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1948
1948 - 0055.PDF
%ANUAKY 8TH, I948 FLIGHT 49 BREVITIES The Australian government is reported to be transferringresponsibility for the services to New Guinea from ^antas to V..A.; Qantas will fly international routes only. It is believed in American civil avi;ttion/5ircles that modifi-cations being adopted or considered for BfC-6s will keep these aircraft grounded until March. It had earlier been hoped that they would be in service again this month.* * « A commission appointed by the Italian government has re- commended Maccarese as the snrport for Rome. Six runways are planned and development of the site, which is northwest of the city, will cost about 12 million lire. The second assembly of the international Civil AviationOrganization will be held at the- Palais des Nations in Geneva, Switzerland. The session will begin on June 1st, 1948, and llSd to last about three weeks. The Saab company of Linkoping, in addition to extendingproduction of the Scandia, will shortly introduce a development known us the Scandia goA II, powered by two Pratt andWhitney type R-2180 engines. The maximum speed is ex- pected»to be increased to 285 m.p.h. in American Airways estimate that when the full figuresfor 1947 are available the airline will be found to have had a record year, with about 951,500 passengers carried comparedwith 854,570 in 1946; and 31,371,000 lb of freight, compared with 17,029,700 lb last year rA.M.A., the Argentine airline, has reduced scheduled flyingtime on the London-Buenos Aires service b\r 24 hours in each direction by eliminating the overnight stop at Lisbon. A stopof one hour is now made at Madrid, and a day at Natal; the other intermediate stops, Paris and Dakar, remain unchanged. TOR CONFINED SPACES : An Win Be// helicopter being taken through a partially opened hangar door at Hanworth. The two- bladed rotor has advantages over the three-bladed rotor for parking : and storing. Air IAn increased number of seats in the Air France services toAlgiers, Trinidad, Lydda and Teheran has been allocated to the London, Manchester and Glasgow offices of the company.* * * * The Swedish Civil Aviation Board has recommended thatTralleborg, near Malmo and 31km from Kastrup, should be the main .airport for Southern Sweden. Work will not be startedjust yet as all efforts are being concentrated on Halmsjon. In the meantime, the runways at Malmo (Bulltofta) are to bestrengthened. * * * y November was a record month tor air freight between Miamiairport and South America iPan American Airways handled 1,267,631 lb of cargo, double the freight in November, 1946.* * * A scale of wages ranging from ^375 for a non-flying proba-tionary radio officer to ^725 for a senior radio officer of more th^n four years' service, with a transoceanic bonus of ^125 ayear, has been awarded by the emergency disputes committee set up to settle the strike of tPasman Empire Airways radiooperators. * * * j, Considerable increases in the>imount of tnail flown by domes-ic air routes in the U.S.flr occurred in July and August. In July ton-miles were 11.35 P« cent higher than in the samemonth last year and in August 10.85 Per cent. Increases in express ton-miles were. 17.62 and 25.78 per cent respectively.In July and August 98.76 and 59.10 per cent of scheduled mileage was flown; about 62 and 67 per cent of availableseats were occupied in these two months. ti the HancIn the December issue of the Handley Page bulletin, Col. E. J. P. Ryan, now the S.B.A.C. representative in the MiddleEast and Greece, recalls a flight in an H.P.9 from the Ellen- borough Race Course, Calcutta, in 1920. The machine wasoperated by Handley Page Indo-Burmese Transport, Ltd., and flew a number of Indians. "The Indian heroes of the flight,"says Col. Ryan, " were feted as people who had returned after facing certain destruction." FROM THE CLUBS Instead of a cash subsidy Kew Zealand flying clubs weregiven 40 free Tiger Moths, and £4 dual, £3 10s an hour solo for training 150 A.T.C. cadets each year. Now the clubs arecomplaining that the Tiger Moths are those remaining after the pool had been picked over by private purchasers foreighteen months, and that the flying instruction will cost over £4 an hour. Without cash assistance, it is said, some of thesmaller clubs will not survive and, in general, flying will become a rich man's sport. * * ./ In the second^'ear of post-war activity, members of the Cam-bridge and l^niversity Flying Clubs operated by Marshall's Flying School flew a total of 2,020 hours, including 55 hoursnight flying, in the fleet of six Tiger Moths and two Austers. It is two of the Tiger Moths which are equipped for night flying.During the year 25 members gained " A " licences, and two "B" licences, while three instructors' courses were completed,and 25 pupils made their first solos. Members are now able to use the Volunteer Reserve Social Club which opened lastautumn in the airport buildings. • ** * * - News comes from the fcinque Ports Flying Club at Lympne that despite restrictions a considerable number of hours are still being flown, especially at week-ends. Membership was in- creased recently by one—when a baby daughter was born to the managing director, Mrs. Attree, on December 27th. We understand from a very relieved godfather, G/C. Eustace Miles, tlfat Ann, Ray and the daughter are in excellent form. >* # * * A new landing club has recently been formed in the Glou- cester area and already a prospective membership of seventy names has been registered. A winch and towing vehicle have been acquired and the first aircraft will probably be a Kirby Cadet. Staverton airfield (on the Gloucester-Cheltenham road) isthe intended base and flying is expected to start in April. One of the more particularly interesting aspects of this newclub is that investigation of the many potential soaring sites in the Cotswolds will be made. A temporary committee has been elected with W. Schultesas Chairman and Chief Flying Instructor, the Secretary is E. Holloway of 70. Portland Street, Cheltenham, and GordonWilkins is handling press relations. Membership fees are £1 is admission and £4 4s per annum.
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