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1931
1931 - 0720.PDF
FLIGHT, JULY 10, 1981 The Oldest and the Youngest. (FLIGHT Photo.) CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY AIR SQUADRON AMBRIDGE University Air Squadron is now under-going its annual attachment at the R.A.F. station of Old Sarum, and, unlike many other people inthe country, has been enjoying the best of fine weather. The squadron numbers 75, apart from honorarymembers, and could easily recruit 150 if Treasury regula- tions would permit. The instructors find no difficulty ingetting 75 men of the best quality; the only danger is that, when interviewing candidates, they may reject some-one who would be a real asset to the squadron. During CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY A.S.: Instructors and Members. (FLIGHT Photo. 674 term time training is carried out at Duxford aerodrome,where the Duxford station flight does what is needful to assist. The best work, however, is done during the sixweeks' attachment at Old Sarum, which every member is expected to attend. The squadron is divided into threecourses of 25 each, and every course spends a fortnight under canvas at the aerodrome. Seven flying instructorsare there and 12 aeroplanes, namely, four Bristol Fighters and eight Avro-Lynx machines, not counting reserves.Before long the Bristols will be replaced by " Atlas" machines. The second of thethree courses is now at Old Sarum. How fortunate Cambridge hasbeen in the matter of weather is shown by the number of hoursflown. The first course this year put in 506 hours in the air, asagainst 419 by the first course last year. As no flying is doneon Saturdays and Sundays, this works out at something over twohours a day per member, which must be reckoned a very goodaverage. The instructors cannot have had very much time on theground, but they say that it is easy work teaching under-graduates. The latter are-— though this may not be acceptedin the best Communistic circlef-- intelligent as well as athletic, anddo what their instructors teD
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