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FLIGHT, APRIL, 25 1929 Mr. Mase served in the R.F.C. from 1915 onwards. He has ijeen in New Zealand for four years and is a member of the \uckland Aero Club as well as the Hampshire Aeroplane Club here. When he returns, it is his intention to start passenger and mail air transport services and represent the kimmonds " Spartan." He has been flying with the Hamp- shire Club since his arrival in this country. For the flight to New Zealand all his maps and the necessary documents for aerial travel abroad have been prepared and supplied by the Aviation Department of the Automobile Association, which is in the care of two private-owner pilots, Mr. Ivor McClure and Mr. O. J. Tapper. 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. Ctnque 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, Lanes. Secretary, Mr. Atherton,Avro Aerodrome, Woodford. Liverpool and District Aero Club, Hooton, Cheshire. Hon. Secre-tary, Capt. Ellis, Hooton Aerodrome. Midland Aero Club, Castle Bromwicb, Birmingham. Secretary,Maj. Gilbert Dennison, 22, Villa Road, Handsworth, Birmingham. Newcastle-on-Tyne Aero Club, Cramlington, Northumberland. Secre-tary, John Bell, Cramlington Aerodrome, Northumberland. Norfolk and Norwich Aero Club, Mousehold, Norwich. Secretary,G. McEwen, The Aerodrome, Mousebold, Norwich. Nottingham Aero Club, Hucknall, Nottingham. Hon. SecretaryCecil 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, Sherbum-in-Elmet, Yorks. Secretary,Ljeut.-Col. Walker, The Aerodrome, Sherburn-in-Elmet. LONDON AEROPLANE CLUB (Ar. 15-21).—Instructors: Capt. V. H. Baker, MX., A.F.C., and Capt.F. R- Matthews. Grouud engineers: C. Humphreys and A. E. Mitchell, aircraft : The following machines were in commission : G-EBXS, G-AABL,G-EBZC . G-AABN and G-AAEX. Total flying time for the week : 74 hrs. 50 ruins. Dual instruction : 33 members received dual instruction,the time being 34 hrs. 40 mint. Solo flying : 38 members flew solo during the week, the time being 40 hrs. 10 mins. Flying time for Sunday establisheda record for the dub, the time being 23 hrs. 40 mins., and 22 individual members made solo flights. Miss Wood, H. R. Presland and J. W. Radbonemade their first solo flights. " B " licences : W. Basil Swart and H. Kennedy have qualified for their" B " licences. Club aircraft: On Friday last the club took delivery of their secondD.H. Gipsy Moth G-AAF.X. This is the machine presented to the club bv Mr. J. Scott-Taggart. BRISTOL •Z) WESSEX ABROPLANE CLUB, LTD. (AP. 14-2IM. — Pilot instructor: I'.. B. W. Bartlett. Ground engineer:\. \V. Webb. Machines in commission : (3), VH. TV, and EL' kindly lent by Miss Miles. Flying time for the week: 33 hrs. 15 mins. Pupils underinstruction : (9), 15 hrs. 20 mins. Soloists under instruction: (2), 1 hr. :i5 mins. " A " and " B " pilots : (H), 5 hrs. 40 mins. Passengers : f 31 J. 6lira. 15 mins. Test flights: fill. 1 hr. The club season definitely opened on Friday with a most successful danceA\ the Spa Hotel, some 250 members and their friends being present. Hugh Frossard's band materially helped to make the evening go with a zip andat our next dance we fully expect a larger gathering. Yesterday we held an informal " At Home " at Lansdown, Bath, which was attended by about3w interested spectators. Lady Bailey most kindly put forward her visit t" Badminton a day to visit us there, and Mr. Parkbouse also came up from1 cifznmouth after a previous trip there from London, so showing his interest and keenness in the club. We have hopes that this the first of a series ofmeetings will have resulted in a dozen or so new members. Somi 18 joy rides "ere given to prospective members. Mr. Shaw generously gave up hisSaturday afternoon for a " busman's holiday," and helped us through with many joy rides and an exhibition of aerobatics which was greatly appreciated.Mr. Bartlett also inspired numerous ladies with confidence on a none too 'luifit day, besides two exhibition flights, one spectacular and the other avery striking exhibition of slot control. Mr. Bartlett brought " Pixie " 1/ack from Yate this week. We purchased a new " Cherub " and this hasi>e»n most generously fitted, with the necessary structural alterations, by M :?srs. G. G. Parnali >V Co. We have to thank Miss Miles for having lentIKX nf-w Gipsy Moth for demonstration purposes at Lansdown, so as to allow one club machine to he used there and for instruction to continueat the aerodrome which was undertaken by Mr. Culverwell. HAMPSHIRE ABROPLANE CLUB (AP. 13-19).—Pilot instructors : Flight-Lieut. F. A. Swofter, M.B.E., and•r. W. H. Dudley. Ground engineers : Mr. E. Lenny a Af DHAircraft y and Mr. ]. Elliott.D.H. 60 Moth G-EBOI and Avro Avian, G-F.BVi. Flying time k 39 h 5 0 h 5 ii"i the wee : 3 hrs. 35 mins. Pupils under instruction : (30), 20 hrs. 50 mins. ii7i •f\lOts : (14)' 9hrs- 1Omins- Soloists: (4). 2 hrs. 15 mins. Passengers:",(' '' nrK- W nuns. Instructors solo and tests : (12). 3 hrs. 50 mins. th,]?' u' Bayly' Hume' Uright, Ci"™> and Dunkerley have joineda id M ii Week as pilot members. Miss Pike. Lieut. Cou'chman, R.N., V),, v-i , uave each made a successful first solo (light.l'v I\riu i Frank base's " Spartan " the " All Black " was christened present /» y at Crovdon. A number of members and friends werein n-i-h- (ln*aV nothing of a host of photographers!), and everyone joined hin' if, , sv the best of K00*1 luck- Incidentally, he is taking withlln'l, , ur t ^"'''"S froni the Hampshire Club to the Auckland AeroMVI Whlch hc is also a member. rossibl ( 3I\rpn)ln<lcd that the secretary would like to hear as soon asKOOIK «„.'.. c wno in'end being present at the dance at the Assembly >ale ,»,.,= ,• on Fr'<iav, the 26th inst. He still has some tickets for-•"'-• I-n^ 15s. double and 8s. 6rf. single. LANCASHIRE ABRO CLUB time : 32 hrs. 30 mins. Instruction: (20), 12 hrs.hrs. 15 mins. Passenger flights: (19), 'onitriission • !•'(' ni"\in' c*","" ""• •"-""»";• «"• •(.nss. Forshau, s 11 ' ?V- So'™*** (under instruction) : orshaw, Sellers, Stem. PUoU : Messrs. Tweedale,Messrs. 'Cohen R. F. Hall, Meads, Garner, Mills, Lacayo. Harrison, Weale, Fallon, D. Nelson, Good-fellow, Hardy, Whitehouse, Kay, Twemlow, Michelson. Passengers (with Mr. Hall,) : Messrs. Mercer, Faulkner, Richardson, Warren, Mrs. Pitts ;(with Mr. Goodfellow) : Messrs. Wiesle, Ward, Banks, Johnson, Marland,' White, E. Banks ; (with Mr. Michelseon; : Miss Payne, Mr. Cubberley ;(with Mr. Meads) : Mr. Moon-: (with Mr. Lacayo) : Messrs. Whitehouse and Finney ; (with Mr. Mills) : Messrs. Cliffe and Goodfellow.Despite somewhat boisterous weather nearly 60 members of the club have been in the air during the week. QL seems to be right out of luck atthe moment. After a very brief return to the fold she was placed gently but firmly into the pond by Mr. Lacayo on Thursday. The damage was notvery great, but sufficient to keep QL out of action over the week-end. Last Sunday a party of Rover Scouts from Manchester visited the aero-drome and were shown " what makes the wheels go round." Half a dozen of them were given short flights.Mr. Collins commenced instruction this week, and is causing far less anxiety to Mr. D. E. Hall than he is doing to the 15 hardy members who areattending his Navigation lectures. The latter may be seen brooding darkly about the aerodrome, while Mr. Mills is reported to have lost at least 5 stonein weight. Two more members have placed orders for machines this week. Mr. Cohenis buying a Standard Avian, while Mr. J. C. Cantrill is getting a machine lor business purposes. He has chosen an Avian with a " Gipsy " engine,a combination which is unusual but which ought to be very effective. UVBRPOOL -3D DISTRICT AERO CLUB (AP. 14-20).—Machines in commission : Avro Avians, G-EBZM,WK, XX. XV. Instructors : Flight-Lieut. J. B. Allen and Flight-Lieut. Sullock (Hon.). Ground engineers : Messrs. H. Piston and Mason. Rota,flying time : 34 hrs. 10 mins. Pupils, dual : (25), 17 hrs. 40 mins. Pupils' solo : (6), 3 hrs. 20 mins. " A " pilots : (13), 7 hrs. 45 mins. Passengers :(12), 4 hrs. 20 mins. Test flights: (12), 1 hr. 5 mins. Congratulations to Mr. T. T. Gleave and Mr. G. T. Cowan, who bothmade excellent first solo flights this week. Messrs. Thornton and Leete flew over to Southport on Saturday to supportan informal meeting which, it is hoped, may be the beginning of an aero club for that town.A press photographer had an ambition to take aerial pictures of Liverpool this week, but his enthusiasm waned when he found it was impossible tomanipulate his camera when hc was strapped in. After five minutes in the air Allan received an urgent S O S —and the press is still without photographs.Which reminds one of the classic remark of a cross-Channel passenger, " Such a pity, I'd only lunched half an hour ago ; it was nearly new ! " MIDLAND ABRO CLUB (AP. 14—20).—The total flying time was 33 hrs. 30 mins. Dual : 16 hrs.45 mins. Solo : 8 hrs. Passenger : 8 hrs. 5 mins. Test : 40 mins. The following members were given dual instruction by FTight-Lieut. T.Rose, D.F.C., and Mr. W. H. Sutcliffe : L. W. Farrer, F". G. Robinson, M. Turner, G. P. Haylock, H. Coleman, T. W. Wild. P. B. Hackett. G. Norton,H. A. Taylor, H. J. Barnett. J. H. Stevens. L. V. Mann, Dr. W. G. Tilleke, C. T. Davis, T. G. Ellison. 1. A. Ridsdale. N. B. Tornpson. H. Beamish. " A " Pilots : S. G.'Hall, R. L. Jackson, S. H. Smith. E. P. Lane, W. Ever-shed, R. D. Bednell. M. A. Murtagh, W. M. Morris. J. Cobb, W. L. Handley, W. Swann, J. K. Morton, G. V. Perry. A. Ellison, S. Duckitt, G. C. Jones. Soloists : ~H. Coleman, J. H. Stevens.Passengers : E. Hanson, R. Partridge. W. Breedon, Miss M. Pryce. T. B. Hallam, R. Ashford, S. lames, C. H. Perrv, Miss R. C. Toppin, G. Ellison,R. Taylor. A. F. Hill, L. Rowley. EBXT is now in commission again on completion of annual overhau lorrenewal of C. of A. NEWCASTLEUPONTYNB AERO CLUB (AP. 15-21).—Instructor: G. M. S. Kemp. Engineer: K. C. Brown;Assistant. 1. Tait. Aircraft: (3). PT, QV, LX. Flying time : 41 hrs. 10 mins. Instruction : 17 hrs. 45 mins. Solo training : 2 hrs. 5 mins. " A " pilots15 hrs 25 mins. Passengers : 4 hrs. 35 mins. Test : 1 hr. 20 mins. THE NORTHAMPTONSHIRE AERO CLUB (AP. 7-13).—Instructor James Bunning. Ground engineer : J. GallagherAircraft : One (RX). Flying time : 4 hrs. 40 mins. The weather has been unfit for flying the whole week except for part of twodays. Mr. S. P. Tyzack has now gone solo, and the bar has profited in consequence. RX developed trouble with the impulse starter, but upon tele-phoning Messrs. B.T.H. at Coventry we were immediately helped out of our trouble and received from them a complete magneto on loan within a fewhours. 343
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