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AFRIL 16, 1925 THE BLACKBURN FLYING SCHOOL A Few Impressions of a Visit to Brough FOR S ime time put the flying school operated at Brough, on ths Humber, by the North Sea Aerial and General Trans- part Company has been in full swing, and as the work being carried out and the types of machines in use are of con- siderable interest, it is thought that a few impressions of a visit which we paid to the station recently may be welcome. The North Ssa Aerial and General Transport Company, it should be mentioned, is a subsidiary company of the Black- burn Aeroplane and Motor Company, of Leeds, and its general manager is Capt. Norman Blackburn. one during the War, and since the outbreak of peace it has seen very considerable activity, as all the various types of Blackburn machines, aeroplanes, seaplanes, and flying boats are tested here. With the establishment of the training school this activity has been still further increased, the situation of the station being such as to produce a combination not often met with, i.e. an aerodrome adjoining a river, so that all types of machines, including amphibians, can be flown. Large hangars are already in existence on the ground, one of which is a huge flying shed.^while in the other construc- TWO BLACKBURN SCHOOL * MACHINES : On the left, the " Dart " seaplane, with Napier " Lion " engine ; and on the right, the " Bluebird " light 'plane, with Blackburne engine. The flying school at Brough has the distinction, among others, of being the only privately-owned seaplane training school in the country, and as such is of considerable interest, the more so as the training of seaplane pilots is, in many ways, different from and more difficult than the training of aero- plane pilots. The company has been appointed by the Air Ministry to give refresher courses to pilots of the R.A.F. Reserve, and instructional work is carried out on a number of different types of machines, ranging from the Blackburn "iBluebird " light biplane to the twin-engined " Kangaroo " and the " Dart " seaplane. The Brough air station was, of course, a very important tional work, erecting repairs, etc., are carried out. A number of smaller hangars house the smaller of the school machines, and on the. edge of the aerodrome has been built a residential club, the Brough Aviation Club, where pupils and instructors spend their hours of rest. The club premises include mes>, bar, billiard room and lounge, and usually a very happy and cheerful company is to be found in and around the club when the weather does not permit of flying. Three instructors look after the training of pupils, all being men with past experience in the R.A.F. and/or in the late R.N.A.S. Reference has already been made to the fact that Brough is the only civilian seaplane school in the country. The THE BLACKBURN/'BLUEBIRD " LIGHT 'PLANE : Three-quarter rear view. Note the do«r giving access to the cockpit. T 224
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