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1916
1916 - 0508.PDF
1/OGHT ROYAL AERO CLUB OFFICIAL NOTICES TO Regulations for Civilian Flying Schools Approved by the Royal Aero Club. Regulations. 1. Every instructor shall have obtained an F.A.I. Aviator's Certificate and shall have been fifteen hours in the air in control of a machine, after obtaining his certificate. 2. The maximum number of pupils for each machine in flying condition shall be six. 3. The maximum number of pupils for each instructor shall be eight. 4. The minimum proportion of reserve machines to replace those undergoing repair shall be one for every three in use. 5. The minimum time a pupil shall be in the air in the aggregate tiefore making the necessary flights for an Aviator's Certificate shall be five hours, of which at least two hours shall be solo. 6. All Schools shall keep a register of pupils under instruction, and a book giving full particulars of all flights made by them, which shall be open to inspection at any time without notice by officials of the Royal Aero Club appointed for that purpose. 7. The Flying Ground shall be kept clear while a pupil is carrying out the tests for an Aviator's Certificate, and each school shall undertake not to allow any of its pupils to fly while a pupil of another school is carrying out the tests for a Certificate. 8. Particulars of all breakages and repairs to machines shall be kept in a book provided for that purpose, which shall be open to inspection by the officials of the Royal Aero Club. 9. The " Rules of the Air," as set out in the Competition Rules of the Royal Aero Club, shall be observed by all pupils. 10. Machines used for instructional purposes shall be inspected frequently by an instructor during the day's work, and always after a bad landing, and by a competent mechanic each day. JUNE 15, 1916. OF THE U.K. MEMBERS. 11. All machines shall be inspected at any time without notice by an independent inspector appointed by the Royal Aero Club. 12. Disputes between pupils and schools shall be submitted to arbitration by the Royal Aero Club. THE FLYING SERVICES FUND administered by THE ROYAL AERO CLUB. THE Flying Services Fund has been instituted by the Royal Aero Club for the benefit of officers and men of the Royal Naval Air Service and the Royal Flying Corps who are incapacitated on active service, and for the widows and dependants of those who are killed. The Fund is intended for the benefit of all ranks, but especially for petty officers, non-commissioned officers, and men. Forms of application for assistance can be obtained from the.Royal Aero Club, 166, Piccadilly, London, W. Subscriptions. £ s. d. Total subscriptions received to June 6th, 19,16 10,695 n 2 Collected at the Westland Aircraft Works, Yeovil (Thirty-fifth contribution) o 18 o Employes of Ruston, Proctor, and Co., Ltd. (Eighth contribution) Subscribed by Officers of the Royal Naval Aeroplane Station, Dover Total, June 13th, 1916 166, Piccadilly, W. B. STEVENSON, Assistant Secretary I 10 o 6 6 10,704 5 2 CAUGHT IN THE STORM—A TEST OF THE PILOT'S NERVES.—An incident witnessed by the artist on Sunday evening last during the heavy storm. The plane was passing over the Alexandra Palace, apparently working Its way to Hendon. 508
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