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Flight, July 17, 1931 iklHH AIRCRAFT ENGINEER AND AIRSHIPS First Aeronautical Weekly in the World. Founded January, 1909 Founder and Editor: STANLEY SPOONER A Journal devoted to the Interests, Practice and Progress of Aerial Locomotion and Transport OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE ROYAL AERO CLUB OF THE UNITED KINGDOM No. 1177. (Vol. XXIII. No. 29.) JULY 17, 1931 r Weekly, Price 6d.[.Post free, 7£d. Abroad, 8d. Editorial Offices: 36, GREAT QUEEN STREET, KINGSWAY, W.C.2. Telephone : (2 lines), Holborn 3211 and 1884. Telegrams : Truditur, Westcent, London. Annual Subscription Rates Post Free. United Kingdom .. 33s. Od. United States ... $8-75. Other Countries .. 33s. Od." Foreign subscriptions must be remitted in British currency. Editorial Page.) CONTENTS See last Eduorial Comment: PAGE The King's Cup Race 679 Flying Instructors .. .. • • • • • • • • • • °™ Central Flying School b81 The King's Cup Race Private Flying and Club News Blackpool Pageant Gliding MMonospar Wing for Fokkcr F. VII-3 M .. Clermont Ferrand. Meeting Air Transport Airport News .. .. A New French Light 'Plane Competition Merthyr Aviation Society Airisms from the Four Winds Royal Air Force The Industry . . . . - - • • 687 688 688 692 693 697 698 703 704 705 705 DIARY OF CURRENT AND FORTHCOMING EVENTS Club Secretaries and others desirous of announcing the dates of importantfixtures are invited to send particulars tor inclusion in this list :— 1931 July 10-12. R.A.F. Athletic Championships. July 10-19. Circuit of Italy. July 13-16. Lawn Tennis : R.A.F. Championships at Wimbledon. July 15. Opening of Roborough Aerodrome, Plymouth, by H.R.H. the Prince of Wales. July 15-16. Cricket. R.A.F. v. Civil Service at Uxbridge. July 18. Ramsgate Air Rally. July 18. Lincolnshire Ae.C. Air Pageant, Cleethorpes. July 18. T.M.A.C. Visit to Halton. July 22. Household Brigade Flying Club Meeting, Heston. July 25. King's Cup Race. July 25-30. Conference on Medical Utility of Aviation in the Colonies, at International Colonial Exhibition, Paris. July 25-Aug. 9. Rhon Gliding Competitions, Germany. July27-28. Cricket. R.A.F. v. Free Foresters at Camberley. Aug. 1-2-3. Southdown Skysailing Club's Annual Flying Meeting. Aug. 3-4. Cricket. R.A.F. v. R.N. at Halton. Aug. 15. Scarborough Ae.C. Air Pageant. Aug. 15. Manchester-Liverpool Inter-City Race. Aug. 22. Newcastle-on-Tyne Meeting. Aug. 29-Sept. 5. Boulogne Air Week. Aug. 29-Sept. 7. U.S. National Air Races, Cleveland, Ohio. Sept. 5. Norfolk and Norwich Ae.C. Display at Yarmouth. Sept. 5. Haldon Flying Meeting. Sept. 12. Schneider Trophy Contest". Sept. 23-Oct. 11. French Two-Seater Light 'Plane Competition. , Sept. 26. Garden Party, Bristol and Wessex Ae.C. EDITORIAL COMMENT HE final list of entries for the King's Cup Air Race, which is to be flown on July 25, has now been issued by the Royal Aero Club. The list is not a formidable one, compared with last year's. In fact, less than half the number of machines have been en- tered. There can be no doubt that this is due to the decision of the Royal Aero Club to confine the race to entrants and pilots of amateur status. The reason for this decision is somewhat obscure, but the most likely explana- Kin J'sCup tion is that the Roval Aero Club wishedRace to minimise trouble by ensuring that only a limited number of machinesshould be entered. Last year's King's Cup Race very nearly turned out a fiasco, owing to the breaking down of the orga- nisation at some of the controls. This, in turn, was mainly due to the large number of machines taking part in the race. No one will deny that perfect organisation is difficult when something like 100 machines are racing around the country, but as the body governing sporting flying in Great Britain it is the duty of the Royal Aero Club to organise the race, no matter at what trouble and inconvenience to itself. It is hardly the province of the club to take means artificially to restrict the number of entries. Yet that was the inevitable result of the decision to insist upon the " amateur status " of entrants and pilots. It is rather surprising, under the circumstances, that as many as 41 machines have been entered, and if care is not taken to organise the controls better than some of them were organised last year, it is quite iikely that as much trouble will be experienced. Apart from the question of organisation for hand- ling competitors, the Royal Aero Club will have to make very considerable improvements in the methods of keeping the general public informed of the pro- gress of the race. Last year it was found well-nigh impossible, even for representatives of the Press, to follow the race at all closely, and quite impossible for the general public to do so. This was very largely due to the futile numbering of competing 679 A2
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