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1914
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OCTOBER 9, 1914. FROM THE BRITISH Royal Aero Club Eastchurch Flying Grounds. Naval Flying.—Most of the flying during the week has been instructional. Machines out:—Bristol tractors, Bleriot, Deperdussin, Maurice Farman and Shorts 1, 2, 62, 63, and 152, and Vickers' gun 'bus and B.Es! Bomb dropping was practised on Sunday on one of Shorts'. Civilian Flying.—Mr. Alec Ogilvie made some very good flights on his 50 h.p. Wright. Brighton-Shoreham Aerodrome. Pashley Bros, and Hale School.—Instructors for week, E. and C. Pashley and F. Hale. Up with instructor, J. Cole, J. Sibley, J. Morrison, Menelas Babistis. Circuits and eights, C. Winchester and J. Woodhouse. Mr. Woodhouse, who should have taken his brevet this week, left for the front with the British Colonial Horse. Eastbourne Aerodrome. F. B. FOWLER and R. C. Hardstaff instructors during week with E.A.C. biplane. Sub-Lieuts. Hus- kisson, Nicholl, Petre, Iron, Wright, Dawson practising during week with instructor. Sub-Lieut. Petre circuits alone, he showing great promise. London Aerodrome, Collindale Avenue, Hendon. Grahame - White School.—Sunday, Sept. 27th, Sub-Lieut. Perry and Mr. Morgan solo straights. Sub- Lieut. Hart straights with Instructor Russell. Second Lieut. Polehampton and Sub-Lieut. Haines solo circuits, Lieut. Polehampton afterwards going in for and obtaining his certificate. Monday, last week, very windy, pupils kept to hangars most of the day. Sub-Lieuts. Riggall and Rosher doing straights and circuits alone. Tuesday, Messrs. Greenwood, Carabajal, and Sub- Lieuts. England and Giles straights with Instructors Manton, Shepherd and Russell. Mr. Easter solo straights. Sub-Lieut. Allen solo circuits, and Sub-Lieut. Strong circuits and 8's. Wednesday, Sub-Lieuts. England, Giles, Hart, and Mr. Greenwood straights with Instructors Shepherd, Russell, Manton. Sub-Lieuts. Perry and Riggall and Mr. Carabajal solo straights. Sub-Lieuts. Allen, Haines, Perry, Rosher and Strong, and Messrs. Morgan and Mumby solo circuits, 8's, &c.; afterwards Sub-Lieuts. Haines and Rosher gaining their certificates. Thursday, Sub-Lieut. Strong and Mr. Mumby brevet tests; gained certificate. Mr. Morgan circuits alone. Friday, Sub-Lieuts. England, Giles, Hart, and Mr. Greenwood straights with Instructors Shepherd, Russell, Winter, and Manton. Sub-Lieut. Riggall and Messrs. Carabajal and Easter solo straights. Sub-Lieut. Riggall also solo circuits. Sub-Lieuts. Allen and Perry solo circuits, 8's, &c. During the week 5 R. Ae. certificates have been secured. Beatty School.—During last week the following pupils received instruction on dual-controlled biplanes :— Messrs. MacLachlan, Leong, Smith, Virgilio, Gardner, Aoyang, Parker, Whitehead, jenkinson, Fletcher, Leeston- Smith, Beard, Beynon, Moore, Newberry, Bond, Monfea, Le Vey and Anstey Chave. On Saturday morning Mr. C. H. C. Smith flew for his certificate, which he obtained in very good style, reaching nearly 2,000 ft. in his altitude test. British Caudron School.—Monday last week too windy for school work. Tuesday, school out at 6 a.m. Trial nights by in structors. Pupils doing straights, Messrs. Christie, Ivermee and Moon; Mr. Barfield rolling. Mr. Abbott l/jiCHfj FLYING GROUNDS. doing straights under the instruction of E. Prosser on 45 h.p. Caudron biplane. Evening: Messrs. Legh, Christie, Moon and Ivermee straights. Messrs. Barfield, Gunner and Stevens rolling practice. Wednesday morning misty. School at 7 o'clock, under the instruction of R. Desoutter, R. M. Murray and E. Prosser. Messrs. R. Desoutter and R. M. Murray test flights. Mr. Abbott doing figures of eight on 45 h.p. under the instruction of E. Prosser. Mr. Abbott ready for his brevet. Mr. Legh also on 45 h.p. Messrs. Ivermee, Christie and Moon doing straights. Messrs. Stevens, Gunner and Barfield rolling. Thursday evening, new 35 h.p. school 'bus tried. Mr. Abbott figures of eight on 45 h.p. Friday morning, R. Desoutter test flight, followed by Messrs. Moon, Christie, Ivermee and Barfield, doing straights on new 35 h.p. machine, all making very good progress. Mr. Abbott doing figures of eight under the instruction of E. Prosser. Evening, school out at 4.30 p.m. Messrs. Christie, Moon, Barfield and Ivermee doing straights. Messrs. Abbott and Legh under the instruction of E. Prosser on 45 h.p. Mr. Abbott success fully passed for the first two tests of his brevet. Passenger flights by R. Desoutter on 60 h.p. Saturday, too windy for morning work. School out in the evening. Messrs. Christie and Invermee straights. Messrs. Barfield, Gunner and Stevens rolling. Sunday morning, R. M. Murray test flight. Messrs. Christie and Moon straights. Hall School.—Tuesday last week, very windy in morning. In the evening, J. L. Hall instructing, E. Brynildsen six straight flights. Wednesday, in the morning dense fog. In evening, E. Brynildsen seven straight flights. Thursday, in morning, E. Brynildsen six straight flights, landing very neatly. In evening, E. Brynildsen seven straight flights and one half circuit. Friday, in morning no pupils turn up. In evening, E. Brynildsen six straight flights and two half circuits. Instructor of the week, J. L. Hall. New Hall tractor biplane now completed. Will be tested shortly by J. L. Hall. Mr. C. M. Crowe, who secured his certificate at the Grahame-White School, Hendon, on September 7th. IO23
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