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APRIL 28, 1927 LIGHT 'PLANE CLUBS London Aeroplane ClubTHE total Hying time, for the week ending April 17 was*36 hrs. 10 mills. Dual Instruction.—G. Black, E. J. B. King, G. M. Randall, E. T. Symmonds,Dr. Cook, M. P. Susman, L. C. Davey, B. B. Tucker, I. H. McClure, I. Rich, A. J. Richardson. H. M. Samuelson, R. Drysdale Smith, A. C. Horton,H. Spooner, T- G. Crammond. Miss O'Brien, Lord Clydesdale. Solo Flying—G. M. Randall. J. H. Saffery. E. D. Moss, M. L. Bramson,E. S. Brough, C. A. Rogers, A. C. Pearson. Miss O'Brien, O. J. Tapper, H Spooner, 1. C. Horton, R. Malcolm, \V. Beckett, C. R. Campkin. T. \V. G.Eady. Passenger Flights.—H. G. Riches. L. C. Davey, G. Lambert, Mrs. King.Mrs. Black, Miss Wilson, Miss Morris, G. H. Saxon Mills. The total flying time for the week ending April 24 was 124 hra. 20 mins.Dual Instruction.—E. T. Symmonds, I. H. McClure, H. M. Samuelson L. C Davey H. S. Greenland'. M. P. Susman. A. J. Richardson, J. J. Hofer, A. 1. Mulder, E. J. B. King, G. Black, Miss O'Brien, D. H. P. Esler.Solo Flying.—O. J. Tapper, A. C. Pearson, Miss O'Brien, A. C. Horton, D H P. Esler H. Spooner, J. J. Hofer, K. V. Wright, Major K. M. Beaumont,D.S.O., J. H.'Saffery, G. Terrell, A. R. Ogston. Passenger Flights.—A. D. Wilson, Miss Wilson. H. Percy, T. E. Miller,B. Merry, G. H. Saxon Mills, G. C. Bonuer, L. H. Whiteside. Bournemouth Easter Meeting.—The total flying time in connection with the Easter Races, including the flights to and from Bournemouth, was 26 hrs.50 mins. The Club was successful in three events, Miss O'Brien and Capt. H. Spoonerwinning two open races, and Capt. F. G. M. Sparks the Club Instructors Race. The total stakes won by the Club was £85. The three Club machines were racing continually throughout the Meeting,and great credit is due to Capt. F. G. M. Sparks and the Ground Engineer, W. Moss, for the excellent condition in which the machines were turned outfor each race. The several Members who piloted the machines also rendered valuable help in this direction. Burnt Oak Station.—Burnt Oak Station, on the Hampstead Tube, is nowopen on Sundays. This staticn is within five minutes' walk of the aerodrome. Hampshire Pageant.—The Club will be represented at the HampshirePageant, on May 15, by one D.H. "Moth" and the "Bristol" Brownie. The selection of the pilots will be made later. The Hampshire Aeroplane ClubREPORT for week ending April 22. As reported in this paper last week, our sole remaining Moth was deletedat Bournemouth, but thanks to the kindly assistance of Mr. R. J. Parrot, an Avro Avian was acquired by the club on Tuesday, so that instruction wasnot interfered with. However, gales have prevailed nearly every day since, so that our total flying time lor the week was only 5 hrs. 5 mins.. which included our flying atBournemouth on Saturday and Monday. Four member* availed themselves of the opportunity of handling the Avian in the air they were Bound, Boweu Cox and Wyllie. The Lancashire Aero ClubRKPOKT for week ending April 23.—Very rou^h weather impeded aviation towards the end of the w.-3k. Total flying tim;, 58 hrs. 10 mins., made upas follows :— Dual with Mr. Brown :—Messrs. Ward, 1 hr. 35 mins. ; Fallon. 1 hr. 25 mins.Hindley. 1 hr. 10 mins. ; Torres. 1 hr. ; Cohen, 45 mins. ; Ruddy, Shicrs, Jenkinson, Caldecott, and Miss Baerlein, 40 inins. each ; Anderson, 35 mius. :Meades, 25 mins.; Leemiug, Kearus, Chapman, Evans. Miss Brown and Miss Emery, 20 mins. each ; Crosthwaite, Crabtree, Gattrel! and Dubsou, 15 mins.each. Dual with Mr. Cantrill :—Messrs. Goodyear, 1 hr. 5 mills. ; Leemint; 10 mins. Dual with Mr. Scholes :—Mr. Twemlow, 7 hrs. 5 mi us (navigationinstruction). Solo :—Messrs. Abdalla, 3 hrs. ; Blagden, 2 hrs. 20 mins. ; Forshaw, 2 hrs'5 mins. ; Twemlow, 2 hrs. : Si'holes, 1 hr. 55 mini. : lKrkiuson. 1 hr. 50 mius. • Lacayo, 1 hr. 45 mins. ; Costa and Fallon, 1 hr. 25 min» each ; Gattrc.Il, 1 hr'15 mins.; Crosthwaite, 4i> mins.; Nelson, 25 mius.; Goodfellow, Birlcy Hardy, and Miss Brown, 211 mins. each ; Goodyear, 5 mins.Joy-rides :—With Mr. Cautrill :—Mr. Murrell, 1 hr. 5i> mius (photography) ; Mr. Kuddy, 15 mins. ; Mrs. Ruddy, Mrs. Holdi-n, MIMS Emery, Miss Robert*.Miss Turner. Miss Browning and Messrs. Goodfellow, Clark and Jones, 10 mins. each. With Mr. Lacayo : Mr. Caldecott, 2 hrs. 5 mius. ; Garlick, 10 mins.With Mr. Brown :—Mr. Murrell, 2 hrs. 15 miiis. (photography) ; Mrs. Gattrell and Mr. Holden, 15 mins. each ; Mr. Scott, 10 mins. With Mr. Goodfellow :—Mr. Leeming, 30 mius. ; Messrs, F. Jones, Mills and Cantrill, 15 mins. each ; P. Gattrell and Radclifle, 10 mins. each. With Mr. Costa :—Miss Shatwel1,2n mins.; Mr. Torres, 15 mins. With Mr. Michelson :—Mrs. Fielding and Mr. Knowles, 15 mins. each. Test flights, 1 hr, 40 ruins, "Curse it! (aero) foiled again," hissed the villain, as Glad-eyed GladysLeaped Lightly into Her Hampshire Half-cock and disappeared in a Cloud of Castrol. By Thursday night the club had done over 50 hrs. flying. The torch, arrow,split-pin and split infinitive were sent round to members bidding them rally round and help London Tower to fall down. Alas, two well-known gents,called Boreas and Jupiter Pluvius accepted the invitation by mistake and put in a full 24 hrs. per diem. On Friday there were many winged wordsflying around, but no aeroplanes, while Saturday was almost as bad. though one or two hardy spirits did give an auto-gyroscopic display on the Renault-Avro. Messrs. Lacayo and Caldecott even achieved a cross-country, taking If hrs. outward and 20 mins. back.Although this week's flying effort has failed by a long way to reach London's [" FLIGHT " Photograph "KAMERAD! " : This photograph shows Capt. Broad (not arriving over Berlin!) flying the "Moth " with both hands held high to demonstrate the stability of the machine. The machine illustrated is the actual one which Capt. Broad delivered to the German Club last week. On his way to Berlin Broad paid a visit to the Rotterdam Flying Club. (See p. 261.) 260
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