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MARCH 18, 1937. FLIGHT. CAVALCADE of the CLUBS What the Prospective Member Wants to Know : Locations, Instructional Fees, Hire Charges and Special Courses. • ABERDEEN.—NORTH BRITISH AERO CLUB, Dvce Airport, Aberdeen": Fleet: 2 D.H. Moths. Normal Rales: Dual, £2 is. 6d. an hour; solo, £1 173. 6d. an hour. BARNSTAPLE.—BARNSTAPLE AND NORTH DEVON FLYING CLUB, Heanton Court Aerodrome, Barnstaple:—Fleet: 2 Gipsy I Moths. Normal Rates: Dual, £2 an hour; solo, £1 15s. an hour. BELFAST.—NORTH OF IRELAND AERO CLUB, Newtownards, Co. Down:—Fleet: 1 Avro Cadet. Normal Rates: Dual, £2 an hour; solo, £1 15s. an hour. BIRKENHEAD.—BIRKENHEAD AND WIRRAL FLYING CLUB, Newborns Lane, Oxton, Birkenhead. (Flying at Hooton).— Fleet: Purchase of Drone and Trainer under consideration. Normal Rates: 10s. an hour; special courses in construction and mainten ance. . BIRMINGHAM.—MIDLAND AERO CLUB, LTD., Castle Brom- wich Aerodrome, Birmingham: —Fleet: 3 Moth Majors and 1 Tiger Moth. Normal Rates: Dual, £1 an hour; solo, £1 10s. an hour; blind flying, £2 an hour. Special Rates: Cross-country flying on 90 m.p.h. basis £1 10s. an hour; 1 hour free flying in every 15. BOURNEMOUTH. — BOURNEMOUTH FLYING CLUB, Bournemouth Airport, Christchurch, Hants: —Fleet: 3 Moths and 1 Westland Widgeon. Normal Rates: Instruction and advanced dual, £2 an hour; solo from £1 10s. an hour; contract rate from £1 7s. an hour. BRIGHTON.—SOUTH COAST FLYING CLUB, The Airport, Shoreham, Sussex.—Fleet: 3 Gipsy Moths (additional machines can be obtained from Brooklands when necessary). Normal Rates: Dual, £2 2s. an hour; solo, £2 an hour; solo after 25 hours and test, £1 17s. 6d. an hour. BRISTOL.—BRISTOL AND WESSEX AEROPLANE CLl'B, LTD., Bristol Airport, Whitchurch, Bristol:— Fleet: 2 B.A. Swal lows (Pobjoy and Cirrus) and 1 Avro Cadet. Normal Rates: Dual, £2 2s. an hour; solo, £i 15s. and £1 10s. an hour;" advanced dual, £2 10s. an hour; 10 per cent, reduction for flying done before 2 p.m. except on Sundays and Bank Holidays. Special Rates: "B" licence, blind flying and instructors courses at reduced terms. CAMBRIDGE. — Marshalls FLYING SCHOOL and THE CAMBRIDGE AERO CLUB, Fen Ditton Aerodrome, Cambs: — Fleet: 8 Gipsy Moths, 1 Puss Moth and 1 Monospar. Normal Rates: Dual and solo, £1 10s. an hour. CANTERBURY.—KENT FLYING CLUB, Bekesbourne Aero drome, Canterbury, Kent:—Fleet: 3 Miles Hawks and Miles Falcon. Normal Rates: Dual, £2 an hour, and solo £1 10s. an hour on Hawks; dual, £2 10s. an hour, and solo £2 an hour on the Falcon; blind flying and instructors courses, £2 an hour. CARDIFF.—CARDIFF AEROPLANE CLUB, LTD., Cardiff Airport: —Fleet: 2 Gipsy I Moths and 1 Miles Hawk Major. Normal Rates: Dual, £2 an hour and solo £1 10s. an hour on Moths; dual, £2 5s. an hour and solo £2 an hour on the Hawk. Special Rates: £1 5s. an hour for six hours or more purchased in advance, and £1 an hour for 25 hours or more purchased in advance on Moths; the respective figures for the Hawk are £1 15s. and £1 10s. an hour. CARLISLE.—BORDER FLYING CLUB, LTD., Carlisle Aero drome, Kingstown, Carlisle : —Fleet: 2 Gipsy II Moths and 1 Hornet Moth. Normal Rates: Dual and blind flying instruction, £1 17s. 6d. an hour; solo, £1 12s. an hour. Special Rates: £1 10s. an hour on the Hornet, and £1 5s. an hour on Moths after 30 hours. COVENTRY.—COVENTRY AEROPLANE CLUB, 25, Wain- bodv Avenue, Coventry:—Fleet: 2 B.A. Swallows. Normal Rates: Dual, £2 an hour; observed solo, £1 15s. an hour; later solo, £1 10s. an hour. DONCASTER.—DONCASTER AERO CLUB, The Airport, Doncaster:—Fleet: 2 Moths and 1 Cirrus Swallow. Normal Rates: Dual, £1 15s. an hour; solo, £1 10s. an hour. DUBLIN.—IRISH AERO CLUB, Baldonnel Aerodrome, Dub lin:—Fleet: 1 Gipsy I and 1 Gipsy III Moth. Norma! Rates: Dual, £2 an hour; solo, £1 10s. an hour. EASTBOURNE.—EASTBOURNE FLYING CLUB, LTD., Wilmington Aerodrome, Sussex: —Fleet: 2 B.A. Swallows and 1 Gipsy Moth. Normal Rates: Dual, £2 an hour; solo, £1 15s. an hour* EDINBURGH.—EDINBURGH FLYING CLUB, LTD., Mac- merry Aerodrome, East Lothian:—Fleet: 1 B.A. Swallow and 1 Moth Major. Normal Rates: Dual and advanced dual, £2 5s. an hour; solo, £1 10s. an hour. ELY.—ELY AERO CLUB, City Chambers, Market Street, Ely, Cambs:—Fleet: 3 Kronfeld Drones (2 larger machines shortly to be purchased). Normal Rates: Solo and ground instruction, 15s. an hour. Special Rates: 10s. an hour after 40 hours' flying; long- period hire, £1 5s. a day. FOLKESTONE.—CINQUE PORTS FLYING CLUB, LTD., Lympne, Airport, Kent:—Fleet: Gipsy I Moths, B.A. Swallow, Tiger Moth, Moth Major, Leopard Motfi, Puss Moth, Monospar and Aeronca. Normal Rates: Dual, £2 an hour, and solo £1 10s. an hour for Gipsy Moths and Swallow; dual, £2 5s. an hour and solo £1 15s. an hour for Tiger and Moth Major; dual, £3 10s. an hour and solo £3 an hour for Leopard and Puss; dual, £5 an hour and solo £4 an hour for the Monospar; and solo, £1 5s. an hour for the Aeronca. Special Rates: " B " licence night flight inclusive of insurance and instruction, £20; "B" licence lecture course, ^10 10s.; second-class navigator's course, £15 15s. (additional); long-period hire arranged at special rates. GLASGOW.—SCOTTISH FLYING CLUB, LTD., Renfrew Aerodrome, Renfrew:—Fleet: 4 Gipsy III Moths, 1 Gipsy Major Moth, 1 Leopard Moth, 2 Hornet Moths, and 2 De Luxe Drones. Normal Rates: Dual, advanced dual and blind flying, £2 an hour; solo, £1 10s. an hour (£2 an hour in Leopard); 15s. an hour for Drone flying. Special Rates: £\ 10s. an hour for first 15 hours' solo; £1 5s. an hour for next 15 hours' solo, and £1 an hour for all later solo. GLOUCESTER.—COTSWOLD AERO CLUB. LTD., Glouces ter and Cheltenham Airport, Cheltenham Road, Gloucester:—Fleet: 1 Moth and 1 Desoutter. Normal Rates: Dual, £2 an hour; solo, £1 10s. and £1 15s. an hour. GRIMSBY.—LINCOLNSHIRE AERO CLUB, Waltham, Lines : — Fleet: 1 B.A. Swallow, 1 D.H. Fox Moth, 1 Blackburn Bluebird, and 1 Blackburn B.2 Trainer. Normal Rates: Dual, £2 an hour; solo, £1 10s an hour. HARROGATE.—The Harrogate Club is embodied in the York and Leeming Flying Club until such a time as the Corporation decide to go forward with their aerodrome scheme. HULL.—HULL AERO CLUB (1034) LTD., Hedon Aerodrome, Hull: — Fleet: 2 Cirrus III Moths and 1 Puss Moth (a B.A. Swallow may shortly be added). Normal Rates: Dual, £1 T5S. an hour; solo and advanced dual, £1 10s. an hour. Special Rates: £1 5s. an hour for 5 hours paid in advance; £\ 2s. 6d. an hour for TO hours, and £1 an hour for 20 hours. A scholarship scheme is in force whereby, after a trial lesson, pupils are given a miximum of 12 hours' dual and 3 hours' solo for /15. IPSWICH.—IPSWICH AERO CLUB, The Airport. Ipswich: — Fleet: 1 D.H. Moth (later to be supplemented by a Miles Whitney Straight). Normal Rates: Dual, £2 an hour and solo £1 10s. an hour; advanced dual and solo, £2 5s. an hour and £1 15s. an hour respectively. Special Rates: £\ 7s. 6d. to £\ 13s. 6d. an hour for contract flying with prepayment; free flying at the rate of 15 minutes for every five hours; three hours' licence-renewal solo at £1 an hour. ISLE OF WIGHT.—ISLE OF WIGHT FLYING CLUB, LTD., Lea Airport, Sandown, I.O.W.:—Fleet: 1 Spartan Arrow and 1 Spartan two-seater. Normal Rates: Dual and solo, £1 10s. an Hour.
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