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the London-Brighton circuit it would be foolish to hazard even a remote guess, but it is a certainty that millions is not too far-fetched a figure to employ. Nor can the interest be expressed in figures. For weeks before such an event, the newspapers talk about it. On the eve of the race they give the names of the entered machines and their pilots, and .usually include a map and time-table of the course, so that intending spectators may be able to proceed to the best vantage points with the maximum of con- venience. This gives the public a direct interest, amounting almost to the personal, in the event and there is no doubt they do take a very great interest in the whole affair. This means that the man in the street begins to think that he knows all about aviation, because of the way in which it is brought home to him, and when ultimately he is asked to take a closer interest, and press for the preservation of our lead among the nations of the air, he is able to visualise the problem much more clearly than as though he had not been subjected to the educational process of watching, and being intensely interested in, sport- ing events. Therefore, we think the Club is doing very well and wisely getting to work in earnest, and reviving the interest in sporting fixtures. • • • It is an open secret that the War brought Wireless a marvellous improvement in the Aircraft methods of transmitting and receiving wireless messages, though certain details are even yet being jealously guarded. This, we may H B3 Aerodromes and Landing .GroundsTHE Air Ministry has issued the following Notice to Airmen (No. 34) :—" The following aerodromes have been deleted from List C. (Stations temporarily retained for Service purposes.) :—Aerodrome. Nearest Railway Nearest Town. StationCramlington .. Cramlington . . Newcastle-on- Tyne.Gormanston .. Gormanston .. Drogheda. • . Pembroke (A. and A.) Pembroke .. Pembroke. ,^. Talleght .. .. Dublin Dublin.References (A. and A.) Aeroplane and airship stations. The following aerodrome has been added to List D 1.(Civil licensed aerodromes at which accommodation is avail- able) :— Aerodrome. Nearest Large Nearest Town.Town. Hinton Admiral Hinton Admiral. • Bournemouth.Highcliffe. (Note—No accommodation exists at this aerodrome atpresent.) The following aerodromes have been added to List D 2.(Aerodromes licensed as " suitable for Avro 504 K and similar types only.") Aerodrome. Nearest Railway Nearest Town. Station. , .Priory Heath, Ips- Ipswich .. .. Ipswich, ".- - / wich •• • ,-»•". '•'-;,.;? •_" Kirn Dunoon .. Kirn Pier (Rail- Dunoon. -'"*'-\.'•' "; way boat service to and from) Locks Common, Porthcawl ,. • Portbcawl. Porthcawl Civil Aircraft Arrangements at R.A.F. Aerodromes THE Air Ministry has issued the following notice to airmen(No. 35) :— " Whenever civilian aircraft land at R.A.F. aerodromes,the licences of the crew and the certificates of the aircraft will be examined by a responsible officer and any case in whichsuch papers are not in' order will be fully reported to the Air Ministry. " The officer on duty at the aerodrome will be responsiblethat all charges due are paid before the aircraft is allowed to depart. Civilian aviators will be charged ordinary com-mercial prices for stores in connection with repairs or any labour involved." APRIL 8, 1920 venture to think, is only right when it is recollected that very much of the progress has been due to-the genius of British inventors, whose secrets are not even known in their entirety to our Allies. A very interesting development, which we understand will be seen at the Aero Show at Olympia in July next, is an automatic transmitter, which can be used by the pilot and which does not appear to require any expert knowledge of wireless for its operation. In one form, this instrument is designed for use on commercial machines, and consists simply of an aluminium box, along the front of which are a series ot messages engraved on plates in three rows. Beside every message is a plug-socket, so that all the pilot has to do is to insert a plug, and depress a handle. As the latter returns slowly to its normal position, the selected message is sent out in Morse code, pre- ceded by the " call " signal. The second apparatus is to be used for artillery observation purposes—it is curious how set are men's minds on improving the mechanism of war—and by the use of aerial photo- graphs of the ground, attached to the instrument, messages relating to fire-observation can be sent back to the guns as easily as the messages sent to aerodromes and landing-grounds by the first device. There is no doubt that to wireless development we can look with confidence to help in no small measure to securing maximum safety in commercial flying, and such inventions as those to which we have referred take us a long way on the road' to such safety. -: Dropping Packages by Parachute THE Air Ministry has issued the following Notice toAirmen (No. 36) :— " An amendment to the Air Navigation Regulations,dated March 30, provides that the Secretary of State may, on application being made to him, grant licences to firmsengaged in the aircraft industry authorising the dropping of packages by parachutes from aircraft on to droppinggrounds approved by him for the purpose, subject to such conditions and for such time as may be specified in the licence,and subject also to any directions issued by the Secretary of State for the purpose of supplementing or giving full effect to this proviso." ., • •,.-•. " v~ ••; ,- . New Official Aerodrome at Lausanne THE Air Ministry has issued the following Notice toAirmen (No. 37) :— "It is notified for information that the aerodrome atBlocherette, Lausanne, Switzerland, is now recognised as an official landing place by the Swiss Political Department.It possesses identical rights with Dubendorf for international aviation, but the arrangements at both aerodromes are stillrudimentary. No landings can yet take place at night at either aerodrome." .. . ... - ---• •. • •: ••,—~ :.-.- -.. -.:. 't •• London-Paris Air Mail THE Postmaster-General gives notice that, in conse- quence of the removal of the terminal aerodrome from Houns- low to Waddon, the latest times of handing in letters for transmission by air mail service to Paris have been revised, and are now as follows :— • » • Latest time for posting. Unregistered Registered .Office..; ••:•;• GJP.Q. (King Edward Build-ing). , . ,v •.-.. Threadneedle StreetLombard Street, W.C. District Office ..Western-District Office Charing CrossParliament Street S.W. District letters, etc. letters, etc. 11. o a.m. 10.45 a.m. 10.45 a.m. 11.10 a.m. 10.45 a.m. 11.15 a.m. 11.15 a.m.' 11.10 a.m. 10.55 a.m. 10.40 a.m. 10.40 a.m. 11. ,5 a.m. 10.450 a.m.n.ro a.m. 11,10 a.m. 11. -5 a.m. 'Aerodromes'in'Egypt' *~—• .. - .: •.,-.-v ^ IT is stated that a law has been promulgated in Cairo declaring aerodromes a State monopoly. ::388
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