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DECEMBER 28, 1922 NOTICES TO AIRMEN Importation of Dogs by Aircraft from Abroad A CASE having occurred recently of the importation of a dog into this country by air without authority, attention is drawn to the Importation of Dogs Orders of 1914 and 1918 (No. 2), which prohibit the importation of dogs from abroad, whether originally taken from this country or not, unless their landing has been authorised by licence previously obtained from the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries (4, Whitehall Place, London, S.W. 1). (No. 134 of 1922.) Alternative Cross-Channel Air Route : Weather Reports I. WHEN bad weather conditions prevail on the normal air route between Croydon and the Channel, reports from certain stations on an alternative route are now available at Croydon and Lympne for communication to pilots of machines in flight: 2. The places for which information is available at these times are the Isle of Grain, North Foreland and Deal. 3. Paragraph 2 of Notice to Airman No. 80 of 1922 is amplified accordingly. (No. 135 of 1922.) Holland : Use of Deventer Landing Ground Discontinued 1. THE landing ground at Deventer is no longer available for use. (No. 136 of 1922.) France : Civil Landing Grounds, Military Aero dromes, etc. 1. Civil Emergency Landing Grounds.—The following addi tional grounds are now available :— (a) Chatillon-sur-Seine. Position.—Lat. 470 51' N., Long. 4° 35' E. Situated i£ kms. to the south of Chatillon, at a height of 264 metres (865 ft.) above sea level. Dimensions for landing.—500 by 500 metres. Supplies.—No supplies are available. There is a resident caretaker. (b) Saint Dizier. Position.—Lat. 480 38' N., Long. 4s 55'E. Situated 3 kms. west of St. Dizier, at a height of 146 metres (480 ft.) above sea level. Dimensions for landing.—650 by 600 metres. Supplies, etc.—No supplies are available. There is a resident caretaker. Telephone.—A telephone has been installed. 2. Civil Landing Ground, Taulonse.—The dimensions for landing have been increased to 600 by 600 metres, and three hangars are now available. 3. Military and Naval Aerodromes.—The following military or naval aerodromes->are additional to those notified in Notice to Airmen No. 97 of 1921. These aerodromes are available for use by civil aircraft in cases of emergency only, i.e., when pilots are unable to reach a civil air station. Assistance can only be given by the French military or naval authorities in exceptional circumstances, and, in all cases, only so far as the personnel and material available permit. (a) Military Aerodromes.—Behonne (3 kms. N.E. of Bar-le- Duc) ; Bourg (2$ kms. S.S.W. of Bourg) ; Bouy (2 kms. S. of Mourmelon-le-Grand) ; Coetquidan (18 kms. E. of Ploermel, 6 kms. N.N.W. of Guer) ; Grav (3 kms.S.E. of Gray) ; La Bele (7 kms. N.N.E. of Nantes) ;' St. Omer (-z\ kms. S.S.W. of St. Omer) ; Sarreguemines (2 kms. N.N.E. of Sarre-guemmes) ; Sissonne (2 kms. E.S.E. of Sissone) ; Vesoul (3 kms. N.N.E. of Vesoul). (b) Naval Aerodrome and Airship Staticn.—Cuers-Pierrefeu (20 kms. N.E. of Toulon). (No. 137 of 1922.) " Rules as to Lights " 1. ATTENTION is drawn to Schedule IV, Section 1, of the Air Navigation Order, 1922, in which are prescribed the lights to be exhibited by aircraft between the hours of sunset and sunrise. In the interests of public safety, it is essential that these " Rules as to Lights " shall be complied with by all owners of registered aircraft. 2. Failure to comply with these provisions will result in liability for penalties under Article 23 of the Order. (No. 139 of 1922.) France : Night Landing Arrangements, Customs Service at Lyons Aerodrome 1. Night Landing Arrangements.— a) The following arrangements for night landing are in use at French aerodromes :— As far as possible an illuminated " T " is displayed to indicate the direction of the wind, and the landing area is illuminated by one or more searchlights. Failing the " T," and occasionally in addition thereto, 4 or 5 white lights and one red light are displayed in a row from a lorry, the red light being placed to windward of the white lights. Landings should, therefore, take place in the illuminated zone parallel with the lights and towards the red light. (b) The aerodromes of St. Inglevert, Strasbourg and Marig- nane are now provided with a portable searchlight for night landings. These aerodromes are only lit when a request from pilots has been received in advance or when aircraft are expected. 2. Lyons (Le Br on).—A permanent customs service for the clearance of passengers only has been established at this aerodrome. Freight must be sent to the customs office in Lyons for examination. (No. 140 of 1922.) <s> <$> <s> <•> LONDON TERMINAL AERODROME Monday evening, December 25 CHRISTMAS traffic has exceeded all expectations, and extra machines have had to be run on several services in an attempt to cope with the demand for seats. Both the Instone Air Line and the Daimler Airway had, however, to close their passenger lists, and refuse bookings, before the end of the week. The gales during the past week have not interfered to any great extent with the running of the services, except on Wednesday, and even then—when the wind at 2,000 ft. above the Channel was blowing at about 70 miles an hour and Lympne was reporting winds of 50 miles an hour on the ground—the K.L.M. monoplanes carried on as usual. On the outward journey from Croydon to Rotterdam, Mr. Van Der Hoop left Croydon while a 50-mile-an hour south-east wind was reported from Lympne, and expected to have to land there for petrol. However, even the gale seems to favour the K.L.M., for the wind changed round through at least 45 degrees, with the result that Mr. Van Der Hoop was in Rotterdam within 2 hours 6 minutes. The return flight from Rotterdam to Croydon was undertaken by Mr. Pyl, who, after flying against the gale for 3 hours 25 minutes, was compelled to alight at Lympne owing to approaching darkness. One of the amazing features of this particular flight was that although Mr. Pyl himself was feeling none too grand after his buffeting, and on arrival at Lympne got down from his seat and went round to the cabin-door expecting to find his three passengers very much the worse for wear, they were highly delighted with their flight, and had not suffered in the slightest from sickness. Manchester " Express " in a Gale ON Friday Mr. Robinson, piloting a Daimler 34 from Manchester to London against a southerly gale, was compelled to land at Huntingdon for petrol, and, after ascending again, was 1 hour 43 minutes in flying the 60 odd miles to Croydon. He tells me that he looked down at the ground at one place, and, after flying steadily for 5 minutes, glanced down again, to find that he was still over the same spot. I understand that the German " Albatros " which set out from Berlin to fly to London was damaged when it forced- landed at Bremen, and that the flight is to be started again in a " Dornier " some time this next week. A new D.H.34 was delivered to the Daimler Airway on Wednesday. I understand that this machine is fitted with extra-large petrol tanks in order to obviate the necessity of going down at Lympne, on the journey from Amsterdam to London, when there is a strong head-wind. In practically all other respects the machine is the same as the other 34 's in use on the service. Rain, unfortunately, spoiled the joy-riding on Christmas Day, but Capt. Muir tells me he has a number of holiday " specials " booked up, including one for a lady who is going to fly to a race-meeting on Wednesday. A record return trip to Manchester was made by a Daimler " air express " on Saturday, the machine making the out-and- return flight in only 3 hours 45 minutes. 788
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