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FLIGHT, MAY 16, 1929 PRIVAI FLYING A Section of FLIGHT in the Interests of the Private Owner, Owner-Pilot, and Club Member AMONGST THE LIGHT 'PLANE TOURISTS Australia, Rhodesia, China, Middle East, and France AS one group of illustrations with this article shows,General Sir Alexander Hore-Ruthven, V.C., Governorof South Australia, has a belief in the light 'plane for keeping his many distant engagements in South Australia. His A.D.C., Capt. the Hon. H. R. Grosvenor, owns a D.H. " Moth " (Cirrus), G-AUGS, in which he regularly flies the Governor of South Australia. Incidentally, Capt. Grosvenor has done very fine work in the Commonwealth in the cause of civil aviation, particularly in the interests of the light 'plane. His machine has already done over 250 hours' flying. Last January, Capt. Grosvenor and a friend, Mr. Edward Tiarks, as passenger, put up a good performance in flying from Sydney to Adelaide in one day. Their total flying time was eleven hours, and the distance between the two cities, although officially recorded as 792 miles, appeared to have actually been nearer 840 miles. Capt. Grosvenor has flown twice between Adelaide and Sydney via Melbourne, and back via Hay and Mildura. Last February he flew the Governor of South Australia on an official tour of Kangaroo Island, which is about 100 miles from Adelaide. The flight there took 1 \ hours. The only other transport available is a small boat, which takes eight hours for the passage. Capt. Grosvenor has now started a solo tour of Australia in his machine. Light Plane Tourists in the Desert Our other illustrations with this story mark the progress of Mrs. H. Cleaver and her pilot, Capt. D. Drew (of Imperial Airways), on their tour in the Middle East, in her Gipsy- Moth. They were at Rutbah Wells on April 4, and met Mr. Dudley Travers, senior pilot of Imperial Airways, Middle East Division, with the D.H. " Hercules," City of Jerusalem (Bristol " Jupiters "). Over a non-stop desert section of the air route, the Gipsy-Moth and the " Hercules " maintained the same speed. Incidentally, Mr. Dudley Travers pays tribute to the reliability of the D.H. " Hercules " on the service. He piloted the first Indian Air Mail in both directions, and has flown 850 hrs. on " Hercules." Propaganda in Rhodesia Recent news comes of Squadron-Leader C. S. Wynne-Eyton. late R.A.F., and his flying activities in Rhodesia with his. D.H. " Moth " (Cirrus)" G-EBVJ, which he took out there about a year ago. During the past year his machine has: been flying regularly through storms' and under the tropical sun, but the necessary attention has only been confined to rigging adjustments, and changing tail skid shoes. His total running costs, excluding petrol and oil, have amounted to less than £2. His total flying time is 226 hrs. 15 mins for the period. Sqdn.-Leader Wynne-Eyton calculates that he has carried about 1,200 passengers, and made probably 1,500 landings, often on very rough aerodromes. His axle is still the original one. At present he is engaged on forming a flying club in Salisbury, which already has 50 members, of which eight are receiving instruction by him. General Sir Alexander Hore-Ruthven, V.C., Governor of South Australia, uses the light 'plane to ^^P aJldmany engagements. He is seen here in the front cockpit of the Cirrus-Moth belonging to his pi ^ AJde-de-Camp, Capt. the Hon. H. R. Grosvenor, who is in the rear cockpit. This photograph was takf° shoWSwere about to start from Adelaide for a tour of Kangaroo Island, about 100 miles away. The other vie the machine on the Island. 406 i
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