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(A^3 1062 2nd Lieut. Maximilian Knight Cooper-King (7th Batt. York and Lancaster Regt.) (Maurice Farman Biplane, Military School, Brooklands). Feb. 1st, 1915. 1063 Harold MacDonnell O'Malley (Maurice Farman Biplane, Military School, Brooklands). Feb. 1st, 1915. FROM THE BRITISH London Aerodrome, Collindale Avenue, Hendon. Grahame - White School.—Monday last week, Probationary Flight Sub-Lieuts. Hallifax, Petter and Wood straights with Instructors Manton, Winter and Russell. Probationary Flight Sub-Lieuts. Digby solo straights, Driscoll landing practice, &c. Probationary Flight Sub-Lieut. Mills and Mr. Greenwood circuits, eights, &c, the latter ready for brevet tests. . Tuesday, Probationary Flight Sub-Lieuts. Digby, Driscoll, Mills, Walmesley and Mr. Greenwood circuits, eights, &c, afterwards Probationary Flight Sub-Lieuts. Driscoll, and Mills and Mr. Greenwood going in for and gaining R. Ae.C. certificate. Prob. Flight Sub-Lieuts. Hallifax, Petter, Hilliard solo straights, and Souray and Wood straights with Instructors Winter, Russell and Manton. Friday, Probationary Flight Sub-Lieuts. Digby, Walmesley circuits, eights and landing practice, after wards Probationary Flight Sub-Lieut. Walmesley doing brevet tests and gaining certificate in fine style. Proba tionary Flight Sub-Lieuts. Hallifax, Hilliard, Petter and Souray solo flights. Wood straights with Instructors Manton, Winter and Russell, and afterwards alone. Saturday, Probationary Flight Sub-Lieutenant Wood solo straights, Souray and Irving straights with Instructors Manton and Russell, Digby, Hallifax, Hilliard and Petter solo circuits, eights, landing practice, &c. Four certificates were secured during the week. Beatty School.—During the past week the following pupils received instruction :—Messrs. C. Leeston-Smith (30 mins.), J. D. Newberry (35), E. T. Anstey Chave (10), P. E. Cornish (19), G. Merton (20), G. Beard (35), G. Donald (15), J. F. Roche (30), B. de Meza (10), Lieut. E. Bannatyne (31), J. H. Ormsby (27), V. E. Faning (5), Gerrit Forbes (32), H. H. Bright (15), Vickers (10), P. C. Cooper and Lieut. Broughton (20). During the week the following pupils obtained their certificates :—Lieut. Edgar Bannatyne, Sub-Lieuts. J. D. Newberry, R.N.A.S., E. T. Anstey Chave, R.N.A.S., Grahame Donald, R.N.A.S., Cyril Leeston-Smith, R.N.A.S., and Mr. Gerald Merton. The machines in use are two-seater biplanes, all fitted with " dual " controls, the pupils being instructed under the personal supervision of Mr. G. W. Beatty, assisted by a staff of instructors. Hall School.—During last week on Tractor No. 3: Straights, Davy, 20 mins.; Waterson, 40 mins.; McConnochie, 55 mins. On two-seater with Mr. Hall: Davy, 15 mins.; McConnochie, 10 ; Waterson, 15 mins. On Tuesday, Mr. Lloyd Williams, after a preliminary ® ® * About the Seaplane School." WHATEVER the merits of a firm's goods may be, unless they are set out in an attractive form, for a time at least they may not obtain the vogue to which they are legitimately entitled. In the little booklet just issued by the Northern Aircraft Co., of Bowness-on-Windermere, giving particulars and the advantages of their Seaplane School, this axiom has evidently been well kept in mind. The pamphlet is a delightful production, charmingly illus trated and beautifully typed—a credit alike to the Com- FEBRUARY S, 1915. Presentation to the Club. Flight Lieut. F. K. McClean, R.N.A.S., has kindly presented to the Club a very interesting collection of photographs taken during his Hydro-aeroplane trip up the Nile at the beginning of 1914. 166, Piccadilly, W. B. STEVENSON, Assistant Secretary. FLYING GROUNDS. flight, took an exceedingly fine brevet on the 45 Anzani machine; ascending to 1,600 ft. in the altitude test, concluding his " ticket" with a spiral descent. Mr. Williams obtained his ticket in 13 days' actual practice, his time totalling 1 hr. 52 mins. on the machine. In structor for week : J. Rose. London and Provincial Aviation Co.—Monday, last week, school out 8 a.m. Instructor M. G. Smiles, test flight, 8 mins. Messrs. Noakes, Lincoln, and England Derwin, rolling. Messrs. Laidler, Collett, Bransby Williams, and Moore, straights. Mr. Abel circuits. Tuesday, a splendid day; school out at 7.45 a.m., and worked continuously until dark. Mr. Abel circuits and figure eights on tractor No. 2, then collided with railings. Mr. Collett circuits and eights on No. 1, improving very rapidly and making good landings. Messrs. Moore, Laidler, Bransby Williams and Henderson straights, Messrs. Noakes and Lincoln rolling. Mr. Collett landed with No. 1 on bad ground, damaging chassis. Wednesday and Thursday, high wind. Friday, Mr. Collett flew for his certificate, which he obtained in excellent style, his actual flying time being three hours. Messrs. Laidler and Moore half circuits. B. Williams straights. Messrs. Noakes and Lincoln rolling. Saturday, out 8 a.m. Messrs. Laidler and Abel cir cuits. Former improving rapidly. Mr. Moore half circuits. Messrs. Noakes, Bransby Williams and Derwin straights. Mr. Lincoln rolling. Ruffy School.—Pupils receiving instruction during last week: Messrs. Aoyang, Grahame, Kenworthy, and King, under Instructors Edouard Baumann, Herbert James, and Howard James. Mr. Kenworthy making good progress. Machines: 60 h.p. Gnome-Caudron, dual control, and 45 h.p. Anzani. Northern Aircraft Co., Ltd. The Seaplane School, Windermere.—Messrs. W. Rowland Ding and J. J. Bland gave instruction last week to Messrs. G. L. Railton (75 minutes), A. Johnson (50), R. Buck (35), T. Hubbard (44), F. Macaski (20), Mr. A. Johnson running alone ; and Mr. R. O. Lashmar (103) completed the first half of his tests, making good banked eights and landing from, 500 ft. with engine off. Machines in use: N.A.C. " Pusher" monoplane and " Pusher" biplane. A system of changing students from the aeroplanes to the motor boat without stopping the engines has been now perfected, thus saving a lot of time. On Monday, Mr. Ding gave an exhibition to some visitors in his usual finished manner. The weather has been excellent—hardly a day being lost during the whole week. ® ® pany, the designer, Mr. C. Fleming Williams, and the printer. There is not a superfluous word for the man to read who wishes to find out about the school, and it is both interesting and informative, whilst the illustrations and their arrangement are more in keeping with one of the expensive editions de luxe to which of late years the big publishing houses have accustomed us. Presumably the Northern Aircraft Co. will send a free copy to readers of FLIGHT communicating with them, but we would suggest an early application to avoid disappointment.
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