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1933
1933 - 0105.PDF
FLIGHT, JULY 13, 1933 and will be flown on handicap. There is no weight restric tion. Competitors are required to pass over Sherburn Aero drome, Yorks, between 200 and 400 ft., so that their numbers may be taken. The entrance fee is 3 guineas per machine ; late entries after July 25, and until August 2, will have to pay 5 guineas. Two white arrows will be laid down on Sherburn Aerodrome pointing north, and all competitors must pass in between these arrows. The iiinshing line will also be between two arrows. BROOKLANDS Hours flown during the week totalled 83. New pupils are Messrs. Hanau, Simpson and Phillips. Regular pupils from the Aeronautical College include Messrs. Griggs, Knight, Mann, Crossley, Sawyer and Needham. Messrs. Stevens, Crossley and Sawyer have been on cross-country flights, and Messrs. Voute and Talbot have done height tests for "A" licences. pRAVESEND SCHOOL OF FLYING 'J Gravesend School of Flying have been very busy lately, the staff being kept very busy testing candidates for the Daily Express scholarship scheme. Three first solos have been made by Messrs. T. Atkins, J. Atkins and Wheeley, and Mr. Mitchell celebrated the passing of his passenger-carrying tests by giving flights to a large number of friends. Mr. Ward, who has just started a blind-flying course, is finding the difficulties due to northerly turning error greater than he expected. F/O. H. L. Piper, R.A.F.O., has joined the instructional staff. He learned to flv in New Zealand in 1918, joining the R.A.F. in 1927 and "being posted to No. 5 F.T.S., Sealand., In 1930 he flew a Desoutter to Australia, and on return to England was posted to C.F.S. LJULL AERO CLUB ** On Saturday, July 15, and Saturday, July 29, Club Night dances will be held as usual. Aviation Days will be held on Thursday, July 20, and Saturday, July 22, the visitors being Messrs. Wool worths, Ltd., and the Kingston- upon-Hull Motor Cycle Club On Saturday, July 8, the Hull Auto Cycle Club visited the aerodrome. Members are again reminded that admittance to the dances can only be obtained upon the production of either a membership card or club badge ; non-members must possess a voucher signed by a paid-up member of the club. Owing to lack of support the transport system on dance nights will be discontinued. Sundays are as busy as ever, but more members are asked to come along and make the aerodrome a popular resort. The loud-speaker equipment provides everyone with amusement and entertainment. It is hoped that the many business men who belong to the club will use the new Humber Ferry Air Service when travelling to Grmih;,_v . SCARBOROUGH AERO CLUB A civil air display on a large scale is being organised by the Scarborough Aero Club for August Bank Holiday, Monday, August 7, at Ganton Aerodrome, East Heslerton, Yorks. All civil pilots and private owners will be welcome. In the evening a midnight bathing partv will be held at Scarborough. The display is being organised by Mr. villiam Courtenay, to whom inquiries should be addressed. YORKSHIRE AEROPLANE CLUB (N.F.S.) Approximately 42 hr. were flown on Yorkshire Aero- >ane Club machines during the oast week. One new mem- c*r_ Mr. D. V. Marshall, of Leeds, has joined. Visiting air mail included Lord Clvdesdale's " Gipsy III Moth " and bentley's Comper " Swift." Arrow Aircraft, Ltd., recontly had the two Arrow " Actives " entered for the j^ngs Cup tested at Yeadon by Fit. Lt. Healy and F/O. n. Leech. Several club machines flew to the R.A.F. display at Hendon. C ASTERN COUNTIES AEROPLANE CLUB Total hours flown for the past month were 44 at Ipswich and 22 at Blue Barn, Colchester. First soloists were Miss M. Warner and Mr. W. Johnston. Cross-country flights were done by Miss Turner, Maj. MacEwan and Mr. Marriage. As an experiment a week's joyriding by night was organised and 6 hr. 45 min. were flown. The follow ing pilots took part:—Miss Warner, Mrs. Horsman, Maj. MacEwan, Messrs. N. Baynes, N. Barne, W. Johnston, R. Johnston, P. McClean, E. Sellick and W. Shaw. A suc cessful grass track meeting has been held at the branch aerodrome. oOUTHEND FLYING CLUB ^ There was a large gathering of members and friends last Saturday, July 8, for the tea party given by the Southend Flying Club at the Rochford Aerodrome. Several visiting aeroplanes arrived, including Mr. Brian Allan with Mr. Humphrey Coysh in an Avro " Tutor." Mr. Campbell Black in a " Puss Moth," Mr. Page in a " Monospar " fiom Heston, Mr. Macloughlan in a " Moth " from Hatfield, Mr. Cook in a " Moth " from Maidstone, and Mr. Scholes. Mr. Allan and Mr. Black gave some fine exhibitions of aerobatics and Mr. Page's handling of the " Monospar " was much appreciated. An item of interest was a display of Skybird model aero planes and completely-equipped aerodrome by the youthful Southend members of the Skybird League. On Saturday night the aerodrome was floodlit by car headlights and flares for Mr. Roper Brown to land. COUTHERN AERO CLUB ^ On Tuesday, July 4, a visit was paid to the aero drome by the Prince of Wales in his D.H. " Dragon," piloted by Fit. Lt. Fielden. Cross-country flights were made by Messrs. G. H. Miles and V. N. Buchan to Reading and Christchurch. On Saturday, July 8, the aerodrome was loaned to the R.A.F., who were demonstrating co-opera tion with the Buffs. The Club was pleased to welcome back several old members during the week, as well as some new ones. pARDIFF AEROPLANE CLUB ^ Entries are invited for the London to Cardiff Air Race (entry forms should be sent to the Secretary, Cardiff Aero drome). All visiting pilots will be welcome ; a dinner dance has been arranged for the evening and a golf tourna ment will be held at the Royal Porthcawl Golf Club. C OARING BY MEANS OF THERMAL CURRENTS ^ What is considered to be the first soaring flight by means of thermal currents was made on July 4 by Mr. G. E. Collins, the British Gliding Association's instructor, at the school of gliding and soaring which is now estab lished at Huish Hill, near Marlborough. He was towed up to a height of 500 ft. into an area of thermal current, which enabled him to rise to an altitude of 2,000 ft. He took off in a westerly direction and gained height the whole time. After travelling over the village of All- cannings, some ten miles away, he returned to his starting point. It is interesting to note that this performance was made on an intermediate two-seater B.A.C.7 sailplane which was designed by the late Mr. Lowe Wylde. To make a performance of this nature, carrying a passenger, not only showed that thermal soaring is possible, but that if high efficiency sailplanes were available, much scientific research in meteorology could be carried out. As a result of Mr. Collins' flight further efforts are to be made to carry out as much research as possible during the time the school is in existence. It has always been the aim of the B.G.A. to carry out experiments of thermal soaring, and this has given the official much satisfaction. Two Killed in Irish Crash \) rHS? taking part in the display organised by Sir tnt T ••L * at Limerick on July 7, a *' Gipsy Moth " of W tt T?II ° Club (Piloted by the chief instructor, Mr. Ge'riv.' iilJiott) collided with a " Fox Moth " flown by Mr. Moth "Y yt°n' one of Sir A1an's pilots. The " Gipsy Mr -RII C2 d from a height of about 500 ft. ; both Newca +l ™and his Passenger, Mr. William Owens, of theuniu • *' ^"nty Limerick, were killed. Although Mr -TwCamage of the " Fox Moth " was badly damaged, he or v ™cceeded in landing the machine, and neither machine 1. A ° Passengers were injured. Mr. Elliott's un dercarri JUSt taken °f and was climbing when the ^ng in +hfa^e 0i ?^r' Tyson's aeroplane, which was travel- aircraft VPI£frte direction- struck the wing of the other iyi r. tihott Was an ex-sergeant pilot of the Royal Air Force, and had been chief instructor of the Irish Aero Club for two years. He was particularly popular with all associated with flying in Ireland. Mr. Elliott leaves a widow and one child. New Aerodrome at Aleppo THE MUSLIMIEH AERODROME at Aleppo has been closed down, and a new one situated at Neirab has been opened. This new aerodrome is three miles from the town, compared with the 12\ miles which separated the old one from Aleppo. Blue Barns Aerodrome for Sale BLUE BARNS AERODROME, Colchester, operated by the Eastern Counties Aeroplane Club, is to be sold. It consists of 57 acres and possesses a hangar, power house and car park. 707
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