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FLIGHT, JULY 31, 1931 high as to be hard on one's neck when looking at him.Later on demonstrations were given of the Monospar machine by Fit. Lt. Schoneld, of the Windhover by Mr.S. D. Scott, of the Sikorsky by Maj. Clarke, and of the Aeronca by Fit. Lt. C. Clarkson.There was also a crazy flying show by Capt. Baker, the chief instructor at Heston. Capt. Baker threw aMoth about in a way that certainly showed his control over it, and seemed to attract the crowd, who ceased theirsocial small-talk and flocked to the rails, a recently added sort of paddock effect in front of the main buildings andoffices, to see him. Following this came the Ford monoplane, which seemedto delight in " shooting up the aerodrome " and roaring round in such a way that its noise made one look at it.The Prince of Wales showed quite a lot of interest in it, and examined the cabin at least once if not on moreoccasions. After this the flying part of the meeting finished, andthose present devoted themselves entirely to enjoying each other's company.The aircraft control was, of course, under the able management of Mr. Jeffs, and only two incidents marredthe afternoon from his point of view, one was when the pilot flying the Lincock took off before he was given thesignal to do so, and was in consequence right across another machine which was flying at the time, and theother was after the meeting was more or less finished, DROOKLANDS.—The Brooklands School of AviationLJ managed to put in a total flying time of 57 hr. during the week, which, in view of the exceptionally bad weather,seems very good ; on Sunday alone, for instance, 17 hr. instructional flying was done. During the week Messrs.Eyles and Slaughter made their first solo flights and Mr. Wynne Eyton completed the tests for his "A" licence.Mr. Parker, the sales manager, has been exceptionally busy, having made visits to Paris, Glasgow, Manchester,Liverpool, Ipswich and Norwich. "THE HUSBAND BOSWORTH MEETING.—The1 flying meeting at Cotehill, near Rugby, on Sunday, July 26, was very well supported by both visiting pilotsand the public. Some 35 machines were present, including Puss Moths, Moths, Avians, the Comper Swift and theBlackburn Lincock. The first item on the programme was an exhibition of formation flying by members of theLeicestershire Aero Club, followed by a demonstration of aerobatics by F./O. McKenna on the Blackburn Lincock,with a further demonstration of inverted flying by Mr. Clarkson, of Selfridge's. The next item was a race fromCotehill to Desford and back, and was won by Mr. Jackaman on a Puss Moth. Capt. Stewart did his usualparachute drop, but, unfortunately, the wind was not quite as strong as it appeared, and he made a landing in a fieldadjacent to the aerodrome. The final item was a car- bombing competition, which was won by Mr. Tommy Roseon the Pratts Avian. The whole meeting was very well organised and a most enjoyable occasion, but towards theend it started to rain, and out of some 18 machines which left for London, only four arrived, most of the otherslanding just on the south side of the Chilterns. The only when the Desoutter took off and the pilot turned it nght across the aerodrome long before he reached the edge. Both these were avoidable and entirely unnecessary examples of bad and dangerous flying, which was un- fortunate as so far this year we have kept these meetings singularly free from pilots who do this sort of thing; however, no doubt they have been told what the officials thought of it, and will see to it that they do not oftend again. Several of our well-known aircraft designers and managing directors of aircraft firms were present, and one of these should, we think, receive some special recogni- tion for his recent display of stoicism. It occurred not long ago that he was attending a very important dinner, and had left it until late before changing, so that when doing so was in a great hurry. We can imagine his feel- ings, therefore, when he discovered that his bag had been packed with two left shoes instead of a right and a left! Was he dismayed ? No, not a wit; and in spite of the massiveness of his pedal extremities he donned the shoes and wore them throughout the dinner as a normal pair ... at least so we are told! The trade element was in good attendance, as there were representatives of the Ford Co. with their large monoplane ; of Personal Flying Services, whose Sikorsky was being flown by Major Clarke, and of the many firms and aircraft agencies with offices of their own at Heston. people to get through to London that day were Flt.-Lt. Armour, Mr. Clarkson and Mr. McClure. fMNQUE PORTS FLYING CLUB.—In spite of adverse^ weather conditions during the week ending July 26, the flying time reached 27 hrs. 10 mins., which speakswell for the enthusiasm of members. The Club's Cross- channel scheme is working well, and would no doubt havebeen more used had the weather been better ; Mr. Fisher flew to St. Inglevert on Thursday, and flights by membersto Le Touquet (Friday, Saturday) had to be abandoned. On Thursday they were glad to welcome four Swissaviators on Lympne aerodrome, who had been collecting Moths at de Havillands. Several new members com-menced instruction during the week, and a crop of " A " licences is expected shortly. Lieutenant-CommanderGubbins, R.N., and Mr. Morris flew to Paris on Saturday, but were unable to return on Sunday as they had hopedowing to low clouds and bad visibility. The Bomb Dropping Competition was duly held onSunday as arranged, and resulted in a win for Mr. P. W. Marriage, whose nearest bomb was 19 ft. from the mark. Mr. Pennington has arranged to give an exhibition ofnight flying with flares on the night of the Club dance at Lympne, and this will no doubt prove a popular event. The monthly Ashwell-Cooke Landing Competition, due totake place on Sunday, August 2, has been postponed until Sunday, August 9, when it is expected that there willbe a great many more entrants. A large gathering of members and others is expected atthe coming week-end, as several formations have been arranged for those attending the meeting at Deauville. An all-Australian light aircraft which has been designed, constructed, and flown by Mr. Staig, an amateur P1'"* thc\Victoria Aero Club, at Essendon. The engine, which is not unlike Cirrus Mark I, has been designated •,„ Staig"—Mr. Staig having himself made pistons, cylinders, tappets and tappet rods. The 31-gallon tank capa 7 will give it a flying range of approximately 400 miles. .-.;.-: :•;•- .; .. . 772 • ••-..•.-.;••
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