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398 FLIGHT. APRIL II, 1935. Prtvate Flying FROM THE CLUBS Events and Activity at the Clubs and Schools CAMBRIDGE Marshall's Flying School and the Cambridge Aero Club have given 19 hours' dual during the past week. Despite high winds, snow and sleet, two long cross-country flights were made. Ten members of the Civil Flying Corps attended on Sunday. BRISTOL The Bristol and Wessex Aeroplane Club has received Air Ministry approval for giving blind flying instruction to pilots holding " B " licences and for the renewal of their licences. Instruction may also be given to candidates for " B" licences. The charge for blind flying instruction is two guineas an hour. There are two new " pilot" members. Dr. G. E. Pepper and Mr. H. M. Styles. Col. and Mrs. Cooper and the Misses B. E. and C. M. Bennis, Mrs. R. W. Barton, and Messrs. F. Tyrwhitt Drake and J. S. Barnfield have become " ordinary members." CINQUE PORTS Two of the club ground engineers are taking instruction with a view to acquiring "A" licences in accordance with the club's policy that all members of the staff should be licensed pilots. Mr. Tyson, flying the Airspeed "Envoy" with which he has made a demonstration tour of India, called at Lympne one day last week, and said that he had seen Capt. Duncan Davis and Mr. " Ken " Waller in Athens the night before. New members joining the club are Messrs. V. H. Hodgson (who for several nights has tried to do his "B" licence "cross-country," but has been beaten by bad weather), T. G. Ingram, J. M. Marshall, and R. J. B. Seaman. Flying times for the week, dual and solo, amounted to 34J hours. H ANWORTH Hanworth has accepted Reading's challenge to a " Dawn Patrol" on Sunday, April 14. Nearly all the club machines have been booked by members, and quite a number of pri vately owned aircraft will take part. A landing competition between Reading and Brooklands was held during the week end, and arrangements are being made for a similar com petition, under the "Hart" rules, to take place between Manchester and Hanworth at Manchester in the near future. A tour to Paris during the Easter holidays is being organised. A total of 34 hours was flown last week in spite of bad weather. Messrs. F. Hayes and M. John passed their "A" licence tests, and Messrs. C. G. Pountney and J. Charsley have renewed their "A" licences. New members include F. T. Lett, C. A. Wrench, and L. Falk GETTING TOGETHER : Capt. J. C. Hargreaves, Mr. L. P. Hirsh, of Airports, Ltd., Mr. E. W. Percival, designer of the I035 " Gul1 " seen in the background, and Mr. R. L. Preston, snapped at Heston recently. LIVERPOOL High winds and generally bad weather conditions have allowed only 38 hours' flying during the week. During March 187 hours were flown. YORKSHIRE *• The Aviation Group Scheme continues to progress, and ten members of the Group have started their flying course at Yeadon. Thirty-four hours were flown on club aircraft during the past week, and flights were made to Lincoln, Manchester, and Liverpool. Mr. S. G. Beaumont, of Wakefield, has joined the club as a flying member, and Mr. A. C. Mayne, of London, has become a temporary member. HATFIELD Flying by the Royal Air Force Flying Club has been con siderably curtailed owing to the fact that some of its machines are undergoing repair. Should these have been in commis sion, however, the cold and exceedingly unpleasant weather would not have tempted members to fly. Despite the weather conditions 54 hr. 20 min. flying has been recorded by the London Aeroplane Club. New members are: Messrs. N. Alexander, P. J. S. Boyle, H. R. Freemantle, J. G. Hopcraft, F. C. J. Hughes, and H. S. Stern. TOLLERTON On March 30 the Lord Mayor and Lady Mayoress of Nottingham made their first flight. This was from Hatfield to Tollerton in one of Capt. Olley's "Rapides," flown by himself. There was one cross-country flight, this being made with two passengers to the Grand National. Four club machines visited the Leicester Aero Club for lunch on Sunday. During the past week 14 hr. 10 min. was flown on club machines. There is one new flying member, and one associate member. Twenty-two machines visited the aerodrome. MIDLAND Flying times last week were 8 hr. 25 min. dual and 8 hr. 5 min. solo. Visitors included Messrs. Holland Martin ("Leopard Moth"), Guy Robson ("Leopard Moth"), Mr. Razik ("Puss Moth"), Mr. Crawford ("Avian"), Mr. Wynne Eaton (Klemm), Mr. Cave, Mr. Attwell ("Moth"), Mrs. Barnes ("Hawk"), and Mr. Halkett. New members include Mr. M. Desmond and Miss Rosemary Deddoes. Cross country flights to Braunstone and Sywell have been made. During March 143 hr. 40 min. were flown, and the total flying time for the year ended March, 1935, was 1,485 hr. 25 min. N EWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE During March two air line pilots, one from Aberdeen and one from Jersey Airways, Ltd., visited Cramlington to take an instrument flying course. Both these gentlemen qualified for a certificate in accordance with Air Ministry requirements for Category "B." The opening of the new Jtyunicipal Airport at Woolsington has been arranged for Friday, July 26, 1935. Lord London derry will perform the opening ceremony, and on that and the following day a flying display will be given. It is proposed to hold the London-Newcastle Air Race on Saturday, July 27 During March 167 hours were flown. Instrument flying instruction amounted to 16 hr. 30 min. NORFOLK AND NORWICH Mr. Harold Birchall, of Taunton School, the originator of the Public Schools Aviation Camp scheme, has been making preliminary arrangements for the camp to be held in August. A number of aldermen, councillors, and corporation officials took advantage of the invitation of Crilly Air Lines to fly over the city. On Tuesday, April 2, this company made its in augural flight to Bristol. Mr. Maurice King has purchased a "Moth." Sqd. Ldr. Carnegie visited the club in a "Hart" from Uxbridge. On Monday, May 6, the club will commence a programme arranged for Jubilee week. On this day club and privately owned machines will make a formation flight over the city, following the route of a procession which is now being organised. After lunch there will be competitions for the pilots, and joy-rides for the public, and afterwards a tea-dance will be held in the clubhouse, followed by a supper-dance iu the evening. On Saturday, May 11, Jubilee Air Displays, led by Lt. O. Cathcart-Jones, will give a display, and on Satur day,. May 25, which is Empire Air Day, the aerodrome will be open to the public.
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