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DECEMBER 31, 1925 NOTICES TO AIRMEN France : Danger Areas near Le Bourget and Marignane. IT is notified :— Pilots are particularly requested to refrain from flying over the premises of the following powder factories and especially to avoid making use of pyrotechnic signals when in the vicinity of these factories. (i) Scvran-Livry.—The powder factory is situated approxi- mately 9 kms. E. of Le Bourget air station on the S. side of the railway from Paris to Crepy en Valois, Latitude 48° 56' N. Longitude 2° 33' E. (ii) St. Chanias.—The powder factory is situated on the N. hank of the Etang de J-Jerre, approximately 4 kms. S.E. by S. of Miramas and 20 kins. N.W. of Marignane air station Latitude 43° 33' N., Longitude 5° 01' E. No. 65 of 1925. Littlestone and Penshurst Automatic Wind Indicators.—Character Altered IT is notified :— The character of the lights exhibited by the automatic wind indicators installed at the Littlcstone and Perishurst landing grounds has been changed. The following amendments are made to the Air Pilot, Chapter IV, List of Aerial Lighthouses, pages 36A and 3615 (published in A.P.M.S. 12) :— Littlestone, Automatic Wind Indicator, page 36A. Penshurst, ,, .. ,, page 3613. Delete " 1 sec." after " 1 white occulting " in column 2 and substitute " 2 sees." Delete " 1 second (characteristic : Flash, second ; eclipse, A second)," in column 5, umt substitute " 2 seconds (characteri- stic : Flash, 1 second ; eclipse, 1 second)." No. 66 o/1925. Examination for Aerial Navigators IT is notified :— An examination for 2nd Class Aerial Navigators' licences will be held at the Air Ministry, Gwydyr House, Whitehall, on Monday and Tuesday, January 11 and 12, 1926. The syllabi and conditions of examination may be obtained on application to the Secretary, Air Ministry (A. & L.), Gwydyr House, Whitehall, London, S.W.I. Applications to sit at this examination should be received at the above address not later than January 4, 1926. Candidates should give with their applications full details of any qualifi- cations and experience they already possess. No. 69 of 1925. Croydon Aerodrome: Experimental Neon Lighting Installation. AN experimental Neon ground lighting installation is in operation at Croydon aerodrome. This consists of 16 sections of tubing, each about 20 ft. long, placed horizontally in wooden troughs resting on the ground, and arranged in two parallel lines about 90 ft. apart. There are eight sections of tubing in each line, with an un- lighted interval of about 40 ft. between consecutive sections in line. The installation is placed on that part of the aerodrome not now in use as a landing ground, i.e., on the western side of Plough Lane. It is illuminated concurrently with the other lighting apparatus on the aerodrome, and will be used solely as an experimental unit to assist pilots to locate the aerodrome, until further notice. The light exhibited is a fixed red glow throughout the whole length of each tube. Pilots are warned not to attempt to land on or near this installation owing to the serious danger caused by the surrounding obstructions, and cables carrying high tension electric current. No. 70 of 1925. LIGHT 'PLANE CLUB DOINGS The Lancashire Aero Club MKSsKn. Tut J)K HAVILI.ANJJ Aim HAH Co., LTD., have received anorder for a new " Moth," complete with 6(1 Cirrus engine, from Sir Charles C. Wakerield.This machine, which will be delivered by air to Woodforrt Aerodrome early in January, has been presented to the Lancashire Aero Club by SirCharles Wakcheid. who is President of the dub. Since September the club has trained a large number of people. Thirty-six have had " dual " instruction, and six more have been taught to fly, and are now flying alone. Pupils have flown over 10U hours. This week the weather has been almost respectable. Flying took placeon Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday. Dual, 8 hour?. Solo, 1 hour 35 mins. Tests, I hour 20 mitts. Total time flown, 10 hours 55 mins. ISoth L.V. and L.R. were in use. Twelve people had instruction. Mr.Cantril Rave "dual" to H. Hardy, 45 mins.; J. Wilkinson, 20 mins.; C. Colley, -40 niius. ; P. Miehclson, 55 mins. ; S. Crabtree, .'ill mins. ; C. Parker,35 tnins. ; A. Rodman, 5 mius. ; Mr. Seholes gave dual to P. Michelson, 20 mins.; A. Macnair, 40 mills. ; 1). Tmnnier.-, 10 ntins. ; S. Crabtree, 4omins.; C. Parker, 1 hour; K. Williams, 10 mins. ; J. Leeming, 10 mills. ; M. l.acayo. 10 ntius. The following made solos:—A. Goodyear, 15 mills. ; A. Goodfcllow, 35inins. ; R. Williams, 15 mins. ; .1. Lecming, 15 initis. ; M. Lacayo, 15 mitts. A merry crowd was present on Boxing Day, fortunately Mr. Scholes andthe chairman had had the forethought to order one roast goose for their lunch. flushed with the morning's success, they invited sundry membersto come to lunch at 1 o'clock, the result being that each person was able to have one portion of the said goose about the si/.e of a postage stamp. Theclub's tame cocktail mixer made some of his famous Bunsen Burners, and the resultant hunger was only stemmed by vast supplies of Cheshire cheese. The Newcastlc-upon-Tyne Aero Club, Ltd. I'I.VIM. report for week ending December 27, 1925:—Total times, LX, 13-23 ; LY, 4-44. Total, 18 hours 7 mius. Mr. W. T. Walton, 4 hours 20 mins. ; Mr. ]. A. Snincrvillc, 1 hour 23 mins. ;Mr. H. H. Leech, 2 hours ; Mr. K. Whitneld, 39 mills. ; Mr. G. H. Twine, 35 mins. ; Mr. W. P. Gibson (first dual, 15 mins.). Secmulary Dual.— Mr. R. N. Thompson, 25 mins. ; Mr. N. S. Todd, 15 niins. ;Mr. W. M. JlacKay, 3d mins. Solo.—Messrs. R. N. Thompson, 1 hour; W. T. Walton, 45 inins. ; P. F.Heppell, 49 inins. : K. S. Todd. 20 niins. ; W. M. MacKay, 50 mins. Passengers.—Miss Stephenson, 15 mins.; Miss Douglas, 30 mins.; MissSkelton, 15 mins. ; Mr. Heaton, 15 mins. ; Mr. Leete, 30 mius. ; Mr. A. E Leech, 15 mins. ; Mr. A. Peacock, 15 mins. ; Mr. Cigale, 5 mins. Major Packman carried out a 25 mins. test for barograph adjustmentto 4,0110 ft. ; four other tests totalled 25 mins. The second 100 hours' flying test of the " Moths " was completed onSunday morning, during which time no replacements had been made, but Mr. MacKay has already (during the first hour) marred the record for thethird century by damaging the axle of LY when landing after a solo flight on Sunday morning. Needless to say, he had to stand a lot of good-naturedchaff about it, but he took it all very cheerfully. A new axle was wired for immediately, as it is hoped to have the machine on service on Tuesday. Itis thought that the machine may have been overloaded, as Mr. MacKay is not a light weight at any time, and tins happened at the end of what hasbeen, this year, three days' Christinas festivities. During the last flight on Saturday, a very interesting experiment wascarried out by Mr. John Bell. Major Packman had Mr. Gibson up under instruction, and when it became almost dark Mr. Bell stole out or. to the areo-drome with a candle, which he lighted when well out and the " Moth '' imme- diately came down and circled around the light. This species is, fortunately,more careful than the earlier types of " Moth " and did not fly " into " the light— and the holder. Mr. R. N. Thompson caused a very sickly feeling among a number of themembers on Sunday, when he described his feelings during an intentional spin which was included in his secondary dual training. He was, however,very enthusiastic and reassuring about the manner and quickness with which control was regained when he took over. New Government Director for Imperial Airways, Ltd. THE Air Ministry announces : The Secretary of State for \ir has appointed Air Vice-Marshal Sir Vyell Vyvyan, K.C.H., D.S.O. (retired list of the Koyal Air Force)," to lie one of the Government Directors on the Hoard of Imperial Airways, Ltd., in place of Maj. J. AY. Hills, M.I'., who has resigned that appointment. The Italian Transatlantic Flight COMMANDANTE CASAGRANDE, the Italian airman, who is attempting a flight from Genoa to IHtenos Aires in a Savoia 55 flying-boat, has not been very fortunate in the early stages of his flight. On November 19 he had to put into Casablanca owing to bad weather, and has now met with further mis- fortune, for his machine broke awayjrom its moorings and was badly damaged. 857 Another North Pole Flight FINANCED by Mr. Henry Ford, and commanded by Capt. G. H. Wilkins, the Australian explorer, a scheme is announced for an attempt to reach the North Pole by aero- plane next spring. A special all-metal machine is being built at the Ford aircraft factory for this expedition, and the services of two of America's crack pilots—Lieuts. Doolittle and Macready—will probably be secured for the attempt. The starting point is to be Point Barro, Alaska, and the flight will probably conclude at Spitzbergen. The Hon. Elsie Mackay THE Hon. Elsie Mackay, third daughter of Lord Inch- cape, who was taught to fly by Mr. Alan Cobhamin August, 1922, has been elected one of the Advisory Committee of Pilots to the Air League. Miss Mackay possesses her own aeroplane, a D.H.6, and is a keen flyer.
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