplanes, Capt. Popovici being out for excellent flights on 80 h.p. tractor biplane. Pizey for solo in 80 h.p. tractor biplane, and Sippe for test on tandem with Surgeon Hitch as passenger, landing in semi-darkness, guided by petrol flares. Flying impossible Tuesday morning, owing to weather con ditions. Pizey for trial in the evening, but still found weather rather bad. Later, after another trial, with Surgeon Hitch twice, Capt. Murphy, Lieut. Spence, Lieut. Bate man, and Mr. Courtney twice. Lieut. Berionade two good solos on the tandem monoplane, and Capt. Popovici completed his height test for the superior drevet, later going for another solo. Pixton with Surgeon Hitch on biplane and Lieut. Spence twice, Lieut. Bateman and Mr. 872 Mr, J, H. W. S. Dalrymple-Clark, who passed for his Royal Aero Club certificate on a 35 h.p. Caudron at the W. H. Ewen School, Hendon.
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