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1936
1936 - 2007.PDF
™~~—^^^^ — IOO FLIGHT. JULY 16, 1936. Private Flying BORDER The new Club Hornet was recently flown up by Fit. Lt. S. H. Potter. The Tipsy was to have visited Carlisle on July 13 and 14. The training machines, barring the Hornet, are still having their C. of A.'s, but should be ready almost immediately. C A. S. C. Last Wednesday week members attended a parade and drill of a Territorial searchlight company and saw the methods employed in anti-aircraft work. On Friday and Saturday members were on duty at Hatfield, and on Sunday flew five hours, cross-countries being made to Sywell. BENGAL The pilot-instructor, Mr. R. P. Dargalkar, has left the Club to act as the pilot to the Maharajah of Mayurbhanj-. Thirteen hours five minutes dual and 55 hr. 20 min. solo was recorded during May. Mr. J. N. Chaudhuri has gone solo, and Messrs. V. G. Gadgil and J. W. Buck have passed the tests for their " A " licence. NOTTINGHAM Bad weather prevented flying on several occasions last week and the flying total for the seven days was only 40 hours. Capt. L. A. K. Halcomb joined as an associate member, and Messrs. J. A. Harris and W. Hewitt became flying members. Mr. B. H. Dowson qualified for his " A " licence. Capt. and Mrs. Hall flew to Le Touquet for the opening of the Airport. NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE For the week ending July n the total flying time was 49 hr. 10 min. An Avro Cadet has been loaned to the Club and is proving very popular. Several members have flown the Tipsy which visited Woolsington for demonstration and were greatly impressed with the performance. The Club is expecting delivery of a new B.A. Swallow and Tiger Moth during the next week or so. MADRAS Mr. L. S. Flamer Caldera went solo during May and, like Messrs S. Runganadhan, R. Atmaram and W. Parthasarathy, qualified for the " A " licence. PORTSMOUTH Thirty-four hours 40 min. flying was recorded during the week ending July 10. New members were: Miss A. J. Fawsitt, Messrs. R. D. Parkhouse and F. J. Gibney and Sub. Lt. O. Bailey, R.jj The monthly landing competition was held on Sunday, July 5 the result being: (1) Mr. R. D. Parkhouse, (2) Mr. E. H. Burridgc', (3) Mr. C. Nepean Bishop. Messrs. A. E. Newman and J. F. Carroll have qualified for their " A " licences. R.A.F. In face of unpleasant weather this summer a considerable amount of flying has been done on Club machines and the Puss Moth has spent much of its time abroad. Recently, F/O. A. J. Stuart made a trip to Paris, Cologne, Frankfurt and Rotterdam, and F/O. H. L, Warren is flying the Puss Moth to Frankfurt, where he is taking part in a sculling contest. The following members have recently joined the Club: Fit. Lt. B. C. Bonner, F/O. J. Newall Tomes, and P/O. M. W. B. Knight. YAPTON The total of the flying times for June was ir2 hr. 25 min. Mrs. Airlie Williams, Messrs. E. Heale, John Hunter, D. B. Prentice, and E. C. Mitchell joined the Club during June. On July 3, Tommy Rose brought his King's Cup mount for a final tuning up in the Club hangar. Mr. Clark has bought an Avian which will be main tained at Yapton. The Club intends to buy another Moth as the " air strength " has been found insufficient to meet members' de mands. Flying times for July up to the nth were 59 hr. 20 min. New members during that period were Messrs. C. F. Benson, D. Holland, R. W. Compton-Hall, L. Stonhill, R. Sadler and M. S. Freeman. Messrs. Benson and Holland are working for their " B." The Novice Speaks Growing Wings, by Filson Young (Michael Joseph, Ltd., 6s.). W HEN one considers the large number of people who obtain their " A " licences every year and compare this num ber with the population of the country, it is not difficult to understand the interest displayed by the ordinary grounds man in this apparently miraculous and heroic business of learning to fly. Those who cannot at present afford to learn like to discover, in advance, how difficult it is going to be, and those who like to know " what it feels like." Hence the considerable interest displayed in Mr. Filson Young's radio talks given last year, which were made all the more enlightening because the speaker was not by any means a young man, and was, consequently, a fair example of the '' ordinary person '' who had discovered that flying was not as difficult or hazardous as it has often been made out to be. In this book, the popular talks have been reproduced and are followed by a retrospective series of chapters written after the author had obtained his "A" licence. Because his ex periences had by then become properly graded and because he had discovered that to learn to fly is but the beginning of the journey, this second part is, perhaps, both more use ful and more interesting than the first. Nevertheless, as a record of impressions, these earlier chapters could not have been repeated after the event and are, consequently, potted history—the history of every man or woman who has given practical expression to the belief that flying has come to stay. The London-Newcastle Race IN last week's issue various details were given of the Lon don-Newcastle race, which will be held on Saturday, August 8. Owing to pressure on space these details did not include a list of the prizes. These are: 1st, ^75 and the New castle-upon-Tyne Trophy (held for a year); 2nd, /20; and 3rd, /io. There will be a special prize of /10 for the pilot making the fastest time. Entries will be received by the Sec retary of the Newcastle Aero Club up to 5 p.m. on July 22 and late entries until 12 noon on July 29. Gloucester and Cheltenham TO-DAY, Thursday, the new Cheltenham and Gloucester aerodrome will be opened by Lord Swinton, the Secretary of State for Air, at 2.45 p.m. After the ceremony there will be a series of displays—in cluding one by a pair of Gloster Gauntlets and a demonstra tion of formation flying by No. 40 (Bomber) Squadron—the "Cotswold Handicap" air race, and demonstrations. There will be a sealed arrival competition, for two prizes (£10 and £5), between 11.30 and 12.40. The Six Hoars of Angers N INETEEN machines participated in the French endurance contest, known as the Twelve Hours of Angers, last Sun day. They were divided into three categories according to the displacement of their engines. Five were in the 8-litre class, six in the 4-litre and eight in the 2-litre category. The start of the race was to have been at 6 a.m. and the contest was to have continued for twelve hours, the winner being the machines to cover the longest distance in that time. Low cloud, with a thick fog and a ceiling of about 150ft., in addi tion to frequent showers caused the officials to delay the start until noon, when the weather began to brighten. There was a close contest in the 8-litre class during the greater part of the race between Maurice Amoux and Serge Boris. Towards the last half-hour, however, Serge Boris was obliged to abandon the contest through engine trouble, and two other contestants in the 8-litre class were forced to come down, leaving a free field for Arnoux, whose only com petitor in his class, Miss Elisabeth Lion (Caudron Aiglon), finished about 500 km behind him. Arnoux also put up the best time, covering 1 649 km at a speed of 274 kmjh. Three out of the six machines in the 4-litre category com pleted the course and six of the eight 2-litre machines flew the entire distance. The official results were: — Pilot. 1. Maurice Arnoux 2. Miss Klisabeth Lion. EIGHT-LITRE Plane. Caudron Caudron Aiglon. CLASS. Engine. Renault Renault Distance Covered. km. 1 649 1 070 Av. Speed. km Ih. 274 FOUR-LITRE CLASS. 1. Joseph Kalla... 2. Roger Bellon .. 3. Jaroslav Hausman. RibibeoOl ... Comper Swift Beta Minor B 50. Walter Pobjoy Waiter Minor 1 229 1 091 1 053 201 TWO-LITRE CLASS. 1. Karel Mares ... 2. Breyier 3. Bemimuid ... 4. d'Okhuy8en ... 5. E. Garand 6. Barelli Bibi Be 501... Mauboussin Hemiptere. Tipsy S-2 ... Tipsy S-2 ... " Baby Praga." Gaucher Walter- Mikron. Train... Ava ... Aya ... I'raga Train 1 002 711 726 676 641 5S3 107 —
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