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1950
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582 SLIGHT, 21 December 1950 CIVIL AVIATION NEWS BREVITIES TV/TR. G. S. HILL has been appointed Civil Air Attache in South -I-'-*- America, with residence in Rio de Janeiro, in succession to G/C D. S. G. Honor, D.F.C. Mr. Hill is expected to take up his appointment towards the end of the month. * # * In a bid to speed up the flow of urgently needed workers from Europe, Canada has offered to provide free air passages for immi- grants from Britain. • * * It has been estimated that in the 14 days up to Christmas, B.EJL will have carried 22,000 kg of mail to Germany alone. To cope with the holiday rush on freight and mail services, which are doubled in frequency on all Continental routes; the Corporation has had to charter a number of Halifaxes to augment its Dakota fleet. • # • The Prime Minister of Australia has declared that there is notruth in the rumours, current for some time, that negotiations are in hand to bring about a merger of A.NJL with the State-owned company, T.A.A. Incidentally, TAA.'s profit for the year ended June 30th has been announced as £214,818. • * • Scodand's principal airport, Prestwick, appears to have estab- lished itself as one of the outstanding holiday attractions of the Ayrshire coast. During the season from April to October over 43,000 visitors to the public enclosure enjoyed watching the spectacle of airliner arrivals and departures. On August 10th, when H.RJEL Princess Margaret arrived at Prestwick by air, nearly 3,500 visitors paid for admission. Plans are now being made to provide more amenities for next season's visitors. Provisional traffic returns issued by Air France for the first nine months of this year show a considerable increase over the figures for the corresponding period of 1949. Aircraft mileage rose by 20 per cent and the amount of freight by 23 per cent, while the total of 73,250,000 revenue ton-miles flown was 17 per cent higher than the 1949 figure. LUMBERJACK: The carriage of large planks of cedar, to be used in the manufacture of pre-fabricated houses and furniture, is one of the unusual tasks performed by the Australian" built D.H. 84 Dragons, which are still giving faithful service with Q.E.A. and Mandated Air Lines in New Guinea. Next January, Air Algerie will introduce three S.O.30P Bretagnes on services between France and North Africa. * # • Q.E.A. is reported to have reached agreement with Trans-Oceanic Airways by which that company will have to forgo the services to the New Hebrides formerly operated in competitionwith Q.E.A. In return, Qantas will enjoy the monopoly of ser- vices to Lord Howe Island. * * » Mr. Igor Sikorsky has recommended the immediate introduc-tion of helicopter passenger services with present equipment rather than wait while larger machines become available. Heis of the opinion that present types are safe for passenger opera- tion even in congested areas.* # * Matters that are worrying residents of villages in the vicinityof London Airport were brought to the notice of the Minister of Civil Aviation when a deputation called upon him last week.Aircraft noise, and the plans for extending the airport, were among the subjects discussed. Lord Pakenham held out no hopesof major changes of policy but agreed to further talks. * * * P.A.W.A. has announced its intention erf operating 20 DC-4s,made up from its own and other airline fleets, in an augmented Pacific airlift. During the past three months there has been agradual reduction of commercial participation in U.S.A.F. operations, but this civil share is now to be expanded to approxi-mately four-fifths of its level at the height of the airlift activity. CLUB and GLIDING NEWS ON Saturday, December 9th, Christchurch Aero Club—there-organized version of the former South Hants Ultra-Light Aero Club—held an informal dinner to introduce members to their new headquarters. Two aircraft bringing guests from London were unable to leave base because of bad weather, but the Club was particularly glad to welcome Mrs. Lindsay Neale, secretary of the U.L.A.A., to which organization the C.A.C. is affiliated. During the evening the chairman, Mr. K. R. Scales, spoke of the Club's intention "to offer a helping hand to those fired with the ambition to fly aircraft." Anyone caring to join, he said, would be offered instructional flying in Austers at 40s per hour—which is certainly one of the cheapest rates available on this type of aircraft. The subsequent dance, which proved a great success, was attended by most of the 75 guests to whom tickets had been allocated. Prospective members should contact the Club's secretary, Mr. E. B. Weston, at 82, Fairmile Road, Christchurch, Hants. • # •F LYING time recorded by the Wiltshire Flying Club for November amounted to 122 hr, bringing their total for the year to 1,822 hr. With (at the time of writing) only one month left to complete the year, the Club is hoping that the weather will provide an opportunity for the target figure of 2,000 hr to be achieved. Winter flying in Tiger Moths is reported to bepopular and it is thought that there is a good chance of reaching the desired figure. Work is in progress on re-equipping the engine workshop andthe Club hopes to be able to make a definite announcement shortly about its plan to overhaul Cirrus Minor Us. It is in-tended to undertake the complete overhaul, testing and issue of the necessary certificate at an inclusive cost of £70. FOR gliding enthusiasts in Poland, according to a report fromthat country, the past season is reported to have been a very good one. Several records were again broken, mostly bynewcomers to the record table. On June 6th two pilots of the Silesian Aero Club made aformation flight from Katowici to Pinczow, a distance of 220 km. This effort broke two national records—and, as it was made bytwo machines in formation, it is believed to be a unique achieve- ment. A new national record for goal flights was set up on June12th by Zbignicw Kidzewicz, who flew a distance of 345.5km in a Mucha sailplane The new record-holder, who is 19 yearsof age, only began gliding in 1949. Other notable flights included a 380 km cross-country and an altitude flight of 5,000metres in a single-seat machine.
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