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1936
1936 - 2060.PDF
JULY 23. I93& FLIGHT. 117 Frivcte Flying M'^rt 0 S. Willing, S. Edge, P. D. Paifces and N. R. Gill have ined the Club as flying members. Flying times for the week ndin" July 17 were 18 hr. 35 min. dual, and 23 hr. 40 min. solo and passenger. N0RTH BRITISH Visitors and flying hours were few last week on account of the weather- One arrival was Air Vice Marshal Burnett in an R.A.F. Hart Trainer to spend a week-end. Aberdeen Airways are still work- in" at full pressure and at the end of last week made an ambulance- trip from Stromness. LIVERPOOL Hiving times for the month to July 18 aggregate 140 hr. 45 min. Both clubhouses will be open over the August Bank Holiday week end. Hooton will close on its normal day (Tuesday, August 4) and Sptke on the following day. The clubhouse at Hooton will be closed from August 17 to 30 inclusive and that at Speke from August 3, to September 13. BORDER The arrival of the new Hornet Moth "meant the resumption of flving. News has been received that the engine of " CM." has been despatched after its " complete " and this machine should be- in commission almost immediately. The newly acquired Gipsy II Moth is expected back very soon. The Tipsy monoplane visited Carlisle last week and was demonstrated to, and flown by, members ol the (Tnl). It made a very gocd impression. HANWORTH Two non-flying days were recorded last week, but the flying time was 53 hr. 10 min. New members were Mr. Wainwright (National League of Airmen), Mr. M. V. Nutall, and Mr. J. Webber. Mr. Hubbard went solo. The Standard Car Owners Club held a successful rally at the aerodrome last Sunday and occasioned extensive flying. The London Air Park Flying Club has acquired a Leopard Moth which will be available for joy riding and hire. NORTH AMPTONSHIR E The Club's latest flying members, Capt. Sir Pester Grant Lawson and Mr. P. Eyton-Williams, managed to squeeze in a little instruc tion between showers. Major G. R. D. Shaw has bought a Puss Moth from Brooklands. The first of a series of flying visits to other (Tubs was to have commenced on Thursday, July 24, when thv Club's private owners were to convey associate members, chosen by ballot, to the Leicestershire Aero Club. Messrs. G. and J. Lin- ntdl. ever untiring in their efforts to create enthusiasm for aviation, gave a demonstration in their Hornet and Gipsy III Moths at a gar den party held in Mr. Swann's grounds at Hardwicke, when over eighty Kotarians were entertained. SOUTH COAST His Grace the Duke of Norfolk has kindly consented to become president of the South Coast Flying Club. Strong wind and rain has held up flying during the past fortnight. During the week end ing July 12 just over 30 hr. were logged and last Friday 10 hr. were put in. On the evening after the King's Cup eliminating contest Mr. Graham-Head, a member, gave an excellent film show of the International Meeting held a few weeks ago. Mr. Edwards has taken his " A " licence and Mrs. Anslev and Messrs. A. H. Waters, S W. R. Howell, J. H. Maswell, A. E. Perkins, W. H. Ralph, K. K. Ebbets, Pears, Beaelle and Willingham have become mem bers. HERTS AND ESSEX The total flying time for June was 401 hr. 39 min., which is 40 hr. better than for June last year. With two machines in the shops and four in service, 225 hr. 39 min. flying was recorded during the fortnight ended July 16. First solos were made by Messrs. T. B. »'ood, J. B. Bayas and A. H. Lumden (Air League). Messrs. ;;• p;> Sampson and Homi Chothia completed their tests for the B" licence. Messrs. A. R. Frogley, M. Espiaube, D. Nock and K. Randall (Club Steward) in a Monospar; G. L. Curtis, Len Walters and F. Morat in a Spartan; and V. A. Ercolani and H. Llhs in an Avian, have returned after a most successful tour on the belgium Flight. Mrs. G. B. McGinn and Messrs. J. B. Bayas, '»• M. Taylor and A. S. Gallimore have become flying members. NORFOLK AND NORWICH On Ibursday evening, July 16, the Lord Mayor and Lady Mavoress M Norwich with members of the City Council and a number of the corporation officials, were entertained at the Municipal Aerodrome. 1 toy were invited by the President and Directors of the Norfolk ana Norwich Aero Club, who received the guests with Lady Holmes. ne object of the visit was to give the City Council an opportunity the'nS1HC\tmg persom,1y the airport which the Club manages for T , tne suests were arriving, no less than seven visiting laciniKs landed and later in the evening a further three came, in- barlT M' King' a member of the Club who had just come tinn V Swltzer'and in his new B.A. Eagle. Various demonstra- ions and an aerobatic display were given. LANCASHIRE was^ r\sults. o£ the cross-country competition on July 11, which "Inn" '' ,,m these notes a few weeks ago and commented on by lev t> n m F,ight o£ Tulv 9. were as follows: 1, C. R. Bever- Svkes An'fifror): 2' Sir Kenneth Crossley; 3. Messrs. Ogle and which wf 1 cvomPetltors had a good knowledge of the country, comnetit valuable in the prevailing bad weather, and only one from \V?rHf0Ui °f eight entrante turned back. The course was Joaiord to a point near Delamere Forest, to one south-east of Nantwich and back to Woodfcrd—a total of sixty miles. During the party the senior landing competition was won by Mr. G. Y. Oddy and the junior by Mr. D. L. Armitage. The arrival competi tion was won by Sir Kenneth Crossley and the visiters' prize by Mr. Duke-Woolley, from Oxford. In. ike Beginning Airdays, by John F. Leeming (George G. Harrap and Co., Ltd., London. 75. 6d.). T O those cf us who weie in any way connected with the light aeroplane movement in the early days, such a book as Airdays is alive with memories, and to thosj who arc ne v to the flying business it will provide the necessary yet exceedingly amusing education. The club chairman's life in the days of 1925 and 1926 did net consist merely of making bright little speeches on occasion and the director of an air-taxi firm— started years before its time—did not just put his feet on the desk and wait for business to roll up. There was no business. It would be impossible, in a brief review of this kind, to give any idea of the scops of this book. I saw the glider at Alex andra Park and, belore I learnt to fly, enviously watched the work at Woodford with a couple of Cirrus I Moths, so the story of early days of the Lancashire Club was packed with interest for me. But the layest of lay readers will be unable to put Airdays on one side, s;mply because it is so packed with anecdotes. The history of Northern Air Lines should be read by all budding financiers who are now looking at aviation as a "safe bet"; the history of Manchester's airport (the first municipal venture), should be read by all who are a little superior about the fact that Ringway is now replacing Barton; and the whole book should be read by anyone who has second hand ideas about the character of that father of civil aviation development in this country—the late Sir Sefton Brancker. The story about the cotton operative who, after a forced landing crack-up on a joyride, refused to leave the ship, even though petrol was pouring from the tank, is worth a great deal. Together they sprang .... to pull the body clear .....' You leave me alone, can't yer? I'm lookiu' £er me 'at ' There we have the reason why the north country has been slow to take to the air yet is now becoming one of the most useful areas for air-line operation. INDICATOR. Ah Initio in Rare TT is an undoubted fact that the best and most economical -*- method of learning to fly is to do it, so to speak, in one fell swoop; in other words, to accommodate oneself at or near an aerodrome for the duration. In these circumstances, the pleasanter one's surroundings the better. Certainly, at the Worcestershire Flying School, near Per- shore, the surroundings are very pleasant indeed, and the aerodrome is small enough to ensure that a pupil who is allowed to go solo knows something about approaches as well as landings. At the same time, this aerodrome, save for a few tall trees on the eastern boundary, has safe exits and entries, and, since it is surrounded by fields, there should be little risk in the case of engine failure after the take-off. The dimensions are of the order of 350 and 450 yards. When a member of the staff of Fliglit came in for the first time, the approach had to be made over these trees, with a downhill run at the end, yet the machine pulled up comfortably quite a long way from the boundary without use of the brakes. There is. in fact, a great deal more space than might be imagined after a cursory examination from the air. No mark ing circle is laid out, but the aerodrome cannot be missed once its position in relation to Pershore and a road-rail crossing have been memorised. Resident pupils stay at Tilesford House, a sixteenth- century farmhouse lying a few yards up the road, and there, also, is the club, with a lounge, recreation room, and so forth. Though there is no need for the itinerant pupil to join the club, the membership fee is so low that it is difficult to imagine anyone not doing so. The school owns two Cirrus II Moths, one of which is equipped for instrument flying, and a third Moth is hired for the busy season. The rates are £2 an hour for dual instruction and 30s an hour for solo, with, of course, reductions for contract flying. As an example, it is interesting to note that a complete "B" licence course can be obtained for £195; a figure which includes the cost of the necessary night flying. F/O. James Bunning, the principal ("father" to his less earnest pupils), has had some eighteen years of flying experi ence, and possesses, in addition, the necessary ground engineer's licences. Altogether, it is a family affair of the best and most pleasant kind.
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