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1916 - 0586.PDF
[/PGHT JULY 13, 1916. i^ru w London Aerodrome, Collindale Avenue, Hendon. Grahame-White School.—Straights last week with instructor : Messis. Callard, Cockell, Drew, Edwards, Hodgkinson, Jamie, Keymer, Mulville, Mills, Rodo- canochi, Ward and Lyles. Circuits with instructor: Messrs. Donald and Kay. Eights with instructor : Messrs. Cooper, Forster, Goodhart, Phillips, Turner and Wellinkar. Instructors : Messrs. Biard, Hale, Manton, Pashley, Russell and Winter. Beatty School.—The following pupils were out during last week: Messrs. Gliksten, Atkin, Kay, Venables, Whitmore, New, Edwards, Jones, Davy, Murdoch, Garlick, Mitchell, Elliott, Earl, Towson, Skeet, McPher- son, Hoskins, White, Rudd, Gadsden, de Wilde, Curry, Hick, Wood, Sach, Owen, and Austen. The instructors were Messrs. G. W. Beatty, G. Virgilio, 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. Mr. Bruno Roberts flew for his certificate on July 4th. Hall School.—Pupils out last week:—With Flight- Lieut. Bell: Messrs. Air-Mechanic Halliday, F. Smith, and Glegg. With P. G. Allen (late R.F.C.): Messrs. F. W. Smith, Orton, Lambert Barton, Lieut. Packman, Henley, Illingworth, and Lieut. Yuill. With Cecil M. Hill (Head Instructor): Messrs. Skinner, Duncan, Cottrell-Jones, and Lieut. Deane. Machines in use: Hall and Caudron (Government type) tractors. Royal Aero Club certificates taken by Air-Mechanic Halliday (R.N.A.S.), F. Smith, and Glegg ; all excellent tickets, and passed in very good style with good landings. J.R London and Provincial Aviation Co.—Pupils rolling last week: Messrs. Mander, Leman and Bush. Doing straights : Messrs. Jones, Daly, Sivewright and Egerton. Circuits and eights : Mr. W. Evernden. Instructors : Messrs. W. T. Warren, M. G. Smiles, L. H. Brake and W. T. Warren, jun. Three tractor biplanes in use. Royal Aero Club certificate taken by Mr. W. Evernden. Ruffy-Baumann School.—School out every day last week. Pupils with instructors: Williams (12 mins.), Fraser (68), Bebee (55), Westlake (20), De Balme (30), Wilson (48), Thomas (10), Durand (10), Homes (10), Babington Smith (10), Homes (12), and Fanshaw (12). Pupils doing solos and circuits: Fraser, Durand and Wilson. Instructors: E. Baumann, A. Baumann and Andre Thomsen. Fraser took his ticket in good style, and Durand did half the tests. On Saturday E. Baumann out testing new 60 h.p., and took several passengers. Bournemouth School. PUPILS rolling alone last week: Messrs. Fenn, Montgomery, Ross, J. B. Smith, Wingfield, Hinchcliff, Turner, Brandon, Green, Pritt, Hammersley, and Kennedy. Straights alone: Messrs. Little, C. Wilson, H. Smith, Barlow, Daniel, Scaramanga, and Adamson. Half circuits alone: Mr. J. Wilson. Instructors : Messrs. S. Summerfield and Brynildsen. Machines in use: 35, 45 and 60 h.p. Caudrons. Very little exhibition work was carried through during the week, mainly owing to the very bad weather. Several good flights, however, were made by the instructors. Copyright, F. N. Birketi, from the F.N.B. Series. A few Pilots who have recently secured their Royal Aero Club Certificates at the Hall Flying Schcol, Hendon.- (I) Mr. F. B. Taylor, (2) Mr. T. Dickson, (3) Mr. F. R. Rand, (4) Mr. H. L. Gaskell. and (5) Mr. A. Cosgrave. 586
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