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1938
1938 - 1023.PDF
14, 1938. FLIGHT. 363 Private Flying FROM the CLUBS and SCHOOLS HAMPSHIRET HE total Using Uniti for this week ended April S of 50 hr. ymin..' included 3 hr. 30 min. night flying. Night flying instruction is being taken by Dr. K. W. A. Simmons and air. G. H. Winn and Mr. G. H. Jackson made his "13" licence night flight from Croydon. " . ' SOUTHbND : ••• . Over 12 hours were flown on Sunday,. April 10, under ideal weather conditions. A'dance lias been'.arranged (or Easter Monday. The dance held on April 9 was a great success. REDHILL '; ; '•-'•'.-'," ' -;'sc-: Fifty-one hours Were flown during the week ended April 8 and new members were 'well in evidence. Five machines participated in the 13rooklands Dawn Patrol on April 3. BARTON (BEDS) The light * evurmigs are tempting several new members to theBedford School ok Flying, especially from Vauxhall Motors. Miss Molly- Pjrime.and :Mr. John Prime signed up last week. LONDON ' A .first solo flight was made by Mr. M. Seteauu and the flying time for last week was 56 hi". 15 min. Three new members—Messrs. E. L. TahrieF, D. Stansfield and P. Stansfield—joined. The club will be dosed from sunset to-day until 10 a.m. on Tuesday, April 19. READING Of the two machines which went to the Dawn Patrol at Brook- lands one was flown by Mr. Dash, who was fortunate in securing a free breakfast. Nine visiting aircraft visited the club on Sunday night. Mr. Townsend has completed his " A " licence tests. NORTHAMPTON .: i Last Sunday seven machines Hew to Brooklands Flying Club, where passengers and pilots were warmly welcomed and entertained to tea". New members include Messrs. j. 31. Truelove, B. C. Howard and the Rev. K. C. Norwood. •";• C.A.S.d ' .-:..•'••'' The good weather last week-end resulted in an increased flying time of 13 hours. The cross-country .trip-to Maylands Aerodrome, which- had to be postponed last week, t<x>k place. Mr. E. K. Gabb made an instructional navigation llight with a senior member.from Ilanworth to Cardiff and back. BORDER During the last few weekj there lias been a notable increase in the number of aircraft using Carlisle and there is every indication that this summer will see the airport busi<T than it has ever been before. Flying was again handicapped by strong winds and for the week ended April 8 only 23 hr. 50 miu. have been flown. SOUTH COAST . :. A very successful fancy dress dance was held at the South Coast Flying Club on Saturday, April 9. Over 80 members and friends attended, the majority being in fancy dress. During the evening the presentation of the trophy given by Messrs. Gorringe was made to Mr. L. Gilson. Medals were also awarded to Messrs. A. G. Head and J. A. Frampton for 2nd and 3rd places in the Gorringe cross-country handicap. Mr. F. C. White also handed over his Club Championship Cup to the dub and Mr. Pashley received it from him. -•-•".:. Engines in the Ballroom T^XHIBITION aircraft engines lent by the Bristol Aeroplane -*-' Company, ihduding an Aquila and a Perseus, and an elec- trically lit, sectional, working Pegasus, formed part of the decorative motif at the Bristol and Wessex Club's annual Aviation Dance at the Victoria Rooms, Clifton, last Friday. Some 250 members and their friends enjoyed the fun, which included an oyster bar, the raffling and subsequent auctioning of an outsize bottle of champagne in aid of Club funds, and a cabaret appearaiur by Mr. Albert Whelan. Government and Clubs: R.Ae.C. Deputation M R. LINDSAY EVERARD, M.P., chairman of the RoyalAero Club, and Cdr. Tf. E. Perrin, secretary, represent- ing the Club, the r.cneral Council of Associated Light Aero- plane Clubs, and the British Gliding Association, were given an interview by the Under-Secretary of State for Air last Thursday.- . . . . • They pointed out that the li^lit aeroplane clubs were suffer-, ing from the severe competition of the R.A.F.V.R, schools, and urged the use of such clubs throughout the country for the purpose of giving week-day elementary flying instruction to the accepted R.A F V.R. candidates waiting to commence1 hfir training. The effect of the R.A.F. expansion scheme had been to absorb nearly all the available supplies of trained!1 ymg and ground personnel, with the result that the clubs YORKSHIRE With the improvement of the weather,' apd cross-countries toChorley, Preston und Doncasterj the club has been able to put in 29A hours for the month. Mr. D. H. Greaves has received his " A "licence. Preparations are in full swing for Empire Air Day and it is hoped there will be a large attendance to justify them. CINQUE PORTS ' The luxuriously appointed seven-seater Short Scion was fetchedfrom Rochester on April 4 and is already in use for night flying. Mr. Tom Hackney' took Messrs. Drewery and Benyon to Parison Sunday, and returned on Tuesday. Mr. C. G. Bryan flew from Egypt with the dual purpose of seeing the Boat Race and renewinghis " A " licene»j*vrth the club. . ..«_,, . . MARSHALL'S ;; ' ' The club flying times at Marshall*'FJying School lor the weekended April 10 totalled 60 hours. Cross-country flights were under- taken to Gloucester, Lympne, Croydon, Hainble and Romford. Mr.G. L. Panes, conipleted the final cross-country flight for his " B " licence and Messrs. De Koeck and Symington carried ont their first •> SolOS. • . .. - ; . BOURNEMOUTH Although the rough winds experienced the Sunday before lastprevented the club's attendance at the Dawn Patrol at Brooklands, cross-countries have been possible during the week and visits havebeen made to Shanklin, Hayling- Island, Salisbury and Croydon. Mr. F. Sparrow obtained his " A " licence and Mr. C. E. Kilner >made his first solo. HERTS AND ESSEX Six machines attended the Dawn Patrol at Brooklands, but theoccupants of only one obtained free breakfast. Serious flying was rather inconvenienced by high winds during both week-ends of thefortnight ended April 7, but a total of 103 hr. 57 min. was recorded. During March a total of 309 hours was logged. Messrs. Kparney and 'Sanghvi completed the "B" licence night flights and Mr. Geoff. Parbury obtained an instructor's endorsement to his "B" licence. BOMBAY The Bombay Flying Club put in 204 hr. 15 min. for the monthof March, including 1 hr. 10 min. night flying. Cross-country flights were made to Junagadh, Porbandar, Himatnagar, Jodhpur, Bikanerand Indore. Messrs. L. C. Fabjan and D. P. Ma j 00 obtained their " A" licences and Mr. B. B. Nicholson obtained his Indian PilotInstructor's Licence. A competition for the Dewar Challenge Cup was held on March 27, which was won by Mr. P. C. Ramachandraii,who will hold the cup for the forthcoming year. BROOKLANDS The monthly competition fixed for Sunday next has been- post-poned for one week owing to the incidence of the Easter holiday. Six club machines paid an official luncheon visit to the London1Air Park Flying Club on the Sunday l>efore last, making a call at Reading en route. The four Tiger Moths flew in diamond formationall the way. Later in the day seven aircraft from the Northampton- shire Aero Club flew in for tea. Mr; Tom Brooke-Smith, aged nine-teen years, has obtained his " B" licence, and believes himself to be the youngest professional pilot in the country at the moment.The wedding of Mr. Roland Morris and Miss Hilary Hollom took place on Saturday last, and a formation of club aircraft flew overthe church as the bridal party left. were called upon to pay increased salaries in order to retain their instructors. To meet these increased charges it was essen- tial that the present subsidy should be increased. They also asked that Colonial and Dominion members of flying clubs shonlfr'bfe allowed to come within -the subsidy scheme. As regards Army co-operation flying, it was pointed out that selected " A " licence pilots were well qualified to fiy for day- light defence practices. The question of a government grant to private owners to- wards the maintenance of their aircraft was discussed, and a;. proposal for such assistance was submitted. The question of the gliding movement in this country was reviewed and a strong plea lor increased subsidy for the next two years was put forward. Hospitality at Hayling Island FLYING people spending their Easter holidays around theSouth Coast may care to note that they can land without fee at Hayling Island Aerodrome, which is small, but has good approaches. The aerodrome is operated by Air Transport and Sales, Ltd., who have two hangars there, and have a number of second-hand aircraft for disposal. Yachting enthusiasts are also caiered for With moorings alongside the aerodrome. Mr. Morgan Harris is managing director. The company has a London office at Station Road, Edgware (Edgware 1468). The Hayling Island number is Hayling 77514-
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