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1949
1949 - 1968.PDF
734 FLIGHT, 8 December 1949 CIVIL AVIATION NEWS which will be flown via Bauningviile andNioki. A new facility introduced by the airline is that of being able to send short. cables from aircraft flying from Belgium to the Belgian Congo. This new arrange-ment will later be extended to local routes in the Congo area and eventually to thewhole Sabena network including the Brussels-New York service. * * * Sabena has announced the appoint-ment of Mr. Willen Deswarte as general manager. He succeeds Mr. Tony Orta,who now becomes counsellor to the air- line. Since 1947, when he joined Sabena,Mr. Deswarte has been assistant to the managing director. • * • Among Information Circulars, Nos. 132-135 inclusive, recently published by the M.C.A. is one which announces the withdrawal of B.A.B.S. installations at State-controlled airports in the United Kingdom. The withdrawal will be com- pleted by January 1st, 1950, from which date the use of B.A.B.S. as an aid in the beam let-down section of the Instru- ment Rating flight test will not be accepted. TWENTY-TENTHS COVER : Despite a high annual rainfall for the area, the re- ception and waiting rooms at Glasgow, Renfrew, airport never suffer from leaky roofs. The airport offices have all been erected inside the old wooden hangars built for the 1914-18 war. Fines totalling ^40, and 3 guineas costs, were imposed on acivil pilot who was alleged to have dived his Tiger Moth under a Proctor which was making its approach at CroydonAirport, to have flown while not in possession of a current Pilot's Licence and to have failed to obtain a traffic clearance.A summons accusing him of '' taking-off negligently so as to endanger life and property" was dismissed. Philippine airlines have recently introduced excursion fareson the London-Calcutta and London-Karachi services. The new rates, which have been approved by I.A.T.A. and arevalid for 60-day periods, are £188 and £160 respectively. Validity of the tickets will expire on April 30th, 1950, andthe last date for sale of a ticket, or for commencing the first leg of a return journey, is March 23rd, 1950. Normal baggageis allowed and passengers are permitted to break the journey. By a measure of decentralization Air France has reorganizedits airline system in West and Central Africa. Two new head- quarters have been set up at Dakar and Brazzaville to controlthe services operating in two zones, which are now termed French West Africa Region and French Equatorial AfricaRegion. Previously the whole network came under the control of Dakar, which was then the headquarters of the CentralAfrica Region. The first of the Solent services operated by T.E.A.L. betweenAustralia and New Zealand left Sydney on November 15th. An official ceremony, attended by the Australian Minister lorAir, the United Kingdom High Commissioner and the New Zealand Trade Commissioner, preceded the aircraft's departure.The 1,342-mile flights across the Tasman sea are scheduled to take approximately six hours. FROM THE CLUBS "DEVIEWING the current position of "ultra-light" activityXv in France, the Ultra Light Aircraft Association observes that, although no organized flying movement has yet beenformed, the small flying clubs and amateur constructors have the encouragement of a Government department which is con-cerned solely with the administration and sponsoring of ultra- light aviation. "Service de L'Aviation L6gere et Sportive,"as the department is termed, recently ordered three different prototypes of ultra-light two-seater trainers from private con-structors. Less satisfactory is the position of aero-engines for ultra-lightaircraft. Most aircraft in this category have had to make use of obsolete French engines of 1935/1937 vintage, and even theSalmson 45/59 h.p. nine-cylinder radial of 1924 is occasionally installed. There is at present no reliable engine of 50/70 h.p.,which would explain the frequent use of foreign units. Notwithstanding this disadvantage, there are a great manyultra-light enthusiasts, and it would appear that the French Government at least has realized the potential value to theState of private flying, and furthermore, that it is willing to assist private flying to the extent of bringing the cost intocloser relationship with the enthusiast's pocket—a policy which private flyers in this country have consistently advocated fora considerable period of time. Indicative of the undaunted enthusiasm in Britain is anappeal from F. R. J. Britten, a U.L.A.A. member in the Isle of Wight, for technical assistance in the construction of aparasol-wing single-seater of his own design. In configuration the aircraft is similar to the Luton Minor and can be poweredby a J.A.P. 36 h.p. engine. Mr. Britten is appealing for volun- teers to help with the stressing and detail drawing of theprototype. The designer has offered to present the drawings to the Association, together with the constructional jigs, whenthe design has successfully passed its C. of A. tests. Members would then be able to build their own aircraft to the design. The Community Flying Club—which is affiliated to theU.L.A.A.—managed to accumulate a total of 25 hours week- end flying during October in spite of adverse weather. Flyingrates have been increased by a few shillings since October 1st, and an annual subscription of £3 has been introduced to coverthe extra cost of hangarage and clubhouse facilities afforded by the M.C.A. at Aldermaston. Nevertheless, the new rate of 18sper hour is still one of the lowest in the country. The Club's Piper Cub has unfortunately been damaged, and suggestionsfor obtaining a replacement while the Cub is being repaired will be welcomed. Activities of the Brookside Flying Group are once more in fullswing, and it is hoped that mid-week flying will develop during the winter months to compensate for the lower total of hoursflown this year. The falling-off in flying time has had the temporary effect of increasing rates to 35s an hour. Membershave obtained experience on a wide variety of types, including the Magister, Proctor, Aeronca and Tiger Moth. A numberrecently appreciated the opportunity of a week-end airborne visit to Paris, and two of them gave a demonstration in aFrench-type Magister at Toussus. NEWS from the Orkney Flying Club at Hatston Airport in-dicates encouraging local interest, and a dinner-dance held recently in Kirkwall was very successful. Committee meet-ings are now held every Thursday. The chairman of the Club is Mr. D. MarkwickrSmith, who is Air Traffic Control OfficeTat Grimsetter Airport.
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