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1936
1936 - 0788.PDF
MARCH 26, 1936. FLIGHT. 337 Private Flying FROM the CLUBS Events and Activity at the Clubs and Schools LONDON L VST week's flying time was 10S hr. 40 min. Messrs. W. P. C. j Hagger and H. R. Presland became members, and Messrs. G. M. Tonge, G. Gibbins and S. K. Reeves completed their " A tests. licence TOLLERTON Lord Allerton has gone solo. Flying time at Tollerton for the week ending March 19 was thirty hours. Mr. and Mrs. G. Hickman have become associate members. CASTLE BROMWICH Flying times for the week ending March 20 were 24 hr. 20 min. dual and 19 hr. 55 min. solo. New members include Major J. E. Bonniksen (flying) and Miss E. -French and Mr. W. J. Phillips (ordinary). Mr. C. J. Ginder has passed his " A" licence tests. SOUTHEND On Sunday Southend's airport was visited by three machines from Broxbourne, two from Heston and one from Hanworth. Dur ing the week 31 hr. 50 min. were flown by the Club and first solos were made by Messrs. Salt and Sutton. Three new flying members have joined. REDHILL The highly creditable total of 89 hr. 40 min. flying was logged during the week ending March 20. Mr. C. J. Walch completed his " B" licence night-flying test and a blind-flying certificate was issued to Mr. E. Hill. Among the week's " cross-countries " was one to Amsterdam. BORDER It is hoped that the major portion of the aerodrome drainage scheme will be completed beiore British Airways resume their Isle of Man service on April 20. Since the arrival of the B.A. Eagle the open machines are being given the "cold shoulder" where joy rides are concerned. PORTSMOUTH The total flying time at Portsmouth for the week ending March 20 was 38 hr. 20 min. Mr. A. E. Newman has gone solo and Messrs. L. W. Francis and Group Capt. J. B. Graham, Sqn. Ldr. R. M. Davy, Fit. Lt. W. J. Brighty, Fit. Ft. R. N. Clarke and F/O. A. \Y. S. Matheson have become members. CAMBRIDGE Lord Pentland and Messrs. W'inton Smith, Nichols, Ewing and Peacock went solo over the week-end. Another Moth has been purchased, bringing the fleet of training Moths up to seven. In struction is also available on Puss Moths and the Monospar. For the week ending March 21 flying time at Fen Ditton aerodrome was 65 hr. 30 min. HANWORTH Capt. George Evston, the racing motorist, is keeping his Hornet Moth at Hanworth". Mr. W. R. Beattv and Dr. E. Hahn have become members. Mr. A. P. E. Callier and Mr. W. P. Bowles have passed the tests for their " A " licences. The latter has received his in struction under the auspices of- the National League of Airmen. Flying times last week for the Hanworth Air Park Flying Club totalled 58 hr. 15 min. KARACHI Mr. G. V. Gadgil flew a Club Moth to second place in the vi1Ce!?y sA'r Race- a particularly satisfactory performance in that th ;adgil strean>lined the machine and then flew such a course mat his average speed for 1,500 miles was only 2 m.p.h. below the maximum of the machine. The Club's pilot instructor, chief engi neer and honorary secretary, and Messrs. Ghose and Malik, flew in a fuss Moth and two Gipsy Moths to Jodhpur, one of the stopping Places, to sec the race. LIVERPOOL Fifty-eight hours five minutes were flown during the week ending March 19. On Friday, March 27, a National Night party will be held in the clubhouse at Speke, commencing at 8 p.m. YORKSHIRE Club machines flew 25 hr. 5 min. last week. Mr. A. G. Dickson, an Air League " Young Pilot," started his flying training at Yeadon. Other new members are Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Swaine. The film With Cobliam to Kivu was shown on Sunday, March 15. A Leopard Moth has been obtained in place of the Puss Moth. There will be a dance in the clubhouse on Saturday, April 4, and a meeting on Thursday, April 15. SOUTH COAST Just over twenty hours' flying was recorded during the week ending March 22. A round dozen machines from Brooklands, Han worth and Wilmington took advantage of the fine weather on Sunday morning to fly down to breakfast. New members are Mrs. and Miss- Cushman, Mrs. Harrington, Miss June Jeffries and Messrs. Thompson, Reynolds and T. R. and G. H. Harrington. CINQUE PORTS Mr. H. T. Jackson, the chief ground engineer, has successfully passed his tests for the " A " licence. This is in accordance with the Club policy of making pilots of as many as possible of the ground staff. Mr. Campbell, who commenced flying only a short while ago, and has had to contend with the most wretched weather during his training, has also obtained his " A " licence. Finally, Mr. Jack Ingram has passed his tests, making three licences obtained in two days. READING Messrs: Kidley and Mills have gone solo, and Mr. Chaytor has become a pupil. Capt. Von Brismowski has come over from Austria to take delivery of his Hawk Trainer, which is equipped for inverted flying. Wing Cdr. Stent has returned from Romnania. The Phillips and Povvis Sports Club played Maiden Erleigh School last Saturday. They are holding their first dance (in honour of Fit Lt. " Tommy " Rose) on March 27. Last week's flying time was forty-six hours. BROOKLANDS Last Sunday nine machines flew to Shoreham for breakfast, return ing to Brooklands for lunch, and a second party proceeded to Brox bourne for tea. Messrs. T. U. Dunn and R. B. Barrington, of the College of Aeronautical Engineering, have now taken their " A " and " C " ground engineer's licences (including compass adjust ments and turn and bank indicators), whilst Mr. Mann has taken his ground engineer's " B " licence, and O. E. S. Carter his " A " and " C " only. Messrs. Hepburn, Gardner and Roland completed their first solo flights last week, and Mr. Hepburn qualified for his " A " licence. Owing to Court mourning, the Royal Engineers' Flying Club will be unable to participate in the Brooklands Associated Clubs Dinner and Dance at the Park Lane Hotel on April iS. The landing competition finals will take place on March 29. NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE Last week, during which the flying time was 82 hr. 50 min., Mr. F. Sydenham, who is training under the air League scheme, went solo, and Mr. L. Sample completed his " A " licence tests. Mr. A. A. Rumsey has taken over the duties of chief instructor on the departure of Mr. F. T. J. McGevor, who has been with the Club for a number of years, to take up a position with British Airways. Mr. H. Mitchell has joined as assistant instructor. The Club is now operating four Gipsy I Moths, one Spartan and a Puss Moth. One of the former machines is equipped for night flying and has co-operated for over 6 hours with the local anti aircraft searchlight unit. Herr Kronfeld has visited the Club with his B.A.C. Drone. The chief instructor is giving a series of informal talks on navigation, airmanship and meteorology every Thursday evening from 8-9.30 p.m. PORTSMOUTH AT PLAY M? if than thrf?e hundn-'d guests attended the first annual ball held by the Portsmouth Aero Club last Friday, and 1- can lairly be said that the spirit of the party was nicely wuanced between the merely dull and the actively rowdy. but 1? e W6re in the clubhouse on the following morning, disn, M Cume °nly from those 8uests who had too actively trollabl I eiJlselves (a) on minute and attractively uncon- A scient'fi'C^CeS' °r ^ ^ 'n a 'lazardous game of ring-a-roses. reactio "lvestigation should be made into certain muscular since the winners of the bicycle races managed somehow to make their feet revolve accurately at such an extraordinary speed (.hat they appeared as a mere blur. The Portsmouth Club, incidentally, has recently been re constituted, and, on November 1 last year, was completely taken over from P.S.I.O.W.A. under the joint management of Mr. O. R. Guard and Sir Charles Rose—both private owners. At the moment, the fleet consists of one Moth Major and two Gipsy I Moths, while Fit. Lt. H. J. A. Williams is the chief instructor. The amount of flying being done is steadily rising month by month.
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