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1932
1932 - 0354.PDF
FLIGHT, APRIL 15, 1932 PphxUfe TKrind & Gliding Tipv ROOKLANDS I -*v Among the latest pupils taking the schools' B Cl blind flying course are the Hon. Richard and Mrs. Westenra, Miss Giles and Mr. Hast. The latest innovation at Brooklands is the provision of a shop on the aerodrome where helmets, maps, instruments and other flying kit may be bought. The helmet recommended will be one designed at Brooklands, and is said to combine perfect comfort with perfect hearing, a combination seldom found in most helmets. Arrangements for the Air Display on May 27 and 28, which is being organised by the G.A.P.A.A.N., are now well under way, and replies received from manufacturers and others who are interested augur well for the success of the show. There will be a Press and Trade Day on Friday, May 27, when admission will be by invitation and ticket only. On the Saturday the flying programme will run for a full two hours and will, it is hoped, form one of the most entertaining and all-absorbing flying displays yet presented. Charges for admission on that day will be 5s. and 2s. 6d. per person (children half-price) and motor vehicles 2s. 6d. Private owners and others arriving by air will be admitted free. There will also be a special G.A.P.A.A.N. enclosure, admission to which will be by badge only. Those requiring further information or details of this enterprising event should apply to the Display Sec, c/o Brooklands School of Flying, Weybridge, Surrey. •yHOSE DANGEROUS CABLES * Pilots flying to Scotland and intending to land on the landing ground near Gleneagles Hotel in Perthshire should note that high tension wires have now been erected in the vicinity. It will be seen, therefore, that this menace, which is so prevalent in the south of England, has already penetrated to the wilds of Scotland. The sooner some thing is done about this '' Grid system '' on routes used by aircraft, the better. It seems almost incredible, but the authorities responsible appear to go out of their way to make things more dangerous than they need otherwise be. For example, in many places where the cables are laid over a hill rather than go to the expense of an extra pylon half down the slope, they actually greatly increase the height of the pylon on the top of the hill, and, as this occurs in many places where the hills are often shrouded in mist, it is obvious that flying is soon going to become almost im possible except in the clearest of weather. In Kent, for example, on two occasions we recently found these high pylons on hills when flying from Folkestone to London. Now this is a route which may be followed not only by small privately-owned aircraft, but all large commercial machines, and anything more calculated to endanger these aircraft can hardly be thought of. If they must be run over the tops of hills, we should at least like to see conspicuous, bright yellow plates hung along the wires at intervals, much in the same way as corks are put on telephone wires when they run near shooting coverts. OKEGNESS AND EAST LINCS ° AERO CLUB Progress at Skegness has been rapid since the club was formed some two months ago. The extension and draining operations on the aerodrome are now com pleted, as well as the hangars and a petrol and oil station which serves both the main road and the aerodrome. For instruction the club has in use two Gipsy *' Moths," while a " Puss Moth " is available for taxy work and joy rides. So great is the demand for this form of flying that an order has already been placed for a D.H. ** Fox Moth." The weather during Easter seems to have been more favourable than in most places, and the club machines were kept busy throughout the week. The club-house which overlooks the aerodrome is well fitted, and, besides the usual bar, lounge and dining room, has a spare bedroom for the use of visiting pilots, which latter are always welcome at the aerodrome. -THE N.F.S. "PUSS-MOTH" TAIL WHEEL •* In FLIGHT for March 25 we illustrated the new tail wheel which has been fitted to Col. the Master of Sempill's " Puss Moth." Another owner who has also had one ntted to his " Puss Moth " is Mr. Lindsay Everard, and this is now giving great satisfaction. Taxying has been found a little peculiar owing to the fact that the tail offers almost, no resistance, and with hardly any use of the brakes at all the machine may now be turned in its own length. Our caption stated that the Master of Sempill's tail wheel was made in the workshops at Hanworth. VVe have since been informed that this was not the case, and it was made by Aircraft Components, Ltd., of Cheltenham, the same company which is manufacturing the Dowty compression- leg or shock absorber strut for undercarriages, which was described on page 266 of the same issue. OKEGNESS AIR PAGEANT *^ At the pageant, which is being held on May 15, all visiting pilots are invited as guests of the club to the dinner and dance (8 p.m.), to be held at the Imperial Hotel, on Saturday, May 14. Accommodation on that night has been arranged at special reduced rates at all the leading hotels. On Whit Sunday, the day of the pageant, proceedings will open with a landing-arrival competition, for which a silver cup and a cash prize of £10 has been presented. The competition is open to all pilots arriving between 12.30 p.m. on Saturday and 12.30 p.m. on Sunday, May 15. A white tape 50 yds. in length will be placed on the aerodrome, and the aircraft which finishes its landing on arrival nearest to this tape will be adjudged the winner. There will also be two open air races, the first a closed circuit of approximately 30 miles and the second from Skegness to Tollerton and back, a distance of about 100 miles. Both will be handicaps flown under the competition rules and regulations of the Royal Aero Club and F.A.I. Lunch and tea will be provided for visiting pilots by the club. Further details and entry forms for these races can be obtained from the Hon. Sec, the Aerodrome, Skegness. DRISTOL AND WESSEX AEROPLANE CLUB " The Air League Challenge Trophy Race, which is a handicap open to all types of aircraft flown by "A" or " B " licensed pilots, will be held at the summer flying meeting at the Bristol Airport on June 4. Those wishing to compete should write for details of the race and entry forms to the Manager Bristol Airport. FOR SMOOTH LANDINGS : A " Moth " (Gipsy) belonging to Eastern Air Transport, Ltd., which is used at the Skegness Aero Club. This firm know the damage which pupils may cause an aircraft by heavy landings and they have therefore wisely obviated this as far as possible by fitting Goodyear Airwheels. 330
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