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1934
1934 - 0029.PDF
FLIGHT, JANUARY 11, 1934 FROM THE CLUBS I ONDON AEROPLANE CLUBL Flying time for the week totalled 28 hr. 55 mm. Among new members the Club have pleasure in welcomingMiss N M. Braithwaite, Messrs. Bengt Skeppstedt, L. Lelacheur and W. R. Meikle. Dr. A. Ritchie and Mr.A. H. Milne have completed tests for "A" licences. H ANWORTH (N.F.S.)During the past week 23 hours were flown on club aircraft Mr. Walters carried out his cross-country flight for a "B" licence. As the dinner and dance held on Saturday, December 30, was such a success, the next one is to be held on Saturday, January 27, and applications should be made to the Secretary for tickets. THE HERTS AND ESSEX AEROPLANE CLUB *• The Christmas festivities were very well attended, and after the well-catered-for luncheon on Boxing Day a Treasure Hunt was organised, competitors being given a list of 40 common articles which had to be acquired. The winners were Mr. " Buster " Frogley's party, Mr. Gordon Chapman's party being second. On New Year's Eve a parachute drop had been arranged from the Old Year into the New ; fog, however, caused its cancellation. The total hours flown during the year 1933 amounted to 2,261. Forty "A" licences have been obtained and three " B " licences. Recent new members are Messrs. Browne, Hill,N Boyle, Gill, Vetch, Dineen, Faithful, Dash and Reynolds ; the last named is a son of Mr. George Reynolds, the well-known timekeeper. On December 31 the Hon. Mrs. Victor Bruce paid a visit to the Club. Last week 20 hr. were flown and this week 16 hr. Next Sunday, January 14, the monthly competition will be held. Non- passenger-carrying pilots, whether Associate members or flying members, will act as navigators to passenger-carrying pilots. The new compass swinging base is nearing com- pletion and will be a valuable asset to the navigation training which is being emphasised at Broxbourne. The clubhouse and premises are about to be extended to accom- modate the rapidly-increasing membership. A central control tower is to be built and additional bedrooms will be added. For the quality of the catering at the club- house, which is becoming so popular, Mrs. A. R. Frogley is to be thanked. YORKSHIRE AEROPLANE CLUB (N.F.S.) * The Club's flying time for the week amounted to 10 hours. On Saturday, January 13, a Children's Party will be held from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. DEADING AERO CLUB* * To celebrate the advent of the New Year a very successful Tramps Party was held, and revelry was con-tinued into the night. Flying times during the year 1933 for the Reading Aero Club and the Phillips and PowisSchool of Flying amounted to 1,862 hours, an increase of 209 hours on the previous year. Club membership roseto 150, and the Berks, Bucks and Oxon Aero Club was incorporated in the Reading Aero Club, bringing another60 members. A Miles " Martlet " has been added to the School's machines, and is proving very popular. Duringthe year the Club had pupils from Germany, France, Belgium, Norway, Sweden, Canada, India, Africa,Denmark, New Zealand, Ireland and Holland. The Club " At Home," held in June, was marred byrain, but otherwise was quite successful. A " Ladies' Only " Meeting was held in the autumn. Dawn Patrolshave been a very popular diversion, and certain members seem to have acquired quite a genius for obtaining freemeals. Miles " Hawks " are in full production, and have already penetrated to the Dutch East Indies and toCentral Africa. The 1934 model is an even better pro- duction, and is being turned out at the rate of aboutH a week. LIVERPOOL AND DISTRICT AERO CLUB Flying times for the week ended Friday, January 5, amounted to 4 hours 50 minutes dual, 11 hours 10 minutes solo, and 2 hours 25 minutes night flying. The total for December being 69 hours 30 minutes, and the total for the year 2,283 hours 5 minutes. Night flying tock place onFriday, January 5, four members receiving instruction. Messrs. Clapham, \V. Greenhalgh and W. Varley did verysuccessful nrst solos at night. M EWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE AERO CLUB*• ' During the year 1933 a total of 1,328 hours flying was carried out on Club Aircraft, as compared with 1,106hours flown last year. There have been 20 licences obtained. The total number of hours flown since thedelivery of the first machine in September, 1925, is 9,500. The Club have three " Gipsy I Moths " and one PilotInstructor. The flying charges are: 30s. an hour for dual and solo training, 24s. an hour for " A " licence flying,and 20s. an hour if members purchase books of flight tickets equivalent to 20 hours flying. Among its membersthe Club have two " B " licensed pilots and one 2nd Class Navigator. The Club are holding their annual dinnerand dance at Tilley's Varras Bridge Assembly Rooms on Friday, January 19. Tickets may be obtained from theHon. Secretary, Cramlington Aerodrome. D ROOKLANDS *•* The Flying Club re-opened on Sunday, December 31, and was lucky in having a lovely day. During the rest of the week, however, the weather was not quite so good, and only 20 hours dual and 15 hours solo were recorded. Mr. Makley did a successful first solo. Mr. Addinsell joined the Club to obtain a " B " licence, and Mr. S. Horden passed all the technical examination for his " B " licence and is now busy doing his flying tests. Brook- lands workshops are still working overtime mostly on C. of A. work. Mr. John Grierson has returned with his " Gipsy Moth," " Rouge et Noir," which is being touched up. The wood hangars on the south-west corner of the aerodrome, which were erected 21 years ago and saw service with famous pioneers such as Cody, Bleriot, Graham-White and others, are being pulled down and new ones erected in their place. I RISH AERO CLUB The annual dance, held in the Gresham Hotel last week, proved to be the most successful the Club has ever organised. Three members of the Executive Council of the Free State attended, and it is hoped that Mr. Sean Lemass, the Minister of Industry and Commerce, and Mr. Sean McEntee, the Minister for Finance, had such a good time that they will look kindly on the Club when financial assistance is asked for this year. Colonel C. F. Russell, vice-president, in a brief speech, took an opportunity to appeal for the establishment of an Irish national air service. One of the attractions of the night was an aeronautical cabaret presented by Miss Eveline Birchall. The com- mittee responsible for the organisation included: Mr. P. Gore-Grimes (chairman), Mr. T. O'B. Kelly, T. R. McDermott, Dr. G. E. Pepper, Dr. W. I. Chapman, Mr. T. McGonigal, Mr. E. F. MacSweeney, Mr. C. J. Crowe, Miss A. O'Neill, Miss Harpur, and Mrs. McGonigal. JOHANNESBURG AERONAUTICAL ASSOCIATIONJ The hours flown during the fortnight ending Decem- ber 17 amounted to 73 hr. 40 min. There were threecross-country flights made, one to Salisbury 700 miles away, and another on a " Leopard Moth." Mr. S. Pearcetook his " B " licence and Mr. S. Curlewis did a first solo. The Christmas Party organised for children was agreat success, over 150 being present. Father Christmas, Mr. S. People, of de Havilland's, found it necessary toobtain the services of a D.H. " Dragon " to transport himself and the presents. The weather during the secondweek in December was extremely cold, with low driving clouds and rain, which were responsible for the crash toa five-seater Junker of Union Airways, from which only one passenger escaped alive. The Club were invited togive a flying display at Adelaide, in the Cape Province, and two machines made the flight in appalling weather.The aerodrome of Messrs. Stewarts and Lloyds at Vereeniging, a town about 40 miles from the Rand, iscompleted, and possesses an up-to-date and well-equipped hangar. . S in air VOteS of surpluses on certain Air Votes for 1932 to meet A NET surplus of £342,629 Is. 8d. in Air Force Votes deficits on other Air Votes for the same year. The for 1932 was shown in a Treasury minute issued last deficiencies total £66,441 17s. 4d. and the surplusesDecember, which authorised the temporary application amount to £409,070 19s. 31 •:;•-...::.;:-,::•.,::-.:--.: . ,: c2
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