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NOVEMBER 29, 1913. On Sunday morning Mr. Thornely made two flights on the Bristol of 25 mins. duration, flying all round the surrounding country at an altitude of about 800 ft. Mr. Hunt was out rolling on the 28 Bleriot, during the morning and also the afternoon. On Monday morning after Gassier had done the usual test stunt, he took up Mrs. Salmon and Mr. Gwynne in turns. Mr. Thornely was also out for another twenty-five minutes on the E.A.C 'bus, doing banked turns in good style. Mr. Hunt was out doing short straights on the 28 h.p. Bleriot. During the afternoon Gassier was busy again, and Mr. Gwynne was given quite a lot of instruction. Mr. Thornely was out again on the Bristol, and Mr. Hunt was doing quite well on the Bleriot, making straight flights and landing very nicely. Fowler was out on the E.A.C 'bus, and finished his flight with a very fine vol plant over the sheds. Tuesday morning all was activity at quite an early hour, Gassier having the E.A.C. out shortly after daylight. Mrs. Salmon, and Messrs. Hunt and Gwynne each received two lessons, and Mr. Thornely had a 12 mins. cross-country flight. After breakfast, Mr. Hunt did a solo, landing well, and was followed by Gassier with Mr. Gwynne in the pilot seat, doing figures of eight. Mr. Hunt again had the 28 Bleriot out, and after some good straights made a rather hard landing with somewhat disastrous effect to the machine. Mr. Thornely was out on the Bristol across country again. Liverpool Aviation School, Waterloo. On Saturday last Melly flew solo on his two-seater round Fresh- field and back to Waterloo, a distance of about 20 miles, taking 26 mins. He attained a height of 1,600 ft., and finished up at the hangars with some figure 8's and an extended vol plant. London Aerodrome, Collindale Avenue, Hendon. Grahame ' White School.—Wednesday, last week, Lord Edward Grosvenor rolling with Instructor Manton and then alone. Messrs. Francis, Webb, Kershaw, Lillywhite, Norris and Howarth straights with Instructor Birchenough in passenger seat. Mr. Cripps solo circuits. Saturday, Messrs. Howarth, Norris, Webb, Francis straights with Instructor Birchenough in passenger seat. Messrs. Segebaden and Lillywhite '0I0 straights. Lord Edward Grosvenor rolling with Instructor Manton on Bleriot. All other days in the week bad weather kept pupils in hangars. W, ri. Ewen School.—On Wednesday, last week, school was out at 7.30 a.m. Test flight by Mr. F. W. Goodden on 35 h.p. Caudron No. 2, after which Messrs. Murray acd Johnson were doing straights and Mr. Wiggett rolling. At 7 a.m. on Saturday M. Baumann was out on the 35 h.p. Caudron No. I. After test flight, Mr. Johnson did straights on same machine. Mr. F. W. Goodden made a test flight on 35 h.p. Caudron No. 2. Messrs. Cooper and Wiggett were rolling, Messrs. Badgery, Johnson, Murray and McGregor doing straights. At 10 a.m. Mr. F. W. Goodden was again out instructing Mr. Cooper, who was rolling, and Mr. Murray who was doing straights. Hall School.—Wind ruled last week on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday, and dense fog on Sunday. Saturday, Miss Sophie d'Elsa and W. C. Moriarty, of South Africa, joined school and had passenger flight together on the G.-W. char a-bancs. Sunday, Dennis Ware made circuits notwithstanding the dense fog. Salisbury Plain. Bristol School.—No flying was possible on Monday or Tuesday, last week, owing to wind and rain. Voigt made two trials on Wednesday, and then took for tuition Capt. Walcott twice, and Capt. Fell one trip. Jullerot also gave tuition to Capts. Walcott and Fell. Good solos were executed by Lieuts. Harrison and Marsh and Mr. Courtney. Rising wind prevented further tui'ion. In the evening Jullerot a trial, and then a trip to a prospective pupil—Lieut. Gilligan. Voigt gave biplane tuition to Capt. Walcott and Air-Mechanic Locker, and Lieut. Marsh did a good solo. Darkness prevented further flying. Royal Flying Corps (Netheravon).—No flying on Monday or Tuesday of last week, but on Tuesday Lieut. Cholmondeley with Mechanic Wilson to Redhill in I hr. 55 mins. and from Redhill to Brooklands in 1 hr., from Brooklands to Farnborough in 40 mins., the machine being left at the Royal Aircraft Factory for overhauling. On Wednesday Capt. Herbert on H. Farman for two flights, taking up Mechanic McQueen. Lieut. Shekleton also went up twice on same machine. Capt. Picton-Warlow out on Avro, relieved later by Sergt. McCudden for a good flight,putting in a splendid show of flying. Lieut. Stopford, with Mechanic Littlejohn as passenger, from Shornclifie to Brighton, in 2 hrs. 20 mins., at 4,500 ft., a distance of 74 miles. Then afterwards went on to Netheravon, the flying time for the day being 4 hr?. 40 mins. Lieut. Conran on Bseriot, with Mechanic McCrostie as passenger, from Eastchurch to Brighton in 2 hrs. 5 mins., and from Brighton to Netheravon in 2 hrs. 10 mins., passing over Petersfield, Okeley and Andover. All head winds. L/jJCHTj Shoreham Aerodrome. Shoreham Flying School.—Weather has been too bad to do much school work. Elliott completed the second half of his krwtt tests in good style at an altitude of about 500 ft., on Saturday, and Cannon was out on one of the school 'buses. Elliott shows himself to be a very steady flyer and is still continuing at the school. On Sunday he was out as ali-o was Cannon—a pupil of promise. Monday and Tuesday also saw good work, the weather being ideal. Upavon. Central Flying School. —Very little flying on Monday week. Very strong south-west wind blowing all day. Lieut. Shepherd, with Lieut. Mapplebeck as passenger, flew one circuit on M. Farman 451. Lieut. Waldron two circuits on a BE. Tuesday, the wind still very strong and squally. Lieut. Waldron on BE 454 went to Lark Hill and back in 30 mins. On Wednesday there was a slight south-east wind, changing later to south-west. All machines were out. On Avro 448, Lieut. Bone 40 mins., Lieut. Penn-Gaskell three 10-min. trips, and Sergts. Jarvis and Wright one circuit each, Lieut. Bewes tor quarter-hour on same machine. On Avro 432 Lieut. Hoskin went to Winchester and back, taking 75 mins. for the double journey. Lieut. Collelt, two trips of 35 and 25 mins. each. On Avro 406, Sergts. Jarvis and Wright for half-hour each; later, Sergt. Wright lor 15 mins. Lieut. Bone for four flights totalling an hour, and Lieuts. Bewes and Baird for 20 mins. each on same machine. Major Fulton was testing Avro 433, after which Lieut. Collett cross country to Salisbury and Andover, taking an hour on the triangular course. Lieut. Hosking circuits of aerodrome for 50 mins. on same machine. Capt. Webb- Bowenwith Sergt. Aspinall under instruction for 20 mins. Sergt. Aspi- nall S mins. doing straights, bat turned machine on its back. Lieuts. Baird and Gaskell for half an hour each on Avro 430. Lieuts. Bone and Bewes two nips each on same machine. On Maurice Farman 450, Lieut. Wanklyn for half an hour and A. M. Collis for 12 mins. Capt. Salmond went cr-us country to Warminster, Booton and Salisbury, taking 2 hrs. 40 mins. tor the trip. Master. Mech. O'Connor, 20 mins. circuits on Maurice Farman 427. Chief Mechs. Pack and Case for 25 mins., and Sergts. Porter and Robins for 20 and 25 mins. each on same machine. Air-Mech. Gallie for 18 mins., and A.M. Collis for 45 mins. On BE 441 Capt. Salmond two trips of quarter of an hour, and Lieut. Waldron one trip of 11 mins. Capt. Ellington one flight 14 mins., and Lieut. Stodart 46 on same machine. Lieuts. Chambers and Nansen for 55 mins. three flights and 47 mins. two flights respectively. Lieut. Waldron for one circuit, and then with Lieut. Chambers as passenger for 20 mins., Lieut. Breese cross country for an hour, all on BE 453. On Maurice Farman 428 Lieut.- Col. Cameron two flights of 35 and 15 mins. each, Lieut. Waldron with A.-M.'s Power and Joel for 15 mins., Capt. Griffith one flight of 55 mins., Sergt. Mitchell 20 mins. and Chief Mech. Grady 5 mins. on same machine. On BE 454 Capt. Ellington 45 mins. for two flights, Lieut. Waldron 21 mins. (two flights), Lieut. Nanson 42 mins. (two flights) and Lieut. Chambers 16 mins. Capt. Salmond for half an hour. Lieut. Stodart doing circuits for 38 mins., Lieut. Chambers 20 mins., Lieut. Breese 40 mins. (two flights), and Capt. Ellington 40 mins. on BE 457. Lieut. Waldron with A.-M. Baker one flight of 40 mins. On Maurice Farman 403 Lieut. Shepherd with Lieut. Hepper under instruction for 27 mins., and Master-Mechanic Scott for half an hour. M. M. Scott then doing five straights alone. On M. Farman 415, Lieut. Lewis to Farnborough and back, taking 40 mins. for the outward journey and an hour and a half to return. Lieut. Humphreys cross country to Pewsey, Marlboro and Burbage, taking 65 mins. for the trip, on M. Farman 425. Lieut. Mapplebeck, 47 mins., 3 flights, and Sergts. Maflord and McNamara 20 mins. each on same machine. On M. Farman 451 Lieuts. Williamson and Brock for 42 mins, each. Lieut. Shepherd with Lieut. Humphreys for 5 mins., and Air- Mechanic Darke 14 mins. Lieut. Robin Grey to Farnborough and back on M. Farman 458. On Short biplane 401 Lieut. Carmichael with Sergt. Gardiner under instruction for 35 mins. On Short biplane 402, Sergts. McCrae and Patterson a quarter of an hour each. Lieut. Kilner for an hour and half, three flights, and Lieut. Mitchell 75 mins., three flights, on BE 417. On BE 438 Major Gerrard with Lieut. Lewis for a quarter of an hour. On H. Farman 440 Major Gerrard with Lieuts. Empson and Lewis and Air-Mechanic Sharpe for 25 mins. each. Lieut. Cogan one trip of 25 mins. on same machine. Lieut. Dalrymple-Clark three flights of 40 mins., one hour, and hour and half each on H. Farman 456. Major Gerrard with Capt. Etherington 20 mins. on same machine. On Thursday a strong south-west wind was blowing, only a few machines being out. On BE 453 Lieut. Waldron with Lieut. Holt one circuit of 10 mins. On BE 454 Capt. Salmond 15 mins., Lieut. Breese 15 mins., and Lieut. Waldron, with A.-M. Copper, lor half an hour. Lieut. Stodart for 15 mins. on BE 457. On Friday a strong south-west wind was blowing. It Was also very dull and wet. No flying took place at all. 1333
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