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1937
1937 - 0387.PDF
FEBRUARY II, 1937. FLIGHT. 149 Private Flying FROM the CLUBS and SCHOOLS LONDON THE flying time for last week was 29 hr. 5 min. Mr. A. T. Loch has joined the Club as a member. LIVERPOOL [lying times for January aggregated 122 hr. 5 min., this figure showing a .considerable increase over the corresponding period of last year. For the year ended December 31, 1936, Club aircraft flew 2,535 hr. 8 min. DONCASTER In spite of adverse weather conditions the Club machines put in in hr. 45 min. for the week ended January 31. Mr. M. J. McCloskey has joined as a new member. The Club is holding its second annual dinner and dance on Thursday, February 23. LEICESTERSHIRE Bad weather prevailed during January at Leicester and kept flying times down to 28 hr. 25 min. Six cross-country flights were made, while twenty-three aircraft of various types visited the aerodrome. Mr. D. C. H. Weir has passed his " A " licence tests. The Club has acquired a new B.A. Cirrus Swallow (G-AES1). BRISTOL AND WESSEX During January members of the Bristol and Wessex Aeroplane Club flew 53 hr. 15 min. The Club Cadet has now returned from Heston after a complete engine overhaul and repainting. A demon stration of the Miles Whitney Straight will be given on February 14. The flying times for last week amounted to 18 hr. 15 min. SOUTH COAST In spite of very bad weather, nearly 20 hours' flying was logged during the week. " B " licence candidates are getting busy on cross- countries, and Mr. Stevens last Monday week visited Reading, S\ well, the FVn District and Brooklands. An informal dance is being held on February 20 at the airport. MIDLAND Flying times for the fortnight ended February 5 amounted to 13 hr. 40 min. dual, and 14 hr. solo and passenger. Flying had to be cancelled on many days owing to bad weather. Cross-countries were carried out to ShOreham, Braunstone, Croydon and Heston. Miss C. M. Hughes has joined the Club as a flying member, while Mr. S. Baker has carried out his " A " licence tests. CINQUE PORTS During the intervals of moderately good visibility the Club was able to collect the three machines which were weather-bound at Hanworth and Croydon last week. The new Tiger Moth was brought from Croydon by Mr. K. K. Brown and is now in the workshops being " smartened up." Mr. C. G. Alington is starting off on a flight to Egypt in Messrs. Edwards' Monospar, which has been housed with'the Club for some time. NORFOLK AND NORWICH Adverse weather conditions throughout the week interfered with flymg activities, Notwithstanding this a total of 25 hours was flown by members, (m February '3 the Miles Whitney Straight was demonstrated. Fit. Lt. Bullmore spent most of the afternoon in It with various members. Mr. Carter, who recently qualified as a ground engineer, is undergoing an advance course of ground engineer ing with a view to increasing his qualifications. Members are reminded that the tenth anniversary dinner takes place on Feb ruary 25. PORTSMOUTH Unfavourable weather kept flying times down to n hr. 55 min. •luring the week ended February 5, and flying instruction was not possible on five days. The fifth and last monthly dance of the season was held in the Club lounge on February 3, and over one hundred and twenty members and their guests attended. Mr. A. fowusley has joined the Club. It is interesting to note that the Portsmouth Aero Club's fleet made 2,911 flights, totalling 1,333 hr. 50 min., during last year ended December 31, 1936. BROOKLANDS Bad weather again reduced flying time to 60 hours, but there_ were several new members during the week, namely, Messrs. Met- >°rd, Hartmann and Kidston. Mr. Kidston, a brother of the late M 5?d-r' Glen Kic!ston> is taking the blind-flying course. The Puss Aloth is now back at the aerodrome after its stay at Shoreham. Hiring the week the Westland W essex of Imperial Airways Training School landed at the aerodrome with a damaged airscrew. A spare »as flown over from Croydon and fitted on the spot. There was a M 'quel to the incident when, in the afternoon, a certain newspaper yang up the aerodrome to ask if it was true that an Imperial Airways giant air liner " had landed at Brooklands with a " blazing propeller "! YORKSHIRE Members of the Yorkshire Aeroplane Club flew 28 hr. 25 m'in. during the month of January, bad weather prevailing most of the time. The flying for the past week totalled 10 hr 15 min. HERTS AND ESSEX January's flying times totalled 143 h. 43 min. During the fortnight ended February 4 only eight days were available for living and 58 hr. 23 min. were logged. Mr. Mollison visited the Club during the latter week. CAMBRIDGE F'lying times at Marshall's Flying School for the week ended Febru ary 7 totalled 72 nr. 35 min. New members are Messrs. Bury-, Chesswell, English and Kamsay. Messrs. Bridge and Simpson have passed the tests for their " A " licences. C. A. S. C. *• Last week-end, in spite of continuous rain, members flew 12 hr. 40 min. Mr G. H. Chessell took his initial flight with the Corps. Arrangements are well in hand for No. 4 (Kent) Squadron to take training in the near future at Gravesend Airport. SOUTHEND There has been increased activity on cross-country work at the Southend Flying Club. Mr. C. F. Ball has gone solo, and an " A " licence has been obtained by Mr. Cotton. There will be a dance at the clubhouse on February 13, and a special Sixth Birthday dance and cabaret on February 27. REDHILL Hours for the week ended February 5 amounted to 30 hr. 40 min. Messrs. Brumfitt and Stewart have gone solo, while Messrs. W. F. Kathbone and J. K. Maxwell have completed all the tests for their "B" licences. Mr. J. D. Harris has completed his night flying tests for this licence. YAPTON Flying times for February to the 6th were 12 hr. 40 min., the machines having worked hard in the very few intervals between the bad weather spells. Mr. J. Matthews has joined the Club as a new member and is taking the £15 " A " Kcence course. Mr. L. Manila] has gone solo, while Mr. R. A. Hubbard has passed his height test. MALLING In spite of the appalling weather in January the Club machines completed 58 hr. 10 min. flying during the month. The landing com petition for the McCarthy Cup was won by Mr. K. Vinson. Mr. Copley has passed his " A " licence tests and there are four new flying members. A. S. T. During January an epidemic of influenza and the indifferent weather affected the number of flying hours and only 954 hours were flown. Three ground engineering pupils have completed their training and have immediately secured posts. Air Service Training continues to expand, the construction of new lecture rooms and an assembly hall having been commenced. LEEMING A large number of very enthusiastic members attended York aero drome last Friday afternoon and Saturday when demonstrations were gives on the Miles Whitney Straight aircraft by Mr. R. Malone. New pupils are Mr. Rowntree and Mr. Brownstone, while Mr. Hall has joined the Club as a member. Flying time for the week ended February 6 totalled 30 hr. 40 min. HANWORTH New members are Messrs. A. S. Halls, C. Smith (National League of Airmen), Wilson, Hill and Englebach. Mr. II. Yilen has gone solo. Cross-country flights have been made to Shoreham, Northamp ton and Gravesend. The Club Leopard Moth was hired during the week for film purposes, and another Club machine, with pilot, was hired by another company at Aldenham. An Aeronca was demon strated at Northampton during the week. Mr. John Kirwan is now helping with instruction. Flying time for last week amounted to 59 hr. 40 min. BORDER Practically all the past week was given over to the search for the ill-fated Dragonfly. All the Club machines were out from dawn to dusk, covering the Cheviots, Pennines and the Lake Hills. Weather conditions made it extremely difficult for the aerial searchers. Clouds were under 1,000 ft. most of the time, and on occasions machines were forced down to within 100 ft. of the ground. Strong winds and heavy rain added to the pilots' difficulties. Altogether the Club machines flew over 20 hours in the search, and credit is due to the pilots, Fit. Lt. Potter, Messrs. R. S. A. Beauchamp, W. B. Thomp son and A. Campbell, and to the observers, Messrs. T. Hodgson, R. Routledge, M. Thompson, T. S. Robinson and J. M. Bill, who gav« up their ordinary jobs to take part.
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