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1937
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AUGUST 26, 1937. FLIGHT. 211 Private Flying FROM the CLUBS and SCHOOLS LONDON O VER sixty-nine hours represented the total flying time last week. Messrs. A. Lambart and A. Van Zeller completed their " A " licence tests. REDHILL The flying time for the week ended August 20 amounted to 40 hr. 15 min. Mr. J. Harvey passed the Hendon tests for his " B " licence. YAPTON Kough weather made flying difficult on two or threft days, but 35 hours' flying was recorded for the week ended August 21. Messrs. John Parker and J. Lishman made first solos and Mr. W. L. Mayo has passed all the tests for his " B " licence. HANWORTH The Leopard was recently taken for a trip to Brighton by two members in spite of the high winds and rain, which caused a drop in the flying times. These were brought down to 95 hours. Mr. L. Green made his first solo flight after only 5^ hours' dual instruction. CAMBRIDGE The members of Marshall's flying school have been concentrating on blind flying, but several cross-country flights have been carried out. The flying total for the week ended August 22 amounted to 71 hr. 35 min. ' Mr. Dykes has qualified for his Cambridge Pilot's Air Certificate. . SOUTH COAST In spite of the high winds over 40 hours' flying were carried out last week. The Hon. Chas. Winn and Mr. T. M. G. Bury passed their " A " licence tests, A cross-country flight.was made, to Devon shire by all the Club machines and by several private aircraft to pay a visit to the chairman, who is on holiday there. BRISTOL AND WESSEX Mr. Goodban, who has taken up an appointment in Egypt, was the guest of honour at a farewell party given on Friday, August 20. A total of 114 hr. 20 min. was logged for the three weeks ended August 20. Miss B. Gardner and Mr. I. G. Duncan obtained " A " licences and Mr. H. H. Witts made his first solo. BORDER Mr. Barras Wilkinson, aged 91, presented himself for a joyride last week. He thoroughly enjoyed his flight and hopes to go up again soon. The most difficult part for him was getting in and out of the machine. Several cross-country flights were made, Edin burgh, Newcastle and Liverpool being "the chief ports of call.. HARDLY a single week-end flying event this season has been entirely free from weather difficulties, either in the vicinity of the meeting itself or in other areas— thus effectively preventing private owners and others from swelling the stock of visiting machines. On Saturday, for instance, most of the South of England suffered, during the first part of the day at least, from dangerously low cloud conditions and, intermittently, from the sort of fine rain which makes flying at the necessarily low altitudes both uncomfort able and dangerous At Castle Bromwich, however, for the Midland Aero Club's annual At Home, things were not noticeably bad and several pilots managed to get through from the difficult areas. There was, however little or no sun and the dozen or so visitors might have been doubled if really handsome conditions had prevailed over the whole of the country. Led by Mr. W. H. Sutcliffe, the chief instructor (who re mained at work on starting and finishing lines in the middle of the aerodrome during the entire proceedings and was seen only as a distant labouring figure for a period of three or four hours), the organising committee had done its best to produce a few new ideas and so relieve the monotony of the usual dis plays, demonstrations and car bombings, while within the clubhouse an expert was engraving the names of those success ful in competitions on the many trophies and tankards which were due to be presented by Mrs. Gilbert Dennison later in the afternoon. The perennial arrival-event, for instance, was coupled with an approach and landing competition so that those who were unlucky in landing at the wrong time stood an equal chance. on sheer merit, of flying away with a useful little trophy. A staunch local pilot of many years' standing, Mr. G. S. Davison, who had flown awav in his veteran Monospar in order to arrive according to plan, duly won the former, while Mr. H. Everett, from Leamington, won the latter with his Comper Swift—a very worthy effort in a machine which demands a certain amount of good, accurate flying if it is to be put down neatly on a predetermined spot. C A. S C. Mr. J. G. Arrow, of 22, Stanthorpe Koad, London, S.W'.io, has been appointed hon. treasurer; Mr. T. K. Mascall, iormerly in this position, is now CO. All matters having financial bearing should be directed to Mr. Arrow. Members put in eight hours' flying at Cambridge during the week-end, whilst two representatives of the Club were on duty at Heston. where they escorted 130 people round the aerodrome buildings. BROOKLANDS An altitude race was held on Sunday. Competitors had to climb as high as they could in ten minutes. Only one machine was used, so those who hoped to see five Tiger Moths hanging on their propellers, all completely stalled, were disappointed. Mr. D. Brad ley Watson, who reached 8,ooo ft., was announced the winner. Miss Friedlander was second with 7,750 ft. Master Valentine Wigyam ought to remember his seventeenth birthday; he made his first solo, spent three hours solo, and passed all his "A" licence tests—in one birthday! The flying times for the week amounted to 121 hr. 30 min. CINQUE PORTS Everything is set for the International Rally on August 28 and 29 and, in addition to the Mew Gull and T.K.2 entered in the race, there, are two" very fast single-seater Caudrons entered by Guy Hansez. There is a considerable increase in acceptances from abroad and it is hoped that everyone connected with British avia tion will attend. Flying times for the week totalled 75 hours, and several charter flights were also carried out. Mr. Hackney took the Puss Moth to Ipswich for a day's duck-shooting. Mr. F .Richards made a successful night flight to Croydon from Lympne for his " B " licence. KARACHI The high winds and an unusually prolonged spell of heavy rain recently experienced was reflected in the flying times last month, which amounted to 153 hours only, but better weather towards the end of July saw the Club's four Gipsy Moths busily occupied. Twelve members are training for " A " licences and Capt. VV. A. Salmon, Messrs. V. B. Chawan and A. D. Cabral have obtained theirs. Nine members are working for " B " licences. Cross country flying has been in abeyance, but on July 31 two members of the aerodrome staff flew in search of Tata's machine which was forced down by bad weather some twenty miles from Mughaibhim. However, it had managed to proceed on its journey and arrived safely on the same day. A naviga'ion competition—for the Dunlop Trophy—was the first genuine event of the afternoon. Five minutes before taking off every entrant was given two true bearings, on each of which he had to fly for twenty miles, thereafter returning to Castle Bromwich. The machines were expected to fly at an air speed of 90 m.p.h. and the competitor who crossed the line at a time nearest to his precomputed arrival moment (40 minutes after his start) was adjudicated the winner. Need less to say, two or three of the seven entrants failed to round the observed turns according to plan, having'made very slight errors in laying off their tracks, and the event was won Cy Dr. L. W. Hamp, who arrived five minutes after schedule ; Mr. Morris, in a club machine, was second, with an eighteen- minute error. Mr. Everett actually covered the course in forty- two minutes, but he failed to hit off one of the turns—which were arranged near Smitherfield and Rugby so far as could be gathered from non-competitive calculations. Relay Race Before the navigation experts had all returned Mr. G. E. Lowdell (once figuring at C.B. as a test pilot for Wolseley engines and now chief of the Sywell reserve school) showed exactly what could be done aerobatically in a Club Tiger without an inverted-flying fuel system. An effective display in his usual style. Mr. J. H. Barringer, Percival's flying salesman, then demonstrated a Vega Gull and Mr. D. M. Bay a B.A. Swallow, and a car was duly bombed. There were three teams in the Inter-Club Relay Race—one from Tollerton, another consisting of private owners and a third from the club, each with three machines. One pilot from each '.earn flew over the seven-mile course at a time, landed, taxied to the line, stopped his engine and handed his baton to the next starter in his team. If he overshot he still had to stop his engine and manhandle his machine, with the help of other team members, to the line before the next man could take oft. The event was won by the Nottingham Aero Club, the pilots being Messrs. J. Birkin, G. Birkin and Capt. Cudimore. • MIDLAND PARTY
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