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44 FLIGHT JANUARY 13TH, 1949 Civil Aviation News carried 7r,ooo passengers, more than 900 tons of cargo and 516tons of mail. On the Berlin airlift alone, between Frankfurt and Berlin, ^,870 passengers, nearly 3,000 tons of cargo and122 tons of mail were flown. * * * Lord Pakenham, Minister of Civil Aviation, recently visitedHolland at the invitation of the Netherlands Government to inspect Dutch Civil Aviation. Accompanied by Dr. D. Goed-huis, Civil Air Attache to the Netherlands Embassy, and the General Manager of B.E.A. Continental Services, Mr. A. H.Milward, Lord Pakenham flew by B.E.A. to Schiphol on Janu- ary 4th and returned by K.L.M. Convair on January 6th. * * * A survey party headed by Mr. \V. M. Hargreaves, Directorof Navigational Services (Aerodromes), is in South America making a detailed study of possible flying-boat bases for theB.S.A.A. SR 45 services. The party consists of four repre- sentatives of the M.C.A., two of B.S.A.A. and one of Saunders-Roe, Ltd., and they will remain in the area for two to three months. * » * The Ministry of Civil Aviation have announced that theG.C.A. is now in operation at Belfast Airport, Nutts Corner. Approach and over-shoot procedures are given in Notice to Airmen No. 448. Notice that signals will be displayed at Naval Air Stations to indicate that '' Carrier Procedure Train- in/ " is in progress is contained in Notice to Airmen No. 447. * * * During the twelve months July, 1947, to June, 1948, Trans- Australia Airlines increased their fleet from 15 passenger air- craft to 21 passenger aircraft and four freighters. The fleet at the end of June, 1948, consisted of three DC-4, 18 DC-3 passenger aircraft, and four DC-3 freighters. • * * Bremen Airport, which was closed last June by the U.S. Army, was re-opened as an international civil airport operated by the Military Government on January nth. At present the airfield can only accommodate twin-engined aircraft of the Dakota class, but improvements including installation of radio facilities, lighting systems, and runway extensions are con- templated. # * # Provisional statistics for the year 1948 show that Aer Lingus carried 180.470 passengers, compared with 132,416 in 1947. Over 1,000 tons of freight and about 70 tons of mail were carried, more than double the amount in the previous year. During 1948 11,908 flights were made, covering a distance of 2,542,783 miles. The passenger load factor on the Dublin- London service, referred to in Flight, December 16th, 1948, was 63.5 per cent, and not as printed. FROM THE CLITBS A SERIES of lectures has been organized by the Derby AeroClub to fill the remainder of the winter evenings. The syllabus has been compiled with a view to making enthusiastsmore familiar with meteorology and navigation since these subjects are embraced in the new licensing regulations forprivate pilots. Although adverse flying conditions have seriously curtailed air activities recently, members enjoyed amost successful Christmas party on the evening of December 23rd, and the New Year was '' seen in " in traditional fashionat an enjoyable dance held in the clubhouse. * # * ITS third year of post-war operation was completed by theCambridge Aero Club on December 31st. During the year the flying of the club Tiger Moths and Austers totalled 1,407 hours and 12 members made their first solo flights. "A" licences were obtained by 11 ab initio and also a number of ex-Service members. Night flying and instructional training were carried out by the more experienced members. Flying instruction was given to numerous A.T.C. Cadets of 104 (Cam- bridge) Squadron, which was made available by Mr. A. G. G. Marshall, the managing director of Marshall's Flying School. The most outstanding Cadet, F/Sgt. Bing, received a flying scholarship up to "A" licence standard. At the three "At Homes" which were held at Cambridge during the year, club members competed with No. 22 Reserve Flying School in the flying contests and. achieved encouraging results. Amongst LONG RANGE: On a trial flight from the Wichita, Kansas, Airfield of the Beech Aircraft Company, a Bonanza specially fitted with long-rangt tanks. Captain Bill Odom is attempting to fly the 5,010 miles from Honolulu to New York in an attempt to break the record for a non-stop flight in a light aircraft. the extensive private owners' flights, both in this country andon the Continent, one of the most notable flights was that of Mr. Hersee, who went as far as North Africa in his Gemini.At the 1948 children's Christmas party Santa Claus was en- thusiastically welcomed upon his arrival in a Gemini. • • • THE East Riding Flying Club flew 600 hours during 1948and besides 15 "A" licence renewals, passed out 16 pilots for "A" licences. The youngest flying member of the club, Jeffrey Mann, aged 154, logged 30 hours' flying instruc- tion, including aerobatics, instrument flying and navigation, and awaits his 17th birthday before taking his first solo and "A" licence flights. The Piesident's Cup for the best all- round club pilot <?£ the year was won by Mr. D. Jackson; the navigation and forced landing trophies were awarded to Mr. R. Frank and Mr L. Wilson respectively. Membership of the club now totals 192 and the fleet consists of five Austersand one Tiger Moth. A revision of flying charges has been made and £2 5s per hour is charged for the Austers and £3 per hour for the Tiger Moth ; block flying may be purchased at £1 15s per hour for a 20-hour block. * * »T HE first of a series of lectures on navigation and meteorology at the West London Aero Club was given by Mr. Philip Wills, the well-known glider pilot, in December. Capt. H. Winch, a member of the Household Brigade Flying Club which is attached to the West Lon- don club, took off for Australia in his Gemini on December 31st. The club reports very satisfactory progress during the winter, with the instructors being kept busy whenever weather has been suitable for flying. FLYING hours at the Herts and EssexAero Club during December amounted to 139, making the 1948 total up to 3,052 hours. During 1948 26 new "A" licences were gained by members and 67 were renewed. On December 31st the membership was 320 and included repre- sentatives of Aden, Canada, Norway, Holland, Trinidad, Australia, Denmark, Italy, France, Greece, India, Ceylon, Switzerland and Cyprus. The total num- ber of hours flown by the club since it reopened in May, 1946, amounts to 8,063. The private owners at Brox- bourne possess two Geminis, two Messen- gers, four Austers, a Mohawk, a Proctor, a Leopard Moth and a Rapide, all of which are serviced and maintained by the club, which uses its Rapides and Proctors for regular charters and freight flights. The new hangar replacing the one destroyed by fire in June, 1947, has now been completed. B 16
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