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Monday he flew to Bexhill, and in landing in a small field, had the misfortune to sightly damage his tail plane. London Aerodrome, Coilindale Avenue, Hendon. Grahame-White School. — Monday, last week, Prince Sapieha rolling, afterwards doing straights with Instructor. Messrs. Barrs, Barker, Cowley, Edridge-Green, Moore, Graham, Major Piercy and Lieut. Lindop, straights with Instructors Birchenough or Cripps in passenger seat. Mr. Edridge-Green right-hand turns, afterwards circuits, &c. Messrs. Bjotkland, Howarth, Lillywhite and Stewart solo circuits, &c. Messrs. Bans and North, straights, Tuesday, with instructor in Eissenger seat, afterwards circuits. Messrs. Parker and Lieut, indop, straights with Instructors Birchenough and Cripps, after wards Lieut. Lindop, Messrs. Stewart, Edridge-Green, Moore, Francis, Bjorkland and Graham, solo straights and circuits. Messrs. Moore, Parker, Piercy, Kershaw, Cowley, and Prince Sapieha, straights with Instructors Cripps, Strange and Howarth. Wednesday, Lieut. Lindop and Mr. Graham, straights with In structors Strange and Howarth in passenger seat, afterwards alone. Messrs. Kershaw, Parker, Cowley, Tapps, Moore, straights, with Instructors Birchenough and Strange in passenger seat. Messrs. Barrii, Bjorkland and Edridge-Green, solo circuits, spirals, &c. Thursday, Messrs. Kershaw, Tapps, Cowley, Piercy, Parker, Moore, Prince Sapieha, straights with Instructors Strange and Howartb, Mr. Graham, straights, solo circuits, &c, Messrs. Barrs and Lieut. Lindop solo circuits. Messrs. M oore, Cowley, Kershaw, Tapps, Prince Sapjeha straights Friday with Instructors Birchenough, Cripps and Strange. Messrs. Graham, Barrs, Bjorkland, solo circuits, &c. W. H. Ewen School.—Monday last week, school out at 7 a.m. under the instruction of Mr. F. W. Goodden and Mr. W. T. Warren. After test flight by Mr. Goodden on brevet machine, Mr. Murray did circuits and Mr. Bankes-Price half circuits. Mr. Warren test flight on 35 h.p. Caudron No, I,'Messrs. G. Carruthers, Garvin, Wiggett and Curtis rolling and straights. Thursday, at 4.30 p.m., Mr. F. W. Goodden out with pupils on brevet machine. Mr. Murray half circuits ?.nd Mr. Bankes-Price straights. On 35 h.p. Caudron No. 1 Mr. G. Carruthers doing straights, Mr. Garvin straights, Mr. Curtis rolling and straights. At 7 a.m. Friday morning, Mr. Warren test flight on 35 h.p. Caudron No. I, after which Mr. G. Carruthers did good straights, and Mr. Curtis rolling and straights. Hall School.—Messrs. H. Gering, A. F. Arcier, A. L. Brookes about six straight flights each, Monday, last week. E. Palmer (new pupil) making exceptionally quick progress, doing very credit able flights at low altitudes. J. L. Hall flights at frequent intervals accompanied with various passengers. " Flight " Copyri£Bt. Mr. J. L. Hall In the pilot's seat of the Avro at Hendon. " Flight " Copyright. The landing chassis of the new Sopwith biplane at Brooklands. Tuesday, 7 a.m., Virgilio, H. Gering, A. L. Brookes six semi- circuits, A. F. Arcier half-dozen straight flights, E. Palmer half straights at low altitude, the other pupils attaining heights of 40 ft. and upwards. J. L. Hall took many passengers on Avro,. including his own sister. In afternoon, school work resumed. Brookes, Gering, Arcier, Virgilio half circuits. E. Palmer straights. H. C. G. Allen, who had been making good progress on 35 h.p. Bleriot, miscalculated distance on landing and injured landing chassis, breaking several struts. All pupils out Wednesday at 7 a.m., Messrs. E. Palmer, Virgilio, Gering, A. F. Arcier, Brookes making numerous left and right-hand turns. Practice was terminatad by Virgilio pancaking machine from 40 ft., owing to machine belonging to another school obstructing his landing. Friday, J. L. Hall out on Avro testing alterations to- Gnome. On Saturday exhibitions and pylon racing, and Sunday exhibitions in strong wind. Salisbury Plain. Bristol School.—Monday, last week, Voigt up with Capt. Fell, Capt. Walcot and Mr. Stutt on several flights, and Jullerot with Lieut. Barratt, but flying had to be abandoned owing to- bumpy weather. Passenger tuition by Jullerot, Sippe and Voigt, Tuesday, on school and tractor biplanes to Lieut. Barratt (7 flights), Capt. Fell (6),. Capt. Walcot (6), Lieut. Bolitho (7), Mr. Hay (3), Mr. Chambers (3), Lieut. Myburgh (2), Mr. Stutt and Lieut. Harman, solo flights being made by Capt. Fell (2) and Mr. Stutt (2). Full advantage was taken of the splendid weather, and nearly fifty flights were- made during the day. Wednesday, Jullerot and Voigt gave passenger tuition to Lieut. Barratt, Lieut. Bolitho, Capt. Walcot, Mr. Hay, Lieut. Harmanr and Capt. Fell. Mr. Stutt flew for his certificate, which he obtained, flying in splendid style. Busteed made several tests of the new type Bristol tractor. Passenger tuition was given Thursday to Lieut. Barratt, Lieut. Myburgh, Capt. Fell, Lieut. Bolitho, Capt. Walcot, Mr. Chambers and* Mr. Hay ; solo flights were made by Lieut. Harman and Capt. Fell. Friday, owing to fog and wind, no tuition was possible until the afternoon, when Capt. Walcot, Lieut. Barratt and Lieut. Bolitho were taken on several flights. Saturday Voigt made a test with Lieut. Barratt as passenger, but found weather conditions unsuitable for tuition. Shoreham Aerodrome. Pashley School.—Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday last week tuision throughout these days behind the instructor. Mr. Gray has made excellent progress, and now has con trol when up with instructor. C. L. Pashley instructor for the week.
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