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IKe Royal &ero Clu of the Uixited Kii\gdoi UM OFFICIAL /NOTICES TO MEMBERS Committee Meeting. A MEETING of the Committee was held here on Tuesday, the 28th October, 1913, when there were present;—Col. H. C. L. Holden, C.B., F.R.S., in the Chair, Mr. Griffith Brewer, Mr. Ernest C. Bucknall, Mr. G. B. Cockburn, Prof. A. K. Huntington, Mr. F. K. McClean, Mr. J. T. C. Moore-Brabazon, Mr. Alec Ogilvie, Mr. Mervyn O'Gorman, C.B., Mr. C. F. Pollock, Mr. A. Mortimer Singer, Mr. T. O. M. Sopwith, and the Secretary. New Members.—The following new Members were elected :— I. F. Fairbaim-Crawford, V. W. P. Massy, 2nd Lieut. R. O. Paterson, E. W. Reed, Lieut. M. A. H. Scott, R.E., and Mrs. Mortimer Singer. Aviators' Certificates.—The following Aviators' Certificates were granted :— 650 Willy Voigt (Bristol Biplane, Bristol School, Salisbury Plain). Oct. 15th, 1913. (Subject to permission of Aero Cub of Germany.) 651 Lieut. Eric Roper-Curzon Nanson, R.N.R. (Maurice Farman Biplane, Central Flying School, Upavon). Oct. 15th, 1913. 652 Capt. Herbert Creagh Jenings (5th Royal Irish Lancers) (Caudron Biplane, Ewen School, Hendon). Oct. 16th, 1913. 653 Capt. Thomas Couper Mudie (Royal Scots) (Bristol Biplane, Bristol School, Brooklands). Oct. 16th, 1913. 654 Eng.-Lieut. Charles Dempster Breese, R.N. (Maurice Farman Biplane, Central Flying School, Upavon). Oct. 16th, 1913. 655 Leonard Cameron Kidd (Grahame-White Biplane, Grahame- White School, Hendon). Oct. 22nd, 1913. 656 Assistant-Paymaster Vyvian Harcourt Coles, R.N.R. (Vickers Biplane, Vickers School, Brooklands). Oct. 22nd, 1913. 657 Capt, Gerald Charles Balfour Buckland (8th Gurkha Rifles, I.A.) (Bristol Biplane, Bristol School, Salisbury Plain). Oct. 22nd, 1913. 658 James William Humphrys Scotland (Caudron Biplane, Hall School, Hendon). Oct. 23rd, 1913. 659 Major Gerald Kinsman, R.F.A. (Vickers Biplane, Vickers School, Brooklands). Oct. 24th, 1913. 660 Reginald Kirshaw Pierson, B.Sc. (Vickers Biplane, Vickers School, Brooklands). Oct. 24th, 1913. 661 Maurice Bernal Blake (Grahame-White Biplane, Grahame- White School, Hendon). Oct. 24th, 1913. 662 Lieut. Alexander Gallaber (4th Dragoon Guards) (Bristol Biplane, Bristol School, Salisbury Plain). Oct. 24th, 1913. 663 Lieut. Keith Frederick William Dunn, R.F.A. (Bristol Biplane, Bristol School, Salisbury Plain). Oct. 24th, 1913. 664 Lieut. Charles Herbert Oxlade, R.N.R. (E.A.C. Biplane, Eastbourne School, Eastbourne). Oct. 25th, 1913. 665 Capt. Charles George Billing, R.N. (Caudron Biplane, Ewen School, Hendon). Oct. 27th, 1913. The following certificates were taken in France :— Guy Cruikshank. James Welby Madeley. Robin Grey. Accidents Investigation Committee. — On the motion of Col. H. C. L. Holden, the report on the fatal accident to Major George Charleton Merrick was unanimously adopted. (Full report will be found following these notices.) Daily Mail ^5,000 Prize, 1914.—The preliminary announce ment of the Regulations drawn up by the Competitions Committee was considered and approved, and ordered to be submitted to the Proprietors of the Daily Mail. New Premises. A circular was issued October 15th, 1913, asking Members to give an expression of opinion on the subject of the Club acquiring new premises. Will those Members who have not already done so, kindly reply to the two questions set out in the circular, as early as possible ? Competitions Committee. A meeting of the Competitions Committee was held on Tuesday October 28th, 1913, when there were present: Col. H. C. L. Holden, C.B., F.R.S., in the Chair, Mr. F. P. Armstrong, Mr. Ernest C. Bucknall, Mr. G. B. Cockburn, Mr. J. T. C. Moore- Brabazon, Mr. Mervyn O'Gorman, C.B., and the Secretary. Daily Mail £5,000 Prite, 1914,—The preliminary regulations were drafted, and ordered to be submitted to the Executive Com mittee. Certified Trials.—It was decided to issue certificates of the certified trials in the following cases :— Societe Astra, for the performance of the " Astra Torres" dirigible on September 15th, 1913, when a speed of 51 I m.p.h. was attained. Grahame-White Aviation Co., Ltd., for the performance of the Grahame-White Biplane carrying pilot and nine passengers for 19 mins. 47 sees. Aviators' Certificates. The tests now in force for Aviators' Certificates will be altered as from January 1st, 1914. The altitude test will be increased to 100 metres (328 ft.), and a glide from that height must be made with the engine stopped. The new regulations will be issued in due course. British Empire Michelin Competition No. 2 £800. The Michelin Tyre Co. have notified the Royal Aero Club that they will be pleased to extend the date for the Competition for the ^800 Prize "to November 30th, 1913. This refers to the Cross country Competition, which closed on October 15th. The rules are as under :— THE BRITISH EMPIRE MICHELIN CUP NO. 2 ,£800. (Under the Competition Rules of the Royal Aero Club.) The Michelin Tyre Company has presented to the Royal Aero Club of the United Kingdom for competition by British aviators the sum of ,£800, to which will be added a trophy to be retained by the winner. The following are the rules governing the competition for the year 1913 :— 1. The winner for the year 1913 shall be the competitor who, on November 30th, 1913, shall have completed a prescribed circuit of about 279 miles on an aeroplane in flight in the fastest time, reckoned in miles per hour. 2. Competitors may select their own circuit of about 279 miles,, but the start must be made from a flying ground approved by the Royal Aero Club, and the proposed circuit must be submitted to the Royal Aero Club before the flight is made. The complete circuit must be accomplished without alighting. 3 The flight must be observed at each point named in the circuit by officials appointed by the Royal Aero Club. 4. A number must be prominently displayed on the aeroplane in places approved by the officials, and when flying round each of the points selected in the circuit, the aviator must fly sufficiently low so that his number may be easily verified by the official observer. 5. The circuit must be completed between the hours of sunrise and sunset, on any one day. 6. The entrant, who must be the person operating the machine, must be a British subject, flying on a British-made aeroplane, must hold an Aviator's Certificate, and must be duly entered on the Competitor's Register of the Royal Aero Club. 7. The complete machine, and all its parts, must have been entirely constructed within the confines of the British Empire, but this provision shall not be held to apply to raw material. 8. An entrance fee of £1 must accompany every notification of an attempt, and at least three clear days' notice must be given to the Secretary, Royal Aero Club, 166, Piccadilly, London, W. A competitor must further deposit a sum of £10 on account of expenses, if any, of observers. Any balance not so expended will be returned to the competitor. 9. Should any questions arise at any time after the date of entry as to whether a competitor has properly fulfilled the above con ditions, or should any other question arise in relation to them, the decision of the Royal Aero Club shall be final and without appeal. 10. A competitor by entering waives any right of action against the Royal Aero Club or the Michelin Tyre Co. for any damages sustained by him in consequence of any act or omission on the part of the officials of the Royal Aero Club or the Michelin Tyre Co., or their representatives or servants, or any fellow competitor. 11. The aeroplane shall at all times be at the risk in all respects of the competitor, who shall be deemed by entry to agree to waive all claim for injury either to himself or his aeroplane, or his employees or workmen, and to assume all liability for damage to third parties or their property, and to indemnify the Royal Aero- Club and the Michelin Tyre Co. in respect thereof. 12. The Royal Aero Club reserves to itself the right to add to,. amend, or omit any of these rules should it think fit. 166, Piccadilly, W. HAROLD E. PERRIN, Secretary. 1192
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