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1936
1936 - 0642.PDF
MARCH 12, 1936. FLIGHT. .281 Private Flying FROM the CLUBS Events and Activity at the Clubs and Schools LONDON L \ST week's flying times amounted to 57k hours. Mr. E. A. Gold- j smith completed the tests for his " A '' licence, Mr. A. J. Moffat obtained his " A " licence, and Mr. E. A. Robinson made his first solo flight. CASTLE BROMWICH During the week ending March 6, 15 hr. 55 min. dual and 6 hr. 10 min. solo flying was logged. READING There are three newcomers to the school, these being Miss Edmunds and two pupils from Vienna. LIVERPOOL Major J. P. Nickalls is now the secretary of the Club in place of Mr. C. W. Binks. Thirty hours twenty-live minutes were flown last week. The annual dance was held on February 28 and was attended by 234 members and friends. LEICESTERSHIRE Flying time has been well maintained in face of unfavourable weather. l7orty-six hours fifty minutes were flown in February. Mr. F. C. Campling became a member. The annual general meeting was held on February 21 in the clubhouse. HANWORTH Last week's flying times aggregated 38 hr. 5 min. Mr. Murray became a member, Messrs. E. Silling and E. K. Portman Dixon went solo, Miss B. "Russell passed her "A" licence tests, and Mr. R. Everett is taking blind-flying instruction. REDHILL Mr. Beaumont has completed his " B " and Mr. Heale his " A " licence tests. The Fox Moth is again in commission after C. of A. and is available at £2 per hour to club members. F'orty-five hours thirty minutes were flown during the week ending March 6. PORTSMOUTH The results of a landing competition held last Sunday were (1) Mr. E. Hills, (2) Mr. A. P. McKee, (3) Mr. W. N. Davis. Last week's flying times totalled 22 hr. 15 min. The annual dance will be held on Friday, March 20, at 9 p.m., at the Pavilion Ballroom, Clarence Pier. BORDER One machine may be out of action until the end of April because of the proximity of C. of As. The last few days have seen the drying-up of the flooded aerodrome by strong winds, allowing a larger area for landing and taking-off. Mr. Mason has joined the Club as an associate member. BRISTOL While one of the B.A. Swallows is out of commission the Moth Major has been put into service again. Miss K. G. O'Grady and Mr. P. A. G. Murray became members last week. Tickets are now on sale for the Aviation Ball to I>e held on April 24. Last week's flying time was 18 hr. 55 min. HERTS AND ESSEX During the fortnight ending February 20, 119 hr. 40 min. flying was done at Broxbourne. Messrs. Glynne Williams, Toye, Prowse, Catton and Gelling became members; Mr. Atkins went solo; and Messrs. Tomas, Sankey, Veale and Saward completed their " A " licence tests. The total flying time for February was 267 hr. 47 min. MAIDSTONE The We3t Mailing Aero Club flew 36 hr. 45 min. during February. Mr. J. G. Guild took his "A" licence, Mr. D. A. Doughty went solo, and five new members joined the Club. Mr. John Dade, the instructor, flew to Plymouth and back on a charter trip and also passed the Second Class Navigator's examination. Mr. J. K. Law rence has transferred his Aircraft Hire Company to West Mailing. CINQUE PORTS Mr. W. E. Davis, the managing director, and his wife have returned from Madeira and Mr. Leslie Cliff and Mrs. Cliff from the Continent. The latter couple came third in the world's skating championship at Paris. It is gratifying to know that in spite of bad weather the flying hours are still up on the corresponding total tor last year. Mr. A. W. Bodfield has joined the Club to take Ins A licence. BROOKLANDS Last week's weather again kept living times low except on Thurs day and Sunday, when records for the vear were made. After lunch tune on Sunday twenty hours were put in. Mr. Appleby, after being new up nearly all day by fog, eventually got to Brooklands to aemonstrate his Pou and gave a really delightful exhibition. Such crowd nad not been seen since last summer. The large size in ornamental lakes on the aerodrome has been drained off and levelling operations start soon. Capt. H. D. Davis. Mr. Ken Waller and party saifed on Wednesday feu wanner climes. HULL The flying time for February was 49 hr. 40 min. The ten hours recorded on Sunday, February 9, represents a new one-day record. A dance was held on March 7, and there will be another on March 21. CAMBRIDGE Fifty-two hours were flown during the week ending March 7. A record for a weekday was established on Thursday, when over twelve hours' instruction was recorded. During the week four pupils took their " A" licences and five more should be forthcoming next week. WITNEY AND OXFORD Solo flying "was handicapped by bad weather, but dual and solo times totalled fifteen hours. Miss J. A. Stanton-Nadin, Mr. D. Biggart and Mr. J. T. Binkley have become members. Mr. Jack Brain made his first solo and Messrs. T. E. Worsley and D. G. Henderson renewed their " A " licences. Miss Stanton-Nadin is taking the parachute course and hopes to obtain a licence prior to joining a well-known circus. C.A.S.C. F"ive hours and five minutes dual and two hours of solo were flown by C.A.S.C. members last Sunday. Mr. R. E. Ludman has been appointed to No. 3 (Cambs) Squadron. There are, at the moment, a few vacancies for members in No. 1 (London) Squadron. The Pou-du-Ciel which, as leported in Flight of February 27, finished up on its back while attempting to fly, was not the property of C.A.S.C. and the pilot was not a member. COTSWOLD Fifty-four hours twenty-five minutes flying was logged during February. Miss E. V. Webb renewed her " A " licence, and Messrs. L. G. Lane and N. T. Leech passed their " A " licence tests. The following became members: Mrs. B. W. A. Trotter and Messrs. L. P. H. Cook, G. R. Fogerty, and W. Kennedy-Jones. A cine matograph show given by Mr. Rex Wahvin showed a trip to South America in the Graf Zeppelin and a number of local flying events. SOUTHEND The week before last Miss Gaskin and Messrs. Cross and Judge became pupils and members of the Club. An Aeronca came over from Hanworth. Flying time was 21 hr. 10 min. During the week ending March 8 the flving time was 23 hr. 10 min. Miss Cynthia Gardner and Mr. CyriTCutts passed their " A " licence tests, and Mr. F. D. Wallace went solo. Of six new members who joined, three were ub initio pupils. The new restaurant is now open. YORKSHIRE Club aircraft flew 12 hr. 50 min. during the week ending February 28 and 9 hr. 25 min. last week. Recent new members are: Mr. H. Peake, who is to be O.C. No. 609 (Bomber) Squadron shortly to be formed at Yeadon; Fit. Lt. N. C. Odbert, Adjutant of the same unit; Major J. E. D. Shaw; Mr. and Mrs. E. N. Kent-Lemon; Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Briggs; and Mr. J. R. Moore. Mrs. C. Mackenzie has rejoined. Another cinema show, this time a presentation of With Cobham to the Cape, will be given at the clubhouse at 7.30 p.m. on Sunday next, March 15. SOUTH COAST Just over twenty hours were flown by members of the South Coast I-Tying Club during the week ending March 7. Lord Amherst had to go to the Continent on a charter job so was unable to give his lrcture on Saturday. His place was very capably taken by Mr. Golding Barratt, the control officer, who gave an excellent talk on airport control. The questions and discussion continued for nearly an hour after the talk. A landing competition has been arranged for next Sunday. The following joined the Club during the week: Mrs. Carmichael, Mrs. Grant, Miss Grant and Messrs. Grant, Granley, Galliers, Jackson and Sidnell. A.S.T. February's total of 1,756 hr. 35 min. was a new record. Lt. Ghovanlou, from Persia, and M. Hubaudiere, from France, com pleted their courses. Mr. Ten Bos, of Holland, Fit. Lt. Allison and Mr. Breeze returned to the school for training. Mr. Reddy, of India, and Mr. Soule, of Canada, also returned for navigation and seaplane training respectively. The Wireless station has been re-equipped and new steel masts have been erected. The next wireless term will start on the first Monday in April and the course will then include ten hours' flying- as an operator. The seaplane training of Imperial Airways pilots continued satis factorily and Capt. Webb, a local yachtsman, has been engaged to give practical instruction in the handling and sailing of a boat. He and three of his trainees met with an adventure on one of the first sails when, at some distance from land, they were becalmed, and were forced to spend twenty-four hours afloat with no food or drink. Work on the new landplane hangar is proceeding satis factorily. \
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