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1916
1916 - 0509.PDF
JUNE 15, 1916. FROM BRITISH London Aerodrome, Collindale Avenue, Hendon. Grahame-White School.—Straights with instructor last week: Messrs. Jaimie, Reynier, Donald, Goodhart, Rodocanachi, Welinkar, Ballard, Hodgkinson, Key, Forster, Fisher, Callard and Ward. Circuits with instructor: Messrs. Cooper, Rabourdine and Turner. Eights : Messrs. De Beer, Smith and Parkinson. Instructors : Messrs. Burd, Hale, Pashley, Manton, Russell and Winter. Brevet during week : Mr. Slodon. Beatty School.—The following pupils were out during last week: Messrs. Gliksten, Drewery, Venables, Mur doch, Roberts, Knox, Phillips, Stanley, Dowding, Davy, Gaskin, Hoskins, Earl, Skeet, Kay, Edwards, Jones, Whitmore, Hick, Garlick, McPherson, Mitchell, Towson, Elliott, Austen and Goodman. The instructors were Messrs. G. W. Beatty, G. Vir- gilio, A. E. Mitchell and H. Fawcett; the machines in use being Beatty-Wright dual-control and single-seater propeller biplanes and Caudron dual-control and single- seater tractor biplanes. Certificates were taken during the week by Messrs. G. F. Barrow, C. F. Brewerton and B. Gaskin on Caudron biplanes. Ruffy'Baumann School,—Pupils with instructor last week: Edgar, Di Balmi, Williams, Fraser, Carr, Wilson, Fanshawe, Beebee, Trubridge and Babington Smith. Doing straights or circuits alone: Fanshawe, Williams, Wilson, Fraser, Winter, Whitaker, Torres and Maya. Figure eights : Winter, Edgar, Torres and Maya. Instructors: Edouard Baumann, F. Ruffy, A. Baumann, FIXING. GROUNDS- •** <- - j» "*' mr - •*$* vi Ppj fmM^^^^Sf^^.. Thomsen and Winchester. Machines in use: 60 and 50 Ruffy-Baumann biplanes. Certificates were taken by J. Whitaker, A. Maya, O. Torres, H. Winter and J. Edgar. A new 60 h.p. Ruffy-Baumann biplane has been put into commission this week, and a further nsw 50 h.p. machine is practically ready. London and Provincial Aviation Co.—Pupils doing rolling last week: Messrs. Egerton, Blacque and Mander. Doing straights: Messrs. Sivewright, Evern- den, Daly, Birkbeck and Jones. Circuits and eights : Messrs. Rimer and Dawson, Captain A. A. Nathan. Instructors: Messrs. W. T. Warren, M. G. Smiles, F. G. Parsons and W. T. Warren, jun. Royal Aero Club Certificates were taken by Captain A. A. Nathan and Mr. A. L. Rimer. Bournemouth School. PUPILS rolling alone last week: Messrs. Pritt, Scaramanga, Daniel, Green, Little, Brandon, Turner, Hammersley, Hinchliff, J. B. Smith, Montgomery and Wingfield. Doing straights alone: Messrs. O. Wilson, H. Smith and Barlow. Half circuits alone: Menus. Moicis and J. Wilson. Figures of eights and circuits alone by Mr. Morris, who is now flying exceedingly well. Instructors : Messrs. S. Summerfield and Brynildsen ; 35 h p., 45 h.p., and 60 h.p. Caudrons in use. Although the weather was far from ideal, the usual exhibition flights were again carried out during the week by Mr. S. Summerfield, and several passengers were carried. Mr. Stevenson, of the R.A.C., paid a visit to the aerodrome and witnessed several service machines land. SKillMIII ft ft ft IN ft ft ft ft ft X ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ftftftftftftftft* A group of come of Instructor C. M. Hill's pupils at the Hall Flying School, Hendon, In front of an all-British built Caudron, the engine being a 70 h.p. Isaacson, and the propeller an Ebora. F.N.B. Strits. 509
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