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FLIGHT, MARCH 21, 1929- to have her machine sent over so that she c,an use it in England during the summer. Two of the newest markets for " Avians " are Mexico and China. Fourteen have already been despatched to China and two to Mexico, while two more for Mexico will follow within a few weeks. " Avians " are now manufactured in Canada and the United States. The licence for Canada is held by the Ottawa Car Manufacturing Co., Ltd., of Ottawa, who are concen- trating on the " Avian " with metal fuselage. Pending the completion of their plant, the first 25 machines are being shipped from the Manchester factory in a dissembled con- dition. Ten of these, fitted with Armstrong-Siddeley "Genet" engines, are for the Canadian Air Board. Two more will go direct to the Ottawa Flying Club. " The " Avian " metal fuselage is built entirely of round-section steel tubing with welded joints throughout. The engine mounting is a separate unit attached to the front of the fuselage by bolts, the same attachments suiting either " Genet " or " Cirrus " mountings. The Whittelsey Body Company, of Bridgeport, Connecticut, are making preparations to build the " Avian '•' for the United States. Uhtil their plant is complete, six Cirrus-Avians are being shipped from the Manchester works- every week. The Lancashire Aero Club has just purchased another new " Avian " which has the latest type undercarriage. Incidentally, A. V. Roe & Co., Ltd., have received an order for four Avro Ten commercial monoplanes from Aus- tralian National Airways, Ltd., of Sydney, Australia. It will be recollected that the A. V. Roe & Co. hold the manu- facturing licence for the Fokker F.VII-3m, the design of which has been closely followed in the design of the Avro Ten. This machine carries eight passengers and two pilots, wireless, cabin heating and lighting and has three baggage compart- ments. The closest attention is paid to the comfort of the passengers, the cabin is tastefully decorated and comfortably furnished. Each machine is powered with three Armstrong- Siddeley " Lynx " engines. It is expected that one of these monoplanes will be shown at the International Aircraft Exhibition which is to be held at Olympia in July next. London Aeroplane Club, Stag Lane, Edgware, Sec, H. E. Perrin,3, Clifford Street, London, W.I. Bristol and Wessex Aeroplane Club, Filton, Gloucester. Secretary,Major G. S. Cooper, The Aerodrome, Patchway, Glos. Cinque Ports Flying Club, Lympne, Hythe. Hon. Secretary,R. Dallas Brett, 114, High Street, Hythe, Kent. Hampshire Aero Club, Hamble, Southampton. Secretary, H. J.Harrington, Hamble, Southampton. Lancashire Aero Club, Woodford, Lanrs. Secretary, Mr. Atherton,Avro Aerodrome, Woodford. Liverpool and District Atro Club, Hooton, Cheshire. Hon. Secre-tary, Capt. Ellis, Hooton Aerodrome. Midland Aero Club, Castle Bromwich, Birmingham. Secretary,Maj. Gilbert Dennison, 22, Villa Road, Handsworth, Birmingham. Newcastle-on-Tyne Aero Club, Cramlington, Northumberland. Secre-i tary, J. T. Dodds, Cramlington Aerodrome, Northumberland. | Norfolk and Norwich Aero Club, Mousehold, Norwich. Secretary,| G. McEwen, The Aerodrome, Mousehold, Norwich. I Nottingham Aero Club, Hucknall, Nottingham. Hon. Secretary, Cecil R. Sands, A.C.A., 30, Park Row, Nottingham.The Scottish Flying Club, 101, St. Vincent Street, Glasgow. Secretary, George Baldwin, Moorpark Aerodrome, Renfrew. Southern Aero Club, Shoreham, Sussex. Secretary, Miss N. B.Birkett, Shoreham Aerodrome, Sussex. Suffolk Aeroplane Club, Ipswich. Secretary, Maj. P. L. Holmes, TheAerodrome, Hadleigh, Suffolk. Yorkshire Aeroplane Club, Sherburn-in-Elmet, Yorks. Secretary,Lieut.-Col. Walker, The Aerodrome, Sherburn-in-Elmet. LONDON AEROPLANE CLUB (MARCH 10—16).—Instructors: Capt. V. H. Baker and Capt. F. R.Matthews. Ground engineers : C. Humphreys and A. E. Mitchell. Aircraft : The following machines were in commission during the week :—G-AABL,G-EBXS, G-EBZC. Total flying time : 31 hrs. 30 mins. Dual instruction : 27 members re-ceived dual instruction during the week, the time being 20 hrs. 50 mins. Solo flying : 16 members flew solo during the week, the time being 10 hrs.40 mins. Easter flying : The club will be open during the Easter holidays, including the Bank Holiday Monday, April 1. The club will be closed forthe day on Wednesday, April 3. Presentation Clock.—We have again to thank Mr. J. Scott Taggart for afurther presentation to the club. Following his gift of a D.H. "' Gipsy " Moth, he has now installed in the Club House, a synchronome electricclock. Pilot instructor : Members will be sorry to learn that the club will shortly be losing the services of the Chief Pilot Instructor, Captain V. H.Baker, M.C., A.F.C. Captain Baker has taken up a position with Messrs. Norman and Muntz, who will shortly be commencing operations at the newaerodrome at Heston on the Great West Road. Captain Baker is the ideal of what a club pilot instructor should be. He is never happy unless he is inthe air, and in the very short time he had been with the club (he only joined us in August last) he has instilled this " air sense " into the members, andthe flying hours have shown a very marked increase. The association of Baker and Matthews and pilot instructors has been ahappy one both for the club and the members, and the departure of our chief pilot instructor—just as the flying weather is coming along—will be a veryserious loss to the club. Captain Baker will take with him the good wishes of all members in his new appointment. The question of the successor isnow being considered by the committee. BRISTOL 1> WBSSBX ABROPLANE CLUB, LTD. (MAR. 10—16).—Pilot instructor: E. B. W. Bartlett. Ground engineer:A. W. Webb. Machines in commission (2) : YH and TV. Flying time for the week, 24 hrs. 10 mins. Pupils under instruction and hours flown (5),7 hrs. 30 mins. ; soloists under instruction and hours flown (4), 7 hrs. 30 mins. ; number of " A " pilots flying and hours flown (4), 6 hrs. 35 mins. ; number ofpassengers carried and hours flown (1), 15 mins. ; number of test flights and hours flown (10), 50 mins. A good week for flying, and both our machines in commission again. Weare grateful to the Liverpool & District Aero Club for their suggestion that our recent magneto troubles might have been due to rich mixture. This,however, was not the case as with them. New magnetos have immediately put things right. We are in no need of proving " beyond dispute " theefficiency of our ground staff, as this has never been in dispute. Mr. E. S Housley, an ex-R.A.F. war pilot, joined the club during the week, andafter 75 mins. dual carried out the necessary solo, and would have passed his " A " licence tests with the minimum three hours' flying within three daysof joining but for foggy weather at the last moment. Mr. J. H. Wells, from Oxford, joined us this week and is now busy with " B " licence work. Messrs.Keeling, Davis, and Heaven should manage their " A " tests very early now. Mr. Downes-Shaw, after three times having to come back on account of fogencountered on his route on the 15th, started for Algiers in ST on the 16th. We are arranging a competition for the Desprez Cup on May 26, details ofwhich will be found elsewhere in this issue. All private owners and club members on club aircraft are cordially invited to compete, and with overtwo^months' notice we hope there will be a large entry. CINQUE' PORTS FLYING DCLUB T(MAR. 10—16).—Pilot instructor: Maj. H. G. Travers, D.S.C. Groundengineer:,1 Mr. R. H. Wynne. Machines : R.I. and N.N. Total flying time or week,]-, hrs. 55 mins. Dual Instruction :—Mrs. Travers, 15 mins. ; Maj. Parminter, 45 mins. ;:Mr. Woods, 15 mins. Total, three members : 1 hr. 15 mins. " A " Pilots :—Mr. Somerset, 1 hr. 45 mins. ; Mr. West, 30 mins. : Mr.Worsell, 30 mins. ; Mr. R. Dallas Brett, 45 mins. ; Mr. Douglas, 1 hr. Total, five members : 4 hrs. 15 mins. Tests, 10 mins. Low clouds and extremecold again interfered with flying at Lympne this week, but Maj. Parminter. of the Manchester Regiment, began instruction and is getting on well. Easter Flying Meeting :—The entry lists closed on Friday last with thesplendid total of 40 machines, which is very many more than were present last Easter. Amongst the celebrated pilots whom we hope to see at Lympneare : the Hon. Lady Bailey, who has just achieved, single-handed, the first circuit of Africa by light aeroplane ; the celebrated Dutch pilots, MijnheerenVlaming, Pander, Redele, and Nieuwenhuizen ; Mr. Dudley Watt with his famous 300 h.p. single-seater racer ; and the two most famous English stuntpilots, Capts. Neville T. Stack, A.F.C., and Hubert S. Broad, A.F.C. Capt. Broad is the present holder of the world's records in the light aeroplane classfor speed and endurance. There are no less than 25 entries for the " Alight at Lympne " Rally,for the Hythe Chamber of Commerce Cup, competitors coming from, amongst other places, Rotterdam, Liverpool, Newcastle, Wokingham, and Bristol.The " Private Owners' Race " has attracted nine entries, including one Dutch pilot of an English machine. The " Manufacturers' Scratch Race " forSir Charles Wakeneld's 20-guinea cup has produced four entries from three different manufacturers, and, although the entries are few, this should provea very close struggle between the de Havilland Gipsy Moths and the Simmonds Cirrus Spartan, a new type of machine of which much is expected, and whichwill be flown by Lieut.-Col. L. A. Strange, D.S.O. If the weather is only kind, the club confidently anticipates that thismeeting will be the finest aviation meeting ever held at Lympne, and the club can guarantee the public a very fine entertainment at a very low price. HAMPSHIRE AEROPLANE CLUB (MAR. 10—15).—Pilot instructors: Flight-Lieut. F. A. Swoffer, M.B.E.,and Mr. W. H. Dudley. Ground engineers : Mr. E. Lenny and Mr. J. Elliott. Aircraft: D.H. 60 Moths G-EBOI and OH, and Avro AvianG-EBVI. Flying time, 49 hrs. Pupils under instruction, 17 ; hours flown, 19 hrs. 30 mins. Soloists, 10 ; hours flown, 11 hrs. " A " pilots, 10 ; hoursflown, 12 hrs. 35 mins. Instructors, solo and tests, 15 ; hours flown, 2 hrs. 50 mins. Passengers, 12 : hours flown, 2 hrs. 45 mins. Notes:—Messrs. Milford and Hicks completed successful first solo nights,not that we expected them to do otherwise, but you never know what may happen when that annoying head in the front cockpit has gone. Messrs.Westlake and Roskill completed their flying tests for the " A" licence, bringing the 1929 total to six. Mr. Storey passed his figures of eight tests. On Sunday five selected candidates for the Air League Flying Scholarshipwere given trial flights. The successful candidate was Miss G. M. Grace of Alverstoke, and she has now commenced dual instruction. We trust thatat least some of the unsuccessful candidates will join the club. Mr. Dudley and Mr. Lenny flew to Stag Lane on Monday in OH, changed the engine into OI, and returned to Hamble on Tuesday. On Thursday evening M ssrs. Lenny and Elliott took the engine out of VI for a top overhaul, and the machine was flying again first thing on Saturday morning. We consider that this is indicative of the keenness and efficiency of our groundengineers. LANCASHIRE AERO CLUB (MAR. 10—16).—Flying time, 31 hrs. 35 mins. Instruction (17), 9 hrs. 10 mins. ; solo flights' (20), 14 hrs. 15 mins. ; passenger nights (30), 6 hrs. : tests (14), 2 hrs. 10 mins. Instruction.—With Mr. Hall :—Messrs. Cohen, Maxwell, Williamson,Sellers, Russell, Goss, Stern, J. G. Nelson, Kay, Paddock, Hey. Whitehouse, Wilkinson, Garner, R. G. Davies, J. H. Ashworth. With Mr. Cantrill :— Mr. Kay. 241
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