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1937
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MAY 13, 1937. FLIGHT. 477 Private Flying MIDLAND Flying times for the week ended April 30 totalled 45 hr 45 min New members are Miss W. Bach (flying), Dr. Benson and Messrs. H. W. Hemming, W. H. Craven, F. J. B. Hopkins, T. W. Clibbery and C. R B. Smith (ordinary). BRISTOL AND WESSEX Club members flew 39 hr. 20 min. during the fortnight ended April 24, and one solo flight was made by Mr. J. Keedwell. Messrs. R. A. Elton and N. C. Aubrey-Fletcher have joined the Club. The passenger fee of 5s. per day has now been reduced to is. per flight. SOUTH COAST Forty-three hours' flying was logged during the week ended May 2. New members were Messrs. J. P. Hannay, F. A. Smith, E. Rhodes and N. Buchanan, while Dr. C. H. Selby passed his " A " licence tests. For last week times totalled 39 hours. Arrangements are now- complete for the dawn patrol on May 23, which it is hoped will beat last year's record of sixty-eight machines. This will be preceded fjy an " Eve of the Battle Dance." HANWORTH The flying time at Hanworth for the week ended May 1 was 77 hr. 30 min. New members were Mr. A. Gazda, Mr. J. Ward and Mr. P. Smith. Mr. L. E. Knight went solo and Air. P. Powell passed his " A " licence tests. Time for last week amounted to 84 hr. 50 min. New members were Mrs. Betty Kirby-Greene and Messrs. J. Roberts, Brice and Kiley. Mr. T. Welsh and Mr. R. Hafner have passed their " A " licence tests, and Mr. D. Tressler has gone solo. YORKSHIRE Club machines flew 69 hr. 10 min. during the week ended May 2, and 140 far. 5 min. during the month of April. Mr. F. Leach passed his " A " licence tests and Mr. J. A. Smith, an aviation group mem ber, went solo. Last week's flying totalled 41 hr. 25 min. New members are Messrs. W. Garthwaite and Dewsbury (flying), and Mrs. Rinch- Womersley and Messrs. A. Ambler, Bradford, E. T. Laverack and Shipley (associate). DONCASTER Club machines put in 22 hr. 20 min. for the week ended April 28, bringing the total flying time for April to 42 hr. 35 min. New members were Mrs. E. Kitchen, Miss E. Wilson, and Messrs. T. S. Jenkinson, A. Parkin, R. C. Davies, W. Pyrah, H. J. L. Cawood, W H. Yoell, G. A. Bell and F. E. L. Banister. A total of 20 hr. 40 min. was put in during last week. Mr. W. Humble's Leopard Moth (G-ACLO) is now being kept at Doncaster. The Club's next dawn patrol has been fixed for May 30. YAPTON Flying times for the month of April reached a total of 139 hr. 20 min., the weather being very fine indeed during the latter part of the month. The times for last week were 34 hr. 35 min. New flying members are Capt. and Mrs. Dane, Mrs. Marie Hajek, and Messrs. J. Hutton, E. F. Sail, C. W. Parish and L. K. Cozens. Capt. and Mrs. Dane have joined the Club for flying while on leave from Malaya, and the last four are taking the £15 " A " course. Mr. J. G. Pierce has made his first solo, and Miss Beryl Partridge and Mr. Arthur Gadie have passed their " A " tests. CAMBRIDGE Flying times at Marshalls' Flying School for the week ended May 2 totalled 90 hr. 35 min. Messrs. Pringle, Butterworth, Gordon, Giles, Gibbon and How joined the School, and Messrs. Drew and Gabb went solo, Mr. Drew also passing the tests,for his "A." For last week the flying times totalled 94 hr. 35 min. Messrs. Challis, Turner, Griffin and Alien joined, and Messrs. Rigg, Pringle and Smith went solo Mr. Wallis passed the height and cross-country test for his " B " licence, and Mr Mitchell the technical examinations for his " B." BROOKLANDS Club machines flew 126 hours during the week ended May 2. " A " and " B " licence tests were passed by Mr. Auster and Mr. Stevens respectively, while Mr. Willoughby went solo. The Brook- lands Aero and Flying Club, co-operating with the Coronation Hos pitality Committee recently entertained a large party of overseas visitors at the aerodrome. During last week the time was 89 hours, and Messrs. Spreckley and Furhival went solo. " B " licence tests were passed bv Messrs. Ewart and Stevens, and the instructor's course is being "taken by Mr. Chalmers. The new hangars of Brook- lands Aviation are now complete internally and the service depart ment has already moved into its new home. A fifth Tiger Moth will shortly be added to the Club fleet and this will be completely equipped for blind flying. LONDON The flying time for the week ended May 1 totalled 141 hr. 30 mm. Messrs. A. Carnegie and A. G. Wainwright made their first solo flights, and new members were Miss R. Robertson, Mr. G. Hinckley and Mr. J. Scott. Last week the total was 178 hr. 45 min., and Messrs. G. S. Pine and T. H. Wingate-Hill flew night flights from Croydon to Lympne. New members were Miss R. King Everard and Messrs. J. B. Douglas and J. S. Fox. The Club will be open during the Whitsun holiday, but, as usual, will be close 1 on Saturday, June 26, the day of the Royal Air Force Display The S.B.A.C. Display will take place on June 28 and 29, and the Club will be closed on these days—as it will on September 10 and 11 for the King's Cup Air Race. Members will have the same facilities as those of the RoyalAero Club. LEICESTERSHIRE Machines of the Leicestershire Aero Club put in 77 hr. 40 min. during April. Twenty-four trips to ten different aerodromes wire made, and forty-nine machines of various types visited the aero drome. The Club has acquired a new D.H. Tiger Moth (G-AETO). C.A.S.C. For the week ended May 2 members flew 18 hr. 15 min. at Cambridge, and last Sunday week No. 4 (Kent) Squadron put in 4 hr. 30 min. at Gravesend. Mr. A. G. Drew has carried out his " A " licence tests and Messrs. Bird, Gibbons and Allan have made trial flights. On Saturday last members were on duty at Hanworth for Midland Bank Flying Club's opening. At Cambridge on Sunday, in spite of incessant rain, members flew 3 hr. 25 min. EAST MIDLANDS During recent months the East Midlands Flying Club has made tremendous strides in achieving the ambition of " Flying for All," No fewer than twelve members are at present taking a special " A " licence course inaugurated and financially supported by Mr. Le Champion, the president. The Club now has a Comper Swift, an Avro Cadet, a Gipsy I Moth and a B.A.C. Drone, and the clubhouse and aerodrome is open every day, with the exception of Monday. SOUTHEND Owing to the fact that Southend is being visited by the Fleet for the Coronation celebrations, special arrangements have been made to enable members and visitors and the general public to view this sight from the air and for this purpose the Club's twin-engined Scion will be used and be augmented by other aircraft as required. All officers of the Fleet stationed at Southend have been invited to the Club as honorary members and a special programme has been arranged. NORFOLK AND NORWICH Nearly 35 hours were put in by the Norfolk and Norwich Aero Club pilots during last week. Messrs. Bradley, Watson and Hesketh have now completed their " B " licence training at the Club. The first is proceeding to Hatfield in order to obtain experience on bigger types, whilst Mr. Hesketh is leaving for the Blackburn School at Brough for the same purpose. Mr. Norman Brett is taking the instructor's course with Flt./Lt. Bullmore. Mr. O'Meara has made his first solo. NORTHAMPTONSHIRE Flying hours for the month of April at Sywell were very satisfac tory, the total being more than double that of the same month last year. The Club's private owners continue to be very active. Many cross-country flights and trips to the Continent were made by Messrs. J. and G. Linnell and Mr. Henry Deterding. On Thursday, May 6, the brothers Linnell had the interesting experi ence of forming the opposing air forces at the field day held by the Wellingborough O.T.. The scouting and bombing carried out by them was of great value in making the manoeuvres a success. A.S.T. A further type of training has now started at Air Service Train ing, where instruction is being given to members of the R.A.F. Volunteer Reserve. As this entails evening and week-end work, A.S.T. now works 364 days in a year. A further indication of the rapid expansion of the School is that a third Cutty Sark amphibian has been taken en during the month to cope with the training of Long Course students, while a "baker's dozen" of three new types are on order. Hamble will then possess forty-eight machines of fourteen types. A Kestrel engine and a Fury airframe, the gifts of Rolls-Royce and the Hawker Aircraft Co., have been added to the instructional equipment. The larger hangar is being doubled in size and work has started on the erection of a large modern mess. When the latter is complete the existing Club building will be converted into a lecture centre. A distinguished visitor during the month of April was Mr. Carroll Cone, of the U.S.A. Bureau of Air Commerce, who paid a visit to the School, accompanied by Major O. G. Villiers of the Air Ministry. New civilian pupils are Messrs. Phitidis, Makhyoun, Duff-Mitchell, Turnbull, Kimpton and Hallett. Four of these are taking Long Courses. Messrs. Olley and Fenwich have left to join the staff of Imperial Airways and Messrs. Raubenheimer, Stephens and Ando have completed their training. A Flapped Sailplane THE first of the three special sailplanes, which are being produced for July meeting on the Wasserkuppe, has now flown at Sutton Bank. The machine has been made by Slingsby Sailplanes, of Kirby Moorside, to the designs of Sqd. Ldr. G. M. Buxton, and is especially interesting because split trailing edge flaps have been fitted. This sailplane is a direct descendant of the Hjordis I, and will be known as the King Kite. It has a fixed tailplane and the controls are generally less sensitive than those of its forerunner. In addition to Sqd. Ldr. Buxton, nine pilots have been in vited by the British Gliding Association to attend the Wasser kuppe meeting, including such well-known soaring experts as Messrs. Wills, Hiscox and Dewsbury, and Mrs. Price, who is better known under her maiden name of Meakin.
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