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596 FLIGHT JUNE 17, 1937. THE FAL CONFERENCE Nearly a Hundred Delegates Coming to London for Next Week's Meeting NEARLY a hundred delegates, representing twenty-three countries, will attend the thirty-seventh conference of the Federation Aeronautique Internationale which opens in London next week. The actual conference begins -on Wednesday. They have a busy week before them, including their con ferences at Ariel House, Parliamentary and other receptions, an official banquet and visits to the R.A.F. Display, and to Mr. Lindsay Everard's aerodrome at Leicester. The programme was given in detail in Flight of May 27. The agenda of the conference cannot be disclosed at this stage, but the official list of delegates is given below. Austria.—Prince Kinsky. Ing. Eric von Kurzel, Runtscheiner, Prof. Dr. Werner Dorn. Belgium.—Comte d'Oultremont, George de Ro, Georges Hanet, Gaston A. Roeland, Pierre Toi'enacre, Georges Hausez. Czechoslovakia.—M. Ing. Bervida, J. Kopecky, Ing. Tenny Kumuera. Denmark. — M. P. Eskildsen. Egypt.—Taher Pasha, Ali Yehia Bey, Dr M. A. Zahra, Guriguis Awadalla. :<ranee.—Baron Amaury de la Grange, Colonel Wateau, M. Raty, A. Esders, d'Estailleur-Chanteraine, Ing. Hirschauer, A. Paumier, M. Massenet, Paul Tissandier, Blondel la Rougtry. Germany.—A. Krogman Great Britain.—The Marquess . of Londonderry, W. Lindsay Everard, M.P., Major A. Goodfellow, Captain K. Bartlett, Major APS for Air Touring and Air Information Symbols.—The Private Owners and Air Touring Committee of the Royal Aero Club met on June 9, when the following were present : — Major H. A. Petre, Fit. Lt. C. Clarkson, The Marquis of Clydesdale, J. G. Crammond, Major A. Goodfellow, W. D. Macpherson, G. H. Wilson Fox, H. E. Perrin, E. H. Spence and O. J. Tapper. The object of the meeting was to consider proposals relating to the standardisation of maps of scales suitable for air tour ing, commencing in Europe, and the standardisation of the symbols representing the air information required to be shown on such maps. The agreed proposals will be submitted by the Club to the Conference of the F.A.I, to be held in London from June 23 to 27, 1937- * * » King's Cup Air Race.—Intending competitors are reminded that entries for the King's Cup Air Race close on July 19. Regulations and entry forms can be obtained from the Royal Aero Club, 119, Piccadilly, London, W.i. * * * Frankfort International Air Rally.—The Aero Club von Deutschland has extended through the Royal Aero Club an invitation to British private owners to attend the International Air Rally at Frankfort from July 9 to 12. The Aero Club von Deutschland has sent invitations direct to its many friends in England. Full particulars may be obtained on application to the Royal Aero Club. * * * Deauville Air Rally.—British private owners are reminded of the Deauville Air Rally to be held from July 17 to 19. A large number of entries have already been made by the Royal Aero Club. The British private owners will be the guests of the Aero Club of Deauville during the period of the meeting and entries should be made through the Royal Aero Club. * * • English Visitors to Kenya.—The Aero Club of East Africa has notified the. Royal Aero Club that its members and those of its affiliated clubs visiting Nairobi will be given temporary membership of the Aero Club of East Africa for a period of one month. Members wishing to take advantage of this pri vilege must first obtain a letter of introduction from the Royal Aero Club. Free Landings and Housing Abroad.—Why is it that mem bers of the Royal Aero Club do not provide themselves with the F.A.I, indentity card, which gives them free landings and free garage for their aircraft for a period of 48 hours while touring abroad ? The card is issued free, and all one has to H. A. Petre, P. Q. Reiss, G. H. Wilson-Fox, F. Handley Page, C.B.E., F. A. Gould, Dr. A. P. Thurston. Prof. D. Brunt, P. A. Wills, Lord Sempill, H. B. Howard. Greece.—S. Agapitos, A. Sevastopulos. Holland.—Ing. J. E. F. de Kok, Ihr. I. L. van den Berch van Heemstede, Col. H. Walaardt Sacre, Ihr. Ir. A. Krayenhoff. Hungary.—Ing. Humer de Hutl. Italy.—General Oppizzi, Lieut.-Col. Eugenio Gandolfi, Col. Napoleone Del Ducca, Comm. VittorLo Bonomi, Prof. Felippo Eradia, Giorgio Bacchelli. Japan.—Commandant Yamada. Jugoslavia.—M. lTng. Tadya, Sondermayer, Milorad, Jefrenovitch, Ing. Dragoch. Adamovitch. Lithuania.—Prof. Zigmas Zaimaitis, Ing. M Pranas Miksa. Luxembourg.—Ing. Ferdinand Scholtes. Poland.—Prince Tanusz Radzwiil, Lieut.-Col. Chramiec, Lieut. C. Bogdan, Kwiecinski. Rumania.—Prince Bibesco, Princess Marina, Stirbey, Ing. Codreano. Sweden.—Capt. Carl Florman, Consul Gunnar Frestadius, Cdr. Carl Petersen. Switzerland.—Col. E. Messner, Lt.-Col. N. W. Garger, Ing. M. Fiedler, Marcel Devaud, Dr. A. Riedweg. Directeur A. Schild, Capt. J. G. Rieser. Turkey.—Bay Chukru Kotschak. U.S.S.R.—Paul Gorchenine, Marc Deutsch, Leon Minov. United States.—Godirey L. Cabot, John Jay Ide, Colonel Cone, S. B. Veit. League of Nations.—L. C. Tombs. Reporting Secretary to the Conference.—H. E. Perrin, C.B.E. do is to send a photograph and date and place of birth to the Royal Aero Club. This is a very distinct advantage to all British air tourists going abroad, yet less than ten per cent, of the membership take them out. * * * Week-end at Le Zoute.—The Federation of Belgian Tourist Aviation Clubs invites British private owners to a Belgian air week-end for July 2, 3 and 4. Particulars may be obtained at the Royal Aero Club. H. E. PERRIN, Secretary. First Class THE following candidates were successful in the examination for First-Class Navigators' licences, held in London dur ing April: Johnstone, A. C. P.; Page, R. H.; Meager, G. F.; and Scott, LA. Seven candidates sat, so that the pass per centage was better than that for the recent second-class examination. The next examination will be held in the week starting July 12. NEXT WEEK'S ISSUE ON Saturday, June 26, the R.A.F. Display takes place at Hendon, and Flight will mark this important annual occasion by the publication next Thursday of a greatly enlarged Special Number. Its contents will include articles on the new organisation : of die Royal Air Force under the Expansion Scheme; on the steps j that should be taken by a young man wishing to join the R.A.F.: : and on the methods of operating from aircraft carriers. It will also contain a useful guide to visitors to the Display, descriptions of the new machines that will appear there, and a detailed guide to the " static " exhibits at the S.BAC Display at Hatfield. Some remarkable illustrations will accompany the articles. All who are j interested in the work of the R.A.F. will find this Special Number a valuable work of reference. On the following Thursday, July 1, a second Special Number will review the two events. ; NEXT fSfinQGifu1 PRICE THURSDAY If \?U SIXPENCE To prevent disappointment a regular order for Flight should be placed with newsagents. R.Ae.C. OFFICIAL NOTICFS
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