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1915 - 0594.PDF
l/DsiS On Saturday morning Mr. F. W. R. Banks flew for his certificate. Exhibition flights were given on Monday (Bank Holiday), and on Thursday, Saturday and Sunday, and three passenger flights were taken. Hall School.—Again last week the Hall School had an excellent week's practice in spite of adverse weather conditions. The following pupils passed for their pilot's certificates : Messrs. Booker, Snowdon, Lieut. Phillpotts, and Mr. A. E. Gay. All these pupils have qualified at the Hall School without the breakage of a single wire or mishap of any description to the machines (Hall tractor biplanes). Most of the other pupils are also making exceptional progress. Pupils receiving instruction with Mr. Stevens were : Messrs. Gay (3 circuits and 6 figures of 8), Lieut. Phillpotts (4 circuits and r figure of eight), Mr. Booker (1 figure of eight), Snowdon (1 figure of eight), Gordon (6 circuits and 2 figures of eight). Pupils receiving tuition with C. M. Hill were : Messrs. Hatchman (28 mins.), Mason (10), Hamer (10), Lieut. Jowett (30), Russell (14), Yonge (28), Gordon (32), Punnett (4), Bangs (24), Bell (46), Wilkins (14), Huggan (8), Watson (26), Wenner (4), Goodrich (32), Arnsby (16), Drew (32), Hooker (18), Littlewood (30), and Butter- worth (8). All doing straights and half circuits. Machines in use, Hall tractor biplanes. London and Provincial Aviation Co.—Pupils doing rolling last week: Messrs. Frost, May, Maze, Woodley and Roe. Straights : Messrs. Sykes, Moynihan, Welsford and Wynne-Eyton. Circuits: Messrs. Welsford and ® ® FLYING AT ON Wednesday and Thursday of last week the 125 h.p. Mann twin pusher biplane was introduced to a new pilot, when Sydney Pickles—who, once more attired in civilian raiment, has lost no time in getting to work at the all- important matter of testing new machines—brought out further good points in this interesting craft. After a preliminary straight on the Wednesday evening, he climbed up to about 3,000 ft., taking ten minutes for AUGUST 13, 1915. Jacques. Instructors: Messss. M. G. Smiles, W. T. Warren and Tames. On Saturday evening last Lieut. C. Chapman passed for his certificate after only eleven days' tuition, and on August 1 st M. Jacques obtained his brevet in fine form. Ruffy-Baumann School.—Many pupils have been out on the 60 and 50 h.p. 'buses last week, and the following have made the most of their opportunities :— Belton, Young, Bailey, Ball, Liddell, Hughes, Prothero, Stewart, Muspratt, Railton, Gardner, May, Wilson, Hodgson, and Wallis. Instructors : Edouard Baumann, Felix Ruffy, Gino Virgilio, and Clarence Winchester. M. Ami Baumann, who is cousin to Edouard Baumann, the well-known chief pilot of this school, passed for his ticket in good style, as also did Messrs. Fitzsimons and Railton, whose performances were above reproach. Northern Aircraft Co., Ltd. The Seaplane School, Windermere.—Last week pupils out with instructor: Buck (20 mins.), Inglis (26), Latch (22), Lawton (19). Instructor in passenger seat: Macaskie (31 mins.), Part (12), Robertson (,22), Yates (20). Certificate taken: Mr. R. Buck. Machines in use: N.A.C. 50 Gnome propeller biplane and N.A.C. 80 Gnome monoplane (pusher). Instructors, W. Rowland Ding and J. Lankester Parker. Mr. Rowland Ding out on monoplane and biplane making tests and giving exhibition flights. J. Lankester Parker doing the same on biplane. ® ® HENDON. that elevation. The next evening, with Mr. R. F. Mann in the passenger's seat, he made a flight lasting 1 hour 5 mins., getting up to an altitude of 5,000 ft. in the first 20 mins. The 'bus climbed with great steadiness and seemed capable of double the height, but darkness and rain said " No." The speed, with passenger, was 75 m.p.h., and the climbing speed was only a little below 70 m.p.h. This, it must be admitted, is rather exceptional, and a Centre part of the Mann biplane showing the 125 h.p. Anzani engine, as seen from the front. 594
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