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International quartet of light sports aircraft: (clockwise, from top left) Rollason Bishop conversion of the Tiger Moth, seen at Kidlington; closed-cock pit version of the Druine Turbulent made by the German Stark company and shown last week at Hanover; Stits-Trefethan Playboy built by Joanne Trefethan of Lomita, California; and Thorp Skyscooter, designed and built by John W. Thorp of Burbank, California. CLUB AND GLIDING NEWS 643FLIGHT, 9 Mav 1958 WHEN all the committees have been held, and all the talkingis over, it is still the people who fly who do the most goodfor the flying club movement. Active pilots all, members of the Tiger Club did some gentle crusading at Sywell last Sundayin the competition for the de Havilland Trophy—a silver Tiger Moth given by the de Havilland organization for the bestaerobatic performance by a pilot of less than 250 light-aircraft hours. Six pilots competed for this, and three "experts" (withmore—in some cases much more—than 250 hours) vied for a bottle of champagne. It was a dark-glasses, tea-on-the-lawn day at Northampton, witha warm sun, a gentle breeze and acres of fresh, green turf to soothe away the cares of the daily round and to add enjoyment to thegentle post-prandial cavorting of the Tigers. And a formation display, a demonstration by two Turbulents and a two-men-and-a-girl formation drop by the British Parachute Club added variety to the scene. Three of the novices and all the experts elected to fly"The Bishop," Mr. C. Nepean Bishop's beautifully modified single-seat Tiger G-APDZ. In the under-250 class the invertedfuel system was not used by every competitor. When it was, the Bishop gladdened many a heart with its sparkling performance,and maestro Bishop and Bob Crowhurst (who won the champagne) showed that this Tiger will be something to reckon with atCoventry this year, although bunts and flick manoeuvres seem to be outside its present range. Commentator David Ogilvy wasquite impressed. Of the novices, Hancock was outstanding; others had somethingto learn about keeping straight in manoeuvres and positioning. Results were as follows: G. Hancock, 87 pts; S. W. Brant, 65; C. M. Labouchere, 60; J. Wardley, 58; Miss M. McKellar, 46; D. Boddington, 42; J. Piercy, 38. RHOOSE Airport, Cardiff, will be the site of next month'snational rally of the Popular Flying Association, organized in conjunction with the Glamorgan Flying Club. The rally beginswith lunch and a vin d'honneur at the airfield on Saturday, June 14, followed that afternoon by an informal air display. Adinner dance will be held at the Angel Hotel, Cardiff, the same evening, and further informal flying will take place at the airporton the following day. Closing date for entries is May 31. THE Czechoslovak Zlin Z.226 Trener, well-known in thiscountry for its aerobatic abilities as demonstrated at Baginton, is now being delivered to the Soviet Union for use by the aeroclubs there. Up to the end of last year machines of this type had been sold to ten foreign countries. In Russia, Treners will beused "for the training of picked pupils in high aerobatics." ARRANGEMENTS have been completed between the govern-**• ments of France and Switzerland to enable French and Swiss glider pilots legally to fly across the frontier and land at non-customs airports—or, indeed, non-airports—in the other country. The pilot has to complete a special authorization form beforetake-off, and carry means of identification; after landing he has to contact the nearest police station. "No merchandise may betransported" the official announcement states, "with the excep^ tion of personal effects, provisions and materials of navigation."It is hoped to extend the scheme later to other countries. T\ETAILS of a number of teams entered for the World Gliding•*-' Championships have been announced by the Polish Aero Club. These confirm that the variety of aircraft to be flown atLeszno will be wide, and that the new standard class will be a particularly interesting event. In the United States team, StanleySmith and Paul Bikle will fly Breguet 901s, and Lyle Maxey a Jaskolka, in the open class; with Francis Compton flying a Mucha100 in the standard class. Three Zugvogels are to be entered by the Swedish team, one in the open and two in the standard cate-gory. Austria is flying four Musger Mg-23s, while Yugoslavia's open-class entry comprises two of the exotic all-metal Meteors.The veteran Olympia 2 (two machines) is represented in Den- mark's entry for the standard class, and Hungary has includedtwo Siraly 2 sailplanes for the open class. Neither the Polish nor the Russian team has yet been announced. The Polish Aero Club states that seven countries, in additionto Poland, have stated an intention to use radio communication during the championships. Formalities relating to foreign radiooperation in Polish territory, the club's information bulletin states, have been relaxed by the Polislvauthorities. An incidental item ofnews is that special stamps are to be issued on the occasion of the championships by the Polish Post Office. FLYING in a Sky sailplane from the Derby and Lanes GlidingClub's site at Camphill, Derbyshire on April 27, Bill Elrington achieved a Diamond goal flight of 197 miles to Lympne Airport,Kent. On the same day and from the same site, Harold Corny flew a Gull 4 to Mendelsham, near Ipswich, a distance of 140miles. FORTHCOMING EVENTS May May 7-17. 9. Mechanical Handling Exhibition, Earls Court, London. Helicopter Association: "Canadian Research in the Field of Helicopter Icing," by J. R. Stallabrass. May 9-11. Channel Islands Aero Club: International Air Rally, Jersey Airport. May 14. Kronfeld Club: "1958 World Gliding Championships," by Ann Welch. May 15. R.Ae.S.: 46th Wilbur Wright Memorial Lecture: "Auto- matic Flight," by G. W. H. Gardner. May 16. Institute of Navigation: "Principles of Inertial Naviga- tion Systems," by E. W. Anderson. May 21. Kronfeld Club: Debate, "The Golden Age of Gliding has now Passed." Belgian Aero Club: Brussels Exhibition Rally. Frejus-St. Raphael Aero Club: Provence Wines Rally.May 24-26.May 24-26. May 25- June 1. May 25-26. May 26. May 26-27. May 28. May 29. May 29- June 1. June 1-3. June 4. June 6. Aero Club de I'Ouest: Angers Gliding Competition. S.M.A.E.: National Model Contest, R.A.F. Waterbeoch. Tiger Club: Air Races, Sandown, l.o.W. Canadian Aeronautical Institute: a.g.m., Toronto. Kronfeld Club: "Cambridge University Gliding Club," by John Pringle. The Royal Society: "The Institute of Aviation Medicine," by G/C. W. K. Stewart. R.Ae.C.: International invitation Rally, Shoreham. Aero Club de France: Helicopter Rally. Kronfeld Club: Lecture by David Ince. Helicopter Association: "Turbine Helicopters," by D. L. Hollis Williams. Sept. 1-7. S.B.A.C. Display and Exhibition, Farnborough.
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