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\w. NOVEMBER 12, 1925 - £^ iiham Lttts. in a brief speech, thanked his old friend,sir Charles Wakefield, for coming to Manchester to preside at the luncheon that day, and invited the guests to inspect theAvro works during the afternoon. Sir Charles Wakefield added one more item to his alreadylong list of donations to aviation by stating that he was pre- pared to make the Lancashire Aero'Club a present of anotheraeroplane. Sir William Letts said that on behalf of the directors of his firm he would be pleased also to present anotheraeroplane to the club, both announcements naturally being loudly acclaimed by those present. Mr. George Parnalloffered £100 towards a third machine, and a gentleman repre- senting motor interests in Manchester, said Lancashire motorrirms would be willing to defray the rest of the cost of a third machine. Another gentleman representing the brewingindustry stated that, as owners of the land upon which the aerodrome was situated, he had much pleasure in promisingto see if something very substantial could not be done by way of helping the club in the matter of ground rent; andthus a highly successful luncheon concluded. In the afternoon the party visited the Manchester works ofA. V. Roe and Company, where they were received by Sir William Letts, Sir Kenneth Crossley, Mr. A. W. Hubble,Mr. John Lord, and Mr. Harry Fildes, and conducted around the works. A considerable number of machines were seenin course of production, but when it is pointed out that at a pinch this factory would be able to produce 500 machinesper month, it will not come as a surprise when we say that at present the works are not employed to their full capacity.The orderliness in the large factory was most remarkable, and bore testimony to the organising ability of Mr. Pobson,the works manager. IKe Royal £Iero CICL of the Ui\itecl Ktr\gdoi OFFICIAL /NOTICES TO JOINT STANDING COMMITTEEA MEETING of the Joint Standing Committee of the R.Ae.C.and S.B.A.C. was held on Wednesday, November 4, 1925. when there were present :—Royal Aero Club.—Lieut.-Col. F. K. McClean, A.F.C., in the chair, Air Vice-Marshal Sir \Y. S. Brancker, K.C.B..Lieut.-Col. W. A. Bristow. Society of British Aircraft Constructors.—T. O. M.Sopwith, C.B.E., Capt. H. E. P. 1). Acland, Commander James Bird. In attendance : H. E. Perrin, Secretary,R.Ae.C. and C. V. Allen, Secretarv, S.B.A.C. The following" matters were discussed :— The King's Cup Race, 1926.Handicapping for the King's Cup Race. Two-seater Light Aeroplane Competition, 1926.Schneider International Seaplane Race, 1926. Limit of Landing Speed in High Speed Races. Offices : THE ROYAL AERO CLUB, 3, CLIFFORD STREET, LONDON, W.I. H. E. PERRIN, Secretary LIGHT 'PLANE CLUB DOINGS The Lancashire Aero Club ON Thursday, November 5, a few instruction flightswere given in the morning and Sir Samuel Hoare, the Secre- tary of State for Air, watched D. F. Dyson have an instruc-tion from Mr. Scholes. Sir Samuel Hoarc and Air Vice- Marshal Sir Sefton Btancker expressed their pleasure at thecondition of the machines and their satisfaction at the Club's organisation. Col. Shelmerdine was also with the partyand went fully into the details of how the flying was arranged. On Friday, November 6, it was a perfect day for flying.Mr. Scholes took " L.V." up for a brief test flight and then gave S. Crabtree half-an-hour's "dual." J. Leeming did 15minutes " solo," and performed two of what he insists calling " stalled turns." These " stalled turns " are becomingfamous as people on the ground who watch his flying from take-off to landing never know how they have been doneuntil Mr. Leeming lands and tells the watchers all about it. H. S. Macnair then went with Mr. Scholes for 20 minutes ;this was Mr. Macnair's first "dual." Finally, S. Crabtree went up again with Mr. Scholes and used up the remainingdaylight. All safely back in the hangar at 4.55. Mr. Cantrill, the Club's other instructor, having no pupilsdown at the aerodrome, spent the afternoon shooting and returned with two good hares. This shooting is becoming apopular pastime for those who are waiting to fly. On Sunday, November 8, it was not possible to fly duringthe morning" owing to the bad weather. After lunch the L.P.W. was used a little and then Mr. Scholes took L.W. upon a ten minutes' test after which he took the following pupils for " dual." S. Crabtree, 30 rmns. H. Stern, 20 mins.D F. Dyson, 20 mins. A. Tummers, 15 mins. Mr. Cahtrill on L.R. after test took the Air Ministry repre- sentative who was down inspecting the aerodrome up f( r15 minutes. Then H. Goodyear had 20 minutes' " dual," and B. Wilkinson 15 mins. Mr. Stern is setting a newfashion in pilot's suitings, the garb he wore on Sunday, it is believed, is one of the latest winter styles illustrated inlast week's " Vogue." London Aeroplane Club DURING the week ending Saturday, November 7, 1925,flying instruction was carried out on every day with the exception of Tuesday. Flying on certain days was some-what restricted owing to the bad weather. The total flying time was 23 hours 15 minutes. Practically all the instruction was given by Mr. F. G. M.Sparks as the second instructor Mr. G. T. Witcombe was taking a week's holiday due to him after three months'instructional flying. The following members took flying instruction :—C. H.Craig, C. Quirk, E. S. Brough, N. Jones, Mrs. Eliott-Lynn, R. Thomas, Major Beaumont, D. Kittel, S. C. Richards,R. Holmes, J. Barros, H. Solomon, W. E. P. Johnston, H. F. Wight, Miss Salusbury, W. Hay, A. Lees, A. Clarkson,Miss O'Brien, S. Thompson, D. H. P. Esler, Mrs. Atkey, K. V. Wright, R. P. Cooper, R. A. St. John, A. J. Richard-son, J. S. M. Michic. The following members made solo flights :—Mrs. Eliott-Lynn, G. N. Warwick, W. Roche Kelly, and G. H. Craig. On Wednesday, November 4, Mrs. Eliott-Lynn madefurther flights in the tests for the Aviator's Certificate. Having attained a height of 6,000 ft. the descent was madewith engine cut off and the alighting made on the aerodrome within the specified distance. The " Autogiro " AN informal discussion on the de la Cierva " Autogiro "will take place at the Library of the Royal Aeronautical Society, at 7, Albemarle Street, on Monday evening, Novem-ber 16', at 6 p.m. By now there has probably been time for members of the Society to go into the question a little morefully than was possible"at the time the distinguished inventor presented his paper before the Society, and some interestingviews will probably be put forward. Members are invited to attend and to take part in the discussion, and we gather that non-members will be admitted, subject to the seating capacity of the Library being sufficient. M. Coste's Fine IT will be remembered that the French pilot, M. Coste,who came to grief when flying over the Black Forest (when his companion Thierry was killed), was fined by the Germanauthorities for flying over Germany without permission. Recently, Coste paid up the second instalment of the fine, andit is now reported that this has now been remitted as an act of grace. 755
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