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1935
1935 - 0523.PDF
MARCH 7, 1935- FLIGHT. FROM THE CLUBS Events and Activity at the Clubs and Schools 257 Private Flying ^ASTLE BROMWICH u Fiving times last week were 8 hr. 20 min. dual and 1 hi 10 miu. solo. Mr. Carr flew over from Cambridge in a 'Moth " and one cross-country flight was made to Hatfield. T IVERPOOL Li The third of a successful series of '' treasure hunts '' and informal dances was held, with great success, at the clubhouse at Speke en Saturday, March 2. During February 05 hr. 15 min. flying time was recorded, 35 hr. 45 min. being flown last week, in spite of high winds and gales. HESTON The Heston First Solo Cup is now garnished with more than 250 signatures, though it was not instituted until three years after the flying school started operations. It is made of old tins, and has now been vastly improved in appearance by a model of an Airwork "Cadet," made by the Model Trans port Co., and mounted in a climbing turn on the top of the cup. piNQUE PORTS V-/ The club announces that Col. Shelmerdiue, Director of Civil Aviation, and Mrs. Shelmerdine have accepted an invita tion to the annual dinner and dance on March 15. Mr. C. W. A. Scott has also promised to be present. Mr. Jackson, late of the College of Aeronautical Engineer ing, has joined the staff as assistant ground engineer, and Mr. Wedderburn, also of the College, is at Lympne finishing his course with six months' practical experience in the mainten ance of aircraft. Mr. Dermot Neill has joined the club to take his " A " licence. During most of the week the weather has been unkind, and flying time, dual and solo, amounted to only 15 hours. T EICESTERSHIRE -L* The success of the Leicestershire Aero Club has been phenomenal since it first started, and not a little of this success is due to the excellence of the club's social functions. The dance held last Friday evening was fully up to the usual standard and must have been attended by at least five hundred people. Itie club has to a certain extent been handicapped for the last few months by the fact that they have been using Desford aerodrome tor flying and their new clubhouse at Braunstone for social purposes. However, it is expected that this new aerodrome will be opened for flving in the near future. It will be remembered that the official opening had to be delayed last year owing to the surface having had insufficient time to get into condition. This delay has been all to the good, and the enormous amount of work which the En-Tout-Cas Company have done will probablv show to greater advantage than if the aerodrome had been used at the time. Aerodrome preparation is really an extremely interesting sub ject and one about which a very great deal could be written. The figures in particular are more often than not astounding; for example, although the acreage at the new aerodrome is only eighty at present, over 50,000 cubic yards of material had to be removed for levelling purposes, and one end of the aero drome is now as much as thirteen feet above the original level of the ground at that point. It is almost square in shape and gives runways in any direction of over 600 yards, with some thing like 800 yards across the diagonals. The municipality have, very wisely, reserved a great deal more of the surround ing ground so that the runways can be extended to 1,000 yards when necessary. HERTS AND ESSEX Persistent bad weather has continued to hamper flying, but flying hours last week amounted to 38 hr. 20 min. dual and 18 hr. solo. The flying for February totalled 145 hours. The competition for the Alexander Clark Trophy, which takes place next Sunday, will be a landing contest. This should prove a very interesting event, and a record number of entries have already been received. NORTH STAFFS The Stoke-on-Trent City Council has agreed to allow the North Staffordshire Aero Club to have a clubhouse at Meir aerodrome. The site has been decided upon between the City Aerodrome Commitfee and the club, which has been given a lease for a term of seven years, and permission to erect a tem porary clubhouse, subject to the plans being satisfactory. It has also been decided to make a public enclosure near the entrance to the aerodrome. YORKSHIRE Publication of particulars of the new Aviation Group Scheme promoted by the club has brought numerous enquiries. The scheme facilitates the payment of flying training fees by enabling members to pay in weekly sums according to the depth of their pockets. Eighteen hours were flown during the week, making a total of 55 hours for February, which is an increase of 22 hours over the total for February, 193-) Members flew to London and Doncaster, and Mr. Somerset visited the club in a Klemm. SNAPPED AT HESTON: On the left, Capt. V. H. Baker, Airwork's Chief Instructor, is seen with Mrs. Lilian Hartigan Gibbs, who is learning to fly before leaving for Rome. Above is Mr. Filson Young, of "broadcast flying lesson " fame, between Mr. Edward Proctor and Mrs. Dod Proctor, the artists.
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