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i86 FLIGHT. AUGUST 13, 1935 Private Flying HULL Messrs. A. E. Banks and A. E. Purdie went solo during July, while Messrs. R. H. Walker, A. Myers and D. Hellyer passed their " A " licence tests. The indisposition of aircraft limited the flying total to 186 hr. The Super Drone will be demonstrated soon. The Tipsy was shown off recently. READING Eighty-five hours' flying was recorded by the Reading Aero Club last week. New pupils are Mrs. Brady, Mr. Tyson and Mr. Van Deurs. Mr. Dougias Fawcett has been staying in the Club for the past seven weeks renewing his licence on a Hawk Major. Miss Robinson and Mr. Houlding, from Rangoon, are also renewing their tickets. YAPTON No less than 158 hr. 25 min. flying was put in during July by the Yapton Aero Club. During the first eight days in August 60 hr. 50 min. flying was logged. New members are Messrs. Edward Paget (a private owner), Ali ESat, R. F. Wills and John Berrow. Capt. George Eyston has brought his Hornet Moth to the Club and is keeping it in the hangar. Mr. ML S. Freeman has gone solo and Mr. R. Compton-Hall is taking an " A " licence. NORFOLK AND NORWICH In spite of the fact that, owing to the holidays, there was no flying for the first two days of last week, 62 hr. were flown in Club machines. A large portion of this total was done by the boys attending the Third Public Schools Aviation Camp which opened last Wednesday. This figure constitutes a record for the year, but it is still far short of last year's record, which passed the century. However, with the improving weather, there is every hope that a new record will be set. F/O. M. Bircha-m obtained his instructor's licence last week at Brough, and has joined the staff at Mousehold aerodrome. .Most of the boys attending the Camp have arrived, but there are still four boys to come this week. Of the first arrivals, one, Mr. R. A. Kirkwood, of Dover College, lias already succeeded in mak ing his first solo. Mr. J. Korndorffer K.C.S. Wimbledon) and Mr. A. Meredith-Owens (Rossall), who, like Mr. Kirkwood, also attended last year's Camp, and who are renewing their licences, have also gone solo. In the ordinary course of Club flying Messrs. T. Man ning and F. R. Davy passed their " A " licence tests. Mr. P. George has joined the Club as a flying member. NOTTINGHAM The total flying time at Tollerton for the week ending £ugust 6 was 12 hr. 45 min. Mr. P. P. Bradley and Mr. G. S. Anderson joined as flying members. There were fourteen visiting aircraft MIDLAND Mr. W. H. Lord and Miss E. H. M. Thorneycroft joined as Hying members and Mrs. K. M. Parkes as an ordinary member. The flying times for the week ending August 7 were 21 hr. 10 min. dual and 23 hr. 10 min. solo and passenger. BROOKLANDS The new Weir " jump-off " Autogiro was demonstrated at the August Bank Holiday meeting. The machine was placed at the fork with its wheels not more than five yards from the inside banking and made a clean jump into the air of about 25 ft., clear ing the telegraph wires and boundary of the track. Mr. Ortega has bought a Miles Hawk. Pressure of work has compelled the service department to work overtime at week ends. Messrs. A Creedy, M. C. Seymour, Mr. Dumesnil and Dr. R. P. Booth have become members, while Messrs. Colby and May have made their first solos. WEST MALLING During July the Club aircraft flew 70 hr. and there were two first solos, one by Mr. C. E. Mercer and the other by Mr. Humphery Dade, who is, incidentally, the fourth brother of Mr. John Dade, the club instructor at West Mailing, to learn to fly. The large service hangar under construction will be ready for use this month. Owing to the unpopular cold front masquerading as summer weather the squash court has been much appreciated not only by members, but by those from other clubs who are always welcome, though a booking of the court by telephone is advisable. BRISTOL AND WESSEX Arrangements for the Club Garden Party on September 5 are well in hand and manufacturers are giving support by sending demon stration machines. An arrival competition will be open to all air craft arriving between 12.30 and 2.30, and there will be a bombing competition for pilots of club aircraft. Last week's flying total was 24 hr. 20 min. The figure for July was 106 hr. 30 min. Mrs. H. R. Wheeler, Messrs. J. G. Davidson and R. A. Barnwell and Mr. and Mrs. W. J. R. Syng have become members. Mr. J. S. Hothouse has gone solo. Messrs. R. Dyer, W. R. Maunder, E. W. Butler and J. H. Lewis have completed their " A " licence tests. The London-Johannesburg Race FOR the London-Johannesburg race, which is due to start on September 29, the Royal Aero Club has received the following entries :— Entrant. Len Coates Capt. S. S. Ha!se ... Victor Smith Henry S. Home Lt. Misri Chand Sir C. Guthrie D.W.Llewellyn F/O A. E. Clouston and F. E. Tasker De Havilland Aircraft Co.... MM. Capt. A. H. Miller.. Entrant Entrant Fit. Lt. T. Rose . Entrant Entrant F'O Clouston H. Buckingham Aircraft. Percival Mew Gull. Percival Mew Gull. Miles Sparrow Hawk. B.A.4. Percival Vega Gull. Percival Vega Gull. Percival Vega Gull. Miles Hawk VI. D.H.92 " Dolphin." The closing dates of entries have been extended to August 14 at ordinary fee, and August 28 at double fee. The turn ing point in Europe will be Belgrade and not Vienna. The selection of the starting aerodrome has not yet been made; the finishing point at Johannesburg will be the Baragwanath aerodrome. The Royal Air Force Club THE secretary of tile- Royal Air Force Club announces that the Club premises will be closed for repairs and redecora- tions from noon on Tuesday, September 1, until noon on Thurs day, October 1. Members will be the guests of the Cavalry Club, Junior Naval and Military Club, and Connaught Club. Letters, etc., usually collected by members of the Club may be called for at the Cavalry Club. Other letters, etc., will be redirected as members may require. About an Air Ambulance E NTITLED " Pioneers," an extremely well illustrated and informative brochure, dealing with the Monospar Ambu lance, has been published. The completeness of the list of aeronautical equipment is only rivalled by that of the medical and surgical equipment carried on board. Those interested may obtain the brochure from General Aircraft, Ltd., London Air Park, Feltham. The title "Pioneers," incidentally, is an allusion to Florence Nightingale and to the machine, the first one of which was named after her. Deauville-Cannes-Deauville HPHE third annual Grand Prix of the Aero Club of France -*- was flown over the course Deauville-Cannes-Deauville on Saturday and Sunday, July 25 and 26. The machines took off from Deauville at 1 o'clock on Saturday and on arriving at Cannes remained there until the same time on Sunday, when they took off again for Deauville. Fairly good weather favoured the race, which was won by Maurice Arnoux at an average speed of 192 m.p.h. He piloted a new Caudron low-wing monoplane, type 684, de signed by M. Riffard as an open cockpit military trainer but arranged as an enclosed two-seater for the occasion. A Renault 170 h.p. six-cylinder inverted direct-drive engine was fitted. Arnoux thus won the cup presented by M. Armand Esders, president of the Deauville Aero Club, to the pilot making the best time during the three past annual contests, each of which also carried a cash prize of 200,000 francs. Eight machines entered the race, one of which remained at Cannes. The finishers and their speeds were as follow : — Pilot. Arnoux .. Boris Trivier ... Maseotte Clement... Denis ... Nouve ... Machine. Caudron 684 ... Caudron Rafale Do. Maillet-Lignel... Do. Caudron Aiglon Do. Engine and h.p. Renault (170) Do. Do. Resmier (180) Do. Renault (100) Do. Average m.p.h. 192.0 Hi-.". 155.0 150.5 146.7 130.5 126.4 Speed. km'hr. ;i'!7.73 26!).;->:i $48,27 240.78 884.75 212,»9 202,26 A Percival Mew Gull, to be piloted by Guy de Chateaubrun, was also entered for the race, but arrived at the DeauviUe control station on the day before the race just ten minutes too late to qualify. Strange and Straight HIS many friends at home and abroad will be interested to learn that Col. L. A. Strange has resigned from the board of Spartan Aircraft, Ltd., and Spartan Air Lines, Ltd., an has joined the board of the Straight Corporation, Ltd.
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