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1932
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FLIGHT, NOVEMBER 17, 1932 from the Clubs MATIONAL FLYING SERVICES In spite of much fog and poor visibility the club machines have not been idle during the week. Mr. E. Forsyth and Lady Dorothy Clayton-East-Clayton received dual instruction and Mr. Cannon carried out a cross country for his " B " licence. On Sunday every avail able machine took off for a raid on Brooklands, where the usual hospitality was received. Among the visitors during the week were Lord Clive, who took dual instruction, Sir Anthony Hope, who flew one of the club's machines, and Col. the Master of Sempill, who arrived back from Ger many in a Desoutter after a cruise to South America in the Graf Zeppelin. He had been forced down in the hills north of Friedrichshafen by very bad weather, and owing to heavy load was unable to get off again, which necessi tated several trips being made to Friedrichshafen before he was able to make a fresh start for England. T ONDON AEROPLANE CLUB '—' The club are sorry to lose Dr. Houston, who is returning to his home in Australia ; during the 200 hr. which he has flown at the club he has never done the slightest damage to aircraft, and the best wishes of the clab will go with him. Once more is a D.H. 53 to be seen on and above the aerodrome, the newly acquired property of Mr. F. G. Fisher. New recruits during the past week include Messrs. Elliott, Grey and Daniels. The dance committee wish to remind all members of the club, and of other clubs, that the annual dinner and dance will be held at the Park Lane Hotel on December 14. Tickets (30s. double or 17s. 6d. single) may be obtained from the Dance Secretary, Stag Lane, or from 119, Piccadilly, W.l. DROOKLANDS •'-' Activities during the week have been considerably hampered by fog, which has reduced the amount of instruc tion possible. One first solo has to be reported again this week—that of Capt. Silver, who went off on Wednesday and made a very creditable circuit indeed. Mr. Van Marken has left on one of his periodical trips to the Con tinent, flying to Amsterdam in his own " Puss Moth," with Mr. Hordern. Last week he flew to Shanklin in rather bad weather but got through the mist successfully. He is, of course, a very experienced pilot with quite a number of hours to his credit. On Saturday eight machines flew over from Hanworth, including Mr. Brie's Autogiro, and the occupants had lunch in the club ; this was the first time that some of them had seen the new clubhouse from inside. In the morning Mr. Lowdell flew a passenger over to Reading. Mr. Hills, who is at Eton, has commenced instruction, and Mr. Barker, who began flying during his Christmas holidays and took his "A" licence this summer, has also been using YI. Mr. Trelawney has paid us a visit from Lympne in his own machine, and is staying here to obtain his " B " licence. He is taking a course under the Ground Instructor. The lecture room, although the new system of in struction has only been in force for a few months, has already become a popular rendezvous. Airmen are not especially keen— like most other mortals—on being made to appear stupid in front of their friends, or to take any kind of class instruction along with other flying men. A short time ago it was decided to make arrangements for individual in struction. The Lecturer can now be booked at any time, like a dentist—though the session is generally very much more enjoy able than one in the surgery! Instruction is given at a small fee in all subjects connected with fly ing, and both School pupils and private owners come regularly for lessons. In addition, the Ground Instructor is taking on the role of a helpful friend, full of odd scraps of advice when difficulties arise, and gener ally able to solve any problems which crop up in a day's flying. In the evening the Lecturer is taken over by parties of Boy Scouts and other youngsters, to whom he gives elementary lessons at a fee of a few shillings. Capt. Ledlie, of Personal Flying Services, Ltd., has been on a trip to Scotland with the Junkers monoplane, and the big machine seems to have aroused some interest there. The machine is kept very busy on taxi work these days, and is seldom in the hangar. The new tarmac is now well advanced, and most of it is available for use by machines. It has already proved a boon to Brooklands habitues, and the dust clouds which usually attend the running-up of machines have been avoided. The Control Office has just been done up and repainted, and now looks very spick and span. A IR SERVICE TRAINING •**• New wireless instructional rooms are nearing comple tion ; they comprise a lecture and a Morse room in which each desk is wired up for two-way communication between instructor and pupil ; a series of cabinets in which wireless traffic practice can be conducted ; a generator room ; an accumulator charging room ; a demonstrating room fitted with obsolete and unserviceable equipment for stripping practice ; a standardised Marconi A.D.6M set, and a main station affording intercommunication between ground and machines in flight. The various instructional courses will in future start on specified dates, as follows: —The 3-4 years' course, for pupils desirous of taking up aviation as a profession, will start on February 6 and September 18. The " B " pilots' licence course on February 6 and every six weeks following. The 2nd class navigators' course on November 21 and June 26. The ground engineers' course on February 6 and September 18. The wireless course on February 6 and at intervals of every four and a-half months. A short wireless course, for qualified W/T air operators who have no experience on Marconi A.D.6M, on the first Monday of every month. Blind flying, in structors', advanced flying, seaplane training and night- flying courses can be taken at any time. W. D. Campbell, an American, and E. H. Weelwright qualified for "A" pilots' licence, Maj. W. H. Vetch, chief instructor of Bombay Flying Club, completed the instructors' course and obtained A.S.T.2 A.2 certificate, Mr. L. C. Lee Murray completed his blind-flying course and Mr. L. M. Williams finished all tests for his " B " licence. New arrivals who are taking the 3-4 years' course are P. W. Kennedy, F. V. Hollins and R. G.'Ryott. FROM FRANCE : In at Villacanbly. It is front of the Fronval Hangar at the Morane Saulnier aerodrome used by the Leon Morane Club and named in memory of the well-known French Ace, Fronval. 1087
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