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MAY 5, 1938. FLIGHT. 439 Private Flying FROM the CLUBS and SCHOOLS STRATHTAYF OR the week ended April 24 a total of 24 hours flying was recorded, this including cross-country flights to Newcastle, Fettercairn and Renfrew. BARTON (BEDS) Two machines attended the dawn patrol at Hanworth on April 24, but were not successful in getting through unobserved. Visitors from .Hatfield, Sywell and Cambridge dropped in during the week ended April 30 and several new members joined. A iirst solo was made by •Mr. A. C. Kelway. •READING T Several new members joined last week and machines were in great demand. Three aeroplanes set out for the dawn patrol at Shoreham, but only one, flown by Mr. B. Wardle, got through. The Sunday tea dances are proving extremely popular and will be continued throughout the summer. C.A.S.C. On Sunday last the flying times had only reached one hour when work was suspended owing to high winds and low cloud. June 12 has been decided upon as the date for the next open day at Cam- bridge, and July 3 for the next Continental cross-country trip—Le Touquet befng the destination..- MARSHALL'S For the week ended April 24 some 75-odd hours were flown at Cambridge, and cross-country flights to Romford, Brough, Hatfield, Glasgow and Blackpool were made. .Miss Marshall and Messrs. Symington and Arrow completed their " A " licence tests and Messrs. Cater Wingfieid and P. C. Garner made first solos. MIDLAND At Wolverhampton airport flying for the month of April totalled 95 hr. 10 min., this including 10 hr. 30 min. solo. Twenty-two new members joined the club. At Castle Broniwich aerodrome several cross-country flights, as well as the normal instructional work, torought about a flying total of 125 hr. 35 min. during April. Four members joined. • . • . • HANWORTH None of the five machines which attended Shofeham on Sunday was successful in qualifying for the free breakfasts. An evening balloon-bursting competition will be held on the aerodrome on Wednesday, May iS. starting at 18.00 hours. Mr. R. Calderwood made nis first solo, and 94 hr. 40 min. represented the total flying for the week ended May 1. HYDERABAD During March the Hyderabad State Aero Club fl< w 69 hr. 20 min., and Miss Aban P. Chenoy qualified for her " A " licence; she has the distinction of being the first lady member of the club to qualify. At a dance on March 3 the Dinroze Cup was presented to Mr. Khaja Asadullah Khan. Cross-country flights were made to Nirmal, Tan- gaon, Madhole, and Raich ur. SOUTH COAST An arrival competition for cars will be held on Sunday, May 15, between 5.30 p.m. and 6 p.m. For the week ended May 1 a total of 24 hours flying was put in. Owing to heavy rain, the dawn patrol was not quite the success it might have been, but the club lounge was very reassuring. Mr. J. Axelrad obtained his " A licence, and tliree new members joined. BORDER The flying put in during April substantially exceeded that for the same period in 1917, and up to April 29 a total of 105 hr. 35 min. had been logged. The Gipsy Moth G—ABLT, which has been rebuilt in the workshops, was given her first lest flight during the week. The Fox Moth is now in the workshops being repainted, and is expected back in a few days. .• • "* - • - LIVERPOOL An aerobatic and forced landing competition was held at Speke on Sunday, April 24, resulting in a win for Mr. R. Farrer James, with Mr. Rex Kingwall second and Mr. Harry Shepherd third. Other competitions to be held in the near future include a cross- country from Speke on Sunday, May 8, and a forced landing com- petition at Hooton on Sunday, May 15. Numerous cross-country flights have been made to the Continent and aerodromes in England, and for the month of April a total of 229 hr. 55 min. showed the flying enthusiasm of the members. :-.,....... .,.:. • - ;r-: -.: NOTTINGHAM An American Badminton tournament was held on Sunday, April 24, the winners being Miss V. Smith and Mr. K. Smedley; Mrs. Leaton and Mr. Marshall were the runners-up. Tournaments are to he held on the last Sunday in each month. A dawn patrol will be held on Sunday, May 15, and various flying competitions are being arranged for the summer. Messrs. Woodhall and Scott made their first solo flights and the latter, with Messrs Wnrd and J. Williams, completed his " A " licence tests. Cross-country flights to Heston, Brooklands and Norwich were included in the flying times of 94 hours for the month of April. A member-Mr. T. \V. Shipside—is at present touring Egypt in his Leopard Moth. LONDON '" •'•.-:. •;-,-—;•• •-•••. • ••-•;;• The wedding reception of V»\ H. J. Seeker and Miss Cynthia Gott was held at the club last Saturday and the bride and bridegroom were afterwards flown to Lympne by the chief instructor, Mr. J. A. Harris. Flying for the week produced a total of 75 hr. JO nun., and Messrs. F. Geddes and R. Wings made their first solo flights, the latter, together with Mr. R. L. Tanner, also completing his " A " licence tests. SOUTHEND ,. •,..:;':-': . .' • ~j" ?'";> '-"^"' -~V-;': High winds prevented the inex >erienced soloists from practising over the week-end, but the advanced pupils were able to put in their usual flying time. Dual was quite up to average as, at the moment, the club has more " A " licence candidates undergoing dual than at any time in its history and at least a dozen first solos are expected shortly. Mr. Tony Weber, the president's son, made his first solo last week. REDHILL -, : Redhill were intended invaders of Shoreham on Sunday, but were forced to turn back owing to bad weather. Activities during the week included a demonstration of the Taylor Cub and a visit by the entire club fleet to Brooklands one evening. Mr. H. E. Trumper made his " B " licence night flight and Messrs. P. E. Nathan and H. G. Venables carried out first solo flights. Altogether a total of 43 hours flying was put in. --.•••• LEICESTERSHIRE ' ' - TT The go<xl flying weather prevalent throughout the country during April helped the Leicestershire Aero Club to an hourage figure well in excess of that for April, 1937—132 hours. First solos were made by the Misses H. M. Phillips and B. Smith. On April 3 all the club machines went to Brooklands for the dawn patrol, and during the month forty-five aircraft landed at the aerodrome. An influx of fifteen new members was experienced, RAND •-'-'•• ;••/>•'"• •.';•."•• ;;/V*" •-'* Three members of the Rand Flying Out)—Miss M Edgertori Rird and Messrs. C. A. Smith and P. Rout—obtained their " A " licences during March and fourteen new members joined. Mr. H. Romer assumed his instructional duties on April 1, and a new Tiger Moth— an acquisiticn which increases the number of the club's fleet to twelve machines—should by now have arrived. Two members of the Rand Gliding Club, Messrs. J. Pullen and C. Seegers, obtained their " C " and " A " certificates respectively. BENGAL The fact that only one machine was serviceable during the month of March caused a slight drop in the flying hours put in by the Bengal Club. The total was actually 70 hours. On March 5 the annual flying gymkhana, at which H.E. Governor of Bengal and Lady Bra bourne were present, was held. Visitors, apart from Ml. Broadbent and F/O. Clouston, included Mr. St. Barbe, on sky- writing work, and Air. Dubash, the chief instructor of the U.P. Flying Club, who came over to collect a Taylor Cub. KARACHI 4 The total flying time put in by the Karachi Aero Club during last month was just one hour short of the 200 mark and included nearly ninety hours of cross-country flying. Two members—Messrs. O. H. Middleton Smith and N. N. Chatterji—completed their " A " licence tests, while Air. V. Bates has finished his "B" licence training. Mr. V. R. Jadhav obtained nis G.E.'s " C " licence. Instruction has already started on the recently acquired Monospar, and the B.A.C. Drone which has been lent by the Government has also been launched. BROOKLANDS The Brooklands Flying Club reinforced the defence of Shoreham in the early hours of May Day for the Dawn Patrol. Contrary to ex- pectations, the weather conditions were so bad that only seveii raiders arrived as against seventy last year. Five were intercepted, free breakfasts going to the crews of two Miles Hawks from Bekes- bourne. A luncheon appointment has been fixed for Sunday next at Lympne, and the club machines will be accompanied by those of the Redhill Flying Club. Miss Julie Kelly made her first solo, and Messrs. C. J. Ommanney and D. G. Moyniham have passed theii Hendon tests. A total of 114 flying hours was recorded. JOHANNESBURG A new record was set up by the Johannesburg Light Plane Club during March, when more than 810 hours" were flown; this exceeds the previous maximum total for a month—that of February this year—by 130 hours. Night flying took place on five evenings, thir- teen new pupils were enrolled, and nine pilots obtained their " A. " licences. During last year the Johannesburg club flew 5,753 hours, a figure which, without explanation, must be a record for club flying in this country or in any part of the Empire. Actually, more than 600 hours of this total were made up of charter flights, joy-riding and the like, so that the actual club flying total is a little over 5,000 hours. The highest score last year in this country was, we believe, made by the Londou Aeroplane Club at 4,660 genuine club flying hours. It would be interesting to know whether any other club has exceeded these figures. During the year 2r pilots obtained their " A " licences at the Johannesburg Club, four obtained their " B " licences, and seven their Instructor's licences. The club fleet at January 1 consisted of 13 machines, made up of five Tiger Moths, four Moths, two Hornets, one Leopard and one Moth Major.
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