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MAY 14, 1915- was got through, in spite of the bad weather experienced during the first part of the week. Wednesday, Messrs. Mitchell (16 mins.) on No. 1 machine, Hatchman (15), Snowdon (io), Cook (30), Minot (15), all doing good straights on No. 3 machine, and Mr. Hill (22) on No. 1 making a number of very good straights. Lieut. Jowett (20), Messrs. Millbourne (15), Hamer (25), Booker (20). Then Lieut. Blythe up for about 20 mins. on No. 1, flying half circuits. Thursday, Lieut. Blythe (10 mins.), Messrs. Hill (8), Mason (12), Cini (12), Minot (10), Snowdon (9), Hamer (12), Hatchman (15), and Furlong (14), all putting in some very good work during the morning. Thursday afternoon, Lieut. Jowett (10 mins.), Messrs. Millbourne (18), Hill (8) doing straight flights, Cook (8), Minot (5), Mason (6), Hamer (7), Hatchman (12), Furlong (5), Mitchell (4), Snowdon (4), and Cini (5). Friday, Lieut. Blythe (10 mins.), good straight flights, Messrs. Bayley (15), Furlong (6), Hill 4 straight flights, Mason (10), Millbourne (20), Cook 4 straight flights, and Mitchell 4 good flights. Instructors for the week, Mr. J. L. Hall and H. F. Stevens. Machines in use, Nos. 1, 2 and 3 Hall tractor biplanes. London and Provincial Aviation Co.—Tuesday last week, Mr. McCauley straights. Messrs. Hubbard and Turner rolling. Wednesday, Mr. W. D. Smiles circuits and eights ; then took good " ticket." Thursday, Messrs. Ueschamps and Allen straights. Messrs. Irwing and Hubbard rolling. Friday, Messrs. Deschamps straights and half circuits. Messrs. McCauley and Allen straights. Messrs. Irwing and Hubbard rolling. Saturday, Mr. Deschamps circuits and eights. Messrs. ffUCHT Hubbard, McCauley, and Allen straights. Messrs. Turner and Irwing rolling. Passenger Bights ghrea to Mr. Irwing, Allen, Turner, and Deschamps during the week. Ruffy-Baumann School.—Much good work was done last week by all the pupils, and M. Edouard Baumann was busy on the 60 h.p. Caudron biplane carrying passengers. Wednesday, following pupils on 45 Caudron :— Roobaert (22 mins.), Jackson (27), Cole (14), England (12), Blandy (12), King (6). R. W. Kenworthy took certificate at good altitude and with nice landings and vol plant. Thursday, Roobaert doing fine circuits and eights; now ready for ticket. Cole and Jackson also nearly ready for ticket. On this day all pupils received much practice. Friday, Roobaert (20 mins.), Jackson (20), Cole (15), England (12), Blandy (10), King (io), &c. Monday, this week, M. Baumann was out on 60 h.p. Gnome Caudron with passengers and two new pupils. C. H. May and C. W. May joined the school. Instructors : Baumann, James, Virgilio and Winchester. Northern Aircraft Co., Ltd. The Seaplane School, Windermere.—Flying was possible on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday last week. Instructors : W. R. Ding, C. L. Pashley, and J. Lankester Parker. With instructors : C. A. Barber (7 mins.), A. Johnson (14), F. H. M. Macintyre (36), H.P. Reid (9), H. Robinson (38), J. F. Ridgway (21), G. L. Railton (23), S. J. Sibley (15). Figures of eights alone : A. Buck (70). Machines in use: Avro, 50 Gnome, dual control, and N.A.C. monoplane, 80 Gnome. W. R. Ding, C. L. Pashley and J. L. Parker out testing. ® ® ® r* FLYING AT HENDON. IDEAL conditions prevailed on Thursday afternoon of last week, there being very little wind, and as a conse quence the visiting crowd witnessed plenty of flying of a varied kind. The first pilots to ascend were J. H. Moore on his 45 h.p. (Anzani) L. and P. tractor biplane, and J. S. B. Winter on a 50 h.p. G.-W. school 'bus. The former pilot, who is now an instructor at the L. and P. school, climbed to 1,000 ft. in a remarkably short space of time. In the meanwhile a new Morane-Saulnier monoplane was having its engine tested prior to the machine being taken over by Lieut. B. C. Hucks, who, by the way, was looking extremely fit. Marcus D. Manton then took the stick of his old favourite, the 50 h.p. G.-W. bi-rudder 'bus, and executed many fancy stunts, much to the interest of his former looping partner. After this F. P. Raynham made a flight on a B.E.2C, we believe his first essay on this type of biplane. Later on he put it through its tests, which it passed very success fully, much to the credit of its constructors—Hewlett and Blondeau. Winter then took up the first of the afternoon passengers on the G.-W. 'bus, whilst W. Roche- Kelly gave an exhibition of steep banking on the 50 h.p. Gnome-Beatty biplane, and M. Osipenko ascended on one of the 50 h.p. G.-W. school 'buses. The writer received an invitation to a practical demonstration of the flying qualities of the 45 h.p. L. .and P. biplane, which was gladly accepted. With Moore in the pilot's seat we got off after a very short run, and were some 300 or 400 ft. high after half a circuit. At this rate it was not long before we were up to iv,5oo ft., the speed indicator averaging about 55 miles per hour all the time, not at all a bad performance for a 45 h.p. biplane with two up. It might be added that the machine flew very steadily, and took the *' bumps " over the railway, and they were particularly nasty about that time, exceptionally well. By this time the afternoon had advanced, and the various schools started work, only leaving off just before the arrival of dusk, and a heavy thunderstorm. Owing to a gusty wind, last Saturday afternoon was practically an off day, which was a pity, as it was otherwise fine, and there was a very good attendance. Early in the afternoon two Aircraft Co.'s Maurice Farmans—a Short-horn and a Eong-horn- left the aero drome for "somewhere," but after this there was no flying until a little after five o'clock, when M. Osipenko attempted a flight on the 50 h.p. G.-W. school 'bus, but was forced to descend after having made a straight. Shortly after, however, George W. Beatty ascended on the 60 h.p. Beatty-Wright, and in spite of the wind put up a fine exhibition of banking. During the afternoon we noticed Mr. Handley Page in the rile of hospital nurse conducting some wounded soldiers round the aerodrome in his car. On Sunday the wind was stronger than ever, and although M. Osipenko made a plucky attempt, flying was out of the question. 341
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