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FLIGHT, JANUARY 3, 1930 ••*;• PRIVATE FLYING AND CLUB NEWS A MADRAS AERO CLUB has now been proposed, andwill shortly be formed if the enthusiasm shown at a recent meeting is continued. Wing.-Commdr. Cooper, representing the Aero Club of India and Burma, presided, and explained the terms of the subsidy, which is available under the existing regulations. At present there are clubs in Karachi, Delhi, Bombay and Calcutta, and it is hoped to form two more at Lahore and Madras. The Government now provide two aeroplanes, a spare engine, a hangar and Rs. 20,000 per annum, but this will be revised in March next. A CIRRUS-AVIAN won the Benoni Aerial Derby at Barag-wanath Aerodrome at Johannesburg on October 20. There were two Cirrus-Avians, four Cirrus-Moths and three Gipsy-Moths in the race, and the course was from Baragwanath to Krugersdorp, then Benoni and back to Baragwanath. Capt. Douglas (Johannesburg Club, Cirrus- Avian) was first, Mr. Robertshaw (Bloemfontem Club, Cirrus-Moth) second, and Miss Nesta Evans (Johannesburg Club, Cirrus-Moth) third. The occasion was one of great importance, and a crowd of some 30,000 witnessed the _Air Force Display which followed the race. D.H.9's and S.E.SA'S earned out all the usual exploits and evolutions which we in England have become accustomed to seeing done by more modern machines, but from the account to hand it would seem that S.A.A.F. has very ably carried on the traditions of the R.A.F., and despite the handicap of the obsolete machines, every manoeuvre was as perfectly carried out as these traditions demand. During the afternoon the Governor-General presented the Johannesburg Club with a Gipsy-Moth on behalf of Sir Charles Wakefield. THE BOMBAY FLYING CLUB was presented with theGipsy-Moth, which Sir Charles Wakefield had offered to the first club to turn out eleven ab initio "A" licence pilots, on December 2, and Mrs. Petit as the first lady member, at once took up the machine and gave an aerobatic exhibition by way of thanks to the Governor of Bombay, who had performed the ceremony. SPORTSMANSHIP IN INDIA : The Moth which Mr. Lakhmicard Isardas has lent to the Karachi Aero Club. THE BEDFORDSHIRE AERO CLUB have been unable * to acquire an aerodrome of their own as yet, and are now in contact with the Bedford Town Council with a view to combining and running a combined Municipal-Club Aero- drome. Sites: which had previously been chosen at Bromham and Goldington on the north side of the town, have now had to be abandoned, as the town extension schemes clash with them, and further sites will be inspected early in January. We hope that they will have a happy issue from their 6 troubles, and that in the spring we shall hear of an openingmeeting at Bedford. CIJI now has a private owner, a Mr. Nat Chalmers, who1 has recently imported a Gipsy-Moth. THE BROOKLANDS SCHOOL OF FLYING has1 published an exceptionally well-got-up booklet, which answers so many of the questions which prospective pilots wish to know that there is little left for the inquirer to do except go and learn to fly. A foreword by Sir Sefton Brancker, and articles by outside contributors lend a dis- tinctive note to the make up, and the whole tone of the book is entirely in keeping with that air of quiet efficiency which pervades Brooklands whenever one is fortunate enough to be there. A point to be noted when deciding where to go and learn to fly is that the Brooklands School charges no entrance fee or subscription, and the pupil just has to pay for his flying time and nothing else. THE LEICESTERSHIRE AERO CLUB was formed on ^ the recommendation of the Commercial Aviation Committee of the Leicester Chamber of Commerce, and the first meeting took place in the Board Room of the Chamber of Commerce on November 30, 1928. The first General Meeting took place on April 5, 1929, when the Club was definitely established. It had been anticipated that the Leicester Corporation would provide a Municipal Aerodrome, in this, however, the Club was disappointed. A site for a Club Aerodrome was discovered at Desford. Arrangements have been concluded with Mr. J. H. Cart of Hallfields, who has shown the greatest kindness and helpful- ness to the Club. The total acreage is about 43 acres. Membership stands now at 221 Members—54 Flying Members, 153 Observer Members and 14 Honorary and Life Members. On September 14 the Club held its first flying meeting at Desford. when the Under-Secretary of State for Air, Mr. F. Montague, M.P., was present and formally opened the aerodrome. The Lord Mayor and the Mayoress were also in attendance and the Mayoress christened the Club machine the " Quorn." Between September 13, the date on which the machine was commissioned for flying,i B and November 30, 136 hours _^^HB^ have been flown, and flying ^^^^^M nas taken place on 58A days. ^^^^^Hr Twenty-nine flying mem- fl^^^^H*9H| bers have received instruction ^^^^HKyi^H and 10 of these have flown^^^•H^l sol°- ^^^"*^^™ It is contemplated that the next flying meeting will take ^^^ place at Desford on Easter M i W B ..JaB Monday, and an application J Mbn^MM m, for R-"A-F- ^PPort is at present under consideration by the General Council of Light Aeroplane Clubs. Steps have been taken to become affiliated to the R.Ae.C, and arrangements have been made to submit Monthly Returns to the Air Ministry. THE ROYAL AERO CLUB has decided that Great *• Britain shall enter the round-Europe light aeroplane touring competition initiated by the French Aero Club and won last year by Germany. Any country entering for this contest must pay a deposit of a sum varying, according to circumstances, from £600 to^800, and the Royal Aero Club has been enabled to enterby contributions from the aircraft industry. The 1930 racewill be organised by the German Aero Club
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