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472 FLIGHT, 23 November 1950 CLUB and GLIDING NEWS WITH the object of finding ways in which instruction mightbe speeded up, the instructors of the Surrey Gliding Club (based at Redhill) recently carried out a " post mortem " on theyear's flying. Among their conclusions there may well be some valuable pointers for members of the gliding fraternity ingeneral. By charting pupils' progress it was discovered that thenumber of launches required before a solo tended to be fairly high—an average of about 50. The instructors consider thatthree possible reasons for this fact are: (1) ipefficifent instruc- tion; (2) pupil incompetence; (3) the setting\pf too high astandard before the solo-stage is reached. Enlarging on these points, the Club considers it essential that, provided they getalong well together, a pupil should, wherever'practicable, remain with the same instructor throughout'*Tiis training. Pupils, itthinks, should also make an effortlo ensure that their training WORLD-BEATER? At the end of this month F/L "Jock" Forbes, who is in charge of the R.A.F. Gliding Instructors' School at Det/i'ng, wilt visit the United States to make an attempt on the world's gliding altitude record, which now stands at 35,500ft. The attempt will be made with an American sailplane in the Sierra Nevada mountain area of Cali- fornia, where, given good soaring conditions, FjL Forbes is confident that he will reach 40,000ft. is continuous, or at least regular, in the early stages. Thiswould reduce the number of launches before solo and, there- fore, the total cost of the training period. It is pointed out that, in dual training, there is a tendencyfor the pupil to rely too much on his instructor; once he has reached the circuit stage he should take upon himself theresponsibility for the flight and make the necessary decisions involved, just as though he were alone in the aircraft. It is thought that where a club has an over-large membership,it is a mistake to rush through a long "Daisy list" in order to get everyone airborne. Each pupil on elementary trainingshould be given three consecutive launches, regardless of how many students are still waiting. All concerned should alsoco-operate in stepping up the number of launches per day. As far as standards of competence are concerned, the Clubpoints out that, as in its own case, a high level is particularly desirable where the gliding club shares a field with other flyingorganizations. The Surrey Gliding Club, incidentally, is holding its Christ-mas party on December 9th, starting at 6.30 p.m., and it is hoped that members of many other clubs will attend. Tickets,price 7s 6d, may be obtained from the chairman of the House C^mrnftted^Surrey Gliding Club, Redhill Airfield, Surrey. the ini3|jjive of the Kemsley Flying Trust, an investiga-tion is to Tt made into the operation and cost of flying ultra-light aircraf%and arrangements have been made for thefirst production Md|or Tutor to be taken over by the Southend Flying Schgg^mtMi Ultra Light Aircraft Association is support- g the pTanTand a proposal that the School should also conductimparative trials with a Dart Kitten has been accepted. The two aircraft will be flown intensively in the normal schoolcurriculum, and will be used to enable pupils to acquire cheaply the experience necessary to obtain their licences. A full reportof the investigation will be published by the Trust in due course. The manager of Southend Municipal Airport, Mr. BernardCollins, who is among the most experienced ultra-light pilots in this country, extends an invitation to all U.L.A.A. membersto visit Southend Airport, where they will be able to fly both the Motor Tutor and the Dart Kitten at a rate of 30s per hour.Application should be made personally to Mr. Collins. * • *I N our issue of November 9th it was stated that Mr. E. B.Weston had been elected chairman of the newly formed Christchurch Aero Club. The chairman is, in fact, Mr. K. R.Scales, who previously acted in the same capacity for the former South Hants Ultra-Light Aero Club; Mr. Weston is hon.secretary and treasurer. R.Ae.C. AVIATORS' CERTIFICATES BELOW is a further list of R.Ae.C. Aviators' Certificatescovering the period from July 14th to August 15th, 1950. The previous list (June 26th-July 14th) appeared in Flight lastweek, and we hope to publish further names in an early issue. No. 26,614 26,61526,616 26,617 26,618 26,619 26,620 26,621 26,622 26,623 26,624 26,625 26,626 26,627 26,628 26,629 26,630 26,631 26,632 26,633 26.634 26.635 26,636 26,637 26,638 26.639 26,640 26,641 26.642 Name Archibald David Hepburn Milne- Home John William Barling Michael Richard Blakeway Michael Charles Russell Jack August Bridger Donald William Liveys Fairbank Victor John Dalton Robert Francis Browning Edward Charles Martin Stewart.. Kenneth Thomas Bromley Alric Ronald Cawthorne Philip James Colbourne ... David White Thomas John Methven John James Turner Kenneth Frederick John Humph reys Peter Duncumb Geoffrey Ratcliff Green ... Geoffrey Keith Burri!l Jack Simler Harold Jackson Parkinson John Stifford Loomes Bryan Gait John Pemell Elliott Robert Bruce Cole Douglas James Thornton ... Henry Douglas Robb Peter George Evans Brian William West Club or School Qualifed Service pilot Qualified Service pilot Hampshire AeroplaneClub Qualified Service pilot Qualified Service pilot Brough Flying Club Denham Flying Club Marshall's Flying Club Qualified Service pilot Qualified Service pilot 24 R.F.S., Rochester 24 R.F.S.. Rochester 24 R.F.S., Rochester 24 R.F.S., Rochester Service Pilot u/t. Service pilot u/t. Service pilot u/t. Qualified Service pilot Darlington and Disc. A.C. Southend Municipal F.S. Blackpool and Fylde A.C. Qualified Service pilot Qualified Service pilot West London Aero Club Qualified Service pilot Airways Aero Club Airways Aero Club Service pilot u/t. Herts and Essex A.C Date 14.7.5014.7.50 14.7.50 14.7.50 14.7.50 17.7.53 17.7.50 17.7.50 18.7.50 18.7.50 18.7.50 18.7.50 18.7.50 18.7.50 19.7.50 19.7.50 19.7.50 19.7.50 19.7.50 19.7.50 19.7.50 25.7.50 25.7.50 25.7.50 26.7.50 26.7.50 26.7.50 27.7.50 28.7.50 No. 26,643 26,644 26,645 26,646 26,647 26,648 26,649 26,650 26,65126,652 26,65326,654 26,655 26,656 26,657 26,658 26,659 26,660 2i.e6l 26.62226,663 26,664 26,665 26,666 26,667 26.668 26,66926,670 26,671 26,672 26,673 26,674 26 675 26,676 26,677 26,678 26,67926.6C0 Name Edmund Arthur James Taylor John Finlay Kirkpatrick ... Robert John Herbert Saunders ... John Jackson Arthur William Clifton Malcolm Clow Wilson Graham Hargrave Mann John Maurice Ayre Harry RollinsPercival George Lord John Edward Blackman ...Dudley Charles Bottoms John Philip Edwards John Michael Greenland .. George Brian Vaughton Frederick Ronald William Peasley David George Reed Percy William Scotney Henry Portal Omar BeidasJohn Goodwin Burns Alfred John Hall Michael Sean Armstrong Alan Morgan Bassett Peter Alexander Black Maurice Egglishaw Bewick Ian Miles CliffordArchibald William Forster Kenneth Anderson Haining John Edward Nethaway Eric Irvin Pennington Ian Dudley Shaw Maurice Albert Turner Rowland Mark Ware Gordon Roy Wilkinson Ernest Veitch John Drennan Leonard Hotchkin Club or School Hampshire Aero Club Qualified Service pilot Qualified Service Pilot Lancashire Aero Club Liverpool Flying Club College of Aeronautics R.N. Flying Club Qualified Service pilot Qualified Service pilotQualified Service pilot Serv'ce Pilot u/t.London Aeroplane Club London Aeroplane Club London'Aeroplane Club Midland Aero Club Qualified Service pilot Airways Aero Club Cambridge Aero Club Qualified Service pilot Redhill Flying ClubQualified Service pilot Wolverhampton Aero V.IUD Qualified Service pilotQualified Service pilot Qualified Service pilot Qualified Service pilot Qualified Service pilotQualified Service pilot Qualified Service pilot Qualified Service pilot Qualified Service pilot Qualified Service pilot Qualified Service pilot Qualified Service pilot Qualified Service pilot Qualified Service pilot Qualified Service pilotQualified Service pilot Date 28.7.50 31.7.50 31.7.50 1.8.50 2.8.50 3.8.50 4.8.50 8.8.50 8.8.508.8.50 8.8.50 9.8.50 9.8.50 9.8.50 9.8.50 9.8.50 10.8.50 12.8.50 12.8.50 12.8.5012.8.50 12.8.50 12.8.50 12.8.50 12.8.50 12.8.50 12.8.5012.8.50 12.8.50 12.8.50 12.8.50 12.8.50 12.8.50 12.8.50 12.8.50 IZ8.50 15.8.5015.8.50
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