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156 FLIGHT. FEBRUARY 7, 1935, FROM THE CLUBS Events and Activity at the Clubs and Schools WITNEY AND OXFORD For the week ended February 2 the total flying was 6 bj. 35 min. Continuous strong winds have held up solo flying. One new member, Mr. A. B. Pant, of Oxford, has joined. ABERDEEN The spell of blizzards prevented the Dyce school machines from leaving the hangars last week, but the social committee of the Dyce Aero Club have been busy organising future events. Another dance will be held in the clubhouse on Friday, March 1; cinema shows of aviation interest will be shown from time to time. MIDLAND High winds on three days prevented any flying at Castle Bromwich, the times for the week ended January 31 being: dual, 5.25; solo, 4.05. During the month of January a total of sixty-three hours was flown. The following new members have recently joined:—Messrs. E. J. Humphrey, R. Miles, G. Duttson and J. Morgan. The club has just taken delivery of another " Major Moth." KENT Flying time for week ended February 3 totalled fourteen hours. Three new members joined—Miss Wild, Mrs. Short and Mrs. Trough ton. The new Miles " Hawk " arrived from Reading on Friday. The club fleet now consists of one " Moth " (" Gipsy I ") and two " Hawks." The new machine is fitted with blind flying equipment, and a number of members intend to take the instrument flying course. NORTHAMPTONSHIRE New members for last week included Miss Y. Bluett, Miss M. Shaw and Mr. C. Abraham Thomas. On Sunday a landing competition was opened, which, unfortunately, had to be stopped owing to bad weather. However, the best of the entries among those who flew was Mr. David Lloyd, Members are, looking forward to seeing a large number of private owners at the aerodrome on February 16 for the beagle meet and dance. INSURANCE FLYING L The Insurance Flying Club was not as active as usual during January, owing to the poor weather experienced, but members had put in eighteen hours at the end of the month. Miss M. A. Longstaffe qualified for her " A " licence, and Mr. A. Foxall is about to complete his tests. Messrs. R. C. Cox and A. Swainston joined as ordinary flying members. There are still vacancies in the club for new members. All com munications should be addressed to the secretary, 54, Leaden- hall Street, E.C.3. NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE During January the total number of hours flown was eighty-eight, eight of which were on blind flying instruction. Four machines were in service. The club's annual dinner-dance was held at Tilley's Barras Bridge Assembly Rooms, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, on Tuesday evening, January 29, and there were about 180 guests present, including the Lord Mayor. Lady Mayoress and Sheriff of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Councillor and Mrs. A. D. Russell, Councillor R. Embleton, Sqn. Ldr. and Mrs. W. L. Runciman and Col. Sir Joseph Reed and party. HAMPSHIRE The total flying hours for the month of January were 101 hr. 5 min., with five club machines in action at Eastleigh, Five new members have joined, and two members, Messrs. H. Zettersten and E. H. Banfield, made first solos. Mr. H. Zettersten qualified for his " A " licence. CINQUE PORTS General activity last week was marred by snow and wind and flying times, dual and solo, totalled only six hours. Due to thick weather at Croydon, the aerodrome was besieged by Continental air liners, as many as seven being seen on one morning. Amongst the pilots the club entertained was Mr. Parmentier. Mr. Davis is now back from his holiday. HANWORTH In view of the improved weather conditions, flying hours at Hanworth have improved considerably during the past week. The flying rates have now been reduced, and in consequence thereof the membership is increasing rapidly. Mr. A. H. Tweddle, in his Miles " Martlett," and Mr. E. D. Spratt, in his Miles "Hawk," left Hanworth last Wednesday for Grindelwald, Switzerland, for the winter sports and to join a party of members of Hanworth who are already there. HATFIELD The flying time was 17 hr. 10 min. at the London Aero plane Club last week. The total number of flying hours for the month was 156, as compared with 145 last year. New members were Messrs. J. D. Stewart and A. S. Bell. Mr. N. K. Dubash was successful in his cross-country flight for his " B " licence, and Mr. Thomson completed the tests for his ." A " licence. The membership of the R.A.F. Flying Club is slowly but surely increasing, even during the winter months, when one hardly expects so much interest to be taken in flying. LEICESTERSHIRE Speaking at the annual meeting of the Leicestershire Aero Club, the president, Mr. W. Lindsay Everard, M.P., visualised the possibility that the new airport at Braunstone might become an important centre, and urged the necessity for pushing ahead rapidly. Arrangements, he said, had already been made with Provincial Airways in connection with their projected line to Hull. During the past three years, he said, the club membership had dropped from 700 to 500, and he appealed to people in the county to " rally round." The flying time for 1934 na<l dropped by 300 hours. NORFOLK AND NORWICH Mr. Alan Stuart successfully completed his first solo flight last week. He was the winner of the scholarship presented by Mr. Alan Colman. Following Mr. J. Collier's successfully completed blind flying course at Reading, Mr. Alan Colman has very generously offered to equip one of the club machines with two turn and bank indicators, and the club intends to take immediate advantage of Mr. Colman's kindness. At 8 p.m. on Wednesday, February 13, a debate will be held in the clubhouse on the motion " That Record-breaking Flights are Still Justifiable." On Friday, February 22, at 8.30 p.m., another supper-dance will be held in the clubhouse. TO AID EMPIRE DEVELOPMENT. The first D.H. "Dragon Rapide " to bear Austra lian registration letters, the machine illustrated will be used to inspect arrangements for the supply of Shell products in Australia and to collect data applying to their use. [Flight photograph )
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