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FLIGHT. MARCH 13. 1931 T"TIE MEETING AT AMSTERDAM.—On Saturday, March7, there was an excellent flying meeting held at the Scliipol aerodrome at Amsterdam. The proceedings opsnsdwith a luncheon given by the National Aero Club in the K.L.M. restaurant, and thereafter a flying programme, some-what similar to that which one sees at English mestings, was carried through. There was some exceptionally fineformation flying by five pilots of the Dutch Air Force on their Fokker two-seater fighters, which was all the moreremarkable for its precision and excellence, as there was a very heavy wind blowing making the air very bumpy indeed.Their tight turns in Vee formation were particularly good, and so regular was their station keeping that the formationalmost looked like a large Pterodactyl! After some flying displays by members of the club and others, Capt. H. S.Broad was down on the programme to give a demonstration on a Puss Moth, followed by crazy flying on a HermesMoth by Mr. R. R. Bentley. Unfortunately, Capt. Broad did not arrive, so Mr. Bentley, who had flown over duringthe morning, together with Mrs. Bentley, in the Shell Com- pany's beautifully coloured gold and red Puss Moth (GipsyIII) G-AAXY, stepped into the breach and carried through an excellent demonstration. Particularly noticeable was hiscontrol of the machine at low speeds, and his demonstration of the short run with which the machine can be landedwhen necessary. The high east wind and general bad weather had probably deterred other English visitors, and, apartfrom Mr. Bentley, the only other to arrive was Mr. M lurice Jackaman, also in a Puss Moth. Great interest was shownby everyone there in these two representatives of British aircraft, and during the whole week-end people were vieingwith one another to obtain a close view. "THE PUSS MOTH in Canada.—The Puss Moth seems tobe an increasingly liked machine among private owners in Canada, and Mr. Loader, the General Manager of theDe Havilland Aircraft Co. of Canada, Ltd., of 372, Bay- Street, Toronto, reports that recently, Mr. William Archibaldarrived there having come from Fort William, about 1,000 miles away. He says that Mr. Archibald uses his machineconstantly for his business, and has been flying it with satisfaction since August last. I~)ELHI FLYING CLUB have the distinction of training^ the first Indian gentleman to take his " B " licence. This is Mr. Bhagat B. Lai, who was also the first Indian pupilto take his " A " licence with the club. On January 21 a farewell dinner was given jointly by the Aero Club and theDelhi Flying Club to Lt.-Col. Shelmerdine, on his vacating the post of Director of Civil Aviation in India. During themonth of January club machines flew a total of 152 hrs. 20 mins. AN OFFICIAL AFTERNOON—The Committee of Han-^^ worth Club entertained the members of the Council of the Royal Aeronautical Society together with Lord Stone-h wen, late Governor-General of Australia, Admiral Sir Reginald Tyrwhitt, D.S.O., Bt., Commander-in-Chief, Nore,Commodore A. L. Snagge, Captain of the R.N. Barracks, Chatham, to luncheon at Hanworth last Sunday, March 8.This was the second of a series of such invitations which are b;ing extended to a large number of prominent public bodies,in order to popularise Hanworth club and to make it known amongst those people who matter. After lunch the partywere treated to a display of flying while all the club machines under Capt. Max Findlay were arranged out for their view.Mr. Brie, the second test pilot of the Autogiro Co., Ltd., cam? over from Heston and gave a display. He took upmany passengers, including Admiral Tyrwhitt, while many of the other visitors were also shown Hanworth from the air ina Desoutter. One of the latest attractions at Hanworth is a game which seems to be a combination of miniature bagatelleor billiards called Banking. It is very much like a miniature golf course laid out on a small billiard table, and judging bythe interest it caused on Sunday, it is likely to rival the already firmly established ping pong table in the club. "THE BRISTOL AND WESSEX Aeroplane Club held•*• their annual dance at the Grand Spar Hotel, Clifton, on Thursday evening, February 26. There was a modelaeroplane race, for which prizes were given, and an attend- ance of over 200. Mr. Downes-Shaw, Chairman of the club,was there, together with Mr. A. R. Fedden, Mr Ashley Hall, Capt. Winters and Mr. R, R. Bentley. 'THE MADRAS FLYING CLUB.—This Club only started•* their operations last July, but the latest reports would seem to indicate that they have made very good progress.During these seven months four members have taken their "A" licences and three others have passed their tests. Onemember, Mr. Avadaiyappa Chettiar owns the first Blackburn Bluebird to be imported into India The number of members at present stands at 213, including116 Indians, 93 Europeans, and 4 firms. Of these, some twenty- are flying members and twelve are under instruction.The two machines which have been used up to the present have been found insufficient to cope with the demand forinstruction, and a third is therefore being purchased, while negotiations are in progress to obtain a second instructorfrom England. The Madras Club is the only one actually flying in the south of India and it is anticipated that theywill soon be catering for their mofussil members by giving instruction in Bangalore and Trichinopoly as well as atMadras. Will this sight become com-mon ? A D.H. Gipsy Moth filling up at a Shell pump in aJersey street. Jersey has no landing ground, so F./O. D. V.Ivan landed on the beach be- tween First Tower and Mill-brook, then folded the wings and brought the machine to alocal garage, where he had it refuelled from a Shell pump,Aeroplanes do not attract much attention today, but judgingfrom the crowd that gathered about the machine whilst re-fuelling, the novelty of fuelling a machine in the same way as:ars are fuelled aroused con- siderable local interest. 227 " ***^^~'?^*^*ff?ff^ "'-'
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