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prize £50, 2nd £20. This race was for the machines occupying the first three places in the Waddon and Croydon Handicaps. It was flown over the same course, but owing to the late hour and the weather conditions, the number of laps was reduced from four to two. Though brief, this was a very good race, and there were some close finishes ; six started as follows:—Sparks, on the Renault Avro (6 mins. 9 sees.) ; Kennard, on the " B.E. " 5 mins. 22 sees.) ; Spenser Grey on the Le Rhone Avro (5 mins. 30 sees.) ; Ortweiler (34 sees.) ; Muir (12 sees.) ; and Longton (scratch), on " S.E.5's." Sparks maintained the lead ai! through, and Spenser Grey passed Kennard on the first lap, but lost his second place to Ortweiler on the last lap. The latter pilot crossed the line 5 sees, after Sparks, but only § sec. ahead of Spenser Grey. Muir and Longton came in fourth and fifth respectively, with Kennard last. The final event of the day was a relay team race for the Air League Challenge Cup. Three teams, Red, White, and Blue, competed as follows :—Red—Flight-Lieut. J. M. Robb (" S.E.sa "). Flight-Lieut. R. W. Chappell (Avro), and SEPTEMBER 22, 1921 Flight-Offr. P. Murgatroyd (" S.E.sa ") ; White—Major E. L. Foot (" S.E. 5a "), Sqdn.-Ldr. G. H. Bowman (Avro), and Major C. H. Johnstone (" S.E.5a ") ; Blue—Flight- Lieut. Longton (" S.E.5a "), Capt. A. F. Muir (Avro), and F. J. Ortweiler (" S.E.5a "). The " S.E.5's " started off first and made one circuit of the course, the Red 'bus " dropping " into the aerodrome first-very close in. A Red representative sprinted out to meet him, took over the baton, sprinted back and handed it to the Avro pilot, who lost no time in getting away. The Biue " S.E. 5 " was the next in, a little further out on the 'drome, so that the Blue messenger had to cover a greater distance to deliver the goods. The White " S.E.5 " landed a long way out, and the White runner looked somewhat red by the time he got up to the waiting Avro. The latter, however, refused to start, so the race was left to the Red and Blue teams. The Red Avro was first home, enabling the third representative of his team to get well away on his " S.E, 5," and thus win the race. It was a good race, and quite an exciting and amusing finish to the First Croydon Meeting. (Pictures on p. 627.) ROYAL AERONAUTICAL SOCIETY Rules for Election of Fellows and Associate Fellows ALTHOUGH not possessing degree-conferring powers, the Royal Aeronautical Society is anxious that the standing of its members should be kept at the high level which one associates with an institution of this character. In the past, aeronautical engineers were recruited to a very great extent from more or less non-engineering classes, but one effect of the War was to bring into tho industry engineers of very high stand- ing, and who were specialists in an enormous range of subjects. This all to the good of the sound future development of aeronautical engineering, and in order to ensure that there shall be no lowering of the standard, the Society has draughted a set of rules for the election of Fellows and Associate Fellows which are sufficiently stringent to place those who succeed in passing the qualifications and examina- tions on a level at least equal to that of full Members and Associate Members of other technical institutions. The authorised abbreviations in these two grades of the R.Ae.Soc. are, of course, F.R.Ae.S. and A.F.R.Ae.S. respectively. Fellowship is reserved for those who have reached a position of very high standing in the science of aeronautics. Candidates must be qualified for Associate Fellowship, although they need not necessarily have passed as such, H H Meteorology in the War WHEN the Scottish Meteorological Society amalgamated with the Royal Meteorological Society early this year it was arranged to hold meetings periodically in Scottish centres as well as those held regularly in London. The first of these meetings was held the other day in Edinburgh, Mr. R. H. Hooper being in the chair. Several papers were read, a particularly interesting one being read by Captain Cave, who told of the part played by meteorology in the War. So far as the Army was concerned, he said, previous to 1914 there was no provision for meteorological information. They were told that the British Army did not go into action with umbrellas. In 1915, however, a meteorological section was formed to supply information to the R.F.C. At first the flying men were not in the least enthusiastic, and it was the Artillery which first made full use of the new section. Kite balloons played an important part in securing the necessary information, and were the means of saving hundreds of lives. Captain Cave went on to tell how eventually the R.A.F. came to appreciate the work of the section and to make very extensive calls for information. He described in detail the work done in the later stages of the War at Stonehaugh in regard to ascertaining the velocity of air currents at different heights. All methods generally, he said, gave place to the use of small pilot balloons, which were sent tip at various times of the day as required by the Air Force authorities. With the balloons they used the theodolite, and their ex- perience showed that the theodolite was sufficiently accurate for the purposes of flight. New Zealand Favours Aviation IT is evident, from a recent statement made by Sir Heaton Rhodes, New Zealand Minister of Defence, that the New Zealand Air Board is justifying its existence. In out- lining the work of the Air Board, Sir Heaton said that the Government had decided, after the matter had been thoroughly considered by the Air Board, to make provision for the development of aviation along lines which would enable the The necessary qualifications for Associate Fellowship are divided into three heads : (a) General education ; (6) General technical qualifications, and (c) Aeronautical quali- fications. The qualifications under the first head shall be matriculation at a university, or the holding of a school certificate of the " First Examination " recognised by the School Examinations Board, or an equivalent examination or status. The general technical qualification is to cover either engineering, science or mathematics. Under (e) the candidate shall be required to pass an examination in a specified list of subjects relating to aeronautical engineering. The first examination will be held in April, 1922, and applica- tions must' reach the Secretary not later than one month before the date announced for the examination. In lieu of the regular examination, candidates may present a thesis, paper or other contribution to aeronautical knowledge. The fees, which must accompany applications or theses, etc., are as follows : For a first entry in either part of the examination £2 2s., for a thesis £5 5s., for any subsequent entries full fee will be charged, for special examinations in mathematics £1 is. Full particulars may be obtained from the Secretary, R.Ae.S., 7, Albemarle Street, London, W. 1. Dominion to possess civil aviation for commercial and other needs, and at the same time to provide for the necessities for aerial defence in case of emergency. The key of the system was the Air Board, which would advise the Government on all sides of the question. On the purely defence side the function of the Board would be to advise the Government as to the purchase, rent and prepara- tion of key aerodromes ; the purchase and maintenance of war aeroplanes; and the inspection by members of the defence staff of aviation schools and their equipment ; the institution of refresher courses for ex-R.A.F. pilots, so that the valuable training of these men might not be lost to the country ; and the allotment of defence machines to civil companies. The survey of routes would be undertaken by officers of the Aviation Branch of the Defence Department or by any competent aviator who might be deputed by the Board to undertake the work. As defence aviation, owing to the great cost involved, could not be developed without the development of the commercial side, the Board was also entrusted with the duty of advising how this development could best be promoted. The general lines of the Board's duty in this respect was to advise as to : (i) Companies or private individuals that might be subsidised for the conveyance of mails and passengers on approved routes ; (2) the allotment by way of loan or otherwise of Government machines ; (3) inspection of privately-owned machines ; (4) the reservation of rights of particular companies or individuals to fly for hire within prescribed areas. The Board would make recommendations as to contracts for passenger and mail services, and such contracts would be submitted to the Minister for Defence and also the Postmaster- General. On general lines the Board would be an advisory authority with respect to legislation regarding aviation, and would also consider and recommend in what direction assistance should be given to the Meteorological Department, with a view to equipment to meet the needs of aviation. 632
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