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FEBRUARY 14, 1914. 6. The Royal Aero Club declines all responsibility for any accidents, or any damage that may occur to the pilots, their airship, or to any third parties during or in connection with the qualifying tests of the candidate. 7. Candidates must make application on a form provided for that purpose, and this form must be sent to the Royal Aero Club prior to the tests being made. Any expenses incurred must be borne by the candidates. 8. 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 FROM THE BRITISH Royal Aero Club Eastchurch Flying Grounds. MONDAY, last week, Lieut. Briggs on Bleriot 39, 80 h.p. Gnome. Com. Samson up on No. 3 at a great height. Later he was up on S. 10, 100 h.p. Gnome, making a long and high flight, and also a short trip on Dep. 7, 80 h.p. Gnome. Lieut. Peirse on Avro 16, 100 h.p. Gnome, for a long cross-country flight, with Lieut. Osmond, R.N., as observer. Lieut. Rainey numerous flights on H. Farman 31, 80 h.p. Gnome, he handling her in fine style. Lieut. Marix a long and high trip on Caudron 40, 80 h.p, Gnome. Lieut. Collett on S. 65. Capt. Kilburn on S. 65. Usual pilots making aerodrome flights. Telegraphist Stirling a high flight on Bristol 24, 50 h.p. Gnome. Tuesday, Lieut. Briggs making some long flights on Bleriot 39. Lieut. Marix piloting Sopwith 104 with Lieut. Davies as observer. Telegraphist Sparks piloting S. 63 for two or three circuits, Lieut. Rainey making a long flight on Bristol Tractor 43. Capt. Kilburn on S. 62. P.O. Andrews on Avro 41. Lieut. Rainey on Bristol Tractor 43 left with some oil for a pilot who had landed near Southend, but when nearing his destination he fell from about 50 ft., completely wrecking his machine, but escaping serious injury himself. Wednesday morning the stranded pilot returned from Southend, after having had oil sent from the School. Lieut. Briggs made height- flight on the Bleriot. Lieut. Marix piloted the Sopwith 104, with Lieut. Peirse as passenger on a long flight to Grain and Chatham. Com. Samson flying Dep. 7 at a great height. P.O. Andrews on Avro 41. Other pilots making aerodrome flights. Lieut. Lyttleton two good flights on Dep. 36, 80 h.p. Anzani. On Thursday Com. Samson made two long flights on a new M. Farman, Lieut. Briggs flying well on a cross-country flight. He was forced down at Minster on a ploughed field owing to engine trouble, but did no damage to the machine. Lieut. Marix made some good flights on Caudron 40 and Sopwith 104. Lieut. Lyttle ton also flying well on Dep. 36. Lieut. Collett on Avro 41. Lieut. Young on Avro 41, when coming down after a shoit flight, was hit in the face by something, his goggles being smashed. A search all over the machine revealed no loose or broken wires, and there was nothing to account for the mysterious blow. P.O. Andrews made a fine high flight on S. 63. Lieut. Davies some good flights on Sopwith 27. Lieut. Osmond on S. 63, and Capt. Kilburn on same. Other pilots making numerous flights lasting till quite dusk. On Friday Lieut. Marix was making some fine flights in high wind on Sopwith 104. Asst.-Paymaster Finch Noyes on H. Farman 31. S. 63 was in use in the afternoon, piloted by different pilots. Lieut. Briggs returned from Minster, where he had been hung up for two days. Saturday was blowing an absolute gale. Lieut. Marix, accompanied by Capt. Kilburn, made a long flight, some times remaining stationary in the wind. Lieut. Briggs was up on Bleriot 39. A Short biplane was standing on the grounds waiting for the pilot, when a sudden gust picked her up about 6 ft. high, when she looped the loop and landed on her back pretty badly broken up. Lieut. Lyttleton went up on S. 63 for a long flight across country,' with Lieut. Ireland as observer, returning in the afternoon. Civilian Flying.—Early Monday morning last week, Mr. Gordon Bell was up on the new Short Tractor 100 Gnome. After a short preliminary flight, he steered straight for the Isle of Grain, where he made a safe landing with a mechanic as passenger. Brooklands Aerodrome. Monday last week, the wind varied between 5 and 37 miles an hour. Pupils at the Vickers and Bristol Schools accomplished a lot of useful work. Mr. Dukinfield Jones was out on the Flanders biplane. Mr. Hamel left for Windsor with his mechanic on the Morane-Saulnier monoplane for the demonstration before His Majesty The King. Mr. Raynham made a number of flights on the 80 h.p. Avro biplane. In the afternoon, Mr. Hamel re turned from Windsor. Mr. Raynham was again out on the 80 Avro, carrying one of the Vickers pupils (Mr. R. MacGeagh Hurst) as a passenger, remaining in the air for 65 minutes, an altitude of (/jQCHT] national Sporting Authority. A certificate may be granted to a foreigner whose country is not represented on the Federation Aeronautique Internationale. 9. 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. 10. The decision of the Committee of the Royal Aero Club in all matters connected with the tests is final and without appeal. HAROLD E. PERRIN, Secretary. 166, Piccadilly, W. FLYING GROUNDS. 11,500 ft. being reached. Mr. R. Kemp arrived on B.E. 249 biplane with Lieut. Adams of the Reserve as a passenger. Rather less wind Tuesday, the variation being between 2 and 23 miles an hour. Mr. Dukinfield Jones was flying well for an hour on the Flanders biplane, climbing to nearly 4,000 ft. Mr. J. Alcock flew to Hendon with a passenger on the Maurice Farman (too h.p. Sunbeam engine), a landing at Elstree having to be made on account of the misty conditions. The Vickers and Bristol Schools were in full swing. Mr. Barnwell took a passenger up on the Vickers radial biplane for an hour, reaching 3,000 ft. In the after noon, Mr. Raynham with Mr. R. MacGeagh Hurst, made another fine flight, an altitude of 11,250 ft. being reached, the machine being in the air for an hour and a quarter, thirteen minutes of which was occupied in the downward glide. Mr. Alcock returned from Hendon with his passenger on the Maurice Farman biplane. Messrs. Barnwell and Knight were out on the Vickers radial biplane, and the Bristol School was at work. Wednesday proved to be a record breaking day, the wind varying between 2 and 21 miles an hour. Mr. Dukinfield Jones made a number of flights on the Flanders biplane. Mr. Norman Spratt (with Mr. R. Kemp as a passenger) arrived from Farnborough on B.E. 2 biplane. Mr. Ronald Kemp flew back to Farnborough on B.E. 249. Mr. Raynham made an altitude test on the 80 Avro. In the afternoon Mr. Dukinfield Jones was again out on the Flanders biplane. Mr. Barnwell took the Vickers-Bleriot monoplane up to 7,000 ft. The Bristol and Vickers Schools were fully engaged. But the work of the day was the magnificent flight by Mr. Raynham, who reached an altitude of no less than 15,000 ft. on the 80 h.p. Avro biplane (the previous best having been accomplished at Brook- lands on the 31st May, 1913, by Mr. H. G. Hawker, who ascended to 11,450 ft. on an 80 h.p. Sopwith biplane), then shutting off his engine and gliding all the way to Hendon (21 miles) in 25 minutes, arriving there at an altitude of 5,000 ft., and making a fine spiral landing. This performance by Mr. Raynham is truly a testimony to the wonderful climbing and gliding capabilities of the standard Avro biplane, of which its manuracturers may well feel proud. Mr. Elsdon was out on the Vickers-Bleriot monoplane. Mr. J. Alcock was further testing Mr. Coatalen's Sunbeam engine on the Maurice Farman biplane. Mr. Barnwell was flying the No. 5 Vickers monoplane. Thursday was not quite so eventful a day, the wind varying between 2 and 23 miles an hour. In the morning the Vickers and Bristol Schools were at work, Mr. Dukinfield Jones being out on the Flanders biplane. In the afternoon Mr. Dukinfield Jones was again flying the Flanders biplane. The Vickers pupils were busy. Mr. Raynham was out on the 80 h.p. Avro, and Mr. Alcock on the Maurice Farman biplane. On Friday there was less wind, the variation being between zero and 20 miles an hour. The Vickers School was at work. Mr. Alcock was out on the Maurice Farman biplane. At mid-day on Saturday the rain set in and lasted until the Sunday evening, no flying being possible. Bristol School.—Halford first made a test, Monday, last week, taking Air-Mechanic Locker as passenger, after which this pupil made several splendid solo flights, but the increasing wind rendered tuition during the remainder of the day impossible. Lieut. Binney, afier making several straight flights and landings with Halford sitting in the passenger seat, on Tuesday, made his first solo, flying quite steadily and landing well. Air-Mechanic Locker then took over the machine, and made several solo straights and circuits. Both Lieut. Binney and Air-Mechanic Locker made further solos before the wind sprang up and terminated the morning's flying. In the afternoon Halford took up Lieuts. Lawrence, Ames and Binney in a bumpy wind. Wednesday, after making a test, Halford sat behind Lieut. Binney on straights and landings, this pupil then putting in some good solo flying in a slight breeze. Lieut. Lawrence followed with Halford in the passenger's seat, after which he made his first solo, but the wind sprang up, and prevented further tuition being given
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