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1956
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FLIGHT, 16 November 1956 Champion sailplane in this year's American nationals at Grand Prairie, Texas, the "Jennie- Mae" was piloted by Lyle Maxey of the Southern California Soaring Association. "DECENTLY entertained at Barton byiv the Lancashire Aero Club were the Woodford Old Associates, a group of earlymembers of the club whose activities date back to the pioneering days of aviation.During the proceedings a Press invitation to the "Blackpool Flying Carnival in Julyand August of 1910" was presented to the club. This event had been organized by theLancashire club, whose president at that time was the Earl of Lonsdale. The clubclaims that "this, coupled with the fact that the club was known in 1906, seems toestablish the fact that it is the oldest club in the country." The new clubhouse atBarton Aerodrome is expected to be opened soon. Radio is being fitted to club aircraft,and it is hoped to acquire a Link trainer. AT the third annual dinner and dance of the Surrey Flying**- Club, held in Croydon on November 2, the Harris Trophy for the best flying performance during the past year was presentedto Don Probyn, for his achievement in obtaining a Commercial Pilot's Licence within six months of beginning ab initio flyingtraining, and for his impressive record of European cross-country flights logged during that period. Other awards made at the dinner comprised the ThurstonTrophy for the best performance in P.P.L. tests, to C. S. Lee; and the Charles Grece Trophy to Stuart Price, one of the club'shonorary instructors. This latter trophy, intended to promote safety in flying, had been awarded to the pilot "most successfulin extricating himself from a difficult situation not of his own making." Price had made a successful emergency landing down-wind at Kenley after the engine of his Tiger Moth had failed at 1,200ft. Mr. C. A. Nepean Bishop, chairman of the club, dis-closed that a close runner-up for the Harris Trophy was Miss Ann Briggs, the 1954 winner of this award.In the interval between the dinner and the dance, an excellent colour film of the club's flight to France for this year's Flers Rallywas shown. This film had been made by club members Ken Smith and John Strubbe. Surrey's dinner, film and dance to-gether formed a most enjoyable occasion—and on the largest scale yet, with over 200 members and guests present. WHEN a club defines the hours it has flown as "productive"and "non-productive" it can be safely assumed that a fairly healthy total has been amassed. This year 3,400 productive hourshave already been flown by the 200 active flying members of the Herts and Essex Aero Club at Stapleford Tawney, a total thatcompares very closely with the other nearest-to-London club at Elstree. An aspect of the Herts and Essex club that will appealto many private pilots is the range and availability of the aircraft owned by the club. The instructional mainstays are three Austersand three Tiger Moths, but two Hornet Moths are available for cross-countries and a Proctor and a Gemini are available forconversions and advanced training. Touring flying—the ideal of many clubmen—is both possible and encouraged; the secondrecently acquired Hornet Moth is becoming a familiar visitor on the continent. Until the advent of the Suez crisis, the Proctor and the Geminiwere both used on army co-operation sorties; an activity that has been restricted by the emergency.The fine clubhouse, ideal for promoting the social side of the club's activities, offers the members many advantages and it is notsurprising to find that there are twelve private owner members at Stapleford Tawney. There may soon be more—the constructionof a large new hangar on the aerodrome will doubtless be greeted with approval by owners with a housing problem. 80S CLUB AND GLIDING NEWS Two lesser-known types: the Luton Minor (top) recently re-built by Arthur Ord-Hume, and now Elstree-based; and the recently acquired Wicko G.M.I of the Southport Aero Club, seen starting a seawards take-off run on the Southport beach airstrip. VT'OUTHFUL chairman, of the Pioneer Flying Group, Roger-•- Bailey, Jr., is now planning the formation of a constructional club to be known as the Pioneer Ultra-light Flying Group.Prospective members interested in helping to build a Druine Turbulent or similar design are invited to contact him at 10Woodnook Road, Streatham, London, S.W.16 (Streatham 8615). Tiger Moth flying at 35s per hour is available to members (newmembers are welcome) of the existing Pioneer Group. SCOTTISH Aero Club's "September Competition," postponedthis year until October because of bad weather, was won by Miss Mackintosh and Miss Saddler. Other events in October,during which month 177 hours were flown, included the showing of the first of the winter evening film programmes and the gainingof P.P.Ls by two scholarship cadets. FORTHCOMING EVENTS Nov. Nov. Nov. 20. 21. 22. Nov. 23. Nov. 26-27.Nov. 27. Nov. 28. Nov. 30. Dec. 1. R.Ae.S.: Section Lecture: "C. of A. Flight Testing," by D. P. Davies. Kronfeld Club: Czechoslovak Films. R.Ae.S.: Twelfth British Commonwealth and Empire Lecture: "Aeronautical Development in Australia and its Potential Value to the British Commonwealth," by L. P. Coombes, D.F.C., F.I.A.S., F.R.Ae.S. R.Ae.S.: Graduates and Students Section: "Effects of Kinetic Heating on Aircraft Structures," by A. W. Kitchenside. I.A.S.-C.A.I.: Joint Meeting. Toronto. Photogrammetric Society: "Problems and Progress in Air Photography," by G. C. Brook. Kronfeld Club: "Test Flying," by A. W. Bedford. R.Ae.S.: Graduates and Students Section: Annual Dance. British Interplanetary Society: "Use of Probe Rockets," by C. A. Cross, M.A. Dec. 3-8. Association Pour L'Encouragement a la Recherche Aero- nautique: Exhibition of Rockets, Guided Missiles, and their Equipment, Paris. R.Ae.S. Branch Fixtures (to December 12). Nov. 19, Halton, Film Show. Nov. 21, Bristol, Junior Members' Papers Competition; Christchurch, "Aeroplane Noise: A Challenge," by Prof. E. J. Richards; Coventry, "Some Influences of Equipment and Systems on Aircraft Design," by C. F. Joy; Reading, "Interplanetary Flight," by J. Humphries: Weybridge, "New Machining Techniques in the Aircraft Industry," by L. G. Burnard and T. A. Waite. Nov. 26, Henlow, "Meteorology: Clear Air Turbulence," by Dr. R. S. Scorer. Nov. 27, Boscombe Down, "Aeroplane Noise: A Challenge," by Prof. E. J. Richards. Dec. 5, Bristol, "Prospects and Problems in British Aviation," by P. G. Masefield; Luton, "Trends in Aircraft Electrical Installations," by H. Zeffert. Dec. 12, Leicester, Annual General Meeting and Film Show.
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