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FLIGHT, MAY 15, 1931 AT SHOREHAM: On the left weshow old and new Shoreham, in Mr. C. L. Pashley (right)—who wasassociated with this aerodrome in the very early days of flying and must nowhi not very far short of the 10,000-hours flying mark—and Mr. F. G. Miles,Managing Director of Southern Air- craft, a more recent " settler " at Shore-ham. On the right we show the Mayor and Mayoress of Worthing standingbeside the Metal "Martlet." (FLIGHTPhotos.) and at times they flew quite close, inapproved R.A.F. style. Another fine display by Leech onthe metal " Martlet," and sundry ex- hibitions by some of the flying visitors,completed the programme—of course, all this time C. L. Pashley was up and down with clock-work regularity, taking passengers in the good old Avro. Finally, it should be mentioned that there was a fairly large cipalities concerned in the scheme. Altogether, it was a most enjoyable afternoon, and we look forward to seeing some good flying meetings at Shore-iindiiy, it snouia De mentioned that there was a fairly large loo t -crowd of spectators and a number of notabilities, local and ham-by-Sea in the near future, when under municipal otherwise, present, including representatives of the Muni- management it will no doubt be more widely advertised. JHE READING Aero Club.—On Saturday, May 16 theReading Aero Ciub will be inaugurated, and the new clubhouse officially opened by Col, Shelmerdine. The EarlOf Northesk, the President of the club, will, together with Lady Northesk, be acting as host on this occasion. Theactual opening is timed for 3.30 p.m., and visitors are therefore asked to arrive by 3 o'clock at the latest., irom 4.30 to 6 p m there wi]] be tea and danc- in the clubhouse, while at 5 o'clock the ladies' race will start.*hi S will be run off in heats on a triangular course aroundWoodley, Wokingham and Twyford. The heats will be one circuit and the final will be two circuits. For thisrace Lord Northesk has given a challenge cup, a replica ol which will be presented to the winner. Entries havebeen received from many well-known lady pilots, including Miss Winifred Spooner and Miss Amy Johnson. At about 5.30 p.m. F./O. H. H. Leech, who put upsuch a magnificent aerobatic display at Shoreham last week, will, it is hoped, repeat his performance. As a final attraction it is hoped that Capt. Hawks willbe able to come over in his high-speed " Travel Air " monoplane. Passenger flights will, of course, be available during thewhole afternoon. pHILLIPS & POWIS, LTD.—The Phillips & Powis Schoolhas been able to put in quite a lot of flying for the month of April, despite serious interference by bad weather,the actual total being 173 hrs. Other activities included a lecture, as has already beenannounced in FLIGHT, by Capt. Lloyd Taylor, given at theTown Hall, on the subject of the " Air Route to India." FTt.-Lt. R. L. Bateman, the Chief Instructor, also spokebefore the Rotary Club, and raised a considerable amount of interest. During the week two of their ground staff,Messrs. Cockburn and Clarke, have also passed their " A " licence tests. JyTOTTINGHAM Flying Club.—The Nottingham Flying' Cub will be holding a pageant on Sunday, May 24 (\t hit-Sunday), when all aerial visitors will be made wel-corne and entertained by the club. -Juring the past week quite a large number of visitorshi t stopped for a while at Tollerton Aerodrome, includ- jn Flt.-Lt. Schofield, who is now a free lance pilot, andto recently been seen flying an Autogiro. i Wednesday, May 6, Aerofilms, Ltd., used the Aero-"rr'T ie as a base from which to carry out a photographic ccj.:<-act for Lincoln. 1 - total flying time for the week-end, May 7, was DROOKLANDS.—Brooklands Aero Club is certainly*-* profiting by the expansion of Brooklands Aviation, Ltd., and it is seldom that one can now go down to thetrack without seeing a great deal of aerial activity. Sunday last was no exception, and, quite apart fromclub members receiving instruction, there were several machines hard at work joy-riding. The new club premisesand hangar accommodation must be some of the most spacious in the country. We imagine that the membersmust now feel somewhat lost. The swimming pool, another of the new amenities, isnearly complete, while the new Club House also has a full-sized billiard table. On Saturday, June 6, as has already been announced,the Brooklands Air Display will be held. Readers should take particular notice that on page xxix they will find acoupon, and, by detaching this and presenting it at the gate on that day, will save Is. on their entrance fee, thusobtaining admission for Is. 6d. instead of the 2s. 6d. charged to those who do not read FLIGHT. This couponwill also be included in FLIGHT for May 22, 29 and June 5.Further details of the attractive programme will be pub- lished later. Last Friday and Saturday will long remain in thememory of flying people at Brooklands as one of the occasions when airmen taught the motor trade something.The occasion was the Double Twelve hours race, wherein the team of M.G. Midgets swept the board, and the firstone, piloted by the Earl of March and Mr. C. S. Staniland, secured the premier awards. The Earl of March, the entrant of the winning car, is afairly new-comer to aviation, and a member of Hanworth Club. He took his " A " licence last year. Mr. C. S.Staniland, his second driver, is a test pilot of the Fairey Aviation Co., and has so often put up magnificent displayson the Fairey " Firefly." A victory such as this, wherein the M.G. Midget wasdriven by two aircraft pilots, is yet another step towards linking up motor car and aircraft interests. We alreadyhave two or three large motor car agents running aviation departments, and it is freely anticipated that one or otherof the motor car firms will be producing aircraft engines, if not complete aircraft, in the near future. Apart from this, however, there is the undoubted factthat people who fly cannot well be without a car in which to get to and from their Aerodrome. This factnaturally puts many people off flying, since both cars and aeroplanes are comparatively expensive articles, and,moreover, the man who flys finds it difficult to be content 425
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