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APKIL 21, 1938. FLIGHT. 393 PRIVATE FLYING (CONTINUED be powerful enough to prevent speed from exceeding the stipulated figure and should then be strong enough to deal with this speed. The whole point is that the old technique of forced landing approach cannot always be applied to the presrnt-day types, and other methods must obviously be used. Qround Control •"TALKING about all this Reserve flying, the people at 1 one or two aerodromes are beginning to feel rather worried about the inevitable congestion. The difficulty does not concern the number of machines actually in the air, but rather those on the ground. In the air the pilots must obviously look after themsslvts, while keeping as far as possibb to the normal rules. At one aerodrome, at least, the powers that be are going to attempt to put the area system into action—one part of the landing area being used ior take-offs and another tor landings. The machines will need to be taxied round the boundary each time to the take-off position, and as it is a very large aerodrome the bill for tyres, undercarriage fittings and tail skids will probably be fairly high. The major problem appears to be that of organising a take-off signal. The aerodrome is not quite level and the far boundary is two-thirds of a mile away from the control centre, so an Aldis lamp would probably be ineffective unless a special tower was erected and electrically heated control officers left there for eight-hour shifts—the other members of the staff taking away the ladder to ensure that they were always on duty. They will probably end up by having a special flag-man out on the aerodrome. I should hate to be in his shoes. Eaily soloists are usually satisfied to get down anywhere on an aerodrome and are much too busy judging their height above the ground and generally dicing with death to bother very much about an odd flag-man or other. He will probably spend half his time lying on his stomach with his flag fluttering furi. usly above his head. INDICATOR. FROM the CLUBS and SCHOOLS READINGT HE machines of the Reading Aero Club were very busy over the Easter week-end, Mr. R. Flower went solo and three new pupils joined the club. MARSHALL'S ;- : Cross-country flights to Rochester, Hatfield and Lutdn were made during the week ended April 17 and 62 hours were flown by club aircraft. Mr. Tolson joined the school and Miss Marshall made her first solo. BROOKLANDS The entire club fleet of Tiger Moths recently paid a luncheon visit to the Romford Aero Club, the flight being made in formation. Twenty-six new members have beea elected, including General Viscount Gort, V.C. ,;•.,. . , SOUTH COAST The South Coast Flying Club will hold a Dawn Patrol on May 1 to which all clubs are invited. The pilot's height-judging com- petition closed on April 17 and a new competition will shortly be announced. Mr. M. B. Smith has qualified for his " A " licence, while Mr. Bellairs has purchased a new Whitney Straight. En- couragement is given to private owners, the number of whom art- increasing. COUNTY Twenty-six new flying members joined the County Flying Club during last month, in which the flying time totalled 72 hr. 30 min. First solos were made by Mrs. H. G. Truscott and Messrs. E. W. Hall, R. H. Hurst, and R. Hartopp, while " A" licences were obtained by Messrs. S. Love and V. Hartopp. The club uses two Taylor Cubs and the flying rates, consequently, are extremely low— from 17s. 6d. to £J an hour. More "Goal" Soaring AFTER being launched in a Kirby kite from one of the New-castle Gliding Club's soaring sites about thirty miles north of Newcastle, Mr. S. C. O'Grady, the chief instructor, flew over to Sutton Bank on April 3. The distance is about seventy miles and the route lies directly over Newcastle and Middles- brough. This is probably the first time in which what is known as a "goal" flight has been carried out between two gliding clubs. Mr. O'Grady was in the air for about i\ hours and flew through a snowstorm at about 6,000 "feet. To the Isle of Man FjETAILS ot the minor changes which are being made in -L' this year's Isle of Man races, the third series to be held, have already been given in Flight, but for those pilots who have not previously flown in these events, certain brief par- ticulars might be given. The London-Isle of Man race, which will be held on Satur- day, June 4> is an international handicap event, and will be started this year from Hatfield aerodrome; in the two previousv ears the start was from Hanworth. There is a compulsory "-top of an hour at Liverpool (Speke) and the turning points will be at Blackpool (Stanley Park) and St. Bees Head light- house, from which competitors will fly straight to the finish- ing hne at Ronaldsway aerodrome. Between 2 p.m. and 5 pm. there will be a surface patrol of the sen. STRATHTAY ' * With an improvement in the weather, flying times for the weekended April 10 went up to 12 hours. Messrs. Scarlett and E. T: Halley made a long week-end trip to Paris in the Swallow. Mr.George McLean made his first solo. " SOUTHEND A demonstration of the Taylorcraft was given at the aerodromeon Sunday. Mr. George Percival made his first solo flight and later in the week completed his " A " licence tests. Flying was well upto average in spite of the rather gusty weather. NEWCASTLE First solo flights were made by Messrs. \V. Clayton and J. Whit-taker during the week ended April 10, and cross-country flights were made to Brough, Heston, Carlisle and Edinburgh. Flying, including15 hr. 55 min. dual instruction, totalled 66 hr. 35 min. YORKSHIRE ;"'v:y~ :7:-- ••^v.- The summer joy-riding season started on Good Friday, when quitea number of people were given flights. The total flying for the week ended April 15 was 77 hours, while for the month 106 hr.20 min. were logged. Charter trips were made to Yeovil and Doncaster. HANWORTH rThe second dawn patrol at Hanworth will be held on Sunday next, April 24, between 8.15 and 9 a.m. The programme of flyingand social events for the second half of. 1938 will be available shortly. Messrs. F. Embleton and N. VV. F. Moore have completedtheir " A " licence tests and Mr. Man Mohan Singh, the first Indian to fly to India, is taking a blind-flying course at the club. Atotal of 92 hr. 35 min. represented the flying for the week ended April 17. .The Manx Air Derby and the Tynwald Air Race, each of which is over a course consisting of three left-hand circuits of the Island, will be held on Monday, June 6. The former is for machines with engines exceeding a total of 120 h.p., and the latter for those of lower power. The prizes for the long-distance race will be ^125, -£75 and ^•50, with a challenge cup presented by Germ Lubricants for the winner; those for the Manx Air Derby will be /ioo, ^50 and -£20, with a challenge trophy also for the winner; and those Jor the Tynwald Air Race will be ^50, /20 and /io. The organising manager is Capt. R. H. Stocken, Eagle House, 109, Jermyn Street, London, S.W.i. The Lympne Rally WHEN last year's International Rally at Lympne was de-scribed we suggested that this Rally might, unfor-tunately, be the last to be held by the Cinque Ports Club. The whole business had really become too much for a club, even for such an energetic and well-supported one as that at Lympne. And now we learn from Mrs. W. E. Davis that this Rally has, in fact, and officially, been cancelled. Let us hope that the Royal Aero Club will do something to fill the gap. The Folkestone Aero Trophy Race will, of course, be held as usual at Lympne on July 30, while the Cinque Ports Wake- field Cup race will be flown on September 3. Information con- cerning the courses and entry fees will be given in due course.
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