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those of the former. It may well be that the two cases ofthe reserve officers and of the private pupils are best served by a special staff which upholds the best methods ofWittering, but is more free to study individual needs. A visit to one of these reserve training schools is a veryinteresting experience. It was recently the good fortune of the present writer to receive an invitation to visitHamble, where Air Service Training does its work on the larger and better of the two Avro aerodromes. TheHampshire Aero Club also uses the same aerodrome, and the blue stripes on the fuselages of its light aeroplanesand their blue struts add to the brightness of the scene. Group Captain R. J. F. Barton, O.B.E., R.A.F. (retired),is the commandant of the school. He was commandant of the flying training school at Netheravon up to the timewhen it was closed down in the interests of national economy. He then left the service in order to give hisexperience of flying instruction and of organisation to Air Service Training. The chief instructor is Fit. Lt. H. F.Jenkins, and next to him comes Fit. Lt. R. P. P. Pope, D.F.C. A photograph of the flying staff accompanies thisarticle. Fit. Lts. Jenkins and Pope have been instruc- tors at the C.F.S., and are fully qualified to give in-struction even in the very advanced subject of flying by instruments. As the instructors are, so is the school.Its keynote, as it appears to the visitor, is thoroughness. Nearly every branch of the subject of flying is dealt with,and dealt with in a very thorough manner. A man (in this case we do not have to add " or woman," for A.S.T.does not accept women pupils) can go to Hamble com- pletely unable to distinguish between a fuselage and anempennage, and in due course can leave as an accom- plished pilot and navigator, able to fly blindly throughclouds, able to deal with a fractious engine, and even able to fold a parachute and pack it. A slipway has beencompleted, and soon seaplane instruction will also be available. THE ROY; London Gazette, October 13, 1931. General Duties Branch Lt. C. W. Phillips, R.X., is reattached to R.A.F. as a Flying Officer with effect from September 1, and with seniority of September 1, 1926. The following Pilot Officers on probation are confirmed in rank:—H. L. M. Glover, P. H. Heygate, W. F. Hilchie, R. A. McDonald. H. E. Slowey ; September 12. A. H. Button ; September 22. The following Pilot Officers are promoted to rank of Flying Officer :—B. A. Fraser • June 14. X. Daunt, D. M. T. Macdonald, R. 1. G. MacDougall, B. J. McGinn, P. H. Maxwell, A. \V. Vincent; September 14. Wing Commander V. Gaskell-Blackburn, D.S.C., A.F.C., is restored to full pay from half-pay ; October 9. Flight Lieut. A. W. B. McDonald continues on half-pay scale " B," during the period September 16 to 27, inclusive (substituted for Gazette, September 15) ; Lt.-Cdr. I. R. Grant, R.N., Flight Lieut., R.A.F., ceases to be attached to R.A.F. on return to Naval duty; September 30. The follg. are placed on retired list :—Squadron Leader A. McR. Moffatt; October 13. Flight Lt. F. E. Bishop, M.B.E. ; October 9. Flight Lt. J. C. Andrews, M.B.E.; October II). The follp. Pilot Officers on probation relinquish their short-service conunns. on account of ill-health : October 14 :— i>- G. Graham. R. L. Hovle. FLIGHT, OCTOBER 23, 1931 So far as the circumstances of the pupils allow, theygo into residence at Hamble and stay there until they have finished their course, or at least for as long a period at atime as is possible. Living quarters have been built, and the rooms look very comfortable. The club-house is theold Avro mess, completely altered and smartened up, and in it are the mess, the lounge, the library, etc. Theyear, it is surprising to learn, is not divided into terms and holidays, but work goes on continuously. It is hardwork, too, especially for the instructors. Amusements are not too plentiful at Hamble, and Southampton is somelittle way off. Southampton Water provides boating and fishing, and a squash racquet court has just been built onthe aerodrome. The pupils, however, have so much to do, with lectures and ground instruction as well as flying,that the remoteness of Hamble is no disadvantage. The reserve officers are probably working against time, andcannot indulge in much leisure. The private pupils are paying for their instruction, and paying rather high, forA.S.T. does not profess to be a cheap school, and so they naturally want to make the very best use of their time.The experience of the school is that the men are usually so keen to get on that they gladly scorn delights and livelaborious days. It is what one would expect from the keen class of men who go to such a school. Among thepupils were to be seen a Canadian pilot with 1,000 hours of flying to his credit, a Parsi who has qualified, or nearlyqualified, in almost every branch of the subject which can be taught, and one wearing the blazer of an OxfordCollege with a familiar coat of arms on the pocket. All were obviously keen as mustard, and only anxious to geton with the work and pass their tests. It seems most probable that most of the private pupils who pass throughHamble will see the desirability of joining the reserve and putting their abilities at the disposal of their country incase of necessity. F. A. DE V. It. IR FORCE Chaplains llraneh The Rev. J. H. Ogilvie, M.A., relinquishes his short-service comtnn. on completion of service : October 10. ROYAL AIR FORCE RESERVE General Duties Branch The follR. Flight Lts. are transferred from Class A to Class C :—J.» B . Wilson ; October 3. H. G. Loch; October 10. Flying Officer G. K. de Havilland is transferred from Class AA (ii.) to Class C ; October 14.! Flight Lt. R. L. Stephenson-Peach, M.B.E., is transferred from Class B to Class C; November 1, 1930. Flying Officer E. W. Seymour-Hosley relinquishes his commn. on appointment to a commission in South African Air Force General Reserve of Officers; May 21. Flying Officer J. F. Legard relinquishes his commn. on appointment to a permanent commn. in the Regular, Army ; August 29. AUXILIARY AIR FORCE General Duties Branch No. 604 (COUNTY OF MIDDLESEX) (BOMBER) SQUADRON.—R. A. Budd to be Pilot Officer ; September 22. ROYAL AIR FORCE INTELLIGENCE Appointments.—The following appointments in the Roval Air Force are notified : General Duties Branch •Hr Vice Marshal F. R. Scarlett, C.B. D.S.O., to R.A.F. Depot, Uxbridge,™ transfer to Home Estab., 7.9.31. ntng Commanders: R. M, Drummond, D.S.O., O.B.E., M.C. to School of Army Co-operation, Old Saruiu, for Army Cooperation Course, 6.10.31. Sin" ^'ac^-eani *° No. 58 Sqdn., Worthy Down, pending taking command, 4-i'ui; . F''V..7 Lieutenants : H. f. Paine, to R.A.F. Reception Depot, West pay1"". 24.9.31. H. J. Collins, to H.Q., Air Defence of Gt. Britain, ,x™':«. 1.10.31. J. H. C. Wake, to No. 70 Sqdn., Hinaidi, Iraq, 13.9.31. ;>:.«• B. McDonald, to Cambridge University Air Sqdn., 28.9.31. T. M. •iiliatiis, M.C., D.F.C., to Cambridge University Air Sqdn., 5.10.31. A. T. K. -aipwnjjht, D.F.C., to No. 3 Sqdn., Upavon, 2.10.31. E. S. Burns, ton -y-. Coastal Area, 5.10,31. , fifi'5 Officers : P. K. Robertson, to R.A.F. Depot, Uxbridge, 21.9.31. arruthers, to No. 24 Sqdn., Northolt, 6.10.31. G. C. Holland, to Depot, Uxbridge, 2.10.31. E. J. Finnegan, to No. 7 Sqdn., Worthy £*a, 1.10.31. R. F. Fletcher, to No. 24 Sqdn., Northolt, 2.10.31. A. C. JJ^ey, to No. 24 Sqdn., Northolt, 5.10.31. P. Heath, to No. 24 Sqdn., ' rtil !t 2.10.31. P. D. Cracroft, to Central Flying School, Wittering, 28.9.31. M. Q. Candler, to R.A.F. Base, Calshot, 4.10.31. A. P. Glenny, to R.A.F. Base, Calshot, 4.10.31. F. J. St. G. Braithwaite, to H.Q., Inland Area, Stanmore, 5.10.31. Pilot Officers : E. B. Waddy, to No. 2 Sqdn., Manston, 26.9.31. P. J. W. Hawkins, to No. 3 Sqdn., Upavon, 28.9.31. F. S. Gardner, to No. 17 Sqdn., Upavon, 28.9.31. J. N. Dufort, to No. 25 Sqdn., Hawkinpfe, 28.9.31. G. Burdick, to No. 29 Sqdn., North Weald, 28.9.31. J. N. Jefferson, j. G. G. Moore, W. Richards, A. M. Rodgers and A. H. Seymour-Lucas, all to No. 5 Flying Training School, Sealand, on appointment to permanent commns., with effect from 26.9.31. R. C. Reynell, to No. 5 Flying Training School, Sealand, on appointment to a short service commn., with effect from 28.9.31. A. G. Cleland, to No. 47 Sqdn., Khartoum, 30.9.31. F. C. Daubney, to No. 4 Sqdn., S. Farnborough, on appointment to a permanent commn., on probation, 1.9.31. W. E. Oulton, A. D. Messenger, W. P. Welch, D. I. P. MacNair, and N. A. R. Halliday, all to R.A.F. Base, Calshot, 4.10.31. R. H. Maw, to No. 9 Sqdn., Boscombe Down, on appointment to a short service commn., 1.10.31. Accountant Branch Wing Commander J. L. Robertson, to Station H.Q., Hinaidi, Iraq, 26.9.31, Flight-Lieutenants : O. K. Griffin, to H.Q., Iraq Command, Hinaidi, 26.9.31. J. Freeman-Fowler, to H.Q., R.A.F., Middle East, Cairo, 26.9.31. S. C. Wyatt, to H.Q., RA.F., Middle East, Cairo, 26.9.31. Chaplains Branch Rev. C. P. N. Rowband, to R.A.F. Depot, Aboukir, Egypt, 26.9.31. Revd. A. R. A. Watson, M.A., to H.Q., R.A.F., Mediterranean, Malta. 30.9.31. NAVAL APPOINTMENT. The following appointment has been made by the Admiralty:— LIEUT.-COMMR. (Flight Lieut., R.A.F.) A. P. Colthurst, to Glorious (Oct. 20). 1077
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