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SEPTEMBER 2, 1926 LIGHT 'PLANE CLUB DOINGS London Aeroplane Club REPORT for week ending August 29 : The total flying time for the weekwas 56 hours 20 minutes. The following Members had flying instruction :—Miss O'Brien, H. Petre,T. W. Eady, R. L. Portwav M P. Susman, Col. Farfan, G. Black, H. Solomon, B. B. Tucker, E. K. Blvth' G C Bomier, D. Usher, J. S, Boult, D. P. H/Esler,R. C. Woodcock, R. A 'St 'Tohn O. H. Best, A. J. Richardson, H. K. Presland, H. F. Wight, t. H. Tutt, f. C. Angus, E. D. Moss, J. C. Crammond, G. Lyon,R. Malcolm, A. L. A. Petty, C. E. Murrell, J. C. Elford, E. A. Lingard, V. H. Doree, P. F. England, H. Wood, D. L. Stalley, A. Lees, G. M. Hall.The following Members flew solo : N. J. Hulbert, H. Petre, G. H. Craig, E. E. Stammers, E. S. Brough, A. Lees, A. G. D. Alderson, B. B. Tucker,W. Hay, E. K. Blyth, O J Tapper G. N. Warwick, Miss O'Brien, E. D. Moss, R. Malcolm. J. S.' M. Michie.The following were given joy rides : B. D. Waugh, D. C. MacLachlan, F. Yates Brown, Miss Fletcher, G. W. West, I. D. Lloyd, L. G. Valpy. Hampshire Aeroplane ClubREPORT for week ending August 28 :—This week has been very gratifying indeed to all connected with the Club, as the total flying time exceeded22 hours. For a newly formed Club possessing at the moment only one instructor,this is a really good performance, and is testimony to the untiring energy of Captain G. I. Thomson. Total flying time : 22 hrs. 12 mins. Instruction flying : 21 hrs. 12 ruins.Passenger flying : 1 hr. The following Members received instruction nights : Miss Home, 1 hr.15 mins. ; Major Jenkins, 2 hrs. 10 mins. ; Lt. Trait, R.N., 1 hr. 17 mins. ; Lt. Graham, R.N., 1 hr. ; Wing-Commdr. Willie, 35 mins, ; Flying OfficerClarkeson, 10 mins. ; Messrs. Fry, 2 hrs. ; Dobson, 1 hr. 32 mins. ; Bound, 1 hr. 30 mins. ; Keeping, 1 hr. 30 mins. ; Simmonds, 1 hr. 32 mins. ; Nicholscn,55mins. ; Dickson, 30 mins. ; Stokes, 25 mins. ; Heathcote,25mius. ; Bowen, 32 mins. ; Perfect, 32 mins. ; Henderson, 32 mius. ; Fowler, 25 mins. ; Kerry,22 miii5. ; Southcliffe, 15 mins. ; Mansbridge, 15 mins. ; Bishop, 47 mins. ; Burry, 12 mins. ; Heathcote, 12 mins. ; Sanderson, 10 mins. The following Members received passenger flights : Miss Dobson, 12 mins.;Miss Fry, 12 mins.; Mrs. Thomson, 15 mi' s. ; Professor J. O. Thomson, 10 mins. TheJLancashire Aero ClubOWING to bad weather flying has been possible on only four days. Machines in use LV and MQ (Moths) and OM (Avro-Renault). Mr. Stackgave instructions to Messrs. Costa. 5 hrs. 10 mins. ; Honeyball, 1 hr. 45 mius. ; Wade, 1 hr. 35 mins. ; Heys, 1 hr. 10 mins. ; Collinson, 1 hr.10 rrins.; Crossthwa;te, 1 hr, 10 mins.; Fallon, 1 hr. 5 mins. ; Nelson, 40 mius. : Pitman, 4(1 mius. ; Goodyear, 35 mins. ; Patteauex, 30 mins.;Foxcraft, 30 mins ; Gerrard, 25 mins ; Barker, 10 mins. ; Leeming, 1U mins. Total, 17 hrs. 10 mins. Mr. Cantrill gave instruction to Miss Brown, 1 hr. 10 mins. ; Messrs.Honeyball, 20 mins. ; Scholes, 15 mins. Total 1 hr. 45 mins. Mr. Scholes gave instruction to Mr. Marsland, 20 mins. Solo flights by Messrs. Leeming, 5 hrs. 5 mius. ; Michelson, 2 hrs. 10 mins.;Wilkinson, 2 hrs. ; Agar, 1 hr. 45 rains. ; Goodfellow, 1 hr. 45 tains. ; Hardy, 1 hr.; Pitman, 35 mins. ; Goodyear, 15 mins. ; Cantrill, 10 mins. ; Williams,10 mins. Total solo, 14 hrs. 45 mins. Tests occupied 2 hrs. 10 mins. The following had joy rides with Messrs. Stack, Goodfeliow and Leeming :C. Agar, 1 hr. 50 mins. ;' P. Heys, 1 hr. 10 mins. ; H. Tattersall, 35 mins. ; Miss P. Nuttall, 25 mins. ; A Goodfellow, 20 mins. ; Miss N. Roberts, 20 mins. ;Mrs. R. Williams, 15 mins.; J. Bradley, 15 mins. Total time flown in week, 37 hrs. 5 mins. ; August 28 : —The total flying time for the week Mr. Pitman, who is also a member of the London Club, made his firstsolo on Thursday. Mr. Pitman learned to fly in 1919, but has not flown since except for a little " dual " in the last week or so. A cross-country trip toSouthport was made on Wednesday. The Midland Aero Club REPORT for week endingwas 20 hrs. 32 mins. The following members received flying instructions : E. T. Beard, C.Fellows, A. R. Gibbons, C. Burrows, S. H. Smith, J. Briuton, H. Smith, H. Willis, H. Beamish. The following members made solo flights : E. J. Brighton, H. Willis,G. Perry, R. L. Jackson. Three test flights took 35 mins., two passenger flights 30 mins. On Monday Capt. McDonough flew from Bournemouth to CastleBromwich on EBLT. Tuition is closing down from Wednesday, September 1, until WednesdaySeptember 15, to enable the staff to take a well-earned holiday. Considerable progress is being made in reconditioning the hangars andbuildings on the aerodrome for occupation again, and it is anticipated that the Club will move into their new quarters during the next fortnight. The Newcastle-upon-Tyne Aero ClubREPORT for week ending August 29 :—The total amount of flying carried during the week was 32 hours 45 mins. 29'35 hours on LY and 3-10 on LX,which was again put on service on Sunday morning. Dual—2T4O, solo—8'4(i, passenger (with Mr. Parkinsoon) 2.15, test 10 mins.The following members flew under instruction during the week :—Sir Joseph Reed, Messrs Middleton, Shaw, Gilmore, Bruce, J. M. Kennedy,E. C. Kennedy, Turnbull, Stawart, Prendergast, Palmer, j. M. Davidson, V. S. Davidson, Whitfield, H. Ellis, Miesagaes. Secondary dual—Dr. H. L. B.Dixon. The following flew solo and with passengers :—Mr. H. H. Leech, Dr. Dixon,Mr. C. Thompson (with Mrs. Heslop, Miss Storey and Mr. Campbell), Mr. W. Baxter Ellis (with Miss Ainley, Mr. H. Ellis and Mr. J. G. Edmundson),Mr. P. F. Heppell (with Mr. Cigdon), Mr. L. Smith, Mr. F. Howard Phillips (with Mr. A. Bell), Mr. N. S. Todd (with Mr. Synge and Mr. Goodbody).Passengers who flew with Mr. J. D. Parkinson—Mrs. Gilmore, Miss E. Bruce, Miss Haig, Mr. Priestley and Mr. Parker. A very satisfactory number of entries has been received for the variousevents which will be flown at the Club's Meeting on September 4, and includes those of the following :— Mrs. S. C. Eliott Lynn, Air Commodore J. G. Weir, whose machine will beflown by Mr. A. N. Kingwell, Mr. L. L. Irvin, Capt. Broad, who will fly the King's Cup " Moth," Capt. Courtney, who will pilot the " Nimbus " Martin-syde, entered by Col. M. O. Derby. The London Aeroplane Club have entered one machine, which will be flown in several events by Capt. F. G. M. Sparkes,and Mr. R. Malcolm and Mr. E. D. Moss will fly as passenger with Capt. Sparkes. The Yorkshire Aero Club are sending both of their machines, but it is notknown yet who will be the pilots. The Club is very grateful for the support of the London and -Yorkshire Clubs, and regrets very much that it has notbeen possible for the Lancashire Club to send a machine. The Officer Commanding. Royal Air Force Training Base, Lcuchars, hasvery kindly arranged for a Flight of Fairey Flycatchers to attend, and two Hawker Woodcocks, which will be visiting Cramliugton at this time, will beseen also. The Newcastle and District Motor Club have arranged a very interestingseries of events, in which Members will take part riding motor-cycles. There will not be a dull moment throughout the meeting, and there ispromise of complete success. THE TWO WHALES: A pilot of a Spanish Dornier " Wai " (Whale) flying-boat spotted a real whaleduring a recent flight, and, descending, pilot and crew claimed their prize. Our pictures show the "artificial" whale^in the airland the real thing after capture. 556
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