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JULY 1, 1926 LIGHT 'PLANE CLUB DOINGS Aeroplane ClubTHE total flying time for the week was 60 hours 35 minutes. The following Members had flying instruction :—Miss O'Brien, Col. Farfan,j. Eady, T. H. O. Richardson, Capt. Godfrey, H. R. Thomas, J. H. Saffery, ). C. Parkinson, G. W. Hall, B. B. Tucker, S. J. Bassett, B. Waugh, G. H,:raig, O. J. Marstrand, S. C. Richards, H. R. Presland, K. V. Wright, E. A. ^ook, S. Nesbitt, P. O. Davison, H. Solomon, D. H. P. Esler, E. K. Blytli,E. E. Stammers, E. D. Moss, M. R. Berney, F. S. Adams, S. H. J. Game, H. 1'. Wight, L. C. Sykes, Sir John Rhodes, Bart. The following Members flew solo :—Squad.-Leader M. E. A. Wright, E. E.Stammers, A. R. Ogston, N. J. Hulbert, A. G. D. Alderson, Maior K. M. Beaumont, W. Hay, Mrs. Eliott Lynn, G. H. Craig, J. H. Saffery, E. D. Moss,A. Lees, S. O. Bradshaw, E. S. Brough, N. Jones, A. P. Hunt, G. Wallcousins, E. A. Cook, R. Malcolm, Sir John Rhodes, J. Barros, Capt. W. Roche Kelly,H. Kennedy. The following Associate Members had joy rides :—Mrs. Bailey, Miss Salus-bury, Miss Oldham, Miss Mullens, R. V. Crump, J. D. Lloyd, Miss Malcolm. A. P. Hunt successfully completed the flying tests for his Aviator'sCertificate. Royal Air Force Display.—Flying will be suspended on July 3, the day of theRoyal Air Force Display at Hendon. The Air Council has decided to allow Members of the London AeroplaneClub to purchase two tickets for the price of one to the 10s. enclosure. Not more than two tickets can be purchased by any one Member. Tickets may beobtained from the Pilot Instructors, Stag Lane Aerodrome, Edgware, or from 3, Clifford Street, London, W.I. Purchase of D. H. " Moth."—The following donations have been received : —E. E. Stammers £5, Capt. J. T. Godfrey £2. Total to date £748 5s. The King's Cup Air Race.—The race for the King's Cup will be held at theHendon Aerodrome on Friday and Saturday, July 9 and 1U, from 10 a.m. each day. The Royal Aero Club will give the Members of the London AeroplaneClub free admission on both days on presentation of their Membership Badges. Motor cars will be charged 2s. each. Refreshments will be supplied all day.The London Aeroplane Club will be represented in the King's Cup Air Race. The E>.H. " Moth " will be entered by the Duke of Sutherland and will beflown by Capt. F. G. M. Sparks. The Duke of Sutherland's Presentation " Moth."—On Saturday afternoon.July 10, the Duke of Sutherland, Vice-President of the Royal Aero Club, will present a D.H. " Moth " to the London Aeroplane Club. The presentationwill take place at the Hendon Aerodrome on the occasion of the King's Cup Race, and it is hoped that all Members will make a special effort to be present. The Midland Aero ClubREPORT for week ending June 26. The total flying time was 10 hours 15 minutes. The following Members had flying instruction :—S. R. H. Miller,E. R. King, E. J. Beard, and H. Beamish. Solo flying was again restricted for the reason stated in last week's report.Mr. A. R. H. Miller has done 14 hours' flying during the past 8 days. It may be of some interest to place on record an indication of the amount nfflying put in by some of the members who are now flying solo. 'H.Willis, 24 hours; E. Brighton, 30 hours ; L. Knox, 22 hours ; W. Swinn,18* hours ; R. L. Jackson, 14J hours, ; H. Hassall, 18 hours. The Newcastle-upon-Tyne Aero ClubREPORT for week ending Junt. 27.—The total amount of flying carried out during the week amounted to 7 hrs. 30 mins., made up as follows :— Dual instruction, 4 hrs ; solo flying, 3 hrs. 15 mins. ; one passenger flightwith Maj. Pa,ckman of 15 mins. The following members flew under instruction :—Messrs. Shaw, Detchon, Howard, J. Ball, Thirlwell and Twins. Mr. Baxter, Chairman of the Newcastle Motor Club, flew with Maj, Packmanjn Tuesday. On Wednesday, 23rd, Mr. W. Baxter Ellis flew with Mr. Paish as passenger.On the 25th he took up as passenger Mr. P. M. Dodds, the coroner who held the inquest upon the late Maj. Packman, for 15 mins. ; and on Sunday,with Mr. N. S. Todd as passenger, he flew over the funeral procession to the cemetery at Cramlington, circled around during the service in the chapel,and while the Royal Artillery trumpeter sounded the Last Post he glided over the grave while Mr. Todd dropped a bunch of flowers. On the 24th, at the time Maj. Packman should have flown at Druridge Bay before the motor races organised by the Newcastle Motor Club, Mr. P. ForsythHcppell flew over the course, performed a very graceful and slow loop, and Mr. Todd flew the machine back to the aerodrome. The carrying out ofthis flight out of respect to Maj. Packman was very much appreciated by all, aud was a very touching incident. Black streamers flew from the struts. Mr. Baxter Ellis and Maj. Packman each carried out flights of about10 mins. on the " Gull " on Wednesday night. On Thursday morning Mr. Ellis flew once, Mr. Heppell twice, and then Maj. Packman took themachine up for the flight which proved to be his last. The members of the club mourn the loss of an excellent instructor, a^rticularly energetic worker, always keen to fly under any conditions, and anxious to promote flying in any way possible. Aviation has lost morethan is possibly appreciated by his death. Messages of condolence were received from the following : CommanderPerrin, on behalf of the Royal Aero Club and the London Aeroplane Club. Mr. J. F. Leemiug, on behalf of the Committee and members of the Lanca-shire Aero Club. Mr. Stack, Chief Instructor, Lancashire Aero Club. Mr. J. F. Barnes, on behalf of the Yorkshire Aeroplane Club. Mr. O. E. Simmons,on behalf of the Hampshire Aeroplane Club. Mr. C. G. Grey. The Directors and staff of the De Havilland Aircraft Co. J. Lankester Parker, Esq.,H. Baker, Esq., on behalf of the Anglo-American Oil Co. Mr. P. Hodgson, on behalf of the Scottish Office, A.I.D., the staff of the Berkshire Aviation Co. Floral tributes were receive! from the Lancashire Aero Club, the De Hayil-land Aircraft Co. (Directors and staff), aud the staff of the Berkshire Aviation Co. In addition to a very large number of local individuals and bodies. A report on Maj. Packman's accident will be found elsewhere in this issue. Southern Aero ClubALMOST ideal weather favoured the Southern Aero Club on the day of their opening meeting on June 19 at Shoreham Aerodrome, and a splendidprogramme of flying was presented. One of the most attractive items on the programme was the display givenby a flight of five " Grebes " of No. 56 Squadron, R.A.F., Biggin Hill. It is of interest to note that this is the first meeting of a private club at whichthe Royal Air Force has assisted. Special thanks are due to Air Vice-Marshal H. R. M. Brooke-Popham, C.B., C.M.G., D.S.O., A.F.C., and to Squadron-Leader F. Vincent, D.F.C., for consenting to allow this detachment to assist. The principal flying items were as follows :—Flight by the first graduatepupil of the club, Mr. F. Miles, who showed much skill in handling his " Centaur " aud promises to become a first-class pilot. Exhibition of flyingby Mr. C. L. Pashley, the club instructor, on an Avro. Aerobatic display by Capt. H. S. Broad, on a Moth. This well-known pilot gave a wonderfuldisplay. The next item was the truly marvellous display of flying given by the detachment of No. 56 Squadron* The display was divided into threeparts—formation flying, evolutions in formation and flight drill, low bombing attack on a gun emplacement, and aerial combats aud individual aerobatics.With such a high standard of excellence it is extremely difficult to give the preference to either the items, but the whole performance will not soon beforgotten by those who had the privilege of witnessing it. This was followed by a wonderful display of flying on an Avro. The last item was a flighton the Centaur by Sqd.-Ldr. Vincent. Among the distinguished visitors may be mentioned Air Vice-MarshalSir Sefton Brancker, K.C.B., A.F.C., who flew to the meeting in alMoth. His kind appreciation of the aims and objects of the club was appreciatedby the members. The Private Owners' Club was represented by the Hon. Secretary, D. Kittell,Esq., and Sir John Rhodes, both of whom arrived by air. Mr. Kittell gave a graceful exhibition of flying in his Moth. Between two and three thousandspectators witnessed the display. Report for week ending Tune 27 : Hours flown : G. E. A. T. V., 6 hrs. 5 mins,G. E. A. L. L.. 9 hrs, total 15 hrs. 5 mins. The following members had dual instruction : Messrs. Parker, Poole,Richardson, Baxter, Naunton, Hewett, Ashby, Wallis, Bainbridge and Boucher.On Thursday afternoon Messrs. Richardson and Parker made their first solo flights, both putting up a very creditable performance.The weather has been good and it is hoped to get several members through for their tickets shortly. ALAN COBHAM'S AUSTRALIAN FLIGHT HAVING completed the many and necessary preparations for his flight to Australia and back, Mr. Alan Cobham started on his new venture on June 30. Owing to the shortness of the notice of his intended start, and the extra pressure on our space this week, we cannot do more than just briefly outline the outstanding points of this latest effort. Perhaps the most important point to note is the fact that Mr. Cobham is using the self-same D.H.50 biplane and Siddeley " Jaguar " engine which he used on his recent flight to Cape Town and back. The machine, of course, has been completely overhauled, although the plywood of the fuselage (which was supplied by the Aeronautical and Panel Plywood Co., Ltd.) and the internal structure of the wings remain untouched, as they did not show the slightest signs of needing a change. The " Jaguar " engine, as previously reported in FLIGHT, was practically " as good as new," so that it was only a question of general overhaul and, perhaps, one or two minor replacements. Considering machine and engine had experienced five months of alternate European snow and Indian heat during the 16,000 miles of the last flight, it is gratifying to hear, as a point in favour of British aircraft construction, that they are fit for another expedition of 26,000 miles ! For the present flight the D.H.50 has been fitted with a pair of all-metal floats, which have been specially constructed for the flight by Short Bros., Ltd. These floats will be employed until Port Darwin in Australia is reached, when a land chassis will be fitted. Mr. Cobham, who will be once more accompanied by Mr. A. B. Elliott, his trusty engineer, is following the route taken by the late Sir Ross Smith and his brother, Sir Keith Smith, when they flew to Australia eight years ago in a Vickers " Vimy." This route is via Marseilles, Naples, Athens, Alexandretta, Baghdad, Karachi, Calcutta, Rangoon, Singa- pore, Timor, Port Darwin and Melbourne. On Monday last Mr. Cobham gave a sort of " reception " at the works of Short Bros., Rochester—where the machine has been equipped with floats—and explained his plans and also made some trial flights on his D.H.50 seaplane, which has been named " Sir Charles Wakefield." Sir Charles, it should be mentioned, has contributed considerably towards the finances of this undertaking. Mr. J. D. Siddeley, of Armstrong Siddeley Motors, Ltd., has, as he did in the London-Cape flight, also contributed towards the equipment and finance of the flight, while the British Petroleum Co., the Burmah Oil Co., and Shell-Mex, Ltd., have undertaken the all-important task of laying down supplies of fuel along the route. Many others have given valuable help, amongst whom may be mentioned the following :— Short Brothers (Rochester and Bedford), Ltd., the British Thomson-Houston Co., Ltd., the Palmer Tyre, Ltd., the Fairey Aviation Co., Ltd., William Mallinson and Sons, Ltd., Brown Brothers, Ltd., James Booth and Co., (1915) Ltd., Accles and Pollock, Ltd., the Robinhood Engineering Works, Ltd., S. Smith and Sons (M.A.), Ltd., Pinchin, Johnson and Co., Ltd., Bruntons, Earle, Bourne, and Co., Ltd., Aeronautical and Panel Plywood Co., Ltd., J. Stone and Co., Ltd., Henry Hughes and Son, Ltd., Titanine Emaillite, Ltd., British Insulated Cables, Ltd., Tecalemit, Ltd., Hobdell, Way and Co., Ltd., and the Hoffman Manufacturing Co., Ltd. 394
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