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1932
1932 - 0210.PDF
FLIGHT, MARCH 4, 19.J2 PRIVATE FLYING £ GLIDING TIT ONDON AEROPLANE CLUB 11 — Maj. Travers, the Chief Instructor, who has been Jli—J away on sick leave, is progressing favourably, and everyone wishes him a speedy recovery, in the meantime Mr. Nigel Tangye is carrying on single handed. Flying during the last week has been somewhat hampered by the weather, but in spite of this quite a considerable amount of flying has been done. Mr. Lawry, who has just come home on leave from East Africa, has joined the club with the intention of taking his " A " licence before his return. One of the oldest members. Fit. Lt. W. E. P. Johnstone, now at the Central Flying School, has recently been decorated with the A.F.C. Those who were at Stag Lane during the very early days of the club will remember his efforts on the Reid Indicator, when he invariably scooped the pool held on the results. DROOKLANDS Over 45 hr. instructional flying were done during the last week at Brooklands. This was made possible by the favourable weather and also by the large number of pupils who are now joining the school. Messrs. Shuttleworth and Weyman have completed the tests for their "A" licence, while Messrs. Freemantle and Vetch have made their first solo flights. Members of the Press Aero Club have started to fly and several were down taking instruction during the week. Considerable extensions have been made to the college engine shops at the College of Aeronautical Engineering, Sydney Street, Chelsea; which, as everyone knows, is run in conjunction with the Brooklands School of Flying. These extensions have been necessitated through the increasing number of applications from students all over the world, and it is therefore now possible to take on about 15 more students beginning at the Easter term on April 6. Those who wish to join should apply immediately to the Principal of the College. AT LYMPNE •^ The Cinque Ports Flying Club have found their flying interrupted during the past week by the strong winds. Nevertheless at least one pupil, Mr. Bailey, was able to go solo on Friday. The Hon. Mrs. Victor Bruce is at present staying at Lympne in order to practise night fly ing, but so far the weather has been unfit for this. Already many applications for the new county membership have come in, and it looks as if this should be a very popular innovation. CCARBOROUGH AERO CLUB •^ The Scarborough Aero Club has secured a new site for an aerodrome about 10 miles from Scarborough, on the York Road between Sherburn and East Heslerton, and the committee has been assured of support from Malton, York, Pickering, Whitby, Filey, and Bridlington. The club has now 100 non-flying and 30 flying members, several of whom are ready to qualify for their "A" certificate. THE BRITISH GLIDING ASSOCIATION The 2nd Annual General Meeting was held in the Library of the Royal Aeronautical Society, on Monday, February 22, at 6.30 p.m. Lt. Col. F. C. Shelmerdine, CLE., O.B.E. (President), was in the chair. The annual report, financial report and balance sheet, having been circulated to all members and affiliated clubs, were approved and accepted, on the motion of the President, seconded by Mr. L. A. Wingfield. The recommendation of the Council with regard to forming the Association into a company with limited liability under the Industrial and Provident Societies Acts, 1893 to 1928, was accepted, and Messrs. Gordon England, Ashwell-Cooke, Culver, Howard- Flanders, Lowe-Wylde, iNieedham, Whidborne and the Secretary were requested to sign the application to the Registrar. The new rules were also approved. Lt. Col. Shelmerdine \*a.s re-elected President, and Col. Mervyn O'Gormon, Mr. Handley Page, Col. The Master of Sempill, Miss Amy Johnson, Kathleen, Countess of Drogheda and Air Commodore Chamier were re-elected Vice-Presidents. Mr. Gordon England and Mr. Seymour Whidborne were re-elected Chairman and Honorary Treasurer respectively. The following were duly elected to the Council: — Under Rule 14(b) F. Wilkinson (Bridlington), C. M. C. Turner (Channel), G. T. R. Hill (Dorset), Dr. Milner (Driffield), A. P. Cox (Dumfries), W. Cameron (Edinburgh), H. Ward (Essex), A. L. Tommison (Falkirk), F. Pilling (Furness), Hon. Alan Boyle (Glasgow), F. Jackman (Huddersfield), W. E. Dinsdale (Ilkley), P. Adorjan (Imperial College), Capt. Harold Balfour, M.P. (Isle of Thanet), A. M. Sanquinetti (Kent), A. C. Smith (Kilmarnock), D. Robertson and S. Humphries (London), W. Grundy (Manchester), Crompton (Matlock), E. Noble (North Cotswold), L. O. Kekwick (North Kent), W. G. Stagg (N.S.W.), L. Button (Nottingham), A. F. Houlberg (Oxford), A. E. Knight (Portsmouth), J. R. Holden (Sheffield), A. N. Stratton (Southern Counties), L. Rosoman (Southampton), L. R. Brown (Southdown), P. Pritchard (South Shropshire), Maj. Heyn (Ulster), J. F. Cuss (Wilts), A. Small (Worthing). Under Rule 14(c) Messrs. Ashwell-Cooke, Culver, Entwistle, Gordon England, Howard-Flanders, Lowe-Wylde, Needham, Paling, Symmons, and Whidborne. Under Rule 14(c) Maj. Petre (Royal Aero Club), The Master of Sempill (Royal Aeronautical Society), Sir Gilbert Walker (Royal Meteorological Society), Capt. Lawrence Hope (Guild of Air Pilots). Mr. Claud A. Bloor, of William Smart, Son & Bloor, was elected Honorary Auditor, and Mr. A. I. Logette was elected Honorary Solicitor for the current year. A vote of thanks to the President concluded the proceedings. An Avro Avian just supplied to A.S.T. for instruction use at Hamble. This Machine is now fit ted with Dunlop low-pressure tyres and the Armstrong Siddeley Genet Major Engine. 194
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