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The Rocsa.1 &ero Clu^ j of thelliKited Kii^gdo. TJ® OFFICIAL NOTICES TO MEMBERS Aviators' Certificates. THE following Aviators' Certificates have been granted :— •691 Sergt. James McCrae, R. F.C. (M.W.), (Short Biplane, Central Flying School, Upavon). Nov. 24th, 1913. '692 Shipwright Henry Herbert Scott, R.N. (Maurice Farman Biplane, Central Flying School, Upavon). Nov. 24th, 1913. •693 Capt. Daniel Harrison Macdonell, D.S.O. (Vickers Biplane, Vickers School, Brooklands). Nov. 25th, 1913. '694 Lieut. Augustus Charles Earle Marsh (Royal Horse Artillery), (Bristol Biplane, Bristol School, Salisbury Plain). Nov. 26th, 1913. 695 Lieut. Cedric Yeats McDonald (Seaforth Highlanders) (Bristol Biplane, Bristol School, Brooklands). Nov. 27th, 1913. 696 2nd Lieut. Gerald Henry Broadhurst, R.F.A. (Bristol Biplane, Bristol School, Brooklands). Nov. 29th, 1913. 697 Owen Bulmer Howell (Vickers Biplane, Vickers School, Brooklands). Nov. 29th, 1913. 698 John Marten Rush Cripps (GrahameWhite Biplane, Grahame- White School, Hendon). Dec. 2nd, 1913. The following Certificate was taken in Franee : — .1568 Commander Mansfield Cumming, R.N. (Maurice Farman Biplane, Etampes). Dec. 5th, 1913. Aviators' Certificates. NEW REGULATIONS. Special attention is drawn to the new regulations for Aviators' •Certificates which come into force on January 1st, 1914. In the altitude flight a maximum reading aneroid must be carried on the aeroplane. The revised rules are as follows :— AVIATORS' CERTIFICATES. (Fidiration Aironautique hitemationale.) THE Sporting Authority governing aviation in each country repre sented on the F.A.I, can alone grant Aviators' Certificates to all • candidates, of at least 18 years of age, and coming under its jurisdiction. 1. To candidates of the same nationality as the Club. 2. To foreigners belonging to a country not represented on the F.A.I. 3. To foreigners of a country represented on the F.A.I. ; but in •this case the certificate can only be delivered with the authorisation of the Sporting Authority of the candidate's country. The Royal Aero Club of the United Kingdom will grant •certificates in accordance with the regulations of the Federation Aeronautique Internationale to candidates who have complied with • the following rules :— RULES, J. Candidates must accomplish the three following tests, each being a separate flight:— A and B. Two distance flights, consisting of at least 5 kilo metres (3 miles 185 yards) each in a closed circuit, without touching the ground or water ; the distance to be measured as described below. C. One altitude flight, during which a height of at least 100 metres (328 feet) above the point of departure must be attained ; the descent to be made from that height with the motor cut off. The landing must be made in view of the observers, without restarting the motor. 2. The candidate must be alone in the aircraft during the three tests. . . , 3. Starting from and alighting on the water is only permitted in one of the tests A and B. 4. The course on which the aviator accomplishes tests A and B must be marked out by two posts or buoys situated not more than 500 metres (547 yards) apart. 5. The turns round the posts or buoys must be made alternately to the right and to the left so that the flight will consist of an uninterrupted series of figures of 8. 6. The distance flown shall be reckoned as if in a straight line between the two posts or buoys. 7. The alighting after the two distance flights in tests A and B shall be made :— (a) By stopping the motor at or before the moment of touching the ground or water ; (t) By bringing the aircraft to rest not more than 50 metres (164 feet) from a point indicated previously by the candidate. 8. All alightings must be made in a normal manner, and the observers must report any irregularities. 9. Each of the flights must be vouched for in writing by observers appointed by the Royal Aero Club. All tests must be under the control of, and in p.aces agreed to by, the Royal Aero Club. 10. The Royal Aero Club declines all responsibility for any accidents, or any damage that may occur to the aviators, their aircraft, or to any third parties during or in connection with the qualifying tests of the candidate. 11. Candidates must make application on a form provided for that purpose, and this form must be sent to the Royai Aero Club prior to the tests being made. Any expenses incurred must be borne by the candidates. 12. Foreigners belonging to a country represented on the Federation Aeronautique Internationale can only receive a certificate from the Royal Aero Club with the consent of their national Sporting Authority. A certificate may be granted to a foreigner whose country is not represented on the Federation Aeronautique Internationale. 13. The Committee of the Royal Aero Club will decide if the candidate has qualified for a certificate, but reserves the right to refuse the same or withdraw the same at any time without giving reasons. 14. The decision of the Committee of the Royal Aero Club in all matters connected with the tests is final and without appeal. 166, PICCADILLY, LONDON, W. 1st January, 1914. HAROLD E. 1'ERRIN, Secretary. THE ROYAL FLYING CORPS. The following appointments were announced by the Admiralty on the 8th inst. :— Engineer Lieutenants: W. Briggs, to " President,"additional, for ' temporary service in the Air Department, Admiralty, December 6th ; T. R. Cave-Browne-Cave, to " President,"additional, as Overseer at the Works of Sir W. G. Armstrong, Whitworth and Co., Newcastle, for rigid Airship No. 15, undated. The following appointments were announced by the Admiralty on the 10th inst. :— Engineer Lieuts.—C. Randall, to the "President," additional, as overseer at works of Messrs. Vickers, Ltd., Barrow-in-Furness, for airships; C. Breese, to the " President," additional, for service at Central Flying School as instructor in theory and construction, both to date December 18th. Memorial to Lieut. Hotchkiss. THE memorial window erected to the memory of the late Lieut. E. Hotchkiss in Stokesay. Parish Church will be unveiled •to-morrow, Sunday, at 3.30 p.m. "A Voyage in Space." SUCH is the subject of the six Christmas lectures for children which are to be delivered at the Royal Institution, Albemarle Street, W., by Prof. H. H. Turner. In the first lecture Prof. Turner will deal with various imaginary voyages of Jules Verne and H. G. Wells, the force of gravity, the movement of comets, &c, while in the second he will speak of aeroplanes, balloons, &c, and go on to enlighten the juvenile audience as to the nature and properties of the atmosphere. The other lectures will be taken up with what can be seen with a telescope, the moon and planets, the sun and the stars. The dates of the lectures are December 27th, 30th, January 1st, 3rd, 6th and 8th, and the lecture commences at 3 o'clock each day. These lectures should indeed be a feast of joy for the youngsters. Lighthouses for Aircraft. SPEAKING at the annual dinner of the Middlesex County A.C. the other day, Mr. Claude Grahame-White said he thought it would be a pity for motorists to be premature in altering signposts, for they would soon want lighthouses and aerial posts. Up to the present they were free of fines in the sky, and he hoped it would be a long time before they got the bobbies up there. 1358
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