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FLIGHT, AUGUST 14, 1931 Jfliduuf yHE: SECOND BRITISH GLIDING COMPETITION.- The British Gliding Association is organising an Inter-national Gliding Competition to take place on Saturday, October 3, and Sunday, October 4, at Balsdean, Sussex(provisionally). The competition will be called the "2nd British Gliding Competition, 1931," is underthe Regulations of the F.A.I., and, where applicable, the Competition Rules of the British Gliding Association. Thecompetition will be under the distinguished patronage of the International Commission for the Study of MotorlessFlight. The competition is open to motorless aircraft whichfulfil the conditions specified. Entries shall be made in accordance with Rules 32 to 36 of the " Open Competi-tion Rules of the British Gliding Association " (see B.G.A. Handbook, price 3s., post free). Entry forms may be obtained from the Secretary,British Gliding Association, 44A, Dover Street, London, W.I. All competing aircraft must carry a Certificate ofAirworthiness granted by the British Gliding Association. Foreign machines must carry a Certificate of Airworthinessvalidated by the British Gliding Association (fee £1 Is.), in accordance with the Regulations for Airworthiness. Before taking part in the competition, all aircraft mustbe presented to the B.G.A. Technical Committee for admis- sion test, and the following documents produced: — (1) Certificate of Airworthiness. (2) Ground Engineer's Certificate. (3) Details of the machine, giving a brief history of itswork, i.e., number of certificates obtained on it, number of launches, bad crashes, etc.(4) A good unmounted photograph of the machine. The competition shall be divided into the followingclassifications: — A.—Primary Training Machines. B.—Secondary Machines. C.—Sailplanes. EVENTS OPEN TO " A " MACHINES—TO BE HAND LAUNCHED.—Rig and Fly Contest ; Spot Landing Com- petition ; Distance Flight ; Duration Flight ; Aggregate Flying Contest ; Distance Flight, open to British Women Pilots only. CONTEST OPEN TO " B " MACHINES.—Rig and Fly Con-test ; Duration Flight, with return to within 150 yards of the point of departure (machines must be hand launched) ;Distance Flight, with return to within 150 yards of the point of departure (the pilot must indicate his goal andfly over the designated spot ; pilots must notify their goal in advance, so that officials can be posted there ; machinesmust be hand launched) ; Altitude above starting point. CONTESTS OPEN TO " C " MACHINES ONLY.—Rig and FlyContest ; Fastest Flight on a straight course of not less than 1 mile in length ; Distance Flight, with return towithin 150 yards of point of departure (the pilot must in- dicate his goal and fly over the designated spot) ; Altitudeabove starting point. CONTEST OPEN TO ALL TYPES OF MACHINES.—Firstmachine in the air after the meeting is declared open on Saturday (the winner must remain airborne at least30 sec.) ; First machine in the air after the meeting is declared open on Sunday (the winner must remain air-borne at least 30 sec). CONTESTS OPEN TO " B " AND " C " MACHINES ONLY.—Distance Flight, across country ; Duration Flight, with return to within 150 yards of point of departure, forpassenger-carrying machines carrying a passenger ; Figure- of-Eight Contest round two pylons ; Out and Home Con-test, for a passenger-carrying machine carrying a passenger. Only British entries accepted for and British pilotsallowed to compete in the events limited to " A " and " B " classes of machines, and in event No. 19. Allpilots must hold a Glider Pilot's Certificate. All pilots compt.ting in " B " class machines must holda " B " Glider Pilot's Certificate, and all pilots compet- ing in " C " class machines must hold " C " Glider Pilot'sCertificates. MEW GLIDING RECORD.—F. !O. Mole, flying his^ ' " Professor " of the London Gliding Club at Ditch- ling Beacon, the flying ground of the South Down SailingClub, at their gliding meeting on Sunday, August 2, stayed in the air 6 hr. 10 min. 38 sec, landing only owing todarkness. This constitutes a record, beating the previous best of 4 hr. 15 min. THE SCUD: That excellent little high efficiency glider, the Scud, de- signed by Mr. Baynes, is now in pro- duction in the works of E. D. Abbott, Ltd., at Farnham, Surrey. The photographs show the fuselage assembly, and the wing shop, while above there are views of the trailer and the Scud in flight.
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