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1935
1935 - 0638.PDF
Private Flying FLIGHT. MARCH ai- m- FROM THE CLUBS Events and Activity at the Clubs and Schools HOUSEHOLD BRIGADE The annual meeting of the Household Brigade Flying Club, which will this year take the form of a night-flying display, is to be held at Heston on Wednesday, May 29. N EWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE Last Saturday afternoon the club formation, led by the chairman, Capt. J. D. Irving, visited No. 607 (B) Squadron at Usworth. The object of this trip was to hand over the tankard won by the squadron when they defeated the club by 15 points to 9 in a Rugby match recently. A return match is being played early next month. In spite of foggy conditions several cross-country nights have been made, including trips to Yeadon, Brough and Tranent. Total flying time for the week amounted to 43 hours, of which time 2 hr. 40 min. represents blind flying instruction. NOTTINGHAM During the current month club machines have flown a total of 30 hours and the membership has increased by eight. No fewer than fifty landings have been made by visitors. Capt. C. W Cudemore, M.C., D.M.C., has now been ap pointed assistant instructor to the club in place of Mr. Rox- borough. The club extensions are now completed, and are to be officially opened by the Lord Mayor of Nottingham on March 28, when the club will hold its anniversary ball in the clubhouse. The club has been presented with a very excellent modern radiogram by Mr. F Ford, who is himself a flying member. The Badminton team was victorious last Wednesday, when the players met the Old Nottingonians at home on a dry but cold pitch. BROOKLANDS During the week ended March 15 Mr. Vreisendorp ob tained his " A " licence two days before he was due to return to Holland, and Mr. Scherpenhuysen joined the Brooklands Flying Club. Messrs Sale and Wilson started a course of blind flying as laid down by the Air Ministry. On Friday afternoon Capt. Davis and various members oi the club went to Lympne for the dinner and dance, and on Saturday he and Ken Waller left Southampton on the Homeric for a 28-day cruise, together with members of various other flying clubs. It is learnt from the College of Aeronautical Engineering that Howard and Maloney have taken their " A " and " C " ground engineer's licences. Maloney is now employed by A. V. Roe and Co. A Heenan and Froude water brake has just been installed at the college at Chelsea. This apparatus is capable of testing engines up to 600 h.p. TTERTS AND ESSEX J-3- The next competition will be held on Sunday Anril and will be for the " 55 Squadron Cup " presented bv M?' S. A. Perrin. In future a competition will be held on th first Sunday of each month. During the past week 47 l 4.5 min. flying was recorded, 22 hr. 30 min. of this representing TV/riDLAND -"•*• Gales prevented flying on Saturday, Sunday and Monday and flying time for the week amounted to 23 hr. 45 mju A which 12 hr. 40 min. was solo. One cross-country flight nas made to Portsmouth. Visitors included Mr. A. Hill from Walsall, Mr. Barrett, of Henlys, Sir Charles Rose, Mai Bonniksen, Mr. Sparkes, and a gentleman from Birkett Air Service with a " Cadet " CAMBRIDGE Marshall s Flying School has added another " Moth " to its fleet, and Mr. Tindall, R.A.F.O., has joined the instruc tional staff. On Friday last Mr. Scott passed his "A" licence tests, and on Sunday eleven members of the Civil Aviation Service Corps made flights. There were several cross-countries during the week, bringing the total flying time up to 35 hr. 55 min. BRISTOL An Avro " Cadet " was sent on Saturday last to the Bristol and Wessex Aeroplane Club for demonstration by Henlys, Ltd. Several members flew the machine. The club is organising a farewell dinner to Fit. Li. R. W. Jl. Hall, late chief instructor, who has now joined Imperial Airways. This dinner will be held at the Grand Hotel, Bristol, on Saturday, March 23. Tickets, price 5s., can be obtained from the club office. Dr. E. A Mayston has joined as a pilot member. NORFOLK AND NORWICH The past week-end was one of the busiest for some time. Mr. D. G. Riches has taken his " B" licence. Among the visitors during the week were Mr. G. Watson-Parker and Mr. S. Hansel, two old members, who flew up from Ports mouth in a "Courier," Sqn. Ldr. Soden and Miss M. Hambling, and Mr. A. F. Organ. On Wednesday evening last Mr. George Gregory showed a number of news reels featuring recent events of aeronautical interest. Mr. C. C. White showed a film of the club's activi ties. All but ten tickets have been sold for the annual dinner to be held on March 29 OUT OF THE CHRYSALIS : An unusually attractive view of Mr. Whitney Straight's Hendy "Heck," out for the firs'' jr inc. cniviMLio : «.n unusually attractive view oi ivir. wimiiey otraignt s nenay nctit, ««»• —- a«h.) in its special black and gold finish. This machine was described in Flight of February 21. (Flight photogr y
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