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IA?CHT W. H. Ewen School.—Monday, last week, school was out at 7.15 a.m. After test flight by M. Baumann on brevet machine, Messrs. H. Scott and R. MacGregor did straight flights on same machine. On the 35 h.p. Caudron No. 2 Mr. F. W. Goodden was instructing Messrs. Badgery, Cowling, Johnson, and Lieut. Kinnear, who were rolling. Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday were not favourable for practice. On Friday pupils were out at 8 a.m. on No. 2 with Mr. F. W. Goodden instructing. Messrs. Badgery, Cowling, and Lieut. Kinnear were doing straights. Messrs. Wigget and J. Bankes-Price rolling. At 4 p.m., M. Baumann out with pupils on brevet machine, Messrs. Scott and MacGregor doing half circuits. Mr. F. Goodden was out with Messrs. Badgery, Johnson, and Lieut Kinnear, who were doing straights, and Messrs. J. Bankes- Price and Wigget rolling. At II a.m. on Saturday M. Baumann was out on brevet machine with Mr. Badgery, who was doing straights, and Mr. Scott, who was doing circuits. On Caudron No. 2 Mr. F. Goodden was instructing Messrs. Cowling, Johnson, and Lieut. Kinnear, who were rolling. Hall School.—Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday last week—just wind, wind, wind. Friday, Hall flying on Gnome monoplane. Denis Ware out on 35 Caudron biplane, and Saturday Hall exhibits on Bleriot; Ware flying at 600 ft. on Caudron. Salisbury Plain. Bristol School.—No flying all day owing to wind and rain last week on Monday or Tuesday, and the same conditions prevailed on Wednesday and Thursday. Voigt for two trials on Friday, and then Lieut. Huish did three solos, Mr. Courtney two solos, and Lieut. Marsh one solo. Voigt with a passenger on a biplane. Royal Flying Corps. 3rd and 4th Squadrons (Netheravon).— On Monday of last week a very high wind was blowing, but Capt. Fox was out on the 70 h.p. Bleriot 221, flying for 16 mins. _ Similar weather conditions prevailed on Tuesday, and only one flight was made, Lieut. Cholmondelcy on H. Farman 352, flying to Grateley Station. There was no change on Wednesday, but Lieut. Wadham and Lieut. Conran were both out flying for 35 mins. on their Bleriots in spite of the very high wind. On Thursday, Major Brooke-Popham was out on the H. Farman 352 for 10 mins. Capt. Picton-Warlow on Avro 290 for 20 mins., on which Lieut. Birch also made a 20 mins. flight. On Friday, Lieut. Birch on Avro 290 for 10 mins., after which Capt. Picton-Warlow took over the machine for 10 mins. Major Brooke-Popham on H. Farman 351 for two flights of 20 and 30 mins. Lieut. Cholmondeley, on H. Farman 352, flew to the Central Flying School, Upavon. Lieut. Stopford on H. Farman 295, with Lieut. Shekleton as passenger, flying for 1 hr. 20 mins., after which Lieut. Shekleton took over the machine for 10 mins. Capt. Fox on the 70 h.p. Bleriot 221 ; after flying for a few minutes the engine gave out. In landing, the machine turned completely over and was smashed, but Capt. Fox escaped unhurt. On seeing Capt. Fox's machine descending, Lieut. Shekleton immediately got his H. Farman out and flew over to the scene with Mechanic Barrett as passenger. The bad weather prevented any flying on Saturday. » $ t$ ® The Russian Military Trials. THE official awards in the Russian military trials give the first prize of 25,000 roubles to the Sikorsky biplane, with 80 h.p. Gnome motor, piloted by Aleknowitcti, tne second prize of 15,000 roubles to the Sikorsky monoplane, with 100 h.p. Gnome motor, piloted by Jankowsky, the third prize of 10,000 roubles to the Deperdussin, with 80 h.p. Gnome, piloted by Janoir, and the fourth prize of 5,000 roubles to the Morane-Saulnier, with 80 h.p. Gnome, piloted by Audemars. These were the only competitors of the 11 entrants to qualify. In the list of marks the Sikorsky biplane was first with 31*39 points, the Deperdussin second with 30^50 points, the Morane third with 29 09 points, and the Sikorsky monoplane last with 28-05 points. Foreign competitors had a handicap of a 10 per cent, reduc tion of marks, and that accounts for the Sikorsky monoplane obtaining the second prize. * j A PanchuU for Aarophnes. ANOTHER parachute, designed as a safety device for aeroplane pilots, was demonstrated in Paris on the 29th ult. The parachute, which is the invention of MM. Fons Godail and St. Martin, was arranged on a monoplane fuselage, in the seat of which was a dummy to represent the pilot. The fuselage was then launched from the first platform of the Eiffel Tower, and the parachute opening out carried the dummy down gently, while the fuselage crashed to the ground. The parachute has rib* similar to an umbrella. It is stated that a Russian pilot, Davricheny, will shortly make practical exp:riments with the parachute frou his biplane. NOVEMBER 8, 1913. CAPT. CHARLES TYRER, L.F. ONE of the " familiar objects" at the past weekly meetings at Hendon has been the figure of Capt. Charles Tyrer> L.F., who has been one of those who have contributed no small amount of hard work and help in the organisation which has gone to make the meetings such unqualified successes. Habitues to Hendon will, we feel sure, regret to hear that Capt. Tyrer has left the aerodrome—we sincerely hope for the winter season only, for all those who have to do with the aerodrome and its Capt. Charles Tyrer, L.F. work will miss a real good-natured friend, and the Grahame-White Aviation Co. will miss a right-hand man. We are not at liberty to say what Capt. Tyrer's new venture is, but, knowing him as we do, we were not sur prised to hear that it is one after his own heart—hazardous. At all events, we think our readers will join us in wishing him every success in whatever he may undertake, and in hoping that next season will again see him once more smiling, " wagging " the pilots down, going up with every pilot on every machine, and planning " stunts," Hendon way. 1224
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