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72-z FLIGHT, 15 June 1950 CIVIL AVIATION NEWS addition to the normal Vienna service, which is flown twiceweekly by K.L.M. in co-operation with Sabena. In addition, K.L.M. is now using Convairliners on its service between Am-sterdam and Prestwick; block-to-block times are thus reduced from 3 hi to less than i\ hr.* * • In offering the concession lor running the bufiet bar at theInvalides Terminal in Paris to one of France's best-known specialists in food, Air France has established something of aprecedent in air terminal catering. Chez Francois, as the restaurant is now known, is already reported to have becomea popular resort for Parisian gastronomes. _* * * Announcing a 1950 first-quarter net loss of $1,993,681,United Airlines state that this figure shows a recovery in com- parison with that for the corresponding period of 1949.Operating revenue totalled $18,366,610 and operating costs rose only two per cent as against a six per cent increase in revenueaircraft-miles flown. » • * Mr. George Haldeman, chief of the aircraft division of theC.A.A., recently visited this country to obtain first-hand in- formation on the D.H. Comet. He participated in a specialdemonstration which was arranged for the U.S. Ambassador to Britain, Mr. Lewis Douglas. With Miss Ruth Elder, the cele-brated airwoman of the nineteen-twenties, Mr. Haldeman attempted to fly the Atlantic in 1927; his aircraft was forceddown some 260 miles from Europe. 1 he airport at Gander, which has a reputation for consis-tently bad weather, recently recorded its 10,000th G.C.A. landing. The equipment (obtained from the U.S. Air Force)was installed by P.A.A. in 1946 and is now used by all the major American and foreign airlines whose services cross theAtlantic. Approximately 50 per cent of all landings at Gander are made under G.C.A. control. * * * M.C.A. Information Circular No. 56/1950 contains a warningto aircrews of the unpleasant after-effects which have been noticed following the use of anti-histamine drugs. Operationalcrews are prohibited from exercising the privileges of their civil licences during such a course of treatment until at least 48 hrhave elapsed from the end of the course. * • • No fewer than 114 persons were carried on T.W.A.'s recentinaugural Constellation "coach" service. This figure included 32 infants in arms and five crew, and the company believesit to be the largest number ever to be carried on a regular, scheduled service. Seating accommodation is provided for 81passengers. * * * The United States has invited I.C.A.O. to consider waysin which the U.S. "Point Four Programme" on technical aid might be applied to civil aviation. Addressing the I.C.A.O.Fourth Assembly on June 1st, Mr. Russell B. Adams, chairman of the U.S. deputation, asked delegates to reach an agreed in-ternational policy on the way in which this assistance might be utilized. CLUB AND GLIDING NEWS F connection with the Cognac International Rally, to beheld from July 14th to 16th under the sponsorship of the Bureau National de Cognac, the organizers announce thatentries are now approaching the maximum permissible total of 75 and that those who are still contemplating taking partshould send in their applications without delay. The 75 aircraft participating will share 21 cash prizes, total-ling over 500,000 francs, and 78 prizes in kind. Entrance fees are from 5,000 francs to 12,000 francs, according to the horse-power of the aircraft. "PVETAILED regulations have now been issued for the•*-' National Gliding Contests, to be held at Great Hucklow, Derbyshire, from July 27th-30th. The contests are beingorganized by the B.G.A. in conjunction with the Derby and Lancashire Gliding Club, which, incidentally, has made verygood progress since gliding re-started after the war; the Club also organized the 1949 contest, in which 28 sailplanes com-peted. Entries, which must reach the B.G.A. by next Saturday, June 17th, are divided into three classes based on VICTOR LUDORUM : This year's Ragosine-Auster HomingTrophy, awarded for the difficult feat of flying a circuit erf III miles with four turning-points, each to be reached at agiven time, was won by Mr. D. R. Woolley of the Blackburn Aircraft (Brough) Hying Club. The trophy—competed forat Rearsby—«<= thm retained by the Club for the third year. aspect ratio. Class 1 will be scratch, Class 2 will receive a 10per cent bonus of marks earned and Class 3 a 25 per cent bonus. Marks will be awarded to aircraft and not to pilots.No aero-towing will be permitted and launching will be either by winch or bungey. There will be several cups and trophiesfor the best performances under specified conditions. The London Gliding Club proposes to enter two teams ofthree pilots, to fly a Gull IV and a Prefect. The R.A.F. Gliding Association has decided to de-centralize its entriesto affiliated clubs, and entries are thus expected from Bomber Command (Olympia), Maintenance Command (Olympia) andFlying Training Command (T-21B). It is also probable that there will be entries from the A.T.C. ..-..._. * * • ^ • " •-•T HE Wiltshire Flying Club, which operates at Thruxton,reports that flying times between January 1st and May 18th totalled some 512 hours. One of the most popular featuresthis summer is proving to be the week-end " club flights" and it is intended to continue organizing these sorties untilthere are no more airfields within reasonable distance of Thrux- ton which have not been visited. Among the fixtures for the near future are a club flight toPortsmouth on June 25th (for which nine aircraft are avail- able) and the club's "At Home" which is being arrangedfor July 8th. An informal dance will be held on the same evening. To meet the increased cost of petrol and higher rentalswhich are now having to be paid for the base at Thruxton, flying rates have been increased by 5s an hour from June 1st.Thus dual or solo flying is now obtainable on Tiger Moths or Autocrats at ^3 5s per hour. On club flights, however, inorder to encourage cross-country flying on Tiger Moths these rates are being specially reduced to £2 15s per hour. * * *'"THE varied and entertaining programme arranged by the -*• Ultra Light Aircraft Association for its rally at FairwoodCommon, Swansea, on the week-end of June 3rd and 4th was marred by poor weather elsewhere, which prevented manyprivate owners from reaching the airport. Although the thousands of spectators at the airfield itself enjoyed clearblue skies, only one of the 20 light-aircraft pilots expected was able to get through belts of low cloud in other parts of thecountry: this was B.E.A.'s chief executive, Mr. Peter Mase- field, who had flown in a Fairey Junior from Redhill;he reached Swansea only after making a precautionary landing in a field near Basingstoke. On both Saturday and Sunday afternoons, however, a largecrowd witnessed an excellent display which included aero- batics by a Tipsy, bombing competitions, parachute jumpsby the Apex Group, a demonstration of the Zaunkoenig, and a fly-past by two Spitfires of 614 Squadron, R.Aux.A.F. Anaircraft of particular interest was the pre-war Cierva C.30 Autogiro, which, flown by Mr. G. Baker, gave a convincingdemonstration 00 Saturday afternoon.
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