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1938 - 1404.PDF
496 . Private Flying FLIGHT. MAY ig, 1938. FROM the CLUBS and SCHOOLS STRATHTAYF OR the first week of May the amount of flying done was 23 hours. .Mr. O. C. Halley left for Lympne in one of the club Moths to take his " H" tests, and his return is looked forward to with interest. LONDON The flying time tor last week was 100 hr. 25 min. Messrs. A. R. Thomas and G. Wong made their first solo flights. HYDERABAD First solo flights were made by Maj. G. M. Dyer and Messrs.Rajeshwer and R. K. Munshi. A total of 91 hr. 5 min. made the total flying tor the month of April REDHILL The Redhill Flying Club put in 59 odd hours' flying last week,including a trip to Amsterdam, Brussels and Paris made by the Puss Moth. Mr. J. H. Mason went solo and Mr. A. J. Mulderobtained his instructor's licence. HAMPSHIRE Four aircraft flew to the Royal Aeronautical Society's Garden Party at Heathrow. Mr J. L. Gregory carried out successfully his " H " licence1 cross-country flight. A total of 59 hr. 10 min. was logged for the week. MARSHALL'S With cross-country nights to all parts of the country, includingstops at Hatfield, Norwich, Southend and Oxford, a total of 7.5 hr. 20 min. was put in during the week ended May 8, while for theweek up to May 15 a further 66 hours were flown. Several new members joined. ROMFORD ^ Miss Amy Johnson visited the Romford Flying Club last Sundayto present a flag and charter to the National Women's Air Reserve which operates there. There are 125 members of the Reserve, ofwhom i« are taking flying instruction with Mrs. G. M. Patterson. BORDER Flying for May, up to and including last Thursday, made 42 hr.30 min., but very little flying has been possible during the last week owing to high winds. The Border Flying Club Cadet Sectionis now taking shape and the inaugural meeting was held in the club- house on May 12 HANWORTH r I Among the visitois last week was the Baron von Bismarck, whois on a. visit from Germany. Flying showed a considerable increase over the previous week—125 hr. 5 min. being logged. " A " licencetests were completed by Mr. N. W. F. Moore, and Mr. F. Sagrera has passed the technical examinations for his " B" licence. BARTON (BEDS) A cross-country flight was made to Nottingham last week, while all members attended the Royal Aeronautical Society's Garden Party - A Dawn Patrol, the first attempt of this kind on the part of the Bedford School of Flying, is arranged for Sunday, June 12, between 8.15 and 9, and an invitation is issued to all clubs. CINQUE PORTS The total hours for the week ended May 15 were 51, and Messrs.G. C. Halley and F. D. Wallace passed their "B" licence tests, while Mr. Scrivens gained his " A " licence. Two of the members,both private owners, Mrs. Macdonald and Mrs. Morris Davies, left for a tour of the South of France in the latter's B.A. Swallow. DONCASTER Although Doncaster Aero Club has been carrying on with onlyone B.A. Swallow, the flying time for the month ended May 9 totalled 27 hr 20 min. By Empire Air Day, the fleet will includetwo B.A. Swallows, one Gipsy I Moth, fitted for night and blind flying, and a Puss Moth. Mrs. J. Corbett, Messrs. B. Wilson, andW Youell made their first solo flights. YORKSHIRE Charter an i joy-riding is in full swing and nearly 200 people tookthe air in the Short Scion. Members flew 61 hr. 15 min. for the week ended Mav 13. and 123 hi. 35 min. has been logged for themonth so far. Mr. W. G L. Brown has become the proud possessor of an " A " licenif An interesting programme has been arrangedfor Empire Air Day, with R.A.F. co-operation. LEICESTER COUNTY Notwithstanding the high winds during April, 128J hours wereflown. Messrs, J. Carter, R. Townsend, and K. Brooks made their first solo flights, and Mr. A. S. Carter obtained his " A " licence.Fifteen new flying members joined. It is hoped to open, the new clubhouse at W.hitsim, and arrangements are well in hand for the.official opening of-the aerodrome on July 23. SOUTH COAST A car arrival competition was held last Sunday, a bottle ofchampagne being the prize. This was followed by a gramophone dance in the club lounge. Several of the members are assisting inthe arrangements for Empire Air Day, while Mr. Pashley is very busy in an endeavour to produce a record number of new " A "licences this year. Thirty-nine hours' flying were done by members, and Mr. Kennedy made his first solo flight on Friday the 13th. C.A.S.C. . Eight members attended the aerodrome on Sunday and flew 5 hr.20 min. Mr. Saunders did some useful solo and has now nearly completed the necessary solo time for his " A" licence. If negotia--tions at present in hand are brought to a satisfactory conclusion two: C.A.S.C. Squadrons, No. 4 (Kent) and the proposed No. 5 (Essex),will operate from a proposed new aerodrome near Grays, "Essex.- SOUTHEND Flying times for the week have been exceptionally high, over25 hours' dual instruction being recorded. The total hours amounted to 50 in spite of high winds on two days. Mr. Tony Weber com-pleted his " A " licence tests. The Leopard Moth is now fitted with dual control and rates on this machine are the same as thosefor the Avro Cadets. The R.A.F. from North Weald and Hora- church are co-operating with the club in the arrangements forEmpire Air Day. NEWCASTLE The reconnaissance patrol competition is well under way andtwelve members have already flown off their heats. Mr. J. Whit- taker has qualified for his " A " licence, and first solos were madeby Messrs. L. Trudgill, A. C. Barrett, J. F. Simpson, J. Fowler, and W. Clayton. The total time spent in the air during April cameto 259 hours inclusive of cross-country flights to Belfast, Yeadon, Tranent and Carlisle. C. of A.s have been carried out by the cluijengineers on the Gipsy I Moth and Tiger Moth. *. READING -*' On Whit Sunday June 5, a bottle of champagne will be awardedto the car-owning member arriving at the nearest minute to a sealed time between two and three o clock. A demonstration of theMonarch, the Magister and the Avro Avian fitted with tricycle undercarriage is being arranged from three to five o'clock, to befollowed by a tea dance. Weather has not been good, but the machines were busy. Mrs. toward-Jones, better known as MissRuth Fontes was a visitor last week. ' ."V- KARACHI . -. Of tHe cross-country flights undertaken, a trip to Bombay andback by Mr. N. B. Patel, and a trip to Delhi-Agra and back "by Mr G. Grossenbacher, deserve special mention. During April atotal of i8S-odd hours was done, which included 2 hr. 10 min. night flying. "A " and " B " licence candidates have been activelyengaged; Messrs. P. N. Pandey and G. J. Tahilramani have passed their " A " tests, and Mr. Minwalla was successful with his " B."The ground engineering classes have been fully occupied, and no vacancies will occur for some considerable time. NORFOLK AND NORWICH More favourable weather conditions were prevalent and a conse-quent increase in the number of flying hours was evident during the. tSX«k ended May 11. Enquiries are rolling in for particularsof^the^Fiith Public Schools' Aviation Camp which will take place at Norwich in August Wrekin College, Wyclifle College, CheltenhamSchool and Bedford School are just a few who have evinced interest in the scheme, and it is anticipated that the camp will be. biggerthan ever. The gliding section is very popular and it is hoped that a display will be possible for Empire Air Day • - BROOKLANDS Of the three machines which flew to Nottingham for the DawnPatrol two got through. In the afternoon the Vega Gull was demonstrated to members. A most welcome visitor was present^ inthe person of Lt. Col. R. Smith-Barry, who may be called father of the Royal Air Force training system of to-day. He still flies.Details of the four-club-competition have now been arranged. The teams are to consist of three members from each of four centres,Shoreham, Lympne, Sywell and Brooklands. One member of each team must be a woman pilot. The competition has been fixed forSunday, June 19. HULL The report of the Hull Aero Club for the year 1937-38 is ratherdisappointing A considerable drop from the previous year's figure of 1,175 hours' flying was shown in the 717 hours for this year.Instructional flying was down from 574 hours to 314 hours, due to a noticeable reduction in the number of pupils wishing to learnto fly. Solo flying was also low, with a drop of 200 hours on the previous year. A brighter thought is that damage to aircraft hasbeen negligible. During April, 1938, 70 hr. 45 min. were flown, ol which 29 hr. 30 min. were solo. Mr. Bell carried out his first soloflight and completed his " A " licence tests. A Gipsy Moth which has replaced an older Moth is proving very popular. MADRAS " April is the first of the hot-weather months, and consequentlythe air is more than ever the place to be, for up above the steaming plains the aeronaut can look down on the teeming thousands ofGeoMBtTown thronged together in the narrow streets and exult in the JSp^of flight," are the sentiments expressed by the secretary ofthe Madras Flying Club. "The aerodrome," he continues, "is becoming browner and the grass thinner, but it is still a marvelof smoothness." Flying during April was slightly below average. , due to the absence of the instructor for a fortnight, but Fit. Lt.R. Duncanson is now in command, and the remainder of the monih was actively spent in the air. On Easter Saturday and Mondaya flying meeting was held, when Mr. V. Sundaram did most of the flying in the Leopard Moth. Over 500 people paid to see a Gipsy :Moth which was on view.
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