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1938
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AUGUST 18, 1938. FLIGHT. 15* Private Flying C.A.G. DEVELOPMENTS The Clubs Consider the Position : The Controlling Body : Some Interesting Figures AS might be expected, the General Council of Associated Light Aeroplane Clubs has lost little i time in convening a meeting of the clubs and of going into the question of the supply and distribu tion of machines for Civil Air Guard requirements. At a meeting at the Air Ministry on August 10 Mr. E. C. Bowyer, representing the Society ot British Aircraft Construc tors, made a statement of the general position and replied to questions raised by the representatives of the various clubs, and it was then unanimously decided to appoint a sub-commit tee to meet the manufacturers' representatives. This sub-committee will also carry out all future negotia tions with the Air Ministry on behalf of the clubs. The mem bers are: Mr. W. Lindsay Everard, M.P., Major K. M. Beau mont, D.S.O., Major Gilbert Dennison, Major Alan Goodfel- low, Fit. Lt. David Llewellyn, Mr. Whitney Straight and Cdr. H. E. Perrin All areas except those in Scotland appear to be covered by this selection of members. Mr. Everard, apart from his position as chairman of the Royal Aero Club, has been interested in the light aeroplane club movement almost since its inception, and in supporting the County Flying Club at Leicester has done a great deal towards proving or dis proving the practicability of the C.A.G. scheme. Three of the very first clubs in the country are represented by Major Beaumont (London), Major Dennison (Midland) and Major Goodfellow (Lancashire), while Fit. Lt. Llewellyn may be taken as voicing the opinions of the Brooklands Club as well as those of thj Cinque Ports Club, where he is chief instructor, and Mr. Whitney Straight, of course, is managing director of the Straight Corporation, which has been prominent in efforts to popularise flying by the general public throughout the country. Altogether a very satisfactory list of names. Incidentally, both Mr. Lindsay Everard and Major Goodfellow have been nominated to the C.A.G. Board of Commissioners. The Question of Supply In his statement (which closely followed "Indicator's" com ments in Flight of August 4) Mr. Bowyer said that the chair man of the S.B.A.C., Sir Charles Bruce-Gardner, had been asked by the Air Ministry to investigate the question of the supply of suitable C.A.G. machines. The society was dis turbed to discover a general feeling that, at least, in the early stages of the scheme, it would be necessary to buy some foreign machines. This was the first big opportunity for the makers of small aeroplanes, and if this opportunity was lost, even in the early stages of the scheme, it would be a crushing blow to the whole industry. The manufacturers recognised the fact that the clubs must decide on their own requirements, but they were anxious for co-operation and Mr. Bowyer suggested that such co-operation must, in the long run, be best both for the clubs and for the industry. Manufacturers of light aeroplanes, he said, could not be blamed for the fact that they were not immediately able to meet these requirements: For years they had been struggling on with little or no encouragement, and the C.A.G. scheme had been put forward entirely without notice or warning. They were anxious to know what was the likely number of machines required by the clubs, when these machines would be required, and, if possible, which types were actually fancied. They were inclined to think that the machines already in service, with those which might be immediately available from various sources, would be adequate to fill the clubs' re quirements until next spring, by which time there was every prospect that the demands could be satisfied. Mr. Bowyer submitted estimates in support of his argument and said that these figures show that the scheme would not be likely to suffer by waiting for British machines-—particu larly in view 0f the shorter flying days and the bad weather which could be expected during the winter. At the meeting Colonel Sir Joseph Reid was voted to the chair, and Commander Perrin, of course, held the watching brief on the proceedings. Some fifty clubs were represented, these being: — Koyal Aero Club; B.C.C. Flying Club; Bedford Aero Club; "'urnemouth Flying Club; Bristol and Wessex Aero Club; Brook- r'.nas Flying Club; Cambridge Aero Club; Cardiff Aeroplane Club; <-mque Ports Flying Club; Civil Service Flying Association; Coven- x'" Aer° Club; Eastbourne Flving Club; Edinburgh Flying Club; Exeter Aero Club;. Hampshire Aeroplane Club; Herts & Essex Aeroplane Club; Hull Aero Club; Insurance Flying Club; Ipswich Aero Club; Lancashire Aero Club; Leamington, Warwick and Dis trict Aero Club; Leicestershire Aero Club; Liverpool and District Aero Club; London-Aeroplane Club; London Air Park Flying Club; London Transport (C.B.) Sports Association Flving Club; Mailing Aero Club; Midland Aero Club; Midland Bank Flying Club; New-castle-upon-Tyi>e Aero Club; Norfolk and Norwich Aero Club; North Staffordshire Aero Club; Northamptonshire Aero Club; Plymouth and District Aero Club: Portsmouth Aero Club; K.A.F. Flying Club; Reading Aero Club; Redhill Flying Club; Romford Flying Club; Scottish Flying Club; South Coast Flying Club; Southend Flying Club; South Staffordshire Aero Club; Thanet Aero Club; Tollerton Aero Club; University Aero Club; Wiltshire Flying Club; Witney and Oxford Aero Club; Yorkshire Aeroplane Club; County Flying Club; Ely Aero Club; Heston Airport Club; Household Bri gade Flying Club; Lincolnshire Aero Club; Northern Aviat>on School and Club; Old Etonian Flying Club; Luton Flying Club; and Black pool and Fylde Aero Club. The Five Commissioners A LTHOUGH certain formalities must still be concluded ^ before the names of the five honorary Commissioners whc will look after the C.A.G. can be officially announced, the appointments now appear to-be fairly certain. . It was already known that the Marquess of Londonderry would be Chief Commissioner, since he had already accepted this office at the time of the first announcement; Air Com modore J. A. Chamier is already working hard as honorary secretary to the Commissioners, and it had been strongly rumoured that Mrs. F. G. Miles would be the women's repre sentative. The three previously unnamed members of the Board are, as might be expected, Mr. Lindsay Everard, M.P., who is chairman of the Royal Aero Club and a private owner on a big scale; Major Alan Goodfellow, who has been long asso ciated with the Royal Aero Club, and with the Lancashire Aero Club in particular; and Mr. Robert Murray, who is the Scottish representative. Mrs. Miles, of course, is the wife of the managing director and chief designer of Phillips and 'Powis Aircraft, and is herself both a designer and an amaleur pilot. Insurance Costs SO far there has been no sign -that any appreciable reduc tion in personal insurance premiums will be made in the case of Civil Air Guard pilots. As "Indicator" pointed out in last week's issue the position is a difficult one and short of Government assistance, or simple philanthropy on the part of the companies themselves, very little can be done about it. The Air Ministry has already stated that its present commitments are sufficiently great, but adds that any insurance company producing a special scheme would receive support and encouragement. As a matter of interest, and in reply to the many questions which have been asked about personal flying insurance rates, we are giving some figures which have been sent to us by Willis, Faber and Dumas, the insurance brokers. These may be taken as fairly representative of those at which policies may be obtained. The premiums are indicated for an insurance of £100, but, needless to say, policies will be issued up to any reasonable amount at pro rata premiums. The figures are :— (A) Death only. Annual premium 12s. 3d. (B) Death and loss of limbs, etc., with payment of £50 or ^100 according to the nature of the injuries. Annual premium 14s. (C) Weekly benefits. Compensation as in (B) with weekly compensation, during total disablement, of 10s. per week for a year and doctors' charges up to 15 per cent, of the amount of any claim. Annual premium 17s. 6d. (D) Compensation as (B) and (C) but with no death cover. Annual premium 7s 6d. (E) Additional weekly benefits for policies (C) and (D) or special weekly benefit for policy (A) for £1 per week. . Annual premium 6s. Weekly benefits only. Annual premium 8s. qd.
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