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1932
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FLIGHT, AUGUST 5, 1932 of Wales and which gained second place in the King's Cup Race. On Saturday Comper flew it across England from Liverpool to Skegness—135 miles—in 49 min., probably a record for a flight across England. One unusual event was a climb-and-dive race in which Mr. Lacayo's Pobjoy-engined " Swift," Lt. Com. G. Rodd's " Puss Moth," and Capt. A. J. Styran's Gipsy- engined "Swift" climbed to the level of a practically stationary " Autogiro," and then dived back to the aero drome. Capt. Styran would have won this event easily if he had landed as soon as possible, but instead he flew round at a height of about 50 ft., and his " Swift " was the last of the three machines to touch terra firma. The meeting closed with the presentation of prizes by Mrs. Carr Gregg, the wife of a local vicar, who has made several interesting flights as a passenger in Eastern Air Transport machines. A S.T. ACTIVITIES DURING JULY During the last month six pupils, including Maj. Jusu, of the Finnish Air Force, the Vicomte de Sibour and Count Seilern, have completed the blind-flying course and qualified for the certificate. Capt. MacDonald, who is a Special Service Officer attached to the R.A.F. in Iraq, qualified for the " A " pilot's licence on the Avro " Tutor " and was awarded the School certificate for having obtained over 85 per cent, of the total marks for this course. In addition to a number of R.A.F. Reserve Officers there are now over 20 resident pupils at the School. Among them are Sir Alfred Beit, Bt., M.P., who is taking a course of advanced flying and blind flying ; Maj. Vetch, the chief instructor of the Bombay Flying Club : and Mr. Bhagat Lai, an instructor of the Delhi Flying Club, who are taking the instructors' and blind flying course ; and Lt. Rasananda, of the Siamese Air Force, who has returned to the School for further experi ence on Service-type aircraft, etc. Mr. Ngo Kok Tie, Messrs. Grant, Williams and Mehta are also under instruc tion in blind flying, and the remainder of the pupils are undergoing advanced training for their " B " pilots' licences and seaplane training. On July 28 the School was honoured by a visit from H.H. the Duke of Aosta, who made a detailed inspection of the School, and was particularly interested in the syllabus of training for blind flying and the special ground instructional apparatus used in connection with this course. Every month there seems to be an increase in the per sonnel and equipment of A.S.T. at Hamble. An Avro " Trainer " (626), fitted for blind flying and wireless transmission and reception, has now been added to the establishment of aircraft, while Fit. Lt. J. B. Veal has joined the already numerous staff of first-class instructors. A.S.T. are very fortunate in obtaining the services of this officer, who served for several years on the staff of the C.F.S., and there took over the instrument flying course from Fit. Lt. Johnstone. On the other hand, Fit. Lt. Veal is lucky to join an institution such as A.S.T., which has gained the reputation of affording such fine training to civilians in all branches of aviation. Those who have had the opportunity of reading the latest prospectus will be interested to hear that a further addition has been made to the already comprehensive course. No. 8, for commercial pilots. A complete course in wireless is now included to enable students to qualify for the Air Ministry's W/T. air operator's licence, and a specialist wireless instructor is joining direct from the staff of the Electrical and Wireless School of the R.A.F. at Cranwell. A fully-equipped W/T. ground station is in course of erection, in addition to which wireless appara tus for reception and transmission between air and ground will form part of the equipment. Pupils taking the com plete course No. 8 will therefore be in possession of the following licences and certificates at the termination of their training:—" A " and " B " pilot's licences, blind flying certificate, " A " and " B " ground engineer's licences, " X " ground engineer's licences for compasses and parachutes, second-class navigator's certificate, and Air Ministry W/T. air operator's certificate. THE DEAUVILLE MEETING Known as Les Journees Internationales de Deauville, the annual rally and flying meeting was held at Deau ville on July 23 and 24. Both the rally and the meeting were of a decidedly international character, and some 68 machines, a record number, took part in the rally, cross ing the finishing line between 4 and 6 p.m., as required by the regulations. The machines arrived from all parts of France, and many from England, Belgium, Germany and Switzerland. The first to arrive was Froissart, in a Morane " Parasol " (120 Clerget), who checked in about 4 p.m., coming from Orly. Among English visitors may be mentioned H. C. Vaughan, S. C. Cantrill, and R. C. Preston in " Gipsy Moths," Ashwell Cooke in a " Cirrus Moth," H. C. D. Walter in a " Puss Moth," and L. Beardmore in a Junkers F.13 (" Jupiter "). George Seversky, the well-known music-hall singer, flew over from London in his " Gipsy Moth " to make his daily appear ance at the Deauville Casino. Mr. Carberry also came over from London in his new " Klemm " (" Gipsy III "), which he has entered for the coming international touring competition. This machine has a cabin top with large glass windows in the side to retain the view, and is re ported to be very fast (some 155 m.p.h.). Marcel Doret came up from Toulouse in a " Dewoitine " with Hispano engine, having flown the distance of 465 miles at an average speed of 143 m.p.h. The United States were represented by two machines, a Curtiss " Robin " (Cur- tiss " Challenger ") belonging to Mr. Grey, formerly of the Lafayette Squadron, who had as passengers Capt. Griffen and Lt. Mattern, the two American pilots who recently made a forced landing in Russia during a world flight attempt. This machine was flown from Paris. The other American aeroplane was a Stinson " Junior " DISTINGUISHED VISITORS TO A.S.T. : On July 28 three " Autogiros " flew from Hanworth to Hamble, carrying three distinguished Italian visitors, who are seen in this group, which includes, from left to right, Mr. Marsh (pilot), Sefior de la Cierva, H.R.H. the Duke of Aosta, Commendatore Mameli, Italian Charge d'Affaires, Col. Bitossi, Italian Air Attache, and Mr. Brie, chief pilot. (FLIGHT Photo.) 730
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