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1915 - 0670.PDF
\f\Mi\ SEPTEMBER IO, 1915. FROM THE BRITISH FLYING GROUNDS. London Aerodrome, Collindaie Avenue, Hendon. Grahame'White School.—Instructors during last week: Messrs. Manton, Russell and Winter. Ticket taken during week: Probationary Flight Sub-Lieut. Hodges. Siraights with instructor : Probationary Flight Sub Lieuts. Gammon, Hadow, Minifie, Biscoe, Corry, Cross, Man, Sadler, Clifford, Ford, and James. Straights alone : Probationary Flight Sub Lieuts. Cross, Minifie, Clifford, Till, and Davies. Circuits with instructor: Probationary Flight Sub-Lieuts. Clifford, Ford, Pcnley, and Roach-Pierson. Circuits alone : Probationary Flight Sub-Lieuts. Clifford and Roach-Pierson. Machines: Grahame-White biplanes. Beatty School.—The following pupils were out during last week :—With instructors on Beatty-Wright machines : Messrs. Bond (35 mins.), FitzHerbert (35), Hibbard (5), T. Jones (22), Litton (10), Morgan (30), Ross (10), Sampson (55), Theo (12), Thomas (30), Tolhurst (7) and Willmet (12), On Caudron machines: Messrs. Begg (15 mins.), Bowick (10), Broadbent (10), Brown (25), Byrne (20), Cadogan (25), Campbell (15), Coates (15), Collett (5), Collier (20), Cowper (35), Cumming (10), Douglas (15), Fawcett (5), Gayner(35), Grant-Suttie (20), Hodgson (10), Hoskins (10), L. F. Jones (20), Kirkwood (5), Lashmar (30), Mellings (20), Moxon (5), Nash (25), Nicholson (5), Owen (10), Rimington (35), Richard (20), Stagg (10), Symington (30), Tremlett (10), Whincup (10) and Patterson (10). On Tuesday Second Lieut. W. N. Thomas flew for his certificate, going through each of the tests in excellent style and making particularly accurate landings. The instructors were : Messrs. G. W. Beatty, W. Roche- Kelly, C. B. Prodger, R. Kenworthy, A. E. Mitchell, and G. Virgilio, the machines in use being Beatty-Wright dual-control and single-seater propeller biplanes and Caudron tractor biplanes. As seen from the list of instructors, Mr. G. Virgilio has now been added to the staff, bringing the number up to six. Mr. Roche-Kelly gave exhibition flights on Saturday, and on Sunday Messrs. Beatty, Roche-Kelly, Prodger, Kenworthy and Virgilio all gave exhibition flights. Eleven passenger flights were taken. Hall School.—The weather during the past week was most unfavourable, high winds keeping the machines in their sheds on several days. The following pupils, how ever, are now ready to go for their certificates : Messrs. Huggan, Hatchman and Russell. At work during the week with Instructor H. Stevens : Messrs. Huggan (34 mins.), Russell (26), Hatchman (32), all doing circuits and figure eights with vol plane. With Instructor C. M. Hill: Messrs. Watson (26 mins.). Little- wood (32), Wenner (28), Bayley (16), Drew (20), Hamer (6), Cook (10), Bangs (4)1 all doing straights and half circuits. With Instructor C. Bell:—Messrs. Stirling (30 mins.), Hall (24), Broad (10), Brandon (36), Hooker (16), Sepulchre (8), Ackroyd (8), Lieut. Dalley (12), Bond (12), Camberbirch (12), Butterworth (12), Wilkins (12), Drew (12), doing rolling practice or straights. Copyright, F. N. Birkett, from the F.N.B. Scries of Aviators. Some officers who have recently obtained their pilot's certificates at the Hfndon Aerodrome Flying Schools. —1. Flight Sub-Lieut. Le de Glberne Sievekinp, R.N.A.S., Grabame-White School. 2. Llrut. R. C Grant, H.L.I., Hall School. 3. Flight Sub-Lieut. R. S. Dallas, R.N.A.S., Grahame-White School. 4. Flight Sub-Lieut. F. E. P. Barrlngton, R.N.A.S., Grabame-White School. 5. Flight Sob-Lieut. A. M. Blake. R.N.A.S., Grahame-White School. 6. Flight Sub-Lieut- L. E. R. Murray, R.N.A.S , Grahame-White School. 7. Lieut. C. H. Dixon, Ruffy-Baumann School. 670
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