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1948
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2O2 FLIGHT FEBRUARY 19TH, 1948 Civil Aviation News the Air Lines Commissions, however, is that, the range of theaircraft is 1,100 miles—with a light load 1,450 miles—and he has stated that the purchase will be carried through. Thepurchase price is approximately $1,500,000. * « * Permission to operate a weekly air service from Baghdad toKarachi for six months has been obtained from the Govern- ment of Pakistan by the Government of Irak.* * * An air transport agreement has been signed between theUnited States and Italy. The treaty follows the principles laid down during the Bermuda Air Convention Conference twoyears ago. * * •The directors of the Canadian National Railways and Trans- *€anada' Air Twines shave announced the appointment of Mr.•€i©Ta6n"R:1McGregofvp.B.E., D.F.C., as president of Trans- Canada Air Lines, sufeft^eding Mr. H. J.Symington, C.M.G., K.C., **ko relinquished the post last November. Fomjiwing meet-ings of the board of T.C.A.L., Mr.-^cGregor has also been made a member in ptefce ofMr. J. A. Wilson, C.B.E., who has retired from this board. B.O.A.C. have reduced air cargo ratesfrom 2s jd to is nd per kilogramme on their routes between London and Glasgow. TheCorporation operate seven through services a week to Glasgow Airport—two Constella-tion services to New York and two to Mon- treal, and three Liberator services toMontreal. G. R. McGregor. •"SAFETY POLICY: Captain W. I. Lasbbrooke, chief operations officer of Lancashire Aircraft Corporation, in the company's Link trainer at Bovingdon airport. The constant practice will be compulsory to enable L.A.C. pilots to obtain and hold instrument flying ratings. The Ail Registration Board issued on February 2nd NoticeNo. 24 to Licensed Aircraft Engineers and to Owners of Civil Aircraft. A serious defect is suspected on certain resistorsockets used in Graviner fire-extinguisher systems incorporat- ing Marks I, II and VI extinguisher bottles. Before furtherflying, aircraft fitted with bottles of those marks are to be inspected. FROM THE CLUBS A.F.D.A. (L'Association Francaise pour le Developpement de1'Aeronautique) have published the regulations for this year's tour of France, open to light aircraft, which has beenarranged for Friday, August 27th, finishing on Sunday, Septem- ber 5th. Team entries this year are restricted to six nationalteams and six district or regional teams; if more than six national teams are entered the first six entries to arrive willbe selected. The route for the tour covers about 3,280 km, starting and finishing at Paris, the itinerary being Paris, Lille,Reims, Strasbourg, Luxeuil, Lyon, Vichy, Nimes, Cannes, Salon, Toulouse, Biarritz, Bordeaux, Nantes, Dinard, Deau-ville, Paris. Two-, three- and four-seater aircraft are eligible on a maximum weight scale of: — Two-seaters .. .. ..:... .. 800 kgThree-seaters .. .. .. .. .. 1,200 kg Four-seaters .. .. .. .. .. 1,700 kgPoints will be awarded for time-keeping between certain of the stages-and competitors' speeds must exceed two-thirds of themaximum speed of their aircraft, which should be included on the entry forms. Besides the time-keeping contest theprogramme also includes a concours d'elegance at Cannes, a flying competition and a speed test. Copies of the regulationsand entry forms, which should be returned to the organizers before March Tst, can be obtained from : Directeur du Tour deFrance Aerien, 1'Aero Club de France, 6 et 8 rue Galilee, Paris. * * • Details of the International Air Rally to be held at theAerodrome de Cannes-Mandelieu on May 15th, 16th and 17th are now available and may be obtained from the organizers:1'International Air Club de Cannes, rue Pasteur, Cannes (A.-M.). Entry forms must be in the hands of the organizers by May7th, and entrants should state the airfield from which the com- petitor will start, the stops to be made en route, and theE.T.A. at Cannes, which must be between 10.00 hours and 18.00 hours G.M.T. Competitors arriving exactly at the timethey forecast will be awarded 100 points and for each second early or late 10 points will be deducted. Points will be addedto scores for the distance of the starting point from Cannes on the basis of 1 point per kilometre, and 10 points per kilo-metre for distances flown on May 15th. The timing of arrivals will be carried out at Palm Beach (Cap Croisette), and com-petitors will be required to fly between that point and the He Ste. Marguerite (lies de Le'rins)— 1 km SSE of Cannes—at a height at which they can easily be identified. As a separate section of the Rally there is to be a concours d'e'le'ganceto be judged on Sunday, May 16th, on points awarded by a selection committee. At the official luncheon on the follow-ing day, Monday, May 17th, the prizes will be awarded. Assistance with booking of hotel accommodation and withcustoms formalities will be given by the organizers. * * *Very little flying has been possible at the Lancashire Aero Club, and in January unfortunately it was insufficient to coverexpenses. Although the financial position is said to be some what unsatisfactory, assistance has been received in the formof a long-term loan at negligible interest from Kemsley Trust, for the purchase of an Autocrat. Two members of the com-mittee have presented handsome cheques to help pay the rent, and the regular attendance of .enthusiastic, members has beenvery encouraging. Furthermore, membership is slowly but steadily increasing. The efforts of the Association of BritishAero Clubs have resulted in an allowance of petrol for travel- ling to and from Barton, which is greatly appreciated. Thenext landing competitions for the Rodman and Pemberton trophies will commence at 2.30 on Saturday, February 28th,and it is hoped that the events will be well attended. Tickets may now be obtained for the annual ball, to take place (|cFriday, April 9th. The attention of members is drawn to fact that the club will be closed on March 22nd and 23rd, bu"will be open on Good Friday and all of the Easter week. * « * The third annual general meeting of the Luton Flying Clubwas held on Saturday, February 14th. The meeting was fol- lowed by a farewell gathering for Mr. Peter Sentance, who isrelinquishing his position as manager of Hunting Flying Clubs, Limited, prior to his departure by air with his family to NewZealand. Nominations for the new committee for the coming year were taken, although it will not actually take up officeuntil March 1st. It is stressed that membership of the com- mittee is a responsibility, and it is in the interests of the cluba.s a whole that those accepting membership should make a fairly regular attendance at the monthly meetings. The clubhopes that it will be installed in its new and spacious premises in the early summer, and as soon as possible after settling ina warming-up party in the form of a dance and social evening will be arranged. The new club house will contain a separatedining-room, bar and lounge. A novel innovation is the family room which will be available for children, who will not thenbe allowed in the main lounge. Residential accommodation, consisting of four bedrooms, will be available to flying mem-bers. Most of the club's recent activity has been confined to the social sphere; nevertheless as much flying as the weatherpermitted has been done. Advantage has been taken of the bad weather to carry out C. of A. work on the club's aircraft,and the staff are busy preparing the fleet for the hard work which it is hoped lies ahead.
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