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1939
1939 - 0271.PDF
FEBRUARY 2, 1939 FLIGHT. 101 FROM the CLUBS and SCHOOLS Flying and Social Activities : C.A.G. News LONDON. F OR the week ended January 28 a total of 50 hr. 50 min. flying was logged. Messrs. A. E. H. Cosham and L. W. Darley made their first solo flights. PLYMOUTH AND DISTRICT. Only 2j days out of the last week were suitable for instruction, and 21 hours were flown MARSHALL'S. The total flying put in during the week ended January 28 amounted to 67 hr. 50 min., and Messrs. Melville and Walters completed their " A " licence tests. THANET. Flying totalled 28 hours, but was mainly restricted to experienced pupils owing to squally winds, which reached gale force at times. Mr. A. Gilford has passed the tests for his " A " licence. SOUTH COAST. In common with other flying clubs all over the country, the extremely bad weather allowed only a small total of flying hours lor last week. A dinner-jacket dance is to be held at the club on Saturday, February 18. BARTON (BEDS). Flying hours were somewhat decreased owing to snow, but the lectures have been well attended. Social Sunday evenings have recommenced. Miss Madge Grimmer made her first solo and Mr. W. A. Inskip completed his " A " licence tests. WESTON. The first instalment of C.A.G. pilots is reaching maturity, and Messrs. A. C. Dennis, N. Rogers, R. T. Styles and J. S. Meaker all made their first solo flights in the 3J flying days available during last week. Sixteen hours in all were flown. WITNEY AND OXFORD. The weather has been bad and only 92 hr. 5 min. were flown during January up to the 29th. First solos were made by Messrs. J. D. Doe and T. E. Worth, and Mr. D. Geddes passed his " A " licence tests. A third Swallow has been added to the fleet. PORTSMOUTH. During the twenty-eight days following January 1, 44 hr. 15 min. C.A.G. flying has been done and 45 members are now flying solo. Fifteen members have qualified for their " A" licences and it is hoped that several others will soon do so. Club flying amounted to 28 hr. 55 min. in the same period. CINQUE PORTS. Another C.A.G. member who has obtained his " A " licence is Mr. J. E. Swift. A long-distance flight—from Lympne to Aden— was made by Fit. Lt. Smith in his 1928 Salmson Klemm. A Swallow belonging to Viscount Gort has been taken to Lympne for C. of A. and modification. Tickets are now obtainable for the annual dinner and dance on Friday, February 17. BROOKLANDS. During another week ol mixed weather, Mr. Gerald Sumner went solo and Mr. L. R. Hiscocks passed his height test during the fair periods. The programme for February's activities offers an aerobatic display by Ken Waller next Sunday; a treasure hunt in cars on February 12; the first handicap competition of the season to be flown off in the form of a map-reading test on February 19; and on Saturday, the 25th, the annual general meeting. THE Commissioners of the Civil Air Guard and the Air Ministry have now agreed that further steps may be taken to fit the Civil Air Guard organisation for service in case of emergency. It is proposed that all existing and future "A" licencees with suitable qualifications should be grouped into three separate classes. The first of these, which will be known as Class "A," will include two sections. One will be for men between the ages of 18 and 30 who might be eligible as Service pilots in case of war, and these will be examined by travelling R.A.F. medical boards. In addition to their ten hours of normal C.A.G. fly ing, they will receive advanced training for which a further subsidy will be paid to the clubs concerned, and they will then be tested for their flying abilities by the R.A.F. authori ties. The second section of this first class will include all men over the age of 30 who have instructional qualifications or considerable flying experience and who might be suitable either as Service pilots or instructors in case of war. These will also be offered special training facilities, but no tests or IPSWICH. Thirty hours were flown, although wind and rain squalls prevented flying on all but 2| days during the week ended January 24. Messrs. W. Barnard and A. A. Halliday made their first solo flights. YAPTON. C.A.G. members, ol whom there are now 64 flying, put in 64 hr. 15 min. flying during the first four weeks in January. Fourteen members are already flying solo and three more have qualified foi their " A " licences. EXETER. Thirteen hours' were flown on the z\ days available last week. Forthcoming fixtures include a squash rackets match with the Seaton Golf Club on February 4 and the club " Eating-in " night on February 10, when members will consume an original Continental dinner. YORKSHIRE. During January a total of 114 hr. 50 min. was flown, 53 hr. 30 min. of which were put in last week. A dance, which went off very well indeed, was held in the clubhouse on January 21. The club now has a fleet of fourteen aircraft with six instructors, and it is hoped to start lectures for the C.A.G. members very shortly. NORFOLK AND NORWICH. The Norfolk and Norwich Club has just taken delivery of a further Gipsy I Moth. A slight improvement in the weather resulted in an increase, though small, in the flying total, and one first solo was made. In the gliding section elementary training was given by Mr. Firmin, while other members made flights in the nacelled Dagling; the H.17 has also been in the air after its recent overhaul. HERTS AND ESSEX. Rough weather conditions included a fall of snow and were responsible for a drop in flying times, 73J hours being logged for the fortnight ended January 26. Incidentally, though only seven days were suitable for flying, five first solos were accomplished, by Messrs. R. H. Walling, F. E. Johnson, E. W. Curtis, E. P. R. Cornish and C. Reeves. Miss M. E. Stuart completed her "A " licence tests. ROMFORD. Last week-end Capt. A. H. Ballour, Under-Secretary of State foi Air, visited the club at Maylands to inspect Civil Air Guard members, two squadrons of the Air Defence Corps and the National Women's Air Reserve. The adverse weather conditions last week still continue to affect flying and hardly any time was logged. A lot of hard work, how ever, is being put in in the lecture rooms by the C.A.G., N.W.A.R. and A.D.C.C preparatory to the return of more suitable flying weather NORTH BRITISH. Only 4 hr. 40 min. were flown by Civil Air Guard members during the week ended January 20. Owing to the soft state of the aero drome at Dyce, there was no flying at all on four days. Speaking at the annual dinner and dance, held at the Caledonian Hotel on January 26, Mr. E. L. Gandar Dower made some remarks of special interest to the C.A.G. section when he discussed the forthcoming extension of the C.A.G. scheme to embrace training on Service types He also announced the establishment of a Reserve school at Dyce. medical examinations will be made—at any rate, for the time being. The second class, "B," includes men up to 40 years of age who would not be eligible, on medical or other grounds, for "A," but who might be able to undertake other Service flying duties, such as those carried out by observers, wireless opera tors and air gunners. Special training in this class will take the form of lectures covering the particular duties for which the member may be selected—these to be carried out where possible in connection with the R.A.F.V.R. The applicants will be tested, but no further medical examination will be required. The third class, "C," will include men who do not fall into either of the other classes, as well as all women who might be suitable according to the experience as ferry or ambulance pilots and for general communication duties. In this case no additional instruction will be given, but members will be noted by the Commissioners for their flying records and general efficiency. THE NEW C.A.G.
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