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JuiY 7, 1927 HAMPSHIRE AEROPLANE CLUB REPORT for week ending July 3.—Total flying time, 18 hrs. 30 mins • instruction flying, 8 hrs. 20 mius. ; solo flying, 7 hrs. SO mins. ; joy rides'50 mins.; test flights, 1 hr. 30 mins. 1 Everett, 25 mins. ; E. T. Symmons, 20 mins. ; E. A. L. Parker, 20 mins •Miss M. M. Home, 20 rains. ; L. Taylor, 20 mins. ; VV. P. Courtney, 15 mins •' and the Hon. H. R. Grosvenor, 15 mins.The soloists were : E. T. Symmons, 5 hrs. ; H. R. Grosvenor, 50 mins. • Don J. de la Cierva, 40 rnins. ; K. P. L. Bowen, 3(1 mins. ; V. F. Nicholson'15 mins. ; E. 1. C. Wyllie, 10 mins. ; L. A. \V. Deane, 10 mins. ; Flight- Lieut. Kimmins, 10 mins. ; and K. H. Cooper, 5 mins.The joy riders Were Lady Stalbridge, Major Ross White, Mr. Davis and Mr. Payne, with Captain Thomson, Mr. G. Green, and Mr. Stanford, withK. P. L- Bowen and Miss Price, with E. I. C. VVyllie. By special request Captain Thomson flew over to Millbrook (with MajorRoss White in the front se.it) on Saturday, on the occasion of Millbrook Regatta, and he gave the spectators an exhibition of loops and half rolls.Meanwhile, Mr. E. T. Symnions arrived solo in our other Moth and cruised round above Captain Thomson. We understand that the Millbrook YachtClub were very pleased that we were able to co-operate with them in this manner, and we feel with them that all sporting organisations should endeavourto join hands on occasions such as this. LANCASHIRE AERO CLUB REPORT for week ending July 2.—TOTAL flying time, 20 hrs. 10 mills.,made up as follows :— Dual with Mr. Brown :—Mr. Caldecott, 2 hrs. ; Messrs. Allott and Shiers,55 mins. each ; Tweedale, Torrres and Watson, 35 mins each. ; Rowley and Riley, 30 mins. each ; Ruddy, 25 mins. ; Harber, Pattrieoux, Linakerand Miss Baerlein, 20 mins. each, Hartley, 10 mins. Dual with Mr. Cantrill :—Mr. Nelson, 2 hrs. ; Harber, 1 hr. 5 mins. ; Rowley,50 mins.; Anderson, 25 mins. ; Petrieoux, Goodyear and Ruddy, 20 mins. each. Solo: Michclson, 1 hr. 15 mins.; Costa, 1 hr. 10 mins.; Twemlow andWard, 1 hr. each; Hardy, 25 mins. ; Lacayo, 20 mins. ; Chapman, 10 mins. Joy-ride :—With Mr. Brown.—Mr. Downshaw, 20 mins. Tests :—40 mins.'• Manners—none, habits—beastly " is the best description of the weather, except on Saturday, when it seems to have been fine everywhere except atHendon. All the eclipse flights passed off successfully. G-EBLV gave trouble witha sticking rocker arm on the way back from Southport, but Mr. Brown managed to coax her back to Woodford on 3 cylinders. G-EBMy is back in service after her overhaul, looking very smart for acoat of paint. Arrangements for the pageant on July 16 are well in hand, and with the'kind co-operation of No. 5 F.T.S. of the Royal Air Force it is anticipated that there will not be a dull moment for the thousands who will be gathering towatch the progress of the Air League Challenge Cup race. The new club- house extensions will be formally opened by our president, Col. Sir CharlesWakeneld, Bart., and the opening ceremony will be followed by a luncheon at which both Sir Charles Wakeneld and Sir Seftou Branrker will be present. MIDLAND AERO CLUB LIMITED REPORT for week ending July 7.—The total flying time was 12 hrs. 4 mins.The following Members were given dual instruction :—J. Edwards, Capt. J. E. Brewin, R. D. Bednell, X. Crane, R. Cazalet, G. Aldridge, S. H. Smith.Solo : — G. V. Perry, E. J. Brighton, R. D. Jackson, C. Fellowes, W. Swann, J. F. C. Brinton, S. H. Sniith.A week of the choicest midsummer rain and gales again restricted the hours flown. Preparations are well advanced for the Birmingham Air Pageant, which willundoubtedly be a record one so far as the provinces are concerned. Particulars •ot the programme will be given in next week's issue of FLIGHT. NTWCASTLE-irPONTYNE AERO CtUB REPORT for week ending July 3, ;—Total flying—37 hrs. 15 mins.,LX 25.3U, QV 8.25, PC) (Avro) 3.30. ' Dual, 11.10, "A" pilots 13.05, solo (training) 8.45, passenger flights withMr. Parkinson, 40 mins. The following members flew under instruction with Mr. Parkinson :—•Mrs. Heslop, Messrs. Jewett, Lawson, D. Wilson, Pargeter and Elmes. Solo (training) Mrs. Heslop, Messrs. Jewett, Bainbridge, D. Wilson, Elmes,Turnbull. " A " pilots. Miss Leathart, Dr. H. B. L. Dixon, Mr. Hannay with Capt.Laws. Mr. Heppell with Mr. R. N. Thompson. Mr. R. N. Thompson with Mrs. White, Mrs. Thompson, Mr. J. Bell and Mr. Buhner. Mr. Baxter Ellis.Mr. C. Thompson with Mrs. Heslop, Mr. Luckman. Mr. H. Ellis with Mr. N. Easey. Mr. X. S. Todd with Mr. Miller and Mr. Dees. Mr. MatheWs withMr. Percy. Passengers with Mr. Parkinson, Capt. Law and Mr. White.Mrs. Heslop and Mr. Jewett both carried out their first solo flights on Tues- day, and Mr. D. Wilson and Mr. Elmes were launched on Thursday, all makingvery good landings, which appear to be the most important part of first solos. With Mr. Irving as passenger, Mr. Parkinson set out on Friday evening tofly to Stag Lane so as to visit the R.A.F. Pageant on Saturday, but were compelled to leave the machine (QV) at Spittlegate, owing to bad weather.It had been an unpleasant journey all the way but got worse near Grantham. The return flight was made on Sunday. Mr. Parkinson carried as passengers two representatives of The NorthernEcho newspaper (a reporter and photographer) to the Richmond area on Wednesday, in the Club's three-seater Avro. An excellent report of theEclipse and photographs, published in the Northern Echo resulted. NORFOLK S. NORWICH AERO CLUB REPORT for week ending July 3 :—An informal opening meeting of theabove club was held on June 27 last, at 6 p.m. and among those present were the following : Marchioness Townshend, Marquis Townshend, Lady ElizabethTownshend, General Sir Richard Ruck, K.C.B., The Lord Mayor "(C. R. Big- nold, Esq.), The Lady Mayoress (Mrs. C. R. Bignold), The Sheriff (D. A.Rice, Esq.), The Sheriffine (Miss Rice), Mr. and Mrs. J. P. North, Captain Pike, Captain and Mrs. Ramsay, Mr. and Mrs. J. Morse, H. N. Holmes, Esq.,P. Hardy, Esq., H. O. Bennett, Esq. (Hon. Sec), Sqdn. Ldr. C. N. Rea. One or two joy rides were given, but owing to inclement weather the pro-ceedings were rather marred toward the end of an otherwise successful evening. The club has now started flying in earnest and it is hoped to get one or twoex-service members solo in the course of a few days. Total flying hours for the week, 11 hrs. 35 mins. Dual with Mr. Lines :—Mr. H. Gough, Mr. C. White, Mr. A. Marshall, Mr.Whitlock, Mr. A. Rice, Mr. E. Scott, Mr. A. Potter, Mr. R. Moore, Mr. H. Mack, Mr. Harmer. Joy rides :—Mrs. C. White, Mrs. Morse, Mrs. J. Morse, Mr. E. Scott,Mr. Gowing. Solo :—Sqdn.-Ldr. Rea. Owing to weather being unfit no flying took place on Saturday last. YORKSHIRE AEROPLANE CLUB REPORT for the weekending July 2.—The total time for the week amountedto 23 hrs. 25 mins., consisting of 3 hrs. 5 mins. solo, 11 hrs. 45 mins. cross- country, 8 hrs. dual instruction, 25 mins. Joyride and 10 mins. test. The following members received instruction :—Messrs. Coles, Brown, Wilson,Wall, Thomson, Brackenbury, Henry Leetham, Weaver, Crowther (A. & H.) R. K. Lax, Miss Wilson, and Capt. Milburn. The soloists were :—Messrs. Coles. Mann, Wood, Clapham and Carter,Norway and Thomson ; in addition, Messrs. Fielden and Dawson undertook cross-country flights in connection with the eclipse. On Monday the Club was closed for the usual weekly holiday. On Tuesdayand Wednesday Mr. Coles and Mr. Beck Were up in London for their half- yearly Medical Board. On Tuesday evening both our " Moth " XX and the Renault Avro leftSherburn for Catterick for their flight the next morning to view the eclipse. Mr. Dawson took a passenger in the " Moth " while Mr. Fielden took Dr.Routh of the Board of Education, who Was highly delighted with his flight when he secured some excellent photographs of the Eclipse. On Thursday no flying was possible until 4 p.m. on account of the heavyrain. On Friday and Saturday both the " Moths " went up to London in order toattend the Royal Air Force Display at Hendon. Mr. Beck flew " LS " with Capt. Milburn as passenger, while Mr. Fieldenwas in charge of " NX " with Mr. Brackenbury. On Saturday afternoon Mr. Clapham took the Avro over to Post Hill,near Leeds, where he did some stunting. Our ground engineer, Mr. Beazer, also held the interest of the crowd by a daring display of wing-walking. 3> <s> COURTNEY'S ATLANTIC ATTEMPT ON Tuesday, June 28, Capt. F. T. Courtney brought his Domier Wai with two Napier Lion engines from Fried- richshafen to Calshot. He had on board Mrs. Courtney. Flying-Officer F. W. M. Downer (navigator), and Mr. R. F. Little (engineer), several suit cases, and about 600 gallons of petrol. The seaplane is registered as a British aircraft and bears the letters G-EBQO, and the words " Dornier Napier Whale " are painted on the grey hull. The boat took off from Lake Constance at 9.48 p.m. (G.M.T.) and followed the course of the Rhine. A port beam wind was blowing, and at Manheim and elsewhere sharp hail storms were encountered. About Dusseldorf Capt. Courtney turned down the Maas to Rotterdam, encountering a head wind of some 25 knots. He kept his air speed indicator at 105 m.p.h. and at 6.20 was signalled off Brighton. He reached Calshot at 7 p.m., made an excellent landing and took up his moorings. The flight of 850 miles was thus accomplished in 9 hrs. 12 mins. Mrs. Courtney, who is probably the only woman -who has endured such a long non-stop flight, confessed that she had been cold, but not excessively so, and had enjoyed the views of the very interesting country, over which they had flown. Capt. Courtney intends to start shortly for New York in his Wai, and hopes to make a return flight also. The date of his departure is stil 1 uncertain, though July 7 has been men- tioned as possible. 463 The wireless set is being installed in the seaplane at Calshot, and Capt. Courtney intends to make some trial flights, as he had only had the Wai up for two short trips before starting on his long flight to Calshot. Mr. Downer is quite at home at Calshot, as he was recently stationed there before he left the service. He has a very high reputation as a navigator, and in the event of an alighting on the Atlantic (which may Napiers forbid) his seamanship will doubtless be invaluable. Mr. Little, an old Sedbergh boy, I believe, has had much experience as a ground engineer with flying companies. It will be remembered that Commandante Franco used a Wai with Lion engines on his flight from Spain to Brazil. Signor Locatelli alsoused a Wai in his attempted flight across the North Atlantic in 1924. He met the American world fliers in Iceland and arranged to fly on with them, but the Wai was faster than the Douglas seaplanes and left them behind. Fog, not engine failure, forced Signor Locatelli down on the Atlantic in heavy weather. He damaged his engine bearers in alighting, and the waves then broke his ailerons and stabilisers. However, the Wai kept afloat and the pilot and his companion remained aboard it for three nights. Fortunately, for them, the American warships which were strung out along the route of Lowell Smith and Erik Nelson took up the search for Locatelli and the Richmond found and rescued him. F. A. DE V.R.
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