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MAY 10, 1928 Soloists :—Messrs. W. A. Ramsay, F. Gough, R. Potter, W. P. Cubitt, N.Brett, H. Pank, C. Gowing. R. Harmer, E. Lambert, R. W. Moore, G. F. Surtees.Passengers :—34. We are going to be very busy the next month or two with various localshows at which we intend giving flying demonstrations by special request. This looks healthy for aviation when the public ask for flights Well, we aregoing to give it to them as often as we can, and if the prevailing weather continues, splendid progress will be made. NOTTINGHAM AERO CLUB REPORT for week ending April 27. —Total flying time, 24 hrs. 25 mins-Total dual time, 14 hrs. 40 mins. Total solo " A " time, S hrs. 20 rnins- Total solo, under instruction, time, 3 hrs. 15 mins. Total passenger time,15 mins. Total tests time, S5 nuns, Passengers (with Mr. B. Martin) : Messrs. H. Williams, J. Selvey andK. Wyde. With Mr. A. C. Ball: Miss Wardle, Miss Harris and Mr. Banwell. With Mr. R. A. Blake : Miss Liddiard, Miss Healey, Messrs. W. Mackichanand B. B. Mackichan. With Mr. H. Seely-Whitby : Mr. Paulson. With Mr. H. A. Hallam : Mr. Hugh Kay. With Mr. C. Cox : Mr. B. PilgrimWith Mr. Cyril Sands : Messrs. M. Rook and R. Dickson. With Mr. H. W. Wilcox : Messrs. W. P. and J. W. Heath. Dual Instruction with Mr. B. Martin : Messrs. Bradley, Selvey, Ashworth,Weldon, Lucas, Hancock, Chaliand, Moore, Pratt, Green, Austin and Lazzerini. Solo " A " Licence : Messrs. Ball, Blake, Whitby, Hallam, Cox, Sands,Wilcox and Paul. Solo, under Instruction': Messrs. Ashworth, Pilgrim and Coles.Our congratulations to Harold Ashworth, who completed his first solo in excellent style. We are competing at Bristol on May 5, Mr. Cyril Sandswill take part in the Balloon-bursting Competition and Mr. B. Martin in the Open Handicap Race. We sincerely hope the weather will be really finefor the meeting. A large number of our members have promised to attend. SCOTTISH FLYING CLUB, LTD. REPORT for the month of April.—The month of April saw the first bunch ofour " ab initio " pilots coming forward for their first solo flights, and, as is usual in such cases, undercarriages and propellers suffered. Nevertheless,a good number of hours were flown as will be seen from the statistics appended. In all, five " ab initio " members secured their licence, they being Messrs.Harrington, McNab, Rushton, Downing and Young. Besides these, four member? who had flown before got their licences, these being Messrs. Yuill,Horsburgh, Donald and Lang. For a good deal of the time, the usual April weather prevailed, and theaerodrome was more like a bog than anything rise : and it is a wonder that there were not more minor accidents than there were. On Saturday, the28th, an Air Force machine very unkindly taxied into " G-EBVT," while it was reposing peacefully on the ground, causing considerable damage which willput this machine out of action for some time. The Ladies' Committee, as usual, have been very active, and they are atpresent engaged upon the organisation of a Garden F#te, to take place on June 2, at Crosslees, Thornliebank. They are arrangiug for a large numberof attractive amusements, and it is hoped that there will be a large attendance. THE BRISTOL The statistics for the month are as follows : —Total hours flown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125-35 Number of members under instruction . . . . . . 55Number of solo flights .. .. .. . . .. .. 49 Total number of actual flights undertaken .. . . .. 280Number of day on which flying was possible .. . . 25 Number of pupils who secured " A " Licence . . . . . . 9The reduction in the number of pupils under instruction is due, to a large number of these having secured the licence and they are therefore not enteredin the statistics. The two Moths were only in active operation together on three days. The rest of the month, only one Moth was in operation, owingto minor accidents of one or the other. SUFFOLK AND EASTERN COUNTIES AEROPLANE CLUB REPORT for weekending May 5.— Flying time, 10 hrs. Instruction, 3 hrs.50 mins. " A and B " Pilots, 3 hrs. 25 mins. Soloists, 1 hr. 40 mins. Passenger flights, 45 mins. tests, 20 mins. Dual instruction (with Mr. Lowdell) : Miss Syliva Edwards, Miss Rhodes,Dr. Mildred Yate, Mrs. Young, Dr. Dunn, Messrs. Hanson, Goodwin, Smith, and Marriage. Soloists : Messrs. Brown, Hanson, Jolly, Beck, and Verney." A and B " Pilots : Dr. Sleigh, Messrs. Prentice and Schofield. Passengers (with Mr. G. E. Lowdell), 4 ; (with Mr. C. N. Prentice) 3.Dr. Mildred Yate and Mrs. Young began their course of instruction during the week. One new pilot and one new associate member were enrolled duringthe week and several inquiries ha\'e been received from prospective members. A routine renewal of control cables on RE and a difference of opinion betweena tail skid and the aerodrome somewhat curtailed instructional work during the week. FROM [THE FLYING SCHOOLS The De Havilland Flying School, Stag Lane Aerodrome REPORT for week ending May 6.—Total flying hours, 109 hrs. 35 mins.Instruction : Dual, 57 hrs. 40 mins.; solo, 35 hrs. 45 mins. Other flying, 16 hrs. 10 mins.Four pupils carried out successful first solos and one pupil obtained his " A " licence.Six new " Moths " were tested during the week. Henderson Flying School, Ltd., Brooklands Aerodrome. REPORT for week ending May 3.—Total flying time, 33 brs. 5 mint,. ; solo8 hrs. 40 mins. Dual (with Col. G. L. P. Henderson), Miss Kidston ; (with Mr. H. D. Davis),Messrs. Hughes, Allen, Hsiao. Quilter, rmilton, Dr. Wall, Whiteley, Mitchell. Habsburg, Dawson; (with Mr. A. E. Golds), Payne, Crabtree, Mitchell,Hughes, Dr. Forsyth. Mr. Quilter has now passed all his flying tests for his R.A.C. certificateand holds the school record for height on his test flight. Mr. Hsiao, who had considerable difficulty in his early stages, treated hisfirst solo flight as an excellent approach and 3-point landing. Col. G. L. P. Henderson, has now commenced active operations at BrooV-lands. AIR PAGEANT Some 30,000 Spectators Watch Last Saturday's Meeting TAKING it all around, the fates were kind on the occasion of the Aerial Pageant and R.A.F. Display organised by the Bristol and Wessex Aeroplane Club at Filton Aerodrome, Bristol, on May 5. The attendance was very good indeed, and the weather, except for one or two thundery showers, was excellent. The public enclosures had been arranged along three sides of the aerodrome, so that from all of them. the cheapest as well as the most expensive, it was possible to see the machines clearly. In addition, loud speakers helped to keep visitors informed of what was going on, and the announcer, Capt. Brewer, M.C., performed his difficult task remarkably well, his comments being very apt and his Gordon Bell stories much appreciated. Present on the aerodrome throughout the meeting were a [" FLIGHT " Photographs THE BRISTOL AIR PAGEANT : Above, a general view of the car park and some of the aeroplanes. Below, a portion of the " Parade." Nearest the camera is a de Havilland " Cirrus-Moth." Ahead of that a Westland " Cirrus-Widgeon," an Avro " Cirrus-Avian" and a Blackburn " Genet-Bluebird." 326
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