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AUGUST 30, i92i first lady member to take the air), Mr. Moulsdale and Mr. Greenhalgh, whoall put up very good shows. Mr. Naylor arrived whilst his wife was in the air, but did not develop any grey hairs. Mrs. Naylor is to be congratulatedon beating her husband to it. Mr. McClure gave an interesting display of aerobatics with the aid of XV.When a diagonal stay is fitted, the machine will be ready to fly again, and the Flying Sub-Committee is meantime thinking of printing its bye-laws in red. There will be a party in the Hangar on "Sunday evening, which we hopewill develop into a very lively affair. Several soloists will no doubt celebrate, and luminous latch-keys will be the order of the evening. MIDLAND AERO CLUB REPORT for week ending August 25.—Total flying time, 29 hrs. 36 mins.Dual : 13 hrs. 35 mins. Solo, 9 hrs. 15 mins. Passenger, 6 hrs. 10 mins. Test, 36 mins.The following members were given dual instruction by Flt.-Lt. T Rose and Mr. W. H. Sutcliffe :—T. W. Wild, R. G. Welch, A. E. Coltman D N.Khatrie, G. P. Haylock, R. B. Laidlaw, L. H. Lee, S. Duckitt, E. D. Wynn, F. J. Steward, J. W. Astley, M. Blakeway, J. C. Williams, J. A. Ridsdale,J. Fitzgerald, D. W. TiUeke. Soloists : E. P. Lana, J. R. Gutarie, E. R. King, J. Edwards, R. L. Brinton,J. Cobbe., E. L. Hulue, R. C. Baxter, G. C. Jones, J. Rowley, L. H. Lee, M. A. Murtagh. H. T. Willis, G. Robson, W. W. Astley, S. H. Smith, R. D.Bednell, G. E. C. Hill, H. Tipper. Passengers : J. R. Guthrie, R. L. Brinton, Mrs. Till eke, Mrs. Griffin, G. E.Griffin, M. C. Mander, M. Turner, C. Ecksrsley, J. H. Moore R. E. Cooke, J. Hicks. On Thursday, Mr. J. W. Astlsy was launched solo and put up a very goodperformance. Mr. Rawson arrived on the Autogiro on Thursday and gave a veryinteresting display. Hi was good enough to give passenger nights to several numbers, who were quite impressed. NEWCASTLEUPONTYNE AERO CLUB REPORT for week ending August 26.—Total flying time, 24 hrs. 5 mins •Instruction. 9 hrs. 35 mins. "A" Pilots, 8 hrs. 40 mins. Solo training' 50 mins. Passenger, 4 hrs. 50 mins. Test, 10 mins.Instruction (with Mr. J. D. Parkinson) : Miss Forster, Miss Yendall, Messrs. Dickinson, Foster, Sadl.-r, Walter, Temple, Griffiths, McLean, Dr. Walker." A " Pilots : Mrs. H:slop, Messrs. Irving, DePledge, TurnbuII, C. Thomp- son, Shaw, Wilson, W. B. Ellis, Dr. Dixou. Solo Training : Mr. Sadler.W: wer.; pl'as-d to w:leo:ne Mr. Rawsjn with the Autogiro last Tuesday. H; gave d-jmjnstrations of the machine in all positions and as these werecarried out in a high wind, they were very impressive. Mr. Siihr, on: of our yjuaj?.st members, successfully completed his firstsolo this week. NORFOLK <S> NORWICH AERO CLUB REPORT for week ending August 26.—-Total flying time, 21 hrs.Dual (with Mr. Young) : Messrs. C. Ransom, C. Bethell, H. Neave, C. Land, D. Corsjllis. C. Bou'iet, G. Wharton.Soloists : Messrs. ~H. Pank, E. Varden Snith, H. Neave, A. G. Marshall, R. T. Harmer, H. Cator. D. Corsellis, G. F. Surtees, F. Gough, W. A. Ramsay,R. F. Potter. Passengers, 27. Yet another m: nber has just completed an excellent first solo. Congratu-lations, Mr. Corsellis. for the good show. The weather has been somewhat bad at interval; this week and accordingly reflects on the time chart.We h:dVL- now sjv*nteen " A" Licence pilots in th? Club, and seven who have applied for their " A's " and arr still waiting for them to come through.This shows how well they are taking to the air in so short a time, which, wh--n one deducts the dud weather and all the " Machine in Dock " time, is reallyvery short indeed. Apart from these few, there are many more under training. NOTTINGHAM AERO CLUB REPORT for weekeniing August 24.—Flying time, 15hrs. 35 mins. Instruc-tion, 6 hrs. 4') mini. ; " A " Pilots : 35 mins. Silo (under instruction), 6 hrs. 15 mins. Passengers, 1 hr. 25 mins. Tests, 40 mins.Instruction with Mr. Martin) : M-ssrs. Drakeford, Thorpe, Lazzerine, Winu, McWilliam, Cudlip, Hancock, Thirlby.Solo " A " Licence : Messrs. Bradley, Selvey. Solo (under instruction) : Messrs. Bradley, "Selvey, Hatton, Glenn. Calla-•dine, Taylor, Chawla, Hancock. Passengers : Mis; Bowden, Miss Bure, Mr. Franklin.It is with sincere regret that we place on record the fatal accident which occurred on Wednesday. August 22. Mr. R. A. Blake (one of our directors,and an original member of the Club) took up Lieut. W. Richardson as a passenger on " SK " and about 1 mile from the Aerodrome, the machinenoss-dived and burst into flames on hitting the ground. The Club, on its •own behalf and on behalf of the relatives of the two members, here recordsits sincere appreciation of the many telegrams and letters of condolence it has received from other Clubs. SUFFOLK •£) EASTERN COUNTIES AEROPLANE CLUB REPORT for week ending August 25.—Flying time, 18 hrs. Instruction,7 hrs. 40 mins. " A " and " B " Pilots, 3 hrs. Passenger flights, 7 hrs. Tests, 20 mins. Pi33en;er5, with Mr. Lowdell. 40.Dual instruction, with Mr. Lowde.ll : Miss S. Edwards, Dr. Mildred Yate, Aerodromes of EnglandThese are reports from several towns on the question of municipal aerodromes :— Portsmouth is a town alert to the need. No definite information is available at the moment as the Town Planning Committee is seriously considering proposals. It has bsen mentioned in the local press that a portion of land •at present unbuilt upon within the city's boundaries may possibly bs preserved, and it is pointed out that the time is ripe for action to bs taken, for it is probable that soon there will not be land available for an accessible municipal aerodrome. Manchester is considering several sites, and in the nearfuture a committee will be called to discuss plans. Liverpool, about which many ambitious reports appearedin the press on ths question some months ago, has come to no decision, but is considering the purchase of 2,216 acres. T. and B. F. Marriage, R. Brown, Ogilvie, Pettiward, Read, Billington,Welsh, Hanson, Smith and Jolly. '• A " and " B " Pilots : Dr.' J. C. Sleigh and Mr. C. N. Prentice.High winds have been the order of the day throughout the week, with the result that flying time is below the normal average. There was only oneday that was really fit for instruction in landiugs. On Friday the club, in conjunction with Mr. Edward Jones, organised a display at Clacton-on-Seaas a piece of propaganda for aviation and for the Friendship Fellowship. We are now all ancient mariners and by the time our beards have reachedthe desired span we hope to have our uniforms delivered. YORKSHIRE AEROPLANE CLUB REPORT for week ending August 25.—Flying time, 29 hrs. Dual, 15 hrs.15 mins. Solo, 10 hrs. 25 mins. Passengers, 3 hrs. 2(1 mins. Instruction, with Capt. Beck : Miss Ellison, Mrs. Cator, Messrs. Dujardin,Bamford, Lloyd, Evans, Watson, Ambler, Gill, Palmer, A. Senior, G. Senior, Ostler, Ives, Gaunt. " A " Pilots.—Messrs. Ambler, Thomson, Humpheries, Ellison, Norway,Lax, Birch. Passengers, 14.On Wednesday we had an unexpected but welcome visit from Sir Softon Braucker. Other visitors this week have included two Berkshire pilots,and Mr. Fred Holmes of that firm. To-day we have returned " SV " to Brough for C. of A., etc., its enginehaving done some 250 odd hours without being touched. FROM THE FLYING SCHOOLS De Havilland Flying School, Stag Lane AerodromeREPORT for two weeks ending August 26.—Total flying time, 500 hrs. 15 mins. Instruction—dual : 176 hrs. 10 mins. ; solo : 248 hrs. 35 mins.Other flying, 75 hrs. 30 mins. As can be observed by our figures, the School has done an excellentfortnight's work and shows undoubtedly that it is the largest, most up-to-date and best organised school of flying in the world.Our latest achievement lies in the success of elementary pupils carrying out cross-country flights in formation on " Moth " machines. Three suchflights have been accomplished in first-rate style, to the great credit of both pupils and instructors.Mr. Mohammed Roushdy, of the Egyptian Government, carried out an excellent first solo on an advanced type machine, the D.H.9J, and hassince carried out other satisfactory solo flights on this type. Mr. Roushdy is, in all probability, the first Egyptian to fly an advanced type machine,and we wish him every success when he takes over his duties with the Directorate of Civil Aviation in Egypt. Our Indian Government pupils are progressing satisfactorily, and threeof them have already qualified for " A " certificates. They were reviewed during the week by Air Vice-Marshal Sir Sefton Brancker, who wasthoroughly satisfied with their progress. We have received visits from quite a number of well-known persons.Sir Alan Cobham, Mr. Levine and Miss Boll came along to fly the new " Gipsy Moth," and Mr. Levine was so attracted by it that he wanted topurchase one there and then, but naturally our large contracts rendered immediate delivery an impossibility.Two officials of the Rotterdam Aero Club—Mr. Kolff, the President, and Mr. Schmidt Krans, the Chief Instructor—returned a visit made byvarious de Havilland officials at a recent flying meeting in Rotterdam. Both flew "slotted" and "Gipsy" Moths, and were greatly impressed.Three pilots of the Genoa Flying Club came to take delivery of their first two " Moth " seaplanes and were thoroughly delighted with the School,in which they were greatly interested. Flight-Lieut. Webster, the famous Schneider Cup pilot, flew to theContinent on a " Moth " machine, and carried out demonstrations in various places before keenly interested spectators." Moths " were well represented at the Hadleigh Aero Club Meeting held at Clacton on August 24. A Flying Meeting held in England without a" Moth " representative would really be most unique ! ! ! Besides the many " Moths " which were tested, a new D.H.61 fitted with" Slots " underwent its tests and the slots were found to be highly successful. This machine is for use on an Australian air line. Henderson Flying School, Limited.REPORT for week ending August 23.—Total flying time, 78 hrs. 30 mins. Dual, with Capt. H. D. Davis : Messrs. Groner, Courtney-Bankes, Moursi,Austin, Oldmeadow, Hsiao, Stewart, Robertson, Du Cane, Dr. Forsyth, Dr. Shields. Mrs. Scott, Mrs. Monkton, Miss Kidston.Dual, with Capt. Davenport : Messrs. May, Stewart, Miss Wellby. Soloists ; Messrs. Robertson, Groner, Du Cane, Daniels, Knox, Anderson,Oliver. Mr. Stewart is now going well ahead and is almost ready to do hisR.A.C. tests. Mr. Courtney-Bankes and Mr. Austin arc now almost ready for theirfirst solo flights. During the week 330 passengers were carried in our machines.Lieut.-Col. Henderson and Mr. Anderson returned from Belfast on Friday. A week's flying was put in at Belfast from Malone aerodrome,and a field adjoining.' A large number of spectators had an excellent view of the races from the air. The interest shown in aviation was considerable,and there seems to be every prospect of a light aeroplane club being started there shortly. Leicester has the matter under discussion by the com-mittee concerned, and the subject of sites is being dealt with. Bognor realises the future necessity for some provision,but has not done any more than that at the moment. Glasgow is not to have a municipal aerodrome. Noreasons are given. We should imagine that it might be difficult to find an accessible site in the district. The Renfrewaerodrome is 5 miles west of Glasgow. Northampton Aerodrome A SITE for the new Northamptonshire Aero Club hasbeen chosen at Sywell, five miles from Northampton, and approved by the Air Ministry. It is in the heart of thePytchley country. The Prince of Wales is to be invited to be patron of the club, as he is patron of the living atSywell, and the Duchess of Bedford is interested in the venture. There will be an inauguration next month. 751
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