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OCTOBER 27, 1927 UQrHT 'PLANE CLUBS London Aeroplane Club, Stag Lane, Edgware. Sec, H. E. Perrin3, Clifford Street, London, W.I. ' Bristol and Wessex Aeroplane Club, Yate, Gloucester. SecretaryLieut.-Col. C. Fleming, Filton Aerodrome, Patchway. Hampshire Aero Club, Hamble, Southampton. Secretary MaiRoss White, Hamble, Southampton. Lancashire Aero Club, Woodford, Lanes. Secretary C TWood, Oakfield, Dukinfield, near Manchester. Midland Aero Club, Castle Bromwich, Birmingham. SecretaryMaj. Gilbert Dennison, 22, Villa Road, Handsworth, Birmingham. Newcastle-upon-Tyne Aero Club, Cramlington, Northumberland.Secretary, A. H. Bell, c/o The Club. Norfolk and Norwich Aero. Club, Mousehold, Norwich. Secretary,H. O. Bennett, 5, Opie Street, Norwich. The Scottish Aero Club Movement, 101, St. Vincent Street,Glasgow. Secretary, Harry W. Smith. Suffolk Aeroplane Club, Ipswich. Secretary, Courtney N. Prentice," Hazeldell," Stowmarket, Suffolk. Yorkshire Aeroplane Club, Sherburn-in-Elmet, Yorks. Secretary,D. M. N. Coles, The Aerodrome, Sherburn-in-Elmet. LONDON AEROPLANE CLUB -Flying time, 17 hrs. 5 mins.REPORT for the week ending October 23 :-Dual, 15 hrs. 45 inins. ; solo, 1 hr. 20 mins. Dual instruction :—With Capt. F. G. M. Sparks : L. C. Davey L RWinter, A. Fowler, M. P. Susman, Miss Wilson, G. W. Hall, Mrs. Russell G. C. Bonner, A. J. Richardson, E. R. Andrews, H. B. Michelmore. WithCapt. S. L. F. St. Barbe : A. Fowler, E. R. Andrews, Mrs. Russell, Capt. Burt R. Hayes, T. S. Keith, L. R. Winter, H. J. Greenland, P. W. Hoare H.'Solomon. ' We had four blank days owing to toe weather. DM. " Moth " to replace G-EBKT.—It is hoped this week to take deliveryof D.H. " Moth " G-EBNN to replace G-EBKT, which was crashed in August last. BRISTOL &. WESSEX AEROPLANE CLUB FLYiNcreport, weekending October 22 :—Total flying time, 18 hrs. 50 mins.Instruction, 13 hrs. 30 mins. ; soloists under instruction, 4 hrs. 5 mins. ; passengers, 1 hr. 15 mins. Instruction (with Mr. Bartlett) : Miss Miles, Messrs. P. H. Bryan Hon.H. C. H. Bathurst, M. L. Alexander, T. H. Clarke, A. H. Dow'nes-Shaw, C. R. Greenhill, K. Patrick, C. E. Pitman, J. Pitman, H. A. Tiarks R. A.Hall. J. H. Roberts. A. E. Stevens. Soloists under Instruction : Miss Miles, Messrs. Hon. H. C. H. BathurstA. H. Downes-Shaw, R. A. Hall, J. E. Tratman. Passengers : with Mr. Bartlett, Miss Thompson and Mr. Morris. WithMr. Hopper, Mr. B. E. Maggs. Six new pilot members have joined during the last fortnight, making atotal of 60 pilot members. HAMPSHIRE AEROPLANE CLUB REPORT for two weeks ending October 23 :—Total flying time, 40 hrs.Instruction, 25 hrs. 35 mins. ; soloists, 12 hrs. ; joy-riders, 45 mins. ; test flights, 1 hr. 40 mins. Instruction (with Flight-Lieut. Thomson) : Miss Home, Mrs. Willis, Mrs.Aitken Dick, Mrs. Andreae, Lieut.-Comdr. Evans Penman, Comdr. Hunt, Capt. Molyneux, M.C., Capt. Kirby, Lieut. Kidston, R.N.. Lieut. Richardson,R.N., Lieut. Hall Thomson, R.N., Lieut. Mandeville, R.N., Flight-Lieut. Messenger, Capt. Kirby, Messrs. Cripps, Baynes, Hall, Grahame Gibbs,Boileau, Fawkes, Kerry, Brewster, Falconar, Nuthall, Dickson, Williamson, Whittle, and Stanford. Soloists ("A" Pilots) : Flying Officer Southey, Messrs. K. P. L. Bowen,E. I. C. Wyllie, and Fagan. Othersoioists : Miss Home, Capt. Molyneux, M.C., Messrs. Cripps, Falconar,Cooper, Fawkes, Shepherd. Parker, Whittle, Graham, and Stanford. Joy-riders : (with Bowen) Miss Churcher, Mr. Lovatt ; (with Wyllie) Mrs.Whedwright. On Thursday Mr. Fawkes did his first solo on a Moth. He had previouslyflown solo once on an Avro in the Auxiliary Air Force. On this day, also, the Auto-gyros were being demonstrated before press representatives, with the result that most newspapers have been publishing photographs of theHampshire Club Moths sitting on the ground whilst the new form of aircraft flew over their heads.With regard to the appeal of the Suffolk Club for surplus furniture, we certainly have an opossum rug we shall be pleased to give to them if they willpromise to treat it kindly. It has been " kennelled " in a damp room for many months and is therefore a trifle high, but any good vet. should beable to put it on its feet again. It is quite tame and will eat anything, especially fond of children. Congratulations to the five members of the Norfolk Club who put in overten hours dual between them last week, but what has happened to that interesting individual who used to figure in their reports as " flat turnTonimie " ? LANCASHIRE AERO CLUB REPORT for week ending October 22.—Flying time, 17 hrs. 40 mins. ;instruction, 8 hrs. 20 mins. ; solo flights, 1 hr. 55 mins. ; passenger flights, 5 hrs. 30 mins. ; test, 1 hr. 53 mins.Instruction.—With Mr. Brown : Messrs. Meades, Agar, Heath, Rowley, Sykes, Chart, Cort, Allott, Hope, Nelson, Miss Brown, Miss Baerlein. WithMr. Cantrill : Messrs. Nelson. Harber, Rowley, Ruddy, Browning, Cort, Miss Baerlein. With Mr. Scholes : Mr. Rowley. Soloists (under instruction) : Mr. Harber. Pilots : Messrs. Nelson, Costa,Twemlow, and Chapman. Passengers.—With Mr. Lacayo : Mrs. Lees, Mrs. Webster, Miss Stott.With Mr. Scholes : Mrs. Jackson, France. Mr. Meades. With Mr. Twem- low : Messrs. Allott and James. With Lady Heath: Mrs. Cottam, Mr.Stott. With Mr. Cantrill: Mr. Stott. With Mr. Goodfellow : Miss Boston. With Mr. Williams : Mr. Ruddy. W:th Mr. Costa : Miss Dodd. A wrek of dirLy weather and a week-end of fog. Sunday was a day ofvery poor visibility, and what with four club kites in service and our Messrs. Hollingdrake and Dobson adding to the aerial congestion on a couple of" Avians," life was very 'ard. A number of pilots came down with very stiff necks, which subsequently required oiling in the club house. P.S.—Owing to the bad weather there has been no crashery this week. MIDLAND AERO CLUB LIMITED REPORT for week ending October 22.—Total flying time, G hrs. 24 mins.Dual instruction (with Mr. McDonough) : J. H. Lattey, G. Robson, R. Darlington, E. P. Lane, S. Duckitt, Capt. J. C. Chaytor. Solo : E. J. Brighton, C. Fellowes, E. R. King.Passenger flight (with Mr. Willis) : T. R. Lunt. Passengers (with Mr. Brighton) : R. G. Hal!, J. M. Parkes.General report.—Bad weather restricted flying. Nr?WCASTLE-UTON-TYNE AERO CLUB REPORT for week ending October 23.—Flying time, 26 hrs. 10 mins. struction, 8 hrs. 45 mins. ; soloists, 3 hrs. ;pasengers and tests. 13 hrs. 05 mins. In-" A " pilots, 7 hrs. 20 mins. ; To Australia by Light Aeroplane : Capt.W.N. Lancaster and his pas- senger, Mrs. Keith Miller, in their "Red Rose " before the de- parture for Australia from Croydon on Octo- ber 14. In this Avro "Avian " they reached Pisa from Marseilles on October 19, and Rome and Naples the next day. On October 21 Catania in Sicily was gained, and Malta the following day. On October 24 the " Red Rose" reached Tripoli, North Africa. This " Avian " is fitted with the Cirrus 32 80 h.p. engine. Capt. Lancas- ter is an officer in the Air Force Reserve and his passenger is the wife of a well-known Australian journalist. 749
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