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1934
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FLIGHT, JANUARY 4, 1934 FROM THE DUTCH INDIES : The first Miles " Hawk " (extreme right) put into service at the Sourabaya Aero Qub, where it is giving great satisfaction. good third with 72 points. The message-dropping contest was won by Mr. Turner. Mr. G. Yuill, being Scottish, is taking his holiday over the New Year and Mr. Colin Wilson, the voluntary assistant instructor, has very kindly offered to take charge during his absence. The month's total flying again shows a substantial in- . crease over the flying time for the corresponding period of last year. New "A" licences have been obtained by Mrs. Templeton, Messrs. Stone, Belgrave, Watkins, Robinson, Green and Horrox, 'and a first solo was carried out by Dr. Simpson. Members are reminded that there is available an '' Avian '' fully equipped for tuition in '' blind '' flying. The annual ball was an unqualified success, over 300 mem- bers and friends attending. Sir John and Lady Siddeley acted as host and hostess. Capt. Burgess is still under medical care but is progressing well, and it is hoped he will soon be back. The Club have pleasure in welcoming Miss M. MacDonald and Mr. E. W. Ruggle. I ONDON-BRIGHTON ROAD AERODROME *-' The London & Provincial Aviation Co. have acquired 116 acres of ground at Bolney, on the main London and Brighton Road, with the object of developing it into a civil aerodrome. The situation of the aerodrome is claimed to be ideal, there being no obstructions and it being out of the fog area. Plans have been passed for the erection of a steel and concrete clubhouse, hangars and public enclo- sure. The company intend to give tuition in flying, run an air taxi service, and provide all facilities for visiting pilots. T IVERPOOL AND DISTRICT AERO CLUB •Ll The flying times for the fortnight ending December 29 totalled 13 hr. 15 min. dual and 8 hr. 55 min. solo. The month's total is 63 hr. Fog has prevented flying consider- ably. The annual ball was held at the Grosvenor Hotel, Chester, on Friday, December 29, when about 150 members and friends spent a most enjoyable evening. The oppor- tunity was taken to present to Maj. R. H. Thornton the presents subscribed for by the members of the Club on the occasion of his marriage. A machine and ground landing flares are now regularly available for dual and solo night flying, which takes place every Wednesday evening from 6.30. The Club's " Gipsy III Avian " was taken by the chairman for a week's tour of France during September, where it took part in the Bienvenue Ae'rienne, generously organised by the French " Pilotes de tourisme." During October the Club's " Puss Moth " was flown to Bordeaux and back by a member accompanied by the chief instructor. DOYAL NAVAL FLYING CLUB * The Royal Naval Flying Club is now entering on the third year of its existence. There are 205 members, of whom about 130 are home members. With the small income derived from subscriptions it has been possible to provide flying facilities with privilege of full membership at more than half a dozen light aeroplane clubs in Great Britain ; to these clubs was added Portsmouth during the past year. The Hon. Secretary would like to appeal once again to all members serving at foreign stations to com- municate with him on the possibility of arranging facili- ties with overseas clubs, especially those from the following stations: Singapore, Hong Kong, Bombay, Cape Town and the West Indies. The all-important question of cheapen- ing the flying rates is receiving attention, and at a later date it may be possible in certain instances to reduce the current rates. The possibility of doing this depends, of course, on an increase of membership. JOHANNESBURG AERONAUTICAL ASSOCIATION J After the breaking of the nine months drought private owners have been much to the fore. Club flying times totalled 46 hours, of which 15 hours 30 minutes were dual. Mrs. Armour Hall, who only recently went solo, quickly piled up 5 hours. Mr. Neale, additional Magistrate at Johannesburg, is taking dual instruction. There was one cross-country flight, to Barberton, by an old lady who declared that trains made her so ill that she wanted to travel by air. She enjoyed her trip immensely. The only civilian instructor in blind flying in South Africa, Mr. G. B. D. Williams, was recently compelled to travel by train for the first time in ten years. •"THE BENGAL FLYING CLUB •* The Bengal Flying Club reopened on November 12, when F/O. K. D. Knocker took over the duties of Pilot Instructor. Since flying started the machines have spent practically every available minute in the air, the flying times for the past three weeks of November being 41 hr. 10 min. dual and 46 hr. solo. There has been one cross- country flight, when three machines went to Maheshganj, the private landing ground of Mr. B. K. Das. Two suc- cessful first solos were done during the month by Messrs. A. H. Taylor and W. C. Bartley, and Messrs. F. Wolff, N. T. Cheine, N. Ukil Banerjee and A. H. W. Leonard received dual instruction. Grading of American Pilots THE pilots in the United States have up to the present been graded into three classes, Private Pilots, Limited Commercial Pilots and Transport Aircraft Pilots. It has now been decided to institute a new class below the Private Pilots, which will be known as the Amateur Pilots' class. In order to secure a licence for this new class an applicant will be required to have had 25 hours' solo flying, including at least 5 hours within 60 days before application. He must also pass examinations on the Air Commerce Regulations and air traffic rules and do a test flight which will be practically the same as that for a Private Pilot's licence, except that he will not be required to go into and recover from spins, neither will he be re- quired to effect cross-wind landings and take-offs. A pilot with this new licence will be allowed to pilot licensed air- craft, but he may not carry persons or cargo for hire unless he is in a dual-controlled plane and is accompanied by a licensed transport pilot. The medical examination will be the same as that for a Private Pilot's licence. Applicants for a Private Pilot's licence will in future be required to do the same test flight as prescribed for trans- port pilots, with the exception of the cross-country flight. Private pilots may now carry guests and employees of companies by which they are employed provided no pay- ment is made for the flight. They may also demonstrate machines to prospective buyers. The general idea of this new class is to make the privileges of the people flying for pleasure as liberal as possible. And very laudable, but it all seems unnecessarily complicated. 13
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