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1934
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NOVEMBER 8, 1934. FLIGHT. "75 demand for flying instruction and kindred subjects Once they became established by haid work and an enormous amount of self-sacrifice, "however, they never looked back. In the beginning the school machines were housed in the range of old wooden sheds near the West Weybridge bridge over the track. Later on the machines were transferred to the large hangars. Until the end of 1931 one of the school's many activi- ties was joy-riding at Clacton as well as at other places, more especially when there was a flying display arranged. At the end of that year joy- riding was stopped, as the firm found that they had enough to do to cope with the work they had at home. •*• ' Now they have blossomed out far beyond the original ideas. Northampton and Lympne Clubs The Cinque Ports Flying Club and Northampton Aero Club are both the property of Brooklands Aviation, Ltd., as the original firm is now called, and many pilots are trained at both these provincial centres. The latter club has recently secured the leases of a new aerodrome adjacent to its old one at Syweli, near Northampton, and a modern club-house has been built; and this was opened on April 22nd. Another side of the Brooklands activities which has proved not only to be a valuable asset to the company but also to the private owners of aeroplanes, is the Repair Section, where large numbers of aeroplanes have been overhauled and rebuilt. This section, under the charge of Mr. J. W. Massey, a director of the firm, has been very thoroughly equipped, and is well able to cope with all kinds of work, both on aeroplanes and on engines. After the flying school had been in existence for some time a club—the Brooklands Aero Club—was formed, and an attractive modern club-house was built. There had been a Brooklands Aero Club before this, but it had more or less died a natural death many years previously. The members of this club have done much to carry on the traditional " matey " spirit which has always character- ised those who have anything to do with flying at Brooklands. It goes without saying that, as well as flying instruction, ground instruction of every kind can be had at Brooklands. This is a great advantage, as the private owner, just as much as one who is taking up flying for a livelihood, benefits from instruction in navigation, meteorology and kindred subjects. For those who feel that they want to become rather better pilots than the average there are courses in instrument flying, advanced aerobatics and every branch of piloting. Affiliated with Brooklands Aviation is the College of Aeronautical Engineering. This College has its headquarters in Sydney Street, Chelsea, where the students are taught the rudi- ments of aeronautical engineering After being well grounded there they go on to the large new shops which have been erected for them at Brooklands. These shops are entirely separate from those of Brooklands Aviation, and in them the students receive the most thorough training These further views of the College shops were taken in the wood mill ; in the sheet- metal shop, where radiator repairs are done and cowlings are beaten out of sheet alumi- nium ; in the welding shop, where metal fuselages are welded up in jigs and various welded fittisags are made ; and in the general erection shop where the fuselages and wings are assembled to make complete aeroplanes. (Flight Photos )
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