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1934
1934 - 0302.PDF
FLIGHT. MARCH 29. 1934 " Leopard Moth " ACLL visited the aerodrome in the morning, as did " Moth " ABAG. In the afternoon Messrs. Bradbrooke and Barrett arrived in Mr. Bradbrooke's " Hawk "; Mr. Mannering came over from Brooklands in his " Moth " (" Gipsy I "), with another member, accom- panied by one of the Brooklands Club " Moths," with two more of their members. " Moth " AARE also arrived, and " Puss Moth " ABTV, Sqd. Ldr. Rae of the Nor- folk and Norwich Club, paid us a visit and tried out the demonstration " Hawk." There were five first solos during Saturday and Sunday, these being Messrs. Ritchie, Holland and Harper, two of these being apprentices at the Phillips & Powis works, and also Mr. Dash and Mr. Lewis Grundy. Mr. Grundy deserves special mention, as he had only been able to take instruction at very rare intervals over the last six months, and he has actually gone solo in a little over five hours. New pupils at the Phillips & Powis School are Mr. Singh Chowdhary, who is also training in the works for his Ground Engineer's " ticket," and Mr. F. R. Booth, home from Karachi, who, holding an Indian " A " licence, came for a " refresher." New members of the Reading Aero Club are Mr. A. H. Gordon and the aforementioned Mr. Booth. Flying .time for the last two weeks, 49 hours, the first week being greatly interfered with by high winds. M 3RFOLK AND NORWICH AERO CLUB *^ With the fine weather last week there was a still greater increase of flying. Two cross-country flights were carried out, the first by Messrs. A. Kirkby and R. T. W. Ketton-Cremer, who flew to Hendon, where Mr. Ketton- Cremer passed his tests for his " A " licence. The other flight was made by Mr. A. J. Morris, who went to Cam- bridge for the day. The Club congratulates Mr. A. Kirkby, the Ground Engineer, on obtaining his Instructor's licence from the Guild of Air Pilots at Brough. Mrs. F. Crossley flew to Norwich during the week to take some advanced instruction from Mr. J. Collier. Others who received in- struction during the week were Messrs. R. T. W. Ketton- Cremer, F. W. Rushmer and P. Britton. Soloists were: — Messrs. A. Kirkby, R. T. W. Ketton-Cremer, A. J. S. Morris, Mrs. F. Crossley, Messrs. A. R. Cox, S. Hansel, H. C. Stringer, and Miss W. Hudd. At the Annual Exhi- bition of the Norwich and District Photographic Society, Mr. H. F. Low, the Club Photographer, was successful in winning the new challenge cup presented by Mr. H. N. Holmes for scientific prints. The photographs submitted by Mr. Low for this exhibition were selected by him from his work for the Club. A very interesting lantern lecture was given at the Club on March 23 to a large number of people. The subject of the lecture was " Norfolk Archaeo- logy from the Air," and was run under the joint auspices of the Norfolk and Norwich Archaeology Society and the Club. Professor D. Atkinson, who gave the lecture, based his explanations on a number of slides made from air photographs, taken by the Club last summer, of archaeologi- cal sites in the county. For purposes of comparison, the Professor brought with him a number of slides taken in Wiltshire. Prior to Professor Atkinson's lecture, Capt. A. A. Rice, the Chairman of the Club, gave a short demon- stration of the methods of air photography, and showed a number of very good examples of Mr. Low's work in this field. Through indisposition, the President of the Norfolk and Norwich Archaeological Society, Mr. H. Teasdel, was absent from the lecture, and the Deputy Lord Mayor (Mr. T. Glover) presided in his place. The Club will be open on Good Friday and Easter Mon- day, but flying will cease on the following Tuesday and Wednesday. The Club will be open as usual during the week-end. The Club has been given a contract by the Air Ministry for a number of co-operation flights with the 409th Battery A.A., Lowestoft, during training. This entails a series of 20 flights, during which the Club machine will fly over the district of Lowestoft at varying heights for a period of 1 to \\ hours. The first of these flights will take place on Good Friday, Easter Sunday and Mon- day. Another supper dance will be held at the Club House at 8.30 p.m. on Friday, April 6. Wally Drane's " Follies " Band will be again engaged until 1 a.m. It is hoped that all members will do their best to attend this function, and any friends they bring with them will be most welcome. Tickets are 3s. 6d. each, and are obtain- able in advance from the Club Secretary. It greatly helps the organisation of these dances if members would kindly take their tickets in advance. 1V/I ARSHALL'S FLYING SCHOOL * Flying for the week ending March 25:—Dual, 16 hr. 30 min. ; solo, 9 hr. 10 min. One new member is Mr. R. R. Ransom. Mr. H. R. Dimock completed his tests for " A " licence, and Mr. R. B. Finney made a first solo flight. Visiting machines were an " Avian " and a Miles " Hawk," demonstrated by Mr. Miles. Mrs. Cross- ley made a cross-country flight to Norwich ; other cross- country flights were to Heston and Coventry. 1 IVERPOOL AND DISTRICT AERO CLUB •*—' High winds and rain considerably curtailed flyingduring the week ending March 23. The total flying time for the week was 32 hr. 50 min., including 11 hr. 50 min.dual and 21 hr. 0 min. solo. V/IIDLAND AERO CLUB ^"* Total flying times of Club aircraft for the week ending March 18 were 6 hr. 10 min. dual and 4 hr. 40 min. solo. Cross-country flights were carried out to Hooton and Des- ford. High wind and rain precluded flying on four days during the week. A very successful Dance was held at the Grand Hotel, Birmingham, on March 15, over 250 people being present. Two new machines have been added to the " Private Owners' Fleet "—Mr. C. W. R. Gleeson having acquired D.H. " Moth " (" Gipsy II ") G-ABU, and Mr. H. L. Johnson, " Puss Moth " (Gipsy Major ") G-ABYU. The Club will close from March 30 to April 2— but petrol and oil will be available. T-HE BENGAL FLYING CLUB *• Dawn fogs have hampered the early risers somewhat during February, but, enthusiasm undamped, this small sturdy band have turned up with unfailing regularity—full of hope. The Annual Inauguration Gymkhana of the Club was held on February 11, H.E. the Governor of Bengal honoured the Club with his presence. A large crowd gathered to watch the competitions, demonstrations of flying and aero- batics, and joy-rides were very popular. A slight mishap marred the early part of the day when one of the recently- trained pilots, after competing in the Balloon-Bursting Competition, damaged his undercarriage when landing— putting the machine out of action for the day. Mr. M. P. Thomas came to the rescue, lending the Club his private aeroplane for the whole day. The following are the prize winners of the competitions in connection with the Gymkhana: — General Flying Competition Sir Rajendra Challti fe »S.'r. Arc en MLthcrjce (A) and (B) and. Balloon- Trophy-Bursting Competition Genera] Flying Competiticn. The Bagram Challenge Mr. R. Pal Choudhuri.(A)—Flying Test Cup General Flying Competition. The Warner Challenge Mr. H. I. Matthews.(B)-—Landing Cup Balloon-Bursting Competi- Cup presented by the Mr. Aroon Mukherjee.tion Club General Flying Competition. The Governor Chal- Mr. J. G. Woollard.(A) and (B)—Novices lenge Cup Bomb-Dropping Competi- Cup presented by the Mr. A. Roy. tion (Members) ClubDo. (Non-Members) Do. do. Mr. Dhandhania. Obstacle Race .. .. Do. do. Dr. H. Rahim.Height Judging Competition Do. do. Miss M. Surita, Mr. C. P. Bhatt, Mr. D. C. Ghose.There have been two cross-country flights this month as under:— Mr. R. D. M. Pattisson and Mr. Knowles (22/2/34), Asansol and return. Mr. B. L. Dhawan (26/2/34), Narail and return. Taxi Flying.—Mr. K. D. Knocker and Mr. W. C. Tomlin, Patna to Asansol. Mr. K. D. Knocker and Mr. W. C. Tomlin, Asansol to Dum Dum. The following new members commenced their instruc- tion:—Dr. S. K. Ganguly, Mr. R. H. Duncan, Mr. S. F. Ellahi. First Solo.—Mr. D. M. Mehta. Mrs. I. ]. Lewis passed the necessary tests for " A " licence. The Club hopes to start some serious Night Flying in the near future. _ A start was made on the 28th, when two joy-rides were given—Miss Macgilchrist opening the proceedings. Mr. Matthews then had 15 min. dual. The Flying Return for the month was:—Dual, 56 hr. 50 min.; Solo, 51 hr. 10 min.; Night Flying, 40 min. HTHE AERO CLUB OF CEYLON •* The Aero Club of Ceylon reports that, with reference to the Government's investigation in connection with the establishment of an aerodrome in Ceylon, sites are being inspected, values ascertained, and recommendations drawn up, all of which information will be forwarded to the Ministry concerned for submission to the State Council, if approved. The membership of the Aero Club has jumped from 95 to 112 in a few months. 302
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