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1933
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FLIGHT, DECEMBER 28, 1983 AIR SERVICE TRAINING Progress During November, 1933 A' LTIIOUGH tht- month of November is not normally associated with considerable aerial activity, a great deal of useful work was accomplished at the School of Air Service Training at Hamble. In fact, the number of hours flown during the month was more than double that for the same month last year. The variety of examination successes during the month was also noteworthy. Mr. Hollins passed the examination for the 2nd class navigator's certi ficate, Mr. Beckmann passed the wireless operator's exami nation, Messrs. Spratt and Mukadam the technical exami nation for the " B " pilot's licence, Messrs. Mukadam, Ghatge, Hamilton, Mafatia and Kumar obtained their ground engineers' "X" licences for parachutes, Mr. Talbot passed his pilot's "A" licence tests and Mr. Wallace completed a blind-flying course. Lord Douglas-Hamilton recently joined the School with the object of taking a flying instructor's course and receiv ing some blind-flying instruction before taking up an appointment with the Hong Kong Flving School of the Far East Aviation Co. Mr. Dastur, an old pupil of the School, who took various courses at A.S.T. in 1931, returned to take the wireless and navigator's courses. Mr. Dastur flew from India in his " Puss Moth " to join A.S.T., and was accompanied by Mr. Patel, who is to take the course for the " B " pilot's licence. Other arrivals were Messrs. Finnigan and Dudding for the navigator's course, Mr. G. L. A. France for an advanced flying course and Mr. Jhirad for the navigator's and wireless courses, as well as the " B " pilot's licence. As a result of the success which attended the conversion of a " Cadet " for inverted flying in facilitating acrobatic training two Avro " Tutors " are being modified in this way. The number of pupils at the School who own their own machines is gradually increasing, although the follow ing will indicate that there is no particular preference as regards types. For example, Mr. Gardner has a " Cadet and a " Monospar," Mr. Gazdar a Percival " Gull," Mr. Dastur a " Puss Moth," Mr. Spratt a Miles " Hawk," Mr. Aga a " Gipsy Moth," Mr. Whitehead a Spartan and Mr. Greenhalgh a " Sports Avian." The next long course at A.S.T. commences on January i6, 1934. It is now generally known that these long courses last for about three years, and are intended to qualify the ex-schoolboy—and others—as adequately as possible for a career in aviation. The first of these courses started in the autumn of 1932 with half a dozen pupils, whilst for this year's autumn course there were a dozen new arrivals. Early in the month the School was re-visited by Countess Frijs of Denmark, who recently obtained her "A" pilot's licence. She was accompanied by Prince Henri of Orleans, who was shown over the School. The keenest interest is being taken in all sport at the School, association football and hockey matches having taken place each Saturday against various teams. The School squash racquet team has played matches against the R.A.F. at Worthy Down and Calshot and the Minia ture Rifle Shooting teams have had a most successful month with matches arranged on an average of three evenings a week. READING RE-ARRANGED : Arising out of the very rapidly increasing requirements of their business as manufac turers of aircraft (the Miles " Hawk ") and the popularity of their School of Flying, Phillips fit F'owis Aircraft (Reading), Ltd., have now further added to their premises those recently occupied by the National Flying Services at Woodley. They have also acquired the services of Mr. R. Milne, who was previously Chief Pilot to the Berks, Bucks and Oxon Aero Club, and the two clubs are amalgamating, namely, the Reading Aero Club and the Berks, Bucks and Oxon Aero Club. The newly-acquired premises, seen on the left, will be devoted to the housing under the best conditions and at very moderate charges for aircraft of private owners. The offices and stores at the rear of this hangar are being turned into private-owners' rooms, where all facilities will be available in the way of maps, equipment, etc. 1311
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