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FLIGHT APRIL 2STH, 1949 Civil Aviation News AEROMOBIUTY: Silver City Airways havs started a car ferry service with Bristol Freighters between Lympne Airport and Le Touquet. Flights are made three times daily in each direction. away from the approaching aircraft is limited, in order to avoid halo effects in foggy weather. Threshold lights, at each end of the runway, are special versions of the run- way light with the addition of colour screens. The company has also supplied the taxiway lights for the numerous routes the aircraft follow from the apron to the runways and dispersal areas. These lights have their distribution concen- trated into a narrow beam a few degrees above the horizontal, and their visibility in azimuth can be limited through any number of degrees to suit their particular location. Colour niters can be fitted in- side the lights and those at' London Airport are equipped with blue filters. BREVITIES ONE service weekly in each direction on the B.O.A.C.London-Sydney route, operated by Constellations, now calls at Batavia. The eastbound flight leaves London on Wednesday and the westbound flight leaves Sydney on Wed- nesday. * * • New Zealand's Minister of Civil Aviation recently announced the appointment of Mr. R. J. Dippy as Controller of Tele- communications in the Civil Aviation Branch of the Air Department. Mr. Dippy was previously Assistant Director of Telecommunications Development in the Ministry of Supply- • * * During February, international air-traffic transactions handled by the I.A.T.A. clearing house in London totalled $11,200,000, of which 83 per cent was settled by offset. Cash payments fot the month were $946,000. Comparative figures for February, 1948, were turnover $6,470,000, offset 76 per cent and cash payments $772,000. The turnover for January, 1949, totalled $11,900,000. * * * K.L.M. have announced the appointment of Mr. ]. J. van Balkom as head of the Company's General Operations Group in succession to the late Mr. H. Fuchs. Mr. van Balkom was a K.L.M. pilot from 1931 until 1944, wrien he was appointed head of the West Indies flight department, and in 1947 Divi- sional Manager in that area.. In November, 1947, he returned to Holland as head of the External Inspection Bureau. • # * The Air Registration Board has issued the following Notices to Licensed Aircraft Engineers and to Owners of Civil Air- craft: Notice No. 9, Issue 2, Aircraft Maintenance Schedules and Certificates of Safety for Flight; Notice No. 17, Issue 4, Certificates of Safety; Notice No. 31, Issue 1, De Havilland Four-bladed Propeiler Types CD and PD27/445/1 or 2 and CD and PD54/445/1 or 2. FROM THE CLUBS AT the Yorkshire Aeroplane Club at Sherburn-in-Elmetinterest during March seemed to centre mainly on thoseflying members who, recovering from the effects of their first solos, endeavoured to obtain their "A" licences before April. Five members made first solos and seven obtained their " A ' licences; there were also twelve new-comers during the month. On the 18th the Club Proctor V, piloted by Mr. A. G. Wilson and carrying three passengers, left Sherburn at 0930 hours on the first stage of the flight to the International Air Rally at Sabadell, near Barcelona. Flying via Lympne, the aircraft reached Lyons in four hours and then went on to Montelimar, Perpignan and Sabadell, where it arrived seven minutes late. After a somewhat hectic week-end the party arrived back at Sherburn in time for tea on the Tuesday. Flying enthusiasts from France, Switzerland, Belgium, Holland, Denmark, Norway and Spain have been invited to attend the Rally to be held from June nth to 13th. Social events will include a gala dinner on the Saturday, visit to Scarborough on the Sunday and a farewell dinner on the same evening. * * *I N his report to the annual general meeting of the Wolver- hampton Aero Club held on April 10th, Col. W. H. Binns, the chairman,'showed that the satisfactory progress made dur- ing 1947-48 had been continued during the year under review. Flying members, numbering 161 in 1947, now totalled 285; there were now six Club aircraft and 47 privately owned air- craft attached to the Club. During the year 50 licences had been renewed, 39 new " A " licences obtained, and flying time on the six aircraft had totalled 1,372 hr. The entrance and membership fees of flying members living more than 15 miles membership with an entrance fee of £4 4s, subscription fora flying member £2 2s, and for a family member £2 3s. During the summer, it was hoped, cold suppers would be availablelate in the evenings, in addition to the lunches, teas and dinners now provided on all days except Monday. Summer functions already arranged include the air displayon May 28th at which the Goodyear Trophy will be awarded, and an "at home" on August 28th, when members will com-pete for the Express and Star Trophy and the Hobson Cup. • * * THE annual general meeting of the London Aeroplane Club,held at Panshanger on April 9th, marked the end of the first full year of activity in association with the de Havilland Technical School. This co-operation has made it possible for the Club to continue, and the substantial help received has kept financial losses down to a leasonable figure through what would have been otherwise a very difficult period. During the last year 57 "A" licences were obtained, r,856 flying hours were logged, and the membership totalled 251. A hangar has been taken over and, with the help of the Technical School apprentices, the floor has been concreted and the building made suitable for overhaul work. A verandah has been built out in front of the Club bar, and it is hoped that teas will be served on the lawn during the summer. Main- tenance of the older aircraft has been difficult because of the shortage of spare parts, but the fleet has been kept going, and some unserviceable aircraft brought back into use. There are hopes of obtaining a Chipmunk and the Club has been given a Moth Minor coupe which should shortly be made airworthy. Members elected to serve on the committee for the forth- coming year are Messrs. Marriage, Lyle, Davis, Marking, Stanipv Pnph and DnHd
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