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1928
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MARCH 29, 1928 Buffalo Park near Fort Smith, N.W.T. ; also a considerablenumber of vertical photographic operations on smaller individual areas throughout various parts of Canada. The survey over the 15,200 sq. miles west of Lake Winnipegwas undertaken at the request of the Forest Service of the Department of the Interior, to assist in the location of timberfor pulp purposes. Photographs were taken in the early summer, the prints were made immediately afterwards atOttawa, and timber type maps prepared on scales of 2 in. to the mile, two miles to the inch, and also four miles to theinch. The maps were quickly forwarded to the forest officerin charge of the timber cruising in the field. The data rendered possible the elimination of operations of exten-sive tracts of non-timbered country and a concentration of activities on areas of commercial value. It was thuspossible to cruise the entire area in one season which, without the photographic maps, it would have been impossible todo in the time. One of the interesting contracts completed during the season was the covering by vertical photographs of the route of the New Welland canal through the NiagaraPeninsula. It was operated at the request of the Department of Railways and Canals for the purpose of showing the progressof the work in pictorial form. When a comparison was made with photographs of the same area taken in 1921 the advancemade was easily observed. Niagara Falls was also photographed both vertically andobliquely at the request of the Dominion Water Power and Reclamation Service for the study of various features relatingto the effect of ice conditions and the recession of the brink of the falls. A final item of interest about Canadian aviation is thatWestern Airways, Ltd., of Winnipeg, which carries on extensive commercial flying operation in Manitoba, has now added con-siderably to its fleet of aircraft by the purchase of 12 Fokker " Universal " monoplanes, for operating in the Province. Western Canada Airways have been providing transportationservice to the mining fields and in addition to moving men and supplies has moved much materiall for developmentpurposes, such as diamond drills. LIGHT 'PLANE CLUBS London Aeroplane Club, Stag Lane, Edgware. Sec, H. E. Perrin,3, Clifford Street, London, W.I. Bristol and Wessex Aeroplane Club, Filton, Gloucester. Secretary,Capt. C. F. G, Crawford, Filton Aerodrome, Patchway. Hampshire Aero Club, Hamble, Southampton. Secretary, H. J.Harrington, Hamble, Southampton. Lancashire Aero Club, Woodford, Lanes. Secretary, C. J. Wood,Oakfield, Dukinfield, near Manchester. Midland Aero Club, Castle Bromwich, Birmingham. Secretary,Maj. Gilbert Dennison, 22, Villa Road, Handsworth, Birmingham. Newcastle-on-Tyne Aero Club, Cramlington, Northumberland.Secretary, A. H. Bell, c/o The Club. Norfolk and Norwich Aero Club, Mouscbold, Norwich. Manager,F. Gough, The Aerodrome, Mousehold, Norwich. Nottingham Aero Club, Hucknall, Nottingham. Hon. Secretary,Cecil R. Sands, A.C.A., Imperial Buildings, Victoria Street, Not- tingham.The Scottish Flying Club, 101, St. Vincent Street, Glasgow. Secre- tary, Harry W. Smith. Southern Aero Club, Shoreham, Sussex. Secretary, C. A. Boucher,Shoreham Aerodrome, Sussex. Suffolk Aeroplane Club, Ipswich. Secretary, Courtney N. Prentice," Hazeldell," Stowmarket, Suffolk. Yorkshire Aeroplane Club, Sherburn-in-Elmet, Yorks. Secretary,Lieut.-Col. Walker, The Aerodrome, Sherburn-in-Elmet. LONDON AEROPLANE CLUB REPORT for week ending March 25.—Flying time, 34 hrs. 15 mins. Dualinstruction, 23 hrs. 35 mins. Solo flying, in hrs. 40 mini. Dual instruction (with Captain F. G. N, Sparks) : G. Black, Mrs. P. Fraser,Miss D. Fletcher, H. W. Marlow, L. Rowson, A. G. G. Marshall, ]. P. Edinger, Major R. M. S. Veal, W. H. Lane, Miss H. Cholmondeley, H.' Sutton, Mi,sM. Wilson. (With F. R. Matthews) : A. G. G. Marshall, A. O. Wigzell, A. L. Petty, D. Schreiber, J. A. Crane, W. H. Lane, R. Ward, C. Peckham,E. Clarkson, H. W. Marlow, S. O. Bradshaw, J. A. Murphy, Miss M. Wilson, Miss D. Fletcher, J. C. Watson, H. Sutton, Mrs. Guest, Miss H. Cliolmondeley.E. R. Andrews. Solo flying : R. Sanders Clark, G. C. Bonner, H. M. Samuelson, P. W. Hoare,Major Beaumont, B. B. Tucker, J. H. Saflery, O. J. Tapper, G. H. Craig, G. W. Hall, E. E. Stammers, W. Hay, E. E.'Fresson, C. E. Murrell, MaiorR. M. S. Veal, A. R. Ogston, W. L. M. O'Connor, Miss D. Fletcher, A. F. Wallace, J. J. Hofer, Miss W. E. Spooner. Passenger flights (with O. ]. Tapper) : G. H. Craig. (With G. H. Craig) :S. O. Bradshaw. (With F. R. Matthews) : Mrs. Davis, T. A. Eden, (With ' Will Hay) : S. M. Nesbitt. (With A. R. Ogston) : B. Waugh. (With T. I.Hofer) :"Will Hay. BRISTOL & WESSEX AEROPLANE CLUB REPORT for week ending March 24.—Total flying time, 27 hrs. 20 mins,Dual instruction, 13 hrs. 15 mins. Solo instruction, 9 hrs. 20 mins. Passenger flights, 2 hrs. 45 mins. Instruction (with Mr. Bartlett) : Messrs. Tanner, Garnett, Hall, Roberts,B. L. Bathurst, Kennan, Hughr-s, Girdlestone. (With Mr. Tratman) : Mr. Hall. Soloists : Messrs. Arnold and T. H. Clarke.Cross-country flights : Mr. Bartlett and Mr. Tanner to Stag Laru- and Croydon. Mr. Downes-Shaw to Maidenhead and to Cardiff. Passengers (with Mr. Tratman), 3. (With Mr. Downes-Shaw). 4. (WithMr. Bathurst), 2. (With Mr. Bartlett;, 1. (With Mr. Hopper), 1. Total passengers, 11. Although we sent off three machines to Croydon on Wednesday tor thereview by the King of Afghanistan, one only was present. Mr. Downes-Shaw in his private Moth and Messrs. Tratman and Hall in a Club machine werestopped by very thick weather on Wednesday morning and turned back at Badminton. Mr. Bartlett, who took Mr. Tanner with him, flew to Stag Laneon Monday and proceeded to Croydon from there on Wednesday morning. We are hoping that the weather will be kind to us on the day of our pageantso that a large attendance will be assured. KWrfPSHIKE AEROPLANE CLUB REPOKI for week ending March 25.—Solo flights, 8 hrs. 25 mins. Dual,10 hrs. 35 mins. Passenger flights, 1 hr. Tests, 40 mini. Total flying time, '20 hrs. 40 mins. Instruction (with Flight-Lieut. Swoffer), 11. Passengers (with Flight-Lieut.Swoffer), 3. Soloists, 11. Passengers (with Capt. Kirby), 1. Mr. Shepherd successfully carried out the tests for his " A " Licence. We are very pleased to state that we have a number of new flying pupils,but owing to the weather being so unkind to us this week, it has seriously affected our flying activities. LANCASHIRE AERO ClUB REPORT for week ending March 24.—Flying time, 23 hrs. 5 mins. Instruc-tion, 8 hrs. 10 mins. Solo flights, 7 hrs. 45 mins. Passenger flights, 6 hrs. 15 mins. Tests, 55 mins.Instruction (with Mr. Baker) : BeBson, Tweedale, Hartley, Sykes, Harrison, Weale, Miss Hill, Kills, Mills, Riley, Goss, Gort, Garner, Chart, Slack, Mason,Cohen, Heath, Watson, Pattreious. (With Mr. Cantrill) : Miss Baeriein. Soluists (under instruction) : Cohen, Hall, Brooking, Ruddy, Miss Baeriein,Benson, Gort. Pilots : Meads, Cantri!], Harber, Twemlow, Browning, Lacayo, Leeming,Crosthwaite, Nelson, Hardy, Davison, Wade, Heath. Passengers (with Mr. Lacayo) : Miss Wood. (With Mr. Goodfellow) :Mills, D. R. Goodfellow, Mrs. Hoole, Mrs. Wood. (With Mr. Meads) : Benson, Perridge. (With Mr. Scholes) : Sellers, Goss, Mee, Mrs. Faulkner. (WithMr. Williams) : Hendrie, Hindle, Miss Lodge. (With Mr. Dobson) : Hughes. Wet and stormy weather has restricted flying, but despite this Mr. Bensonmanaged to get in an excellent first solo, while Mr. Cohen completed the tests for his " A " Licence. Miss Baeriein, who has not flown since her accident lastSeptember, went off again this week and put up a very good show. Messrs. Goodfellow and Mills flew over to Blackpool on Monday to meet theCouncil and discuss the lay-out of enclosures. They had a rough passage both ways, the return journey taking nearly two hours against strong headwinds and rain. We offer our deepest sympathies to Miss Win Brown over her accident onSunday at Dukinfield. MIDLAND AERO CLUB LIMITED RETORT for week ending March 24.—Total flying time, 12 hrs. 2ft mins. Dual instruction (with Flight-Lieut. Rose, D.F.C.), H. Tipper, G. Aldridge,H. D. Coleman, J. R. H. Baker, S. Duckitt, E. D. Wynn, S. G. Hall, W. Scott, W. Swann. Solo : W. Swann. H. R. King, E. D. Wynn, R. D. Bednell, S. H. Smith. Passengers, with Flight-Lieut. Rose : Miss Lane, M. Turner, A. Harley.With Mr Swann, N. Crane. With Mr. Brighton : J. E. Hicks. With Mr. Jackson: Mrs. Harley, I. H. Moore, H. Beamish. With Mr. Willis: Mrs.Willis. NETX»STLE-U?ON-TYNE AERO CLUB REPORT for week ending March 25.—Total flying time, 20 hrs. 30 mins.Instruction, 5 hrs. 15 mins. ; solo training, 1 hr. 45 mins. ; "A" pilots, 12 hrs. 15 mins. ; tests, 1 hr. 10 mins. ; joyrides, 5 mins. The following members flew under instruction with Mr. Parkinson.—Messrs. Floyd-Brown, Runciman, Horn, White, Perry, E. J. Griffiths, Brooks, Cochrane-Carr, Dr. Alderson. Soloists.— Messrs. Floyd-Brown, W. L. Runniman, Percy, De Pledge, N.Horn. " A " Pilots.—Mrs. Heslop, Messrs. C. Thompson, R. N. Thompson, F. L.Turnbull, H. Ellis, J. Stewart, R. M. Stobie, F. H. Phillips, P. Forsyth Heppell, Lord Ossulston, Dr. H. B. L. Dixon, Miss C. R. L?athart, Messrs. D. Wilson,A. Bell. PosssngDrs (with Mrs. Heslop) : Mr. C. Thompson. (With Mr. C. Thomp-son) • Mrs. Heslop, Mr. Luckman. (With Mr. F. L. Turnbull) : Mr. R. N. Thompson. (With Mr. H. Elli?) : Mr. White, Mr. Pollock. Mr. Floyd-Brown and Mr. W. L. Runciman carried out their first solos inexcellent style during the week. Lord Ossulsfon brought hk new " X " Moth from Stag Lane on Thursday,going on to Chiliingham later. He returned to fly in the Landing Competition on Sunday. The Landing Competition for the Pearce-Thorn Trophy took place onSunday and was very successful. Mr. F. Howard Phillips was the winner, Mr. A. Bell second, and Mr. Forsyth Heppell third. The weather during the week was again bad, Thursday and Sunday beingthe only days upon wliich flying was possible. NORFOLK &. NORWICH AERO CLUB REPORT for week ending March 24.—Total flying time, 8 hrs. 2S mins. Instruction with Mr. Fry.—Messrs. G. Barker, E. Bougrat, E. Lambert, C.Browne, E. Varden Smith, A. J. K. Finch. Soloists.—Messrs. G. F. Surtees, H. Mack, R. F. Potter, W. P. Cubitt,r.F.Gough, A. W. Ramsay. 216
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