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FLIGHT, MAY 16, 1929 Own= to the formidable combination of bad luck with aircraft and indifier-t weather, our flying hours have been considerably reduced. eDTbe fund for a new aeroplane to replace OI, which has been sold, is n-adually growing, but we still need another £200. Members are reminded that the Club will be open during Whitsun holidays,d Md d Td M27d28 . j p g j will be closed on Monday and Tuesday, May27and28. LANCASHIRE AERO CLUB (AF 28-May 4).—Flying time: 41 hrs. 55 mins. Instruction: (28)' 12 hrs 55 mins. Solo flights: (23), li> hrs. 30 mins. Passenger flights : n7) 6 hrs. 45 mins. Tests: (17), 2 hrs. 45 mins. .A, \ +H Instruction (with Mr. Hall) : Foote, Paddock, Barlow, Wilkinson, Miss Emery, Lister, Greg, Dane, Ashworth, W., Ashworth, J. H., Maxwell, Stern ; (with Mr- Cantrill) : Garner, Stern, Collins, Lister, Tweedale, Goss, Ashworth, V Fallon, Foote, Gerrard, Greg, Ashworth, J. H., Wilkinson, Paddock, Miss Emery. Machines in commission : XD, MQ, EC, QL. Soloists (under instruction): Sellers, Goss, Stern, Barlow, Paddock, Williamson. Pilots : Meads, Hall, R. F., Weale, Garner, Mills, Davies, R. G., Michelsou, Harrison, Lacayo, Nelson, D., Gattrill, Fallon, Gerrard, Hardy, Whitehouse, Kay, Tweedale. Passengers (with Mr. Hall, R. F.) : Pemberton, Garner, Barlow, Ashworth, Freeman; (with Mr. Meads) : Sellers, Miss Hill, Ashworth ; (with Mr. Lacayo) : Benson, Goss, Whitehouse ; (with Mr. Michelson) : Goss, Wolsten- holme; (with Mr. Mills) : Stern, Fallon, Gradwell; (with Mr. Hall) : Harrison. Nearly 70 members of the club were in the air during the week. Mr. Barlow accomplished an excellent first solo, but on his second solo flight he was unlucky enough to get a gust just as he was landing, which put XD on to her wing-tip and thence gracefully on to her back. Messrs. Brown and Goodfellow returned to the fold at the week-end, having duly delivered GP to Madrid. According to their story they were held up in the neighbourhood of Barcelona for over two days by bad weather. As it was at Barcelona that Brown spent several years as instructor to the Spanish Royal Naval Air Service, this story was received with polite smiles. Nevertheless, it was true. LIVERPOOL 'S) DISTRICT AERO CLUB (MAY. 5-11).—Machines in commission: W.K., X.Y.,*Z.M., Avro Avians. Instructor: Flight-Lieut. J. B. Alien. Ground staff: Messrs. H. Pixton and M. Mason. Total flying time: 44 hrs. 35 mins. Pupils: Dual (19), 17 hrs. 40 mins. ; solo, (5), 7 hrs. 10 mins. ; " A " pilots (13), 13 hrs. 25 mins.; passenger nights (12), 5 hrs. 30 mins. ; test flights (10), 50 mins. Mr. Naylor, with Mr. Thornton as passenger, left on Saturday morning in the former's Moth, to attend the Aerial Rally at Gleneagles. New pupils under instruction : Messrs. W. L. Wilson and L. S. Levitt. Capt. 0. J. Marstrand and Mr. T. P. Gleave successfully completed then- tests for aviators' certificates, and Mr. Andrews completed a satisfactory height test. Visitors :—Mr. Hall (Avian), Lancashire Club, Mr. Zoccola (Moth), Mr. Law (Moth), Cinque Ports. " J. B.." who ought to know better, neatly removed a Polo edge board with his landing wheels. Possibly he is impatient to see Hooton a pukka Commercial Aerodrome, and so has started to " clear the deck." The Second Landing Competition for the Leeming Trophy will take place on Saturday, June 1. Members of the Flying Sub-Committee 'are beginniug to look worried already. MIDLAND AERO CLUB (MAY 5-11).—The total flying time was 28 hrs. 10 mins. Dual, 13 hrs. 25 mins. : solo, 9 hrs. 10 mins. ; passenger, 4 hrs. 55 mins. ; test, 40 mins, The following members were given dual instruction by Flight-Lieut. T. Rose, D.F.C., and Mr. W. H. Sutcliffe:—P. B. Hackett, T. G. Ellison, R. O. Wilcoxon. A. E. Coltman, G. P. Haylock, H. E. Evans, Dr. W. G. Tilleke, F. A. Longman, H. A. Taylor, L. V. Mann, F. G. Robinson, K. S. Neale, L W. Farrer, A. F. Hill, N. B. Thompson, H. Beamish. Advanced dual: H J. Willis, S. G. Hall, W. M. Morris, R. C. Baxter. "A" pilots:—R. L. Jackson, H. J. Willis, S. G. Hall, J. K. Norton, S Duckitt, S. H. Smith, R. D. Bednell, J. Cobb, W. M. Morris, W. Swann. K. C. Baxter. Soloists: P. B. Hackett, G. P. Haylock, A. E. Coltman, H. E. Evans,L- V. Mann. Passengers : W. H. Craven, G. Crellin, S. L. Huins, W. Breedon. R. Taylor, K. Ashford, A. Methley, W. Swann, H. T. Tester. On Thursday, Mr. A. E. Coltman passed the flying tests for his " A " NEWCASTLEUPONTYNE ABRO CLUB (APRIL 29-MAY 5.)—Flying time : 27 hrs. 40 mius. Instruction : 14 hrs. 25 mins. " A " pilots : 8 hrs. 20 mins. Solo training : 30 mins. Passen- gers : 3 hrs. 20 mins. Tests : 1 hr. 5 mins. Mr. Fairweather, of Glasgow, paid us a visit on his machine on Tuesday, April 30, while on Saturday, the Earl of Clydesdale's brother left on his Gipsy - Moth for his home at Strathavon. (MAY 6-12).—Instructor: G. M. S. Kemp. Engineer: K. C. Brown. Assistant engineer : J. Tait. Aircraft: 3 (PT, LX, QV). Flying time : 36 hrs. 35 min. Instruction : 19 hrs. 10 mins. " A " pilots : g hrs. 5 mins. Solo training : 3 hrs. 30 mins. Passengers : 5 hrs. 35 mins. Tests : 15 mins. Mr. T. A. Rogers and Mr. R. D. King were launched on their first solo flight this week, and they made a very successful attempt. Capt. Dismore, of Imperial Airways, paid us a visit last week on his way to Glasgow with a cargo of " Baron " cigarettes in his Avro Avian. Mr. Story, of the Cinque Ports Club, collected his Moth on Saturday, which was damaged when he landed at the aerodrome a while ago. Quite a number of flyers landed on Saturday at the aerodrome, among whom were Lady Bailey, Capt. Bailey, A. S. Butler, Mr. Ambler and Miss Winifred Browne. All these aviators flew Moths, with the exception of Miss Browne who had an Avian. They called on the way to Gleneagles where there was a friendly meeting being held. THE NORTHAMPTONSHIRE AERO CLUB (AP. 28-MAY 4).—Instructor : James Bunning. Ground engineer : J. Gallagher. Machine : 1 (RX). RX out of commission one day, during which the engine was changed. Total flying time for week : 13 hrs. 50 mins. Highest total flying time for week is "held by Mr. S. P. Tyzac : 4 hrs. 20 mins. NOTTINGHAM ABRO CLUB (AP. 27-MAV 3).—Pilot instructor : Flight-Lieut. F. Lee-Bateman. Ground engineer: F. H. Harley (A.B.C.D.) Machines: G-EBQW and G-EBPU. Flying time : 26 hrs. 35 mins. Number of pupils under instruction and hours flown dual : (5) 8 hrs. 30 mins. Advanced dual: 20mins. " A " pilots: 12 hrs. 10 mins. Names of pilots : Ball, Bradley, Kay, Shipside, Selvey, Taylor, Whitby. Number of passengers carried : 12. We welcome to the club our new instructor, Flight-Lieut. Lee-Bateman, who has only recently left the service. We compliment Sir. Cliff on passing his " A " licence tests with only 8 hrs. dual, which is the minimum time allowed in our club. Last week one of our members, Mr. Cyril Ball, took up both the Lord Mayor Alderman Atkey, and also the Sheriff Alderman Green, both of whom enjoyed their flights. We hope to see a larger and more regular attendance of members at the aerodrome now that we are having better weather and the daylight up to 9 o'clock in the evenings. SCOTTISH FLYING CLUB, LTD. (AP. 21-MAY 4).—Chief instructor : R. M. Stirling, A.F.C. Ground engineer : W. A. Calder. Machines in commission during period : X Moths G-EBYG, G-EBUX and G-EBWI. Total flying time : 44 hrs. 20 mins. Dual instruction : 22 hrs. 10 mins. Solo flying : 5 hrs. 25 mins. Passenger flying : 8 hrs. 55 mins. Joyrides : 5 hrs. 10 mins. Tests : 2 hrs. 40 mins. Instruction (with Mr. Stirling): Messrs. D. A. Graham, J. E. R. Young, A. Mcllwaine, A. McDonald, A. Cairns Smith, N. Hitchins, R. D. Campbell, K. Templeton, J. D. Sinclair, G. C. Forsyth, J. E. Fairley, J. C. McDougall, A. B. Fairley, R. R. Allan, A. B. Walter and Miss E. A. Anderson ; (With Mr. Yuill) : Messrs. D. A. Graham and A. Mcllwain and Miss Anderson. While not exceptionally high, our flying time during the past two weeks has been fairly satisfactorily maintained, and steady progress has been made in instructional work. Quite a number of ab initio pupils are approaching the solo stage and w-e look forward to a goodly return of " A " licences in the near future. In order to stimulate interest in the movement generally, and to increase our membership, G-EBUX was exhibited at the Ayrshire Agricultural Show on Tuesday and Wednesday, April 30 and May 1, where it attracted con- siderable attention. On Tuesday, April 30, another chapter was added to our now ponderous tome of mishaps, when G-EBWI, while being taken-off on a passenger flight by Mr. W. M. Carlaw, D.F.C., crashed through the fence bordering Newmains Road and sustained rather considerable damage. In conformity with the usual practice adopted by other clubs, it has been decided to close down the club on Monday of each week, commencing Monday, May 13, as a general staff holiday. SCOTTISH AIR RALLY A SUCCESSFUL air rally was held at Gleneagles, Perthshire, °n Saturday, May 11, writes a Scottish correspondent, when many well-known pilots flew from different parts of England and Scotland. This was the first rally held in Scotland, and was organised by Miss Sicele O'Brien. An improvised Prodrome was staged on an admirable piece of grounda ™ mmutes' walk from Gleneagles Hotel, and all agreed &L* ed an excellent landing place. The winner of ther °' part of the competition for arrivals, which had been . ^pusly arranged, was Mr. A. C. M. Jackaman, who, la sl°tted-winged Coupe Gipsy-Moth, flew up from I ough, making a non-stop flight and crossing the landing lov " exactly 3 p.m. He took 4 hrs, 10 mins. and covered I Moth mileS' Mr' G' H- Ambler> also Piloting a Gipsy-I . .' M'as the winner of the second part of the competition, F^g at 5 p.m. after flying from Sherburn, Yorks.I do?611 macnmes originally entered, but not more than a I zen were expected. Of these, nine arrived before 6 p.m.iMi?\Were: Mr. Fyfe Burns from Renfrew, Lady Bailey, •DpV ifred L- Brown, Mr. A. S. Butler, Chairman of> W lland Aircraft Co., Ltd., Mr. F. A. I. Muntz, of u°n Aerodrome, Capt. W. R. Bailey, Mr. T. H. Naylor and j?°01 Flymg Club), as well as Mr. Jackaman, of Slough,- -"• G. H. Ambler from Sherburn, mentioned above. In the earlier part of the afternoon Capt. R. M. Stirling, Chief Pilot Instructor to the Scottish Flying Club, Renfrew, arrived in the Club " Moth " and gave the crowd a good display of aerobatics. So far, flying has attracted limited attention in Scotland, but a move has been started to create a spirit of air enthusiasm into the minds of the public. The rally attracted a large gathering to Gleneagles, and by 3 p.m. a crowd of over 2,000 had assembled to watch the incoming 'planes. All the machines were of the two-seater light 'plane type, and there were no less than nine De Havilland " Moths " present. The apparent ease with which these small machines were handled, considering the high gale which blew throughout the afternoon, made a great impression on all those present, and the events passed off without a hitch. An aviation ball was held in the Gleneagles Hotel later in the evening, and among the numerous guests were Walter Hagen and other members of the American Ryder Cup team. It is expected that as a result of the rally a suitable aerodrome will be erected near the hotel, and every induce- ment made to encourage owner pilots in England and other places to come to Scotland and alight at one of its most picturesque spots. W. H. 409
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