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1952
1952 - 1669.PDF
13 June 1952 727 FROM THE CLUBS ONE of the first firms to take advantage of the new business houses flying-club scheme (introduced last November by the M.C.A. in collaboration with the A.B.A.C.) is Smith's Air craft Instruments, Ltd., whose employees are to fly, at Denham, at the modest rate of 10s an hour. We understand that the same airfield will shortly welcome three more firms. Denham Flying Club, incidentally, logged 187 hr during May, bringing its total for the year to 661 hr. Nine members were awarded P.P.L.s and at present 15 students are under training. The club has recently parted with one of its Magisters, G-AIUE, thus reducing its fleet to two Autocrats, one Taylorcraft and one Magister. On receiving its contingent of A.T.C. Cadets, Denham will commission an extra Maggie. Like many other clubs, Denham has lately found it necessary to increase its flying rates—in this case by 2s 6d, thus making the charges £2 7s 6d (dual, Magisters), £3 5s (solo); £3 2s 6d (dual and solo, Autocrat); £2 17s 6d (dual and solo, Taylorcraft). Two full-time instructors are now employed, Basil Maile having recently joined in this capacity, and a part-time instructor is avail able also at week-ends. SINCE the beginning of the year the London Aeroplane Club has logged no fewer than 950 hours of flying; some 18 first solos have been made and 18 P.P.L.s awarded. Flying members now total 306, 106 of whom are under instruction. Eight A.T.C. cadets have obtained their P.P.Ls. since the beginning of the year; two are now under training, and one of them, Cdt. C. J. Woosnam, has recently gone solo. The L.A.C. Fleet consists of two Chipmunks, five Tiger Moths, one Moth Minor and one Auster. In addition, the Hornet Moth G-AEET has now been put into flying trim again and is owned by a member. The L.A.C. is, we believe, the only club in the country to operate two Chipmunks, for which they charge on ly £3 5s Per hour, dual or solo. These rates, incidentally, are standard for all L.A.C. types. One interesting machine to be found in the hangars at Panshanger is the Swedish Embassy's Saab Safir, which is frequently in use and which is entered for the Daily Express Race this year. Five enthusiastic members of the club are the Carnegie family: Mr. Donald Carnegie, owner of Messenger G-AGPX, saw his eldest son, David, make his first solo in a Chipmunk, while David's brother John is due to solo on bis 17th birthday, in August. The youngest son, Michael, although only 15, is (accord ing to Mr. McBeath, the C.F.I.) quite capable of obtaining his P.P.L. Their father himself only learnt to fly quite recently, while Mrs. Carnegie is an expert navigator. THE Vintage Aeroplane Club's handling competition, held on May 31st, was won by C. A. Nepean Bishop flying the club's Avro Cadet, G-ACHP. Ron Gillman (V.A.C. chairman), in his Avro Avian, G-ABEE, was adjudged second; and the Tipsy B, G-AFSC, piloted by H. G. Davies of the Cardiff Ultra Light Aeroplane Club, was third. As always, Mr. Bishop put up an impeccable performance which gave many of the lookers-on their first opportunity of seeing the capabilities of the Cadet demonstrated. After the aero batics a formation fly-past was staged by the Avian, the Cadet and, in place of the usual Cirrus Moth, a Tiger. At the general meeting, held later in the afternoon, various points of interest were discussed; among them was the suggestion that several formation-flying teams should be formed—one con sisting of three Tipsies, another of three Hornet Moths, and others of assorted aircraft. A modelling section, concerned with the building of vintage model aircraft only, is being started under the leadership of M. L. Garrett, one of the club's non-flying members. The club has been invited to visit Holland at the end of the month, when three members will give demonstrations and dis plays—Pat Fillingham, Arthur Marshall and Ron Gillman, with the Cirrus Moth, Cadet and Avian respectively. If the Continental rally arouses sufficient enthusiasm, plans will be made to hold an international rally towards the end of the year. THE Penguin Flying Club, which now operates four Austers from Gatwick, appears to have settled down in its new quarters at Gatwick and to have had a very successful month. The "pen guins" have apparently acclimatized themselves to operating from a large expanse of grass (doubtless a pleasant change from their single runway at Elstree) and during May four first solos were achieved; P.P.L.s have also been obtained. Dual instruction is available at this club at only 45s per hour, and, in addition, the club has a main-line railway station almost literally on its doorstep, making it extremely convenient for London. THE Strathtay Aero Club accumulated some 105 hours of fly ing during May; the best day total for the month was 18 hr 20 min, which was logged on Saturday, 31st. One club member and two A.T.C. cadets qualified for their P.P.L.s and two members were successful in winning prizes in the Paris week-end rally. VISITING pilots and aircraft landing at Newcastle-upon-Tyne Airport (Woolsington), on Friday, July 1 ith, for the National Air Races may do so before 17.30 hr B.S.T., and, on Saturday, July i2th, before 11.45 hr. Members and associate members of the Royal Aero Club arriving by air will be granted free admission to the Royal Aero Club enclosure on both days. Notification should be sent to the Air Touring Department of the Royal Aero Club before Friday, July 4th, giving details of pilot, passengers, type of aircraft and registration. FRENCH FOURSOME : Among the varied collection of light and sporting types present at the recent Toussus-le-Noble rally organized by the Aeroclub de France were: (top left) the venerable Salmson-powered M.S.230 and, on its right, the second prototype of the Paul Aubert P.A.204, now equipped with dorsal-fin extension; below left is the Ansaldi-powered Ragimer, a "one-off" two-seater constructed by the local club; at bottom right is the four seater Boisavia Mercurey (140 h.p. Renault) which, as will be sacn, has abundant window-area.
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