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1957
1957 - 1662.PDF
N7353D Among next year's Piper models, mentioned on this page, are the 160 h.p. Tri-Pacer (left) and the 150 h.p. Super Cub (above). Since its introduction ii\ 1951 over 6,000 Tri-Pacers have been built. An alternative version of the Super Cub is powered by a 90 h.p. Continental engine. Basic prices are: Tri-Pacer $8,595 (160 h.p.), $8,395 f 750 h.p.); Super Cub, $7,150 (150 h.p.), $5,695 (90 h.P.)'. CLUB AND GLIDING NEWS USEFUL advice on how to avoid flying prosecutions is given ina recent Private Aircraft Owners' Newsletter circulated by the Royal Aero Club. This follows "some stiff fines imposed oflate for breaches of flying regulations" which have resulted in "alarm and despondency among pilots, and quite a few letters tothe Royal Aero Club." In certain cases, the newsletter states, the club will provide free legal aid. Also disclosed in the newsletter is the fact that the M.T.C.A.have decided that light-aircraft flying and gliding times must be included in the specified limitation of flying hours per month forprofessional aircrew. "This extremely unhelpful piece of legisla- tion," the club comments, "is one more example of restrictivelegislation which discriminates against light aviation." Pilots affected by this ruling are invited to send their views on it to theRoyal Aero Club. "PLSTREE Flying Club intend to adopt the Chipmunk as a-"-' standard training aircraft, eventually to replace the Hawk Trainer. This follows the successful completion of the first year'soperation of Chipmunk G-AOSY, which amounted to 640 flying hours. A second Chipmunk is expected to enter service with theclub within the next few weeks, when it will be possible to accept further ab initio pupils for training on the type. C.F.I. DavidOgilvy comments: "Although the hourly Chipmunk rate is £5 10s we find that a student can train to P.P.L. standard in considerablyfewer hours than on other types and the total cost of the course is about the same either way. The A.B.A.C. approved 30-hour coursebegins to become a practical proposition on the Chipmunk, but we have always found it virtually impossible for anyone to reach therequired standard in those hours on either Auster or Magister." Aircraft utilization at Elstree has improved this year. Up toOctober 15 a total of 3,240 hours had been flown; this was the same figure as for the comparable period in 1956, but was achieved withan aircraft fleet reduced (on average) by two machines. WINNERS of recent competitions at Plymouth Aero Club,Roborough, are: Butland Navigation Trophy, 1 R. B. Holman, 2 T. Szparowski, 3 J. Layland; Barber Cup (Landing competition),1 W. Boylett, 2 R. B. Holman, 3 T. Szparowski. The club's Hallowe'en Party took place on October 31; according to the latestnewsletter from Roborough, this function's origins, "like Stone- henge and the Air Navigation Order," are shrouded in mystery. COMMITTEE members of the ArmstrongSiddeley Flying Club for the coming year, elected at the recent a.g.m., are Bev Adams,chairman and treasurer; Frank Hudson, secre- tary; Bill Harley, assistant secretary; CharlesReeves and Ruth Sully, assistant treasurers; Reg Cleaver, engineer; Ron Harman and JimHilton, assistant engineers; Stan Clarke, social secretary; and Charles Jaynes, public relations. A COURSE of airmanship lectures has beenorganized by the Aviron Flying Club, Panshanger. The lectures are being held inLondon on Thursday evenings. Sixty-two years old, Mr. Frank Waller is a member of the East Anglian Flying Club, Ipswich. Stated in the submitted caption to be "all set for a trip in the club's Tiger Moth," Mr. Waller would doubtless strap himself in and take a look at those mag. switches first. FIRST winner of the Jean Bird Memorial Cup competition ofthe Experimental Flying Group is Russell Montague, following a series of week-end competitions recently. The cup is to bepresented at the Group's annual general meeting on November 23. As reported in Flight of September 20, the recent Popular FlyingAssociation rally at Sywell was won by G-ALIO, one of the Group's Hawk Trainers, flown by the C.F.I., Rex Nicholls. T^ORTH LONDON AERO CLUB at Panshanger claim to have1~ the oldest flying helmet still in continual use in this country. At present worn by the C.F.I., S/L. Derek de Sarigny, and pre-viously by his father, Col. R. de Sarigny, O.B.E., the helmet has been airborne more than 8,000 hours over a period of 42 years. Itwas worn by Col. Sarigny (then a major) in 1916 when he com- manded aircraft from the 39th R.F.C. Squadron, North Weald, ina successful attack on three Zeppelins. "pAIR OAKS Aero Club activity has recently amounted to aA record 823 hours' flying during September and 525 in October. Grand total from the club's commencement of flying at Easter,1946, to the end of October this year was 29,637 hours flown and 394 licences gained. Fair Oaks "doubt if any club in the countrycan beat these figures, even adding in the date, as we suspect some club to the west of Fair Oaks does." TJALIFAX GLIDING CLUB have taken delivery of their T.31B•*••*• Tandem Tutor, which incorporates the wings and tail unit of the club's Tutor. Conversion of the Tutor into a Cadet is plannedby the club, whose membership is now 35. AMONG the members of the Waikerie Gliding Club, South•**• Australia, who have recently qualified for gliding certificates, are Ron Brock, aged 11, and John Rowe, aged 12. Other membersinclude two girls, aged 13 and 14, from Waikerie High School. OECENTLY "unveiled" in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, were•*-*• the 1958 series of Piper aircraft, comprising improved versions of the Apache, Tri-Pacer and Super Cub, and the new Comanche.Both Apache and Tri-Pacer feature an increase in power with the use of Lycoming O-320-B engines of 160 h.p. Always antici-pated with pleasure by this office are the annual Piper disclosures of the new models' colour schemes. This year Bahama Blue,Hershey Brown, Santa Fe Red and Daytona White are featured. /"OWNERSHIP of "more than one and one-half automobiles" is^ one distinction possessed by the average U.S. private pilot, according to a recent survey of members carried out by the AircraftOwners and Pilots Association. This "composite man" flying his aircraft for business and pleasure has the following characteristics,also: he is a college man, earns $10,906 per year, participates in community affairs and prefers summer vacations. Twelve per centof A.O.P.A. membership (which totals 65,000) are said to be presidents of business organizations; 702 are board chairmen; while44 per cent hold "executive titles." The survey provides convincing proof, the Association points out, that private flying is no longermade up by the "helmeted, local daredevil in a leather jacket who flew his airplane by the seat of his pants." REFERRING to our mention of the Auster Atlantic in Flights"Business and Touring Aircraft" special issue of October 11 Auster Aircraft, Ltd., have written giving 1,030 lb as the estimateddisposable load for this aircraft. Describing the machine's brake system, the company says that both mainwheel brakes are actuatedsimultaneously by a single lever, and there is no need for differential braking as the nosewheel is steerable through the rudder pedals. [Continued on page 7S4
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