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1933
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FLIGHT, NOVEMBER 23, 1933 25-minute flight on a beat extending 2J miles northward, landing immediately behind the launching point. The machine behaved excellently. The owner-pilot then soared over the sea off Beachy Head; he later travelled northward until he ran into the inland dead-calm, which brought him down, and flying finished for the day. An almost complete absence of spectators was distinctly refreshing. The three launches were carried out by a fortuitous gather ing together of seven people, including the pilot. p\ELHI FLYING CLUB U Flying times for the month of September amounted to 32 hr. 40 min. dual and 58 hr. 05 min. solo, there being three machines in service, two D.H. " Moths " and one " Bluebird." Mr. Bhagat Lai has been appointed to succeed Capt. A. I. Riley, A.F.C., as Chief Pilot of the Club. The Annual Rally will be held next February, and as Capt. Riley leaves for home in December, this will be Mr. Bhagat Lai's first public function. Mr. Swabey has been elected Hon. Secretary to the Club in place of Mr. Rugginz, who is now Vice-President of the Club. DENGAL FLYING CLUB •*-' The Bengal Club's flying times for September totalled 29 hr. 40 min. dual and 125 hr. solo, with four D.H.60 "Moths" in commission. Three pilots, Messrs. W. Dougall, C. G. Pountey and J. W. Ross did a cross-country flight to Asansol and return, having Messrs. B. N. Bhattacharjee, Baron and Taylor in their back seats. Four Indian Trans-Continental Airway machines landed at Dum Dum Aerodrome and four started for Karachi, five inward- and four outward-bound K.L.M. machines passed through, and four inward- and four outward-bound French machines passed through. DOMBAY FLYING CLUB Flying returns for September show a total of 15 hr. 20 min. dual and 45 hr. 05 min, solo, five machines being in use, two D.H.60 " Moths " two metal D.H.60 "Moths" and one D.H.83 "Fox Moth." The Club membership stands at 304. A few hours only were flown at Poona and the Club machines returned to Bombay on September 21. On September 13, Mr. H. E. Daruwalla, a Club member selected for training as Station Superinten dent under Imperial Airways, left for England by air to start his course. A Club machine was hired during the month to collect a film from the K.L.M. machine due at Karachi on September 24; and in spite of the fact that the K.L.M. machine was a day late, the films arrived back in time to be shown as scheduled. The Bhiwandiwalla Gold Cup, for the best performance during the year by a member of the Club, was won by Lt. D. Misri Chand, who has just returned from a world tour . MADRAS FLYING CLUB 1V1 The Madras Flying Club flew 87 hr. 50 min. during September, one "A" licence being obtained by Mr. P. S. Warrier. The outstanding event of the month was a great party (lunch, tea, dinner, bed and breakfast) given by Rajah Sir Annamalai Chettiar, Rajah of Chettinad, on September 17, to which the committee and staff of the Club were invited. The occasion was the inauguration of the Chettinad Aerodrome as a port of call for the air mail to Ceylon when it is started. Everyone admired the beautifully-designed and furnished club-house of the Chet tinad Flying Club. J£UALA LUMPUR FLYING CLUB September proved to be another very successful month, 173 hr. 25 min. having been flown, with three " Gipsy Moths " in commission. There were six new soloists and two new "A" licences, Messrs. R. J. Watson and J. Hertzlett. On Saturday, September 9, the quarterly com petition for the Carl Nauer Challenge Cup was held and took the form on this occasion of a Handicap Landing Contest, the winner being Mr. G. Hinds. On Saturday, September 23, a gala evening was held for the benefit of the local church funds, and took the form of an aero- batic, display, joyriding, and a dance in the club-house. The following day two Club machines took part in military manoeuvres under the supervision of Fit. Lt. G. M. Knocker. Cross-country flights were made to Singa pore and Penang, and two members started a course of " Blind Flying," which was inaugurated during the month. The Club have decided to purchase the " Cirrus Moth " belonging to Mr. Birch, of Johore Bahru, a member of the Club, who is shortly going home on leave ; the machine w ill be rebuilt and fitted with one of the spare " Gipsy I " pngines. The Club will be glad to hear of anyone who is interested in purchasing the " Cirrus III " engine. 1 CIVIL FLYING CLUBS IN GREAT BRITAIN The following list, compiled by the Air Ministry, of Civil Flying Clubs in Great Britain, may be of interest. It includes, where available, the secretaries, and also the headquarters addresses, but it should be noted that some of these have, probably, been altered since the list was compiled. (A) Government-assisted Light Aeroplane Clubs 1. London Aeroplane Club: Stag Lane, Delaware. Secretary, H. E. Perrin, 119, Piccadilly, W.l. 2. Lancashire Aero Club : Avro Aerodrome, Woodford. Secretary, T. E. Burgess, Avro Aerodrome, Woodford, nr. Stockport. 3. Midland Aero Club : Castle Bromwich, Secretary, Major G. Dennison, Villa Road, Handsworth, Birmingham. 4. Newcastle-upon-Tyne Aero Club : Cramlington, Northumberland. Secretary, F. I.. Turnbull, Cramlington Aerodrome, Northumberland. 5. Hampshire Aeroplane Club : Atlantic Park. Managing Director, W. L. Gordon, The Southampton Aerodrome, Eastleigh, Hants. 6. Norfolk and Norwich Aero Club : Sprowston, Norwich. Secretary, John Taunton, Municipal Aerodrome, Norwich, Norfolk. 7. Bristol and Wessex Aeroplane Club : Whitchurch, Bristol, Manager, Capt. L. P. Winters, Bristol Airport, Bristol. 8. Scottish Flying Club : Moorpark. Secretary, O. Cochran, Renfrew Aerodrome, Renfrew. 9. Herts and Essex Aeroplane Club: Broxboume. Secretary, F. E. Darlow, 27, Cavendish Avenue, Woodford Green, Essex. 10. Cinque Ports Flying Club : Lympne, Kent. Manager, W. E. Davis, Lympne Airport, Lympne, Kent. 11. Liverpool and District Aero Club : Hooton Park, Cheshire. Secretary, C. W. Binks, Hooton Park, Cheshire. 12. The Southern Aero Club : Shoreham, Sussex. Secretary, Capt. C. Titterington, Shoreham Aerodrome, Sussex. 13. Northamptonshire Aero Club : Sywell, Northants. Manager, Sywell Aerodrome, Northampton. 14. Leicestershire Aero Club : Desford, Leicestershire. Hon. Secre taries, Desford Aerodrome, Leicester. 15. Eastern Counties Aeroplane Club : Ipswich. Hon. Secretary, J. Lloyd, Ipswich Airport, Ipswich, Suffolk. 16. Brooklands Flying Club : Brooklands. Managing Director, H Duncan Davis, A.F.C., Brooklands Aerodrome, Byrleet, Surrey. 17. Cardiff Aeroplane Club : East Moors. Secretary, Arthur S. Davis, East Moors, Cardiff. 18. Scarborough Aero Club : Ganton Aerodrome, East Heslerton, Malton, Yorks. Secretary, W. R. Baynes, Greensmith's Chambers, St. Nicholas Street, Scarborough. (B) Unassisted Light Aeroplane Clubs (I) Clubs under National Flying Services, Ltd., The Grange, London Air Park, Feltham, Middlesex. (1) Yorkshire Aero Club : Yeadon. (2) Nottingham Aero Club : Tollerton. Secretary, 30, Park Row, Nottingham. (3) Berks, Bucks and Oxon Aero Club : Woodley. Secretary, 12, Highmoor Road, Caversham, Reading. (4) Hanworth Flying Club : Feltham (Hanworth Park). Secretary, Hanworth, Middlesex. (5) Hull Aero Club : Hedon. Secretary, " Evening News," Hull. (6) Blackpool and Fylde Aero Club : Blackpool Municipal Aerodrome, Stanley Park. Secretary, Stanley Park, Blackpool. (7) North Staffordshire Aero Club : Stoke-on-Trent. Secretary, B. C. Harrison, The Brampton, Staffordshire. II) Other Unassisted Light Aeroplane Clubs Surrey Aero Club : Gatwick Aerodrome, Low-field Heath, Crawley, Sussex. Plymouth and District Aero Club : Mr. Roy Mumford, The Oaks, Hartley, Plymouth. Heston Aero Club : Heston. The Secretary, Heston Air Park, Middlesex. Reading Aero Club : Woodley, Reading. Phillips and Powis Aircraft (Reading), Ltd., Reading Aerodrome, Woodley, Reading. Maidstone Aero Club : Maidstone Airport, West Mailing, Kent. Proprietors, Land, Air and Water Services, Ltd., Head Office, 126, Long Acre, W.C.2. Press Aero Club : Brooklands Aerodrome, Weybridge, Surrey. London General Omnibus Company : Honorary Secretary, L. A. Utteridge, 66, Moray Road, N.4. Southend Flying Club ; Rochford, Essex. Secretary, 64, Hamlet Road, Southend-on-Sea. Coventry and Warwickshire Aero Club : 25, Wainbody Avenue, Coventry. York County Aviation Club : Shadwell, Leeds. Cambridge Aviation (proposed) : E. S. Par, 32, Hardwiek Street, Cambridge. Old Etonian Flying Club : Air Vice-Marshal A. E. Borton, D. Napier & Son, Ltd., Acton, W.3. Calder Valley Aero Club : Lumbrook, Northowram, nr. Halifax. Wiltshire School of Flying and County Club : High Post Aerodrome, Middle Woodford, Salisbury, Wilts. Lincolnshire Aero Club, Ltd. : Secretary, D. C. Lazenby, A.C.A., 39, Wellowgate, Grimsby. Kent Flying Club : Bekesbourne Aerodrome, near Canterbury. Cheltenham and Gloucester Aeroplane Club, Ltd. : 17, London Road, Gloucester. Portsmouth Aero Club : Portsmouth, Southsea and Isle of Wight Aviation, Ltd., Portsmouth City Airport, Portsmouth. Manchester Aero Club : Hon. Secretary, F. Hemingway, 19, Ent- wistle Avenue, Davyhulme, near Manchester. Southport and District Aero Club : Southport Aerodrome, South- port. Gravesend Aero Club : Gravessnd Aerodrome, Kent. L.C.S. Employees' Flying Club : Secretary, W. J. Burr, 55, King Edward's Road, Barking, Essex. South Downs Aero Club : Ford Aerodrome, Yapton, Sussex. Cotswold Aero Club : The Aerodrome, Cheltenham Road, Gloucester. East Anglian Aero Club (proposed) : Secretary, P. H. Wellum, Loughton Aerodrome, Abridge, Essex. Shropshire Aero Club (proposed) : Secretary, C. L. Parker, 53, Hill Crescent, Longden Road, Shrewsbury. 179
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