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•SEPTEMBER 29, 1927 LIGHT 'PLANE CLUBS London Aeroplane Club, Stag Lane, Edgware. Sec, H. E. Perrin,3, Clifford Street, London, W.I. . Bristol and Wessex Aeroplane Club, Yate, Gloucester. Secretary,Lieut.-Col. C. Fleming, Filtou Aerodrome, Patchway. Hampshire Aeroplane Club, Hamble Southampton. Sec, Maj. RossWhite, Hamble, Southampton. Lancashire Aero Club, Woodford, Lanes. Sec, C. J. Wood, Oakfield,Dukinneld, near Manchester. Midland Aero Club, Castle Bromwich, Birmingham. Sec, Maj. GilbertDennison, 22, Villa Road, Handsworth, Birmingham. Newcastle-upon-Tyne Aero Club, Cramlington, Northumberland. Sec.,A. H. Bell, c/o The Club. Norfolk and Norwich Aero Club, Mousehold, Norwich. Sec, H. O.Bennett, 5, Opie Street, Norwich. The Scottish Aero Club Movement, 101, St. Vincent Street, Glasgow.Sec : Harry W. Smith. Suffolk Aeroplane Club, Ipswich.—Secretary, Courtney N. Prentice," Hazeldell," Stowmarket, Suffolk. Yorkshire Aeroplane Club, Sherburn-in-Elmet, Yorks. Sec, D. M. N.Coles, The Aerodrome, Sherburn-in-Elmet. LONDON AEROPLANE CLUB REPORT for the weekending September 25.—Flying time. : 26 hrs. 55 mins.dual, 12 hrs. 35 mins ; solo, 12 hrs. 25 mins. ; passenger flights, 1 hr. 55 mins. Dual instruction iwith Capt. F. G. M. Sparks).—J. VV. Radbone, R. G.Whalley, I. E. Furlong, Capt. Burt, M. Parkin. ; (with Capt. S. L. F. St. Barbe) : F. Yeats-Brown, G. W. Hall, Miss Wilson, W. L. M. O'Connor,L. Rowson, G. Black, L. Martin, G. E. Clair, Capt. Burt, F. C. Fisher, J. Bickley.Solo Flying.—Miss O'Brien, B. B. Tucker, A. F. Wallace, I. C. Horton, A. R. Ogston, Major Beaumont, G. H. Craig, J. H. Saffery, K. V. Wright,Capt. Spooner, O. |. Tapper, Will Hay. Passenger Flights (with Capt. S. L. F. St. Barbe).—Mrs. Hughes, Mr. T.Hughes ; (with R. Malcolm) : C. D. Elliott ; (with Major Beaumont) : J. Nesbitt ; (with G. H. Craig), A. Fowler.The London Aeroplane Club was represented by one D.H. " Motb," at the Honton Park Meeting, on Saturday, 24th inst.Capt. I-'. G. M. Sparks won the " Cirrus " Mark I Engine Race, and Mr. Will Hav won the Landing Competition, while Miss S. O'Brien was second in theLadies' Race. BRISTOL & WESSEX AEROPLANE CLUB REPORT for week ending September 24.—Flying time, 14 hrs. 55 mins-Instruction, 5 hrs. 45 mins. ; soloists, 1 hr. 20 mins. ; passenger and cross- country, 7 hrs. 50 mins.Instruction (with Mr. Bartlett).—Miss O. Miles, Miss H. Pitman; Messrs. H. H. Bromham, P. H. H. Bryan, A. H. Downes-Shaw, P. Pitman, J. H.Roberts. Soloists (under instruction).—Messrs. A. H. Downes-Shaw, J. E. Tratman.Passenger (with Mr. Bartlett).—Master A. Parish. Our Chairman, Mr. A. H. Downes-Shaw accompanied by Mr. Bartlett,flew up to Liverpool on Saturday for the Merseyside Meeting. We have had many acceptances for our opening day, on October 8. Wehope that anyone who wishes to fly down to Bristol for this event, and who wants to stay the night in Bristol, will communicate with the secretary, whowill be delighted to arrange accommodation. HAMPSHIRE AEROPLANE CLUB REPORT for week ending September 25.Weather :—Tuesday, fjale and rain : Wednesday, gale and rain ; Thursday, Rale and rain ; Friday : torrential rain after 12.011 hrs.Total flying time, 12 hrs. ; instruction. 6 hrs. 5(1 mins. ; soloists, 4 hrs. 1 5 mins. ; passengers, 2lt mins. ; test flights, 35 mins.Instruction with Fit. Lt. Thomson :—Miss Home. 1 hr. 10 mins.; Lt. Mandeville, R.N., 1 hr. ; Lt. Richardson, R.N., 40 mins. ; Lt.-CommanderWoodhousc, 30 mins. : Lt. Lambe, R.N., 25 mins. ; Messrs. Fvans, 55 mins. ; Hancock, 20 mins. ; Boileau, 25 mins. ; Hall, 15 mins. : Duggan, 15 mins. ;Mellor, 5 mins. : Baynes. 45 mins. ; and Everett, 5 mins. Joy riders with Fit. Lt. Thomson :— Mrs. Hallier and Mr. Hallier. Y\ ithK. P. L. Bowen, Mrs. Crook and Mr. Lovett. With E. I. C. Wylhe, Mr. Herriot, and Mr. Kirk. With Mr. Fagan, Miss Clapper and Mr. Rickards.Soloists :—Lt. Graham, K.N. : F./O. Southey ; Messrs. Sanders Clark, Mellor, Fagan, Bowen, Wyllie, Wells, and Ii. A. L. Parker.At the request of several members, a fund has been startedfor the purchase of another aeroplane and if a rapid response is met with, it is probablethatone of several available machines will be tendered for immediately. LANCASHIRE AERO CLUB REPORT for week ending September 25.—Owing to the Hooton Park meet- ing, flying figures for the week are not available at the moment, and will be included with next week's report. On l>ehalf of the Club, one returns thanks to the many pilots and sportsmenwho flew to, at, and from Hooton Park over the week-end, and under very adverse w-eather conditions. No one could possibly have been blamed for" cutting out " on Saturday, and yet, up to 5.30 p.m., at which hour flying was washed out for the day, every item on the programme had been carriedout, and only three out of sixteen events remained. Two of these were flown off on Sunday morning, and the " Set Piece " (which the authorities decidedwould have been blown down before it could be blown up) was the only item not performed. For which result, much thanks. The attendance was rather less than one-tenth of w-hat it ought normallyto have been, and one is of the opinion that the 5,000 or so spectators who saw the show through were not without a touch of heroism. However, fromcomments overheard, they seemed to feel that they had their money's worth—and they had ! Financially, it is doubtful if the meeting benefited anyone except thedangerous Sparks-Hay combination and our most renowned lady pilot (Oh ! yes—and the B.A.I.G'., one had almost forgotten them !), but it did definitelydo civil aviation a bit of good, and it brought about a gathering of cheery sportsmen, whose spirits seemed to rise superior to any moisture, whetherapplied internally or externally. So, who shall say that it wasn't well worth while ? We are broke for the rest of the year, so here's wishing fine weather andevery success to the Yorkshire and Bristol meetings, so that we may be able to go and borrow a fiver off them in our hour of need. SUFFOLK AEROPLANE CU» REPORT for week ending September 25.—Flying time, 6 his. 10 mins.Instruction (with Mr. D. Carnegie) : Miss Creasy, N. Creasy, Dr. Sleigh, G. Hutley, S. Schorield, H. Billinton ; (with Mr. Comper) R. Pettiward ;(with Sergt. Lodell), G. Hutley. Passengers.—S. Hutley, V. Bayles. Solo.—Courtney N. Prentice.Flying has only been possible on two days this week. Several new members have been enrolled, and three of our members have made excellent progress,and are almost ready for solo. NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE AERO CLUB REPORT for week ending September 25.—Flying time : 15 hrs—Instruction,3 hrs. 25 mins.; soloists, 20 mins.; "A "'pilots, 10 hrs. 10 mins. ; tests and passengers, 1 hr. 5 mills.Instruction : With Mr. Parkinson—Messrs. McDougal. Lawson, Alderson, Griffiths, Glenny.Soloists, under instruction : Mr. McDougal. " A " pilots : Messrs. Maxwell, Jewett, Turnbull, Mathews, Elmes,Mrs. Heslop, Lieut. A. P. C. Hanney, Dr. Dixon, Messrs. C. Thompson, R. N. Thompson.Passengers ; With Mr. R. X. Thompson—Miss Cokayne, Mr. P. Lawson. WithMr. C. Thompson—Mrs. Heslop, Mr. Bulmer and Mr. Luckman. WithMrs. Heslop—Mr. C. Thompson. With Dr. Dixon—Miss Dixon. The weather has again been vile, only two reasonably decent days havingbeen experienced, and on these days six and seven hours each 'were flown out of the total of 15 hours for the week. In addition, only one machine is onservice The club has had the pleasure of a visit from Flight-Lieuts. Pierce andCrofton and Flying Officer Thorne during the week-end, who have been co-operating with local anti-aircraft units.A verv happy evening was spent on Sunday when, among other attractions in the programme of entertainments, the performance of a one-armedviolinist was much appreciated. The club very much regrets to learn of the accident to Capt. Milburn,who has been a very popular member for some time. The members are very pleased to know that at the time of writing these notes he is making"ood progress and sincerely hope that he will have a speedy recovery. Lectures before the Royal Aeronautical Society and the Institute of Aeronautical Engineers THE following is a programme of the forthcoming autumn lecture session :— Oct. 6.— " Aviation," by Mr. F. Handler Page, C.B.E., F.R.Ae.S. Oct. 13.—" The Practical Side of Performance Testing of Air- craft," by Sqd.-Ldr. T. H. England, D.S.C., A.F.C. Oct. 20.—' Safety Devices of Aircraft," by Mr. M. L. Bramson,A.C.G.I., A.F.R.Ae.S., M.I.Ac.E. Nov. 3,—Joint Meeting with the Institution of Automobile Engineers " High-speed Compression Ignition Engine Research," by Mr. H. B. Taylor, A.F.R.Ac.S. Nov 17—" The Use of the Wind Tunnel in the Prediction of Aeroplane Performance," by Mr. R. K. Pierson, A.M.Inst.C.E., F.R.Ae.S.Nov 24 " Modern Developments in Aircraft Instruments, by Maj C J. Stewart, O.B.E., M.I.Mech.E., F.R.Ae.S. ^ Dec. 1.—"The Problem of the Long-range Flying Boat by Maj. J. D. Rennie, A.R.T.C, A.M.Inst.C.E., F.R.Ae.S. Dec. 8.— " Fog," by Capt. F. Entwistle, B.Sc. j3ec 15—" The Development of Torpedo-carrying Aircraft," by Maj. F. A. Bumpus. The lectures will take place at the Royal Society of Arts, 18, John Street, Adelphi, W.C.2, at 6.30 p.m., except the joint meeting on November 3, which will be held at 7.45 p.m. Canadian Government Orders Aircraft ACCORDING to the Times, the Canadian Government has placed an order for 26 aeroplanes at a cost of /80.000. The types include three Fairchild monoplanes, twelve Avro land machines, and two D.H. machines. This is in pursuance of its more active air policy. Seeking Oil by Air FLIGHT.-LIEUT. WACKETT left Australia for New Guinea in command of two Supermarine " Seagull " amphibians to join a party of experts who are going on a three months' search for oil. Aviation Gold Medal Awarded THE late Captain F. L. Barnard was posthumously awarded the Aviation Gold Medal of the Institute of Trans- port for his lecture on " Commercial Flying." 687
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