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1915 - 0631.PDF
FROM THE BRITISH FLYING GROUNDS. London Aerodrome, Collindale Avenue, Hendon. Grahame-White School.—Last week, straights with instructor : Probationary Flight Sub-Lieuts. Beare, Biscoe, Cross, Corry, Davies, Ford, Gammon, Gasson, Hadow, Man, Sadler, Smethurst and Till. Circuits with instructor : Probationary Flight Sub-Lieuts. Beare, Ford, Gasson, Roach-Pierson and Smethurst. Circuits and eights : Pro bationary Flight Sub-Lieut. Gasson. Brevet during week: Probationary Flight Sub-Lieut. Gasson. Instructors : Messrs. Manton, Russell and Winter. Beatty SchooL—The following pupils received in struction during last week :—With instructors on Beatty- Wright machines : Messrs. Arbon (25 mins.), Bond (55), Boyle (8), Davison (10), Delves (27), Dickenson (85), FitzHerbert (50), T. Jones (27), King (42), Morgan (40), Ross (37), Sampson (35), Theo ^35), Vickers (15), Hoskier (10). On Caudron machines : Messrs. Arter (10 mins.), Boysen (30), Broadbent (10), Cadogan (30), Coates (io), Collett (5), Cox (30), Davison (10), Fawcett (35), Goodfellow (95), Hoskins (6), L. F. Jones (20), Kirkwood (10), Middleton (10), Moxon (15), Nicholson (20), Overton (10), Tremlett (10), Whincup (30), Wiles (20), Campbell (50), Thomas (75), Summers (40), Mellings (20), Bowick (10), Begg (20), Grant-Suttie (40), Richard (30), Byrne (30), Cumming (10). The in structors were Messrs. G. W. Beatty, W. Roche-Kelly, C. B. Prodger, R. Kenworthy, and A. E. Mitchell, the machines in use being Beatty-Wright dual-control and single-seater propeller biplanes and Caudron tractors. Certificates were taken during the week by Lieut. T. M. Dickenson and Mr. A. Goodfellow, each of whom made excellent flights and completed the tests in 30 mins., Mr. Goodfellow volplaning in splendid style from an altitude of 1,700 ft. Exhibition flights were given on Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday, and 7 passenger flights were taken. Hall School.—As usual, the Hall School put in highly satisfactory work last week. The following pupils quali fied for and took excellent Royal Aero Club certificates : Lieut. Jowett, Charles Bell and E. F. Goodrich. The following pupils received tuition with instructor J. Stevens : Charles Bell, 14 circuits and a figures of eight; Lieut. Jowett, 14 circuits and 2 figures of eight; E. F. Goodrich, 10 circuits and 4 figures of eight. With Instructor Cecil M. Hill: Messrs. Goodrich (8 mins.), Littlewood (30), Wennner (40), Yonge (36), Russell 40), Hatchman (36), Huggan (40), Watson (34), Drew (26), Scott (20), Hall (n), Ackroyd (18), Butterworth (30), Brandon (33), Sepulchre (13), Hooker (11), Punnett (n), Wilkins (12), Bond (6), Cook (22), Arnsby (19), Mason (6), Cownie (n), Bayley (20), Hamer (14), Stirling (6) and Broad (19). Exhibition flights were made during the week-end by J. L. Hall, who gave an exhibition of looping the loop; C. M. Hill, who made a splendid flight terminating with a multiple spiral vol plane; J. Stevens, who gave an exhibition of right and left highly banked corkscrews; and Charles Bell, who made a "joy ride de luxe." London and Provincial Aviation Co.—During last week the following pupils were rolling : Messrs. Renton, right: (top 4.1>r.J.H. Copyright, F. N. Birkett,from the F.N.B. Series of Aviators. AT THE GRAHAME-WHITE FLYING SCHOOL.-Some pupils and instructors. From left to row) 1. Flight Sub-Lieut. A. Gammon. 2. Instructor J. S. B. Winter. 3. Flight Sub-Lieut. M. Blake. 4. Hadden. 6. Instructor Marcus D. Manton. 6. Flight Sub-Lieut. H. Tyndale-Biscoe. (Bottom row) 7. Flight Sub- Lieut. E. L. Ford. 8. Flight Sub-Lieut. S. G. Beare. 9. Flight Sub-Lieut. P. Roacb-Plerson. 10. Flight Sub-Lieut. L. de G. Sleveklng. 11. Flight Sub-Lieut. L. E. Murray. 12. Flight Sub-Lieut. G. Smethurst. 13. Flight Sub-Lieut. E. W. Corry. 14. Flight Sub-Lieut. J. A. Saddler. 631
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