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452 FLIGHT OCTOBER I6TH Ir>47 Civil Aviation News San Francisco. The alternative route will be from Bangkokto Wake Island through Manila and Guam. # * * The American International Airways flying-boat Bermuda Sky Queen, carrying 52 passengers and a crew of seven en route from Poole to New York, docked at Foynes on Septem- ber 30th. This is the first time the harbqur has been used since flying-boats were taken off trve North Atlantic route in October, 1945. # * * The weekly B.O.A.C. flyir.3 boat service between Britain and BaKrein was increased as from October 6th. Planes will now leave Poole (Dorset) twice weekly, on Mondays and Satur- days, and will arrive at Bahrein on Wednesdays and Mondays. The route is via Marseilles, Cairo and Basra. # # * The purchase of British West Indian Airways by British South American Airways was completed at Trinidad on Octo- ber ist. All British West Indian routes and services wil] ^operated by British International Airlines, Ltd., a subsidiary of B.S.A.A. ^ * # * The public enclosures at London and Northolt Airportsclosed for the winter on October 5th, but conducted tours around these airports are still available. Since its opening onJune ist, takings at London Airport have exceeded £4.000- and at Northolt £3,000; which figures testify to the popularityof the experiment in opening London's chief airports to the public. It is hoped to re-open the public enclosures by Easter» * » The National Airways Corporation will take over operationof the South Pacific air routes from the R.N.Z.A.F. early i nNovember. Services will then operate thrice fortnightly from Auckland to Suva, two of these trips being extended to Lam-basa; weekly from Auckland to Norfolk Island; and onwards from Norfolk to Fiji, Samoa, Aitutaki, Raratonga and return-ing to Auckland fortnightly. Dakotas will be used on all except the Auckland-Suva route, on which Sunderland fiying-boats will be used. FROM THE CLUBS THE Cambridge University Flying Club flew 175 hours duringSeptember. Night flying, which has been a regular feature of the activities at Cambridge since April last year, totalled i\hours during the month Twelve new members flew with the club, one making his first sold last month' and anotherqualifying for his "A" licence. The club has also been engaged in aero-towing for the Cambridge University Gliding Club. There still has not been any official announcement regardinga proposed supplementary domestic petrol allowance to assist Hying club members to reach outlandish airfields, but it seemslikely that some such supplementary ration will be granted. The matter is "receiving attention," and discussions betweenthe Ministry of Fuel and Power and the Ministry of Civil Aviation are still in progress. If the outcome of these talksis favourable, flying clubs may receive enough petrol to enable them to run communal transport to and from the nearestrailway station or bus route. In New Zealand it is now probable that the Government willpay the full cost of training club pilots up to "A" licence standard. £20,000 was voted this year towards maintainingprivate flying in that country, and this is to be spent in providing Tiger Moth aircraft and on the cost of instruction.The Minister of Defence, Mr. Jones, has stated in the House of Representatives that there is an ample supply of trainedflying personnel at the moment, but it will have to be main- tained, and if the trainees do not eventually join theR.N.Z.A.F. they will enter the Civil Reserve. Four Tigeis, one Proctor, and two Austers, the fleet of theLuton Flying Club, are kept in great demand for its 200 active flying members. Most of the new members who joined theclub this summer are now taking advance instruction, ha already obtained their "A" licences. Twelve "A'srenewed last month, bringing the total of renewals and the number of new licences granted to membnot flown before joining the club, now stan members completed their first solos Probably the proudest gentleman at O»t&«f*fs Mr.who recently obtained his ''A" lip*nce/on and was promptly presented \jdJh a Proctor Stan is now a irequentthe country. many airfields up and down A natural colour film of the 1947 U.S. National Air Races at Cleveland, Ohio, will be screened in the lounge at the Royal Aero Club Aviation Centre, Londonderry House, 19, Park Lane, London, W.i, for associate members and 'their friends, on Tuesday, October 21st, at 6.15 p,m. The film, which was taken by Mr.. W. Conrtenay. aeronautical correspon- dent of the^fnly Graphic, and who will provide a commentary en this ocflasipn. wiljb^ruVr^for one hour. Scenes of the indi- vidual fWwjg^vents wiTK4>&"shown as well as shots of the pylon awi the pa**fepation of the U.S. Army and Navy'Air and >m«n*£ Vrfher incidents at the three-day meeting jl#«fD3OCK and 31st and September 1st last. This is the njsCof ashties of films arranged for exhibition at the Aviation Centre on the fourth Tuesday in every month during the jl»JMmn and summer Accommodation is limited and members aTTd associate members should inform Mr. A. H. Lukins at the »• Royal Aero Club Aviation Centre if, they wish seats to^be [day reserved- Admission of. associate members is by membership is father. HOBBY HORSE : Mr. R. Henry Parker (in picture) built this Heath Parasol in his back garden during his spare time, at an approximate cost of £100. The engine, a twin- cylinder Blackburn Tomtit, was bought secondhand for £10 and the airscrew was carved from mahogany. The fuselage is of tubular metal construction, fabric covered, and de- tachable wings enable ihe machine to be towed behind a car to the nearest airfield. It is a pity that with the approach of winter and the ending of the basic petrol ration the outlook for many flying clubs is not too '-he-^rful, for most clubs are able to rot- "• successful summer season this • . The good weather enabled h .ionthly flying totals to be maiii __'d, and in many clubs the work reconditioning club premises which have been derequisitioned has gone forward. The Northampton Flying Club, which now has 150 flying and associated mem- bers, has been able to increase its activi- ties during the summer. Each week-end there have been organized visits to numerous other clubs, including Derby, Leicester, Luton and Coventry, at which usually a party of 20 members took part. A lunch patrol was held at the club last month when, in spite of bad weather, a considerable number of visitors arrived to join in the jollifications. One hundred and thirty members attended a club dance held at the end of last month, and on Friday October 3rd cine pictures of club activities, taken by Mr. S. P. Tyzack and Mr. J. W. Wilkinson during their long association with the club,<were shown in the club-house.
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