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1934
1934 - 0919.PDF
i SEPTEMBER 6, 1934. FLIGHT. TT'ARACHI -*•*• During July the Karachi Aero Club put in twenty-onehours of night flying—a record for an Indian club. Three pilots were trained ab initio, and a fourth completed his " B " licencenight flying tests. Karachi airport, of course, is equipped with a 10 kw. " shadow bar " floodlight and a luminous landing teefor night work. TTERTS AND ESSEX •*-*- The " Molliscn " Challenge Cup for aerobatics, held onSunday, August 26, was won by V. A. Ercolani, with K. J. Lindy second, and G. H. L. Curtis third. The " Aerofete " is to be held on Saturday, September 15,at 3 p.m. All visiting aircraft will be welcome, and there will be a short handicap race for visitors.Chief Instructor Roger Frogley (Miles " Hawk ") was second in the Folkestone Trophy race at Lympne. E. L. Gay (Miles" Hawk ") was disqualified by an apparent error of one of the point-observers. MADRASAt the annual meeting of the Madras Flying Club, Ltd., the chairman, in the course of his speech, referred to theinsecurity of the Indian subsidy and the fact that, if flying clubs are to continue to function in India, ways and meansmust be discovered for carrying on entirely independent of Government help. In order to develop the Club's earning power the committeehas lately given a great deal of attention to public joy-riding in outlying districts of the Presidency. An additional "PussMoth" has been purchased, and one of the pilots is always on tour. The results have been very encouraging. But theincome from joy-riding may tend to fall off as public interest is satisfied, and it is possible that more attention will have tobe paid to remunerative taxi work for business purposes. The Club has two "Puss Moths," wl.ich are available for charter Q2I Private Flying flights, and three pilot instructors are at present employed. There has been an increase of 200 hours in the instructional flying. CORKMiss Ruth Hallinan, of Fermoy, is the first lady member of the Cork Aero Club to obtain her " A " licence, but another lady pupil is expected to qualify this week. The club is now seeking to obtain from the Department of Industry and Com- merce an aerodrome licence for a field on the Cork-Kinsale road, about two miles from the city. TTATFIELD -»--*- The flying time for the week at the London AeroplaneClub was 74 hr. 45 min., of which over 46 hours were put up during one week-end. Several cross-country flights were made,including trips to Boston Newington and to Clacton. Prince Ulrich Kinsky, of Austria, who has been a keendevotee of flying for many years, visited Hat field during the week on his new "Leopard Moth," bringing another pilot tocollect his "Puss Moth," which had been in at the D.H. Service Department for overhaul. He left on Friday foiVienna and Warsaw. VTORFOLK AND NORWICH •*•* The boys attending the Public School Aviation Campon the aerodrome made considerable progress last week, two of them completing their tests for their licences, and three moremaking very successful first solos. The club had another good week's flying, compiling nearlyfifty hours. The competition for the President's Trophy, which took placea few weeks ago, resulted in a tie between Mr. Alan Colman and F/'O. A. J. S. Morris. It has been decided to fly thistie off again over another course set by the instructor, and the performances of these two pilots will be judged by Fit. Lt.J. Homer. The Zagreb Meeting The Royal Aero Club has been informed by the Aero Club of Yugoslavia that the Zagreb meeting fixed for September 8 and 9 has been postponed until next year. A Midland Qliding Club Enthusiasts in Birmingham, one of whom is Mr. C. E. Hardwick, retiring Chairman of the British Gliding Association and a sailplane owner, is about to start a new Midland Gliding Club. There will be a training ground near Birmingham, and a soaring site on the Long Mynd, near Church Stretton. The slope there faces the prevailing wind, and local features make it eminently suitable. All communications should be sent to Mr. Theo Testar, at 80, Gibson Road, Handsworth, Birmingham, 20. . IN ST. HELIER HARBOUR: Last week a Saro «' Cloud " belonging to Spartan Air Lines arrived atJersey and was moored in London Bay. There are rumours that an inter-Channel Island mail servicemay be started soon, and various important person- ages have been seen in Jersey. Bad Luck at Sutton Bank The nine-days' National Gliding Meeting at Sutton Bank,near Thirsk, is not passing without incident. Mr. MacClement stalled the " Willow Wren " sailplane, but was not seriouslyinjured, and Dr. A. McGlashan missed the landing ground with the " Tern " and hit a tree. However, Mr. G. E. Collins has flown from Sutton Bank tcOsmotherley and back, covering some *8 miles on Monday. An East African Rally On September 29 the Aero Club of East Africa will be hold- ing an Air Rally at Nairobi, similar to that which was held last year. There will be all the usual events, as well as some interesting racing, and the day will conclude with a "sun- downer " danct. Visiting pilots are invited to become honorary members of the club during their stay in Nairobi. A Club for Lancaster A new flying club has been formed at Lancaster, called the Lancaster, Morecambe and District Aero Club. Mr. A. Langton is the chairman and Mr. W. Manley the secretary. The club have leased a large area of the Middleton Sands, which will be used as an aerodrome. In a field adjoining the sands a club house is being erected, and also hangarage foi the machines. Mr.. S. A. Thorn has been instrumental in getting the club going, and has taken an Avro " Cadet " over from Manchester, where he is Henly's representative, to the club's aerodrome on several occasions. s, : Ownership The present ownership figures, as provided by Lloyd's and the British Corporation Register, are as follows:— Total. Private 560 Agents 68 Constructors . 131 Clubs . 93 Others (non-classified) 3 Business (other than aviation) 37 Aerial Work 4 Taxis, School and Joy-riding 304 Imperial Airways, Ltd 38 National Flying Services, Ltd 12 1,251
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