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1939
1939 - 0506.PDF
-.84 FLIGHT. FEBRUARY 23, 1935 FROM the CLUBS and SCHOOLS Flying and Social Activities : C.A.G. News LONDON. T HE flying total for last week was ioo*hr. 15 min. Messrs. J. W. Chance. H. A. M. Woodhatch and E. W. Miller and Capt. R. K. Morris completed the tests for their " A " licences. WESTON. Fourteen hours' flying were put in during the one day on which instruction was possible last week. NORTH BRITISH. On three days flying was impossible owing to the high winds, and only 11 hr. 5 min. were logged for C.A.G. flying during the week ended February 18. YORK AND LEEMING. C.A.G. flying for the week ended February 17 amounted to 37 hours and Mr. J. H. Dales made his first solo. The annual dance will be held on February 24 at the Grand Hotel, Harrogate. BORDER. Weather conditions practically stopped all flying training last week and flying was only possible on one and a half days, in which 14 hr. 20 min. were put in. Mr. J. G. Millar made a first solo. PLYMOUTH. Plymouth had more than its share of bad weather during last week and only one and a half days were suitable for flying. However, 22 hours were logged in that time. HANWORTH. With another four Cirrus Swallow machines added to the school fleet, a total of no hours' flying was recorded last week. Miss Holeman Rowdon made her first solo BARTON (BEDS). Messrs. T. E. Smythe, M. B. Robson and Miss E. J. S. Grimmer went solo last week, while Mr. M. B. Robson has completed his " A " licence tests. There are still vacancies for C.A.G. members. READING. With the better weather machines have been fully engaged for the past few days. Seven " A " licences were obtained during last week and five C.A.G. members made their first solos. EXETER. Owing to rough weather last week only three days were suitable for flying, during which time 26 hours were flown. First solo flights were made by Messrs. W. Pyne, E. Dimond and S. G. Tolman, and Messrs G Pridham and R. Hosking completed their " A " tests. PORTSMOUTH. From February 1 to 18, 58 hr. 10 min. of club flying was done, while in the C.A.G section the total was 44 hr. 10 min. for the nme period Instruction has been given to 155 members, and 15 pupils have qualified for their " A " licences. ROMFORD. In spite of the inclement weather at Chigwell aerodrome last week, the excellent total of 121 hours was logged. A C.A.G. dance was held at Maylands aerodrome en Friday, when over 300 people were present. EASTBOURNE. A Tramps' Party was held on St. Valentine's Night, when about fifty turned out During the week ended February 17 a total of 37 hours' flying was logged and Messrs. D. J. O'Neill and F. R. Fowler flew solo for the first time; Miss D. P. Wilson passed her " A " licence tests. IPSWICH. Four days were spoilt by abnormally high winds, but during the remaining three a total of 53 hours' flying was done, representing 99 per cent, of the maximum available time. Mr. V. Waugh made his first solo, and Messrs. S. Baker, F. Driessen, T. Jefferson, T. Lee, M. Liffen and J. Martens passed their " A " licence tests. BROOKLANDS. Capt. Duncan Davis and a large party of members went down to Lympne on Friday for the Cinque Ports Flying Club dinner and dance. A dance will be held in the clubhouse on Saturday next. During the week ended February 18, a total of 97 hours were flown and Mr. R. Millais made his first solo. SOUTH COAST. A dinner-jacket dance for members was held last Saturday. During the week ended February 18 a total of 48 hours' flying was put in and Mr. H. A. Stringer, of the C.A.G., qualified for his " A " licence. Incidentally, it is anticipated that a further batch of applicants will be taken into the C.A.G. next week. NORFOLK AND NORWICH. Although strong winds prevailed throughout most of last week and the instructional machines were used on one day only, one member managed to complete the tests for his " A " licence. The first of a series of lectures arranged for Class II (probationary) members of the Civil Air Guard was held at the aerodrome on Tuesday evening. STRATHTAY. For the first half of February there have only been eight flying days, during which a total of 30 hours was recorded. For the rest of the time members have been sheltering from the gales. The Secretary of State for Air paid a visit on February 14. YAPTON. C.A.G. flying for February, up to the 18th, reached a total of 99 hr. 10 min. A large proportion of this was dual, as 64 members are now under flying instruction. Four members have qualified for their "A" licences, Club flying.for the same period amounted to 14 hr. 5 min. THANE 1. High winds permitted only three and a half days' flying last week, but 68 hours of this was spent in the air. Messrs. T. Jenner H. J. Ballard, L. V. Davis and D. F. Cottrell made successful first solos, while Mr. W. Smith completed his " A " licence tests. A supper-dance was held on February 10 and was well attended. WITNEY AND OXFORD. During the week ended February 18, a total of 27 hr. 20 min. fly ing was recorded; two days of the week were blank owing to bad weather. Messrs. C. P. Walde and C. T. Harris went solo and Messrs. D. Geddes, J. Doe and Miss M. Thring obtained their " A " licences. LANCASHIRE. During this month, up to and including February 15, the C.A.G. flew 65 hours—a figure which more than equals the time for the whole of last month. The increase is explained by the fact that remarkably fine weather was experienced between February 8 and 15 On the last dav, for instance, though it was very nearlv perfect at Woodford, QBI was reported at Ringway, only five miles away. HERTS AND ESSEX. Although bad weather caused flying to be cancelled on six days during the fortnight which ended February 9, the Herts and Essex Aero Club managed to put in 107 hr. during the period. First solos were flown by Messrs. J. B. Walker, S. Murray and N. C. Cragg, while Miss N. E. Stuart and Messrs. R. E. C. Ebsworth and S. H. Hills obtained their " A " licences., YORKSHIRE. Mr. D. H. G. Tollemache has joined the club as an instructor, bringing the flying staff total up to seven. Flying for February, to the 18th, totalled 150 hours, 65 of which were put in during last week.. Saturday broke the record for any winter day, with 31 hours. In the C.A.G. section, Messrs. C. O. Bastian and J. K. Milner qualified for their " A " licences. MARSHALL'S. The flying total for both the C.A.G. and the club amounted to 141 hr. 25 min. for the week ended February 18. First solos were made by Messrs. V. W. D. South, Jones, Powell, Elliston, Whiteside and Dines, five of whom are C.A.G. members. A Civil Air Guard Social Club is being organised and, it is anticipated, will have between three and four hundred members. CINQUE PORTS. Among many visitors to the club last week-end were Major and Mrs. Seversky, together with Mr. and Mrs. Georges Seversky. Major and Mrs. Seversky flew over in the first Seversky fighter, and on Saturday afternoon the machine was demonstrated by Major Seversky. Mr. J. Billington, a member of the Civil Air Guard and also one of the ground engineers of the club, set up a new record by flying solo after only 1 hr. 55 min. dual instruction. The club's annual dinner and dance is dealt with on p. 183 REDHILL. First solos were made by Messrs. D. A. Jameson, F. C. Hill, H. Woodward, J. Konreid and R. J. Blewett, of the Redhill Flying Club, during the fortnight which ended on February n. During this period 164 hr. 25 min. were flown by the club. To-morrow, an end-of-season dance will be held at the Burford Bridge Hotel, Dorking. First solo flights were made later on by Messrs. G. H. Ashenden, L. R. Blewett, F. G. Shaw, and E. Lavington last week, in whtoi a total of 112 hr. 50 min flying was put in. MADRAS. With January's weather here, a plaintive report came iron'. Madras. In the words of the secretary, " Rainless December has followed rainless November. A rainless rainy season. Strange atiJ sinister. Good for flying and picnics and parties, but for nothing else. The great tanks, lakes, reservoirs that cover the Carnatic as spots a leopard lie transformed into vast, smooth, empty aero dromes." A delegation of five Moths went to the Karachi Air Kauy carrying eleven people. They took the direct route, slap across tne Deccan and Kathiawar. via Bombay, where the Bombay Hying Club " did them proud " (and as proud again on their return), um Gipsy Moth, however, had to be left behind at Karachi for a season owing to the sad result of practice for the landing competition. Mr. Royds, on a fortnight's leave, obtained his " A " >icen™ arag only 3 hr. 45 min. dual instruction. Mr. W. Parth;prattr> n* qualified for the second time for his " A" licence. The nrsi um he was only 14 years old. so it was not allowed to count.
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