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1954
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I 94 FLIGHT, 16 July 1954 CIVIL FORMATION; The two Austers (pilots, A. Noyes and R. Wallis) had a rough ride while formating on three Magisters (pilots, W. H. Bailey, D. F. Ogilvy, C. Nepean Bishop) in the bumpy weather prevailing for the Elstree Flying Club's At Home on June 12th. CLUB AND GLIDING NEWS T^ACH successive year M. Andre's Royal Aero Club Deauville -*—' Rally sets a new attendance record—or perhaps it should be described as a new hospitality record. This time there were slightly fewer light aircraft on the airfield at St. Gatien, but well over 300 guests arrived—one official party in an Eagle Viking. As in most other places in Europe, the week-end of July 3rd- 4th was stormy at Deauville, but spirits were neither damped nor diluted. • The Saturday's gala dinner filled the luxurious Ambassadeur's Casino ballroom to capacity. Inforntfal speeches were made dur ing the presentation of prizes (tb/5e awards included the sealed time-of-arrival prize, which w^fit to Mr. John Houlder in his Gipsy Gemini). Lord Brptfazon pleased everyone with his humour both on Saturday^and Sunday evening. On the second occasion, after the announcement of a French win—by five matches to one—of tire Golf Challenge Cup, he asked "Must airmen make airshois?" Thanks were aWo expressed to M. Andre and the Deauville authorities by Col. Philip Livry Level, D.S.O., D.F.C., C. de G., A BURST OF SUNSHINE brightened St. Gatien airport for the photo graph below of aircraft in the Deauville Rally. "Flight's" Gemini shares the foreground with a Proctor, Fairchild and French-registered Gemini I. Seen above, at the gala ball, are Colonel and Mrs. R. L. Preston (left) and Mr. Ranald Porteous partnered by Mrs. Peter Hillwood; Mr. Beric Lamplugh and partner may be seen behind them. chairman of the Deauville Flying Club^CFew people, perhaps knew of his remarkable war-time readrd of 161 operations in Mosquitoes, Halifaxes and, on "cla^festine work," in Hudsons.) On the Sunday, before the gCjJ#Tnatch, some 140 of the guests i took lunch at the beautifulJHrotel du Golf situated on the hill : behind Deauville and Trjjdrville. The first item on the menu, j named Le Mystere /Improved to be a tasty "banger" roll with swept wings and taihx A number ofjne visiting aircraft reluctantly returned to England on theJMonday morning and, as on the way out, profited by a tail-wind and some sunshine between showers. Other crews went on to holiday in the south or set a leisurely course for La Baule, where M. Andre's second annual R.Ae.C. rally took place last week-end. V^ELL-KNOWN in light-aircraft and gliding circles, Mr. "T J. C. Rice, of Cosby, Leicestershire, lost his life in a flying accident in Switzerland on July 2nd. He and his wife, who was also killed, were attending the international "Swiss watch" air rally at Bienne, about which he had written t6 us only last month. Mr. Rice was the owner of Miles Whitney Straight G-AEVA; it is reported that the machine flew in«3 a mountain near Moutier. Jack Rice took up gliding in 1937, and obtained his "A" licence for powered aircraft the following year. A caravan manufacturer by trade, he designed and built the majority of covered-glider trailers used by clubs .and private owners in this country, and was always very generous to the gliding community. During the war he was in charge of an A.T.C. Gliding School, and later served on the Council of the B.G.A. Since 1949 he had attended most of the international flying rallies, many in his Whitney Straight. His wife accompanied him on all his touring flights, and the couple were well known and affectionately regarded by the pilots of many Continental flying clubs. He was 62 years of age. A memorial service to Mr. Rice will be held at Cosby Church, near Leicester, tomorrow (Saturday), July 17th, at 12.30 p.m. THE Royal Aero Club handicappers have announced the basic figures which are to be used in the handicap formulae for the more popular aircraft types taking part in the National Air Touring Competition at Cranfield on Saturday, August 14th. They are: Tiger Moth, speed 87 m.p.h., hourly fuel consumption 5.28 gall; Taylorcraft, 89 m.p.h., 3.6 gall; Moth Minor, 91.5 m.p.h., 3.6 gall; Auster Autocrat, 93.5 m.p.h., 4 gall; Auster 5, 95 m.ph., 5.2 gall; Hornet Moth, 96 nxp.h., 5.28 gall; Auster Autocar, 101 m.ph., 5.28 gall; Messenger 4, 101 m.p.h., 6.6 gall; Miles Hawk, 104 m.p.h., 5.28 gall (Gipsy Major 1), 106.5 m.p.h. 5.68 gall (Gipsy Major 1C); Chipmunk, 116 m.ph., 5.8 gall; Gemini la, 117 m.p.h.3 S gall; Proctor 1 and 3, 122.5 m.p.h., 8.32 gall. These are "standard" figures for the types, to be related to the actual performance of the aircraft in determining the scoring for the competition. The competition is divided into two classes, for private and club efltries respectively. The Grosvenor Challenge Cup will be awafded to the highest-placed private entry, and the Siddeley Challenge Trophy to the highest-placed club entry. SINCE the article on the World Gliding Championships on pages 73-74 went to press, news has been received that the Dutch KNVvL 491 will not take part. It will not be ready in time owing to the necessity for a number of modifications. Otto Koch will now fly an Olympia (built by Fokker) which has been chosen to replace the 491 following comparative tests with a Minimoa. Other news of the championships, announced recently by Philip Wills, is that the British team is to use a new long-range thermal-detector, designed by Peter Temple and working on the thermocouple principle. «• R.Ae.C. PILOTS' CERTIFICATES, MAY-JUNE No. 28,594 28.595 28,596 28,597 28,598 28,599 28,600 28,601 28,602 Nome J. G. R. Read ... L. Patrick W. R. Luxton ... J. A. Pickles ... G. M. StoweJW.-?' G. S. Hunter ... "RTE.W.Smerdon A. H. Pybus ... E. W. Kenny ... CI. 4 3 4 4 4 2 1 4 2 Date 3/5/54 6/5/54 12/5/54 14/5J54 '19/5/54 26 5 54 26 5 54 2/6/54 2/6/54 No. 28,603 28,604 28,605 28,606 28.607 28,608 28,609 28.610 28,611 Name F. Morrell W. B. Kwrtfield T. S. B>th ... S. Streets G. Fowkes P. Blamire J. H. Whatling R. M. Moon ... D. R. Webb ... CI. 2 3 1 4 1 1 2 3 J Date •4/6/54 4/6/54 9/6/54 11/6/54 11/6/54 11/6 54 23/6'54 23/6 54 23/6-54 O*^1*
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