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1958
1958 - 0298.PDF
312 FLIGHT •»* Artist1 s impression of the Breguet 905, designed to comply with the requirements (J5-metre span, simple construction) of the F.A.I, standard class of sailplane—a new category for the world championships. AT the recent annual conference of the Polish Aero Club, marked- progress was reported during 1957—the first year "after Gomulka" and one in which restrictions on sporting aviationwere removed. A total of 41,200 powered flying hours had been achieved, while members of the parachute clubs had made 11,430drops from aircraft and 147,600 from towers. In the sphere of gliding, 31,600 hours were flown and 118,000 cross-country milescovered. Glider pilots had gained 142 Silver Cs, 43 Gold Cs and eight Diamond badges. The club had decided to set up its owndesign bureau, together with construction and repair facilities. Balloon flying in Poland is to be revived by the aero club, anda number of balloons are to be built this year. It is hoped to initiate the revival of the Gordon Bennett type of international ballooncompetition. Other competitions being planned include a round- the-Baltic race for light aircraft; and, next year, a challenge light-aircraft race over a long-distance course starting in Poland and passing through Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, Yugoslavia, Rumania,Hungary and the Soviet Union. On the subject of the World Gliding Championships, the aeroclub pnnounced that it would make available for foreign com- petitors seven Jaskolka (Swallow) and five Mucha (Fly) single-seaters, and three Bocian (Stork) two-seaters. If the demand exceeded this, the number might be increased, but the organizerswere not certain that sufficient retrieving vehicles would be avail- able for those foreign pilots using Polish gliders. The club isproducing for the benefit of foreign crews a large number of cards on which certain useful phrases, in Polish and other languages,will be printed. These phrases include "Please take me to the nearest telephone," "Please connect me with the Leszno airfield" and "Tell me the way to " An appeal to gliding and flying enthusiasts in Poland to act as interpreters during the champion-ships has been made by the organizers. PILOTS' notes for the Chipmunk, prepared by Surrey FlyingClub and published at 2s 6d, are now available to other clubs at reduced prices for quantities of at least a dozen. The notescover descriptions of the aircraft, systems and controls; engine operating instructions; aircraft handling notes; emergencies; andcheck lists. Enquiries should go to the club at Croydon. At the 30th anniversary dinner-dance of Plymouth Aero Club, reported last week: (left to right) D. Fitzgerald, vice-chairman; Copt. Sir John Walsham, R.N., Captain of R.N. Engineering College; W. H. W. Lucas, airport manager, Roborough; W/C. R. J. B. Pearse, director; and A.V-M. G. I. L Saye, A.O.C. No. 19 Group, R.A.F. CLUB AND GLIDING NEWS STUDENTS from France, Germany and the Channel Isles are" among those now training for their Commercial Pilot's Licences at Elstree Flying Club. The 32-week course, which began onJanuary 28, is progressing well and plans have been made for the second C.P.L. course to begin on Tuesday, May 6. In the photo-graph below, the students are (standing, left to right), W. G. Rushworth, J. Salmond, T. Lonsdale, P. Kalber, G. Tong,D. Osgood, H. H. Richelsen, A. Stauber, D. Greenland and A. Prive. Seated, from the left, are P. C. Silk, chief engineer;Capt. E. Brook-Williams, chief ground instructor; W. H. Bailey, chief flying instructor; David F. Ogilvy, manager; and J. Schoolingand E. Wild, instructors. Claimed to be the first and only course of its kind to be runby any flying club or private flying school in this country, the Elstree C.P.L. syllabus features ground training carried out incollaboration with Avigation, Ltd. The cost of the course, ab initio to C.P.L., is £960, payable in instalments. An additional tenweeks' training is provided if required for the instrument rating. Other news from Elstree is that the club At Home has beenplanned provisionally for Saturday, June 14; and an informal party at the club on Saturday, March 29, will celebrate the winning ofthe Lennox-Boyd Trophy. Students and staff of the first full-time C.P.L. flying and ground course at Elstree Flying Club. As reported above, a second course of this type is scheduled to start at the beginning of May. /CONFIRMATION that a second annual sailplane aerobatic^ contest would be held at the Dunstable site of the London Gliding Club this year was given by Maurice Imray, aviationsecretary of the Royal Aero Club, at the annual London G.C. dinner at the clubhouse on February 22. Speaking as guest ofhonour, Mr. Imray went on to say that the Royal Aero Club intended to be more aggressive in its representation of light flyingin general in this country. The airworthiness certification of light aircraft, he submitted, should be on the same basis as that forsailplanes and for approved P.F.A. types. Other speakers at the dinner included Dudley Hiscox, whoproposed the health of the guests; Michael Riddell, who toasted the ladies, and Miss Elizabeth Watson, who replied. Ken Owenof Flight proposed the health of the club, and the secretary, Arthur Sweet, disclosed in his reply some intriguing aspects of the club'saccounts as they were 20 years ago and as they are at present. The club, he said, had regularly paid its dues to the KemsleyFlying Trust—regularly late, but nevertheless regularly. He hoped the club would owe the Trust even more money in the future. The annual awards were presented by the chairman, GodfreyLee, in the absence of John Furlong, president of the club. The Dent Cup for the best flight in 1957 went to Michael Garrod, forhis Skylark 2 flight from Dunstable to Plymouth on June 23. For the best job of constructional work during the year, J. M.Butt and L. J. Moulster received the Desoutter Trophy for their work on their Kite 1. Mr. and Mrs. Chuck Bentson were presentedwith the Derry Trophy for the best all-round job of work for the club. The Cellon Trophy for the best ab initio pilot was notawarded this year.
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