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1935
1935 - 0580.PDF
28b FLIGHT. Private Flying BROOKLANDS Mr Vriesendorp, who came over from Holland to learn to fly, has passed his " A " licence tests, and so has Mr. Fox. New members last week included Messrs. Bonner, Jeffers, Sprigg, Dobell and Hyde-Jones. Mr. Downing flew his " Leopard Moth " to Paris and back on Thursday. Mr. Tommy Rose also gave a demonstration of the Miles " Hawk Major," and Mr Aga has now taken delivery of one of these machines. HERTS AND ESSEX Strong winds have hampered flying during the past week, but in spite of these a high average has been maintained, fly ing time amounting to: Dual 24 hr., and solo 27 hr. The Alexander Clark Competition was held last Sunday. The competition took the form of a spot landing contest, and the number of entries constituted a record for the club. Mr. W. J. Groom presented the prizes to the winners in the absence of Mr. V Clark. The contest was a very close one, and the results were: 1, E. L. Gay; 2, J A. Macdonald ; and 3, B. F. Collins. CINQUE PORTS Weather during the early part of the week was fair and flying times for the whole week increased to 28 hours as a result. Mr. J. E. H. Sayers has joined the club, and Mrs. MacDonald has acquired a very smart " Hawk Major," which she is housing at Lympne. Applications for tickets for the dinner and dance are coming in fast. On March 16 Mr. Ken Waller is starting a holiday cruise with Capt. Duncan Davis. Mr. D. Rea, from Hatfield, will act as assistant instructor during the absence of Mr. Waller. LIVERPOOL Fog and rain seriously hampered flying last week-end, but during the week 31 hr. 25 min. flying was recorded. The second informal dance and treasure-hunt will take place in and from the Hooton clubhouse on Saturday, March 16, commenc ing at 5.45 p.m. At 12 noon on Saturday, March 23, a skeleton map-reading competition will be held. The winner will be awarded a silver cup, to be held for one year. It has been decided that, with effect from March 12, the closing day for the clubhouse at Hooton will be Tuesday instead of Monday. The closing day at Speke continues to be Monday. COVENTRY The Coyentry Aviation Group reports a very successful year. During the last twelve months forty-eight flying members, eleven gliding members, and ten associate members have enrolled; the last class has only recently been opened. The club has purchased an "Avian" ("Genet") for instruc tional purposes, and is very pleased with its performance. The machine was christened Godiva by the Mayoress of Coventry, and Capt. W. F. Strickland, the local M.P., took the first flight. A number of owner-pilots came over from neighbouring clubs for the ceremony. [We hear that one of the pilots recently landed this machine '' where the aerodrome wasn't" and wrote off the undercarriage. Hard luck for a new club.—ED.] The Mayor of Coventry, incidentally, has been elected president for the forthcoming year. A piece of land has been rented at the entrance to Whitley aerodrome, and the members are erecting a hangar in their spare time. MARCH I4, 1%5 -IITITNEY AND OXFORD VV For the past fortnight flying time totalled only 6 1 20 min. due to stormy weather and the inability of Mr 1 n Rose, the new instructor, to take over his duties until Mat• i Mr. Rose has had considerable experience as an instruct0 ' '' the R.A.F. and holds a C.F.S. " A " category and second-da"1 navigator's licence. < /CAMBRIDGE ^•^ Fourteen members of the Civil Aviation Corps flew Sunday. Flying .times amounted to 29 hr. 55 min. dual and 21 hr. 45 min. solo. Miss M. Marshall made her first solo an! Mr. T. Gay passed his "A" licence tests. Four other mem- bers have passed their flying tests and have only to he examined on their '' oral.'' NORTHAMPTONSHIRE On Saturday, March 9, the Guildhall at Northampton was filled with those attending the annual dinner of the Northamptonshire Aero Club. Guildhalls and town halls art more often than not, barrack-like places with many draughts much mustiness, and a forbiddingly gloomy interior; that at Northampton possesses none of these characteristics. It is cheerful, interestingly decorated with evidences of past glories of the county, and altogether a suitable place in which to prove to the Mayor and his Corporation that in the air lies the path to further glories. As a matter of fact the Mayor (Aid. A. Bun 'ows) does not need to be convinced that this is the case. After having been introduced by Capt. Duncan Davis, who in the course of a commendably brief speech pro posed a toast to "Northampton Town and County," his Worship, although admitting that he had not yet been up in the air, said that in their view the purpose of a flying club was to provide fast transport for the country and their own town in particular, and that it was their duty to see that Northampton was not behind others. [Perhaps before our next visit the name of Sywell will be changed to that of the Northampton and District Municipal Airport.—ED.] The guests of the evening were Messrs. Charles Scott and Ken Waller, and their health was proposed by Mr. C M. Newton. In the course of their replies, Mr Scott pointed out that the commercial side of flying was likely to be more important that the military, and that flying clubs formed a nucleus of pilots from which potential commercial pilots could be drawn. Mr. Waller said that he had chased Scott over most of the earth's surface, and this was the first time he had caught up with him! Lt. Cdr. C. N. Colson, of Flight, asked those present to drink to the future prosperity of the club. He drew attention to the record held by the club for interesting and well-run flying meetings, and suggested that the number of active living members, which was now 100, should be increased by a general drive. He asked that the toast be coupled with the names of the president of the club, Lord Willoughby de Broke, and the chairman, Capt. G. R. D. Shaw. The president, in reply, hoped that Northampton would become fully alive to the need for a municipal airport, and that they would not, as had so many towns during the railway development, be left "off the map." He thought that the time had come when investors would be interested in airport schemes. Capt. Shaw thanked Flight for the help they had always given to flying clubs, and pointed out that statistics show flying to be much safer than motoring. The Prince's New Machine A specially equipped D.H. 89 (" Rapide ") has been chosen by the Prince of Wales for his personal transport during 1935- The Vickers " Viastra" and the D.H. "Dragon" previously owned by him have been or are being sold. Training in China During February thirty students from the Kwangsi Govern ment were taking a long engineering course, and six officers from the Central Government, Nanking, were taking "B" licence courses at the Far East Flying Training School, Ltd., Kai Tak aerodrome, Hong Kong. This school is operated by the Far East Aviation Co., and the Commandant is Mr. W. F. Murray, who will shortly be assisted by Fit. Lt. P. H. Smith, in succession to Lord Malcolm Douglas Hamilton. In spite of strong American and Italian competition, British interests are still having some say in Chinese aviation. Misr Airivork Schools During 1934 At Almaza, Cairo and Dekheila (Alexandria) totals of 984 hr. 35 min. and 1,246 hr. 20 min., dual and solo, were flown and twentyr-three "A" licences and two "B" licences obtained. Mr. A. D. Carrol is chief instructor and Sabr. Kashef Eilendi assistant instructor at Almaza, and Mr. E. G. Parsons is instructor at Dekheila. Mr. Carrol has now compMw recovered from the effects of his accident. On February 8 the new aerodrome at Assiut was officially opened, and a flying school will be started there under >» Airwork in the near future. Mr. Carroll, the Chief I»3trui , of the Cairo School, gave an aerobatic display, and sever notable people arrived for the opening ceremony. Mudguards and Landing Lights The D.H. " Leopard Moth " ordered for the Airwork i*noo> of Flying was delivered last week. This cabin trainer1 ^ undergoing small modifications to fit it for school worK^ ^ of these is the addition of mudguards to the wheels. - .^ is the foundation of most British aerodromes, a ,UBP;:"paic]jiv. a low ground clearance becomes plastered with it v'er\4aCCCSsi- Spats are not easily detached, and in a flying . °mU(]guard bility and quick service are essential, so the ligh'e is to be used. h:,ie auJ Navigation lights are already fitted to this raaclinstalled- an unusual addition is a landing light, now "tulgustomed tp Prospective owners will thus be able to become accu it in a dual control machine.
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