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1961
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FLIGHT, 3 February 1961 149 ; ip5y Hipper G-ARDY is operated by Oxford Aeroplane Club at idlington. In the background are the offices of Oxford Aviation Co, subject of a news-item on this page Hilt be fitted. Successful manpowered flight would demand a very ood pilot who was also a well-trained athlete—a very rare com- ination. Using an engine, the early tests could be carried out. ,» a non-athlete who could become thoroughly familiar with the i ving characteristics of the machine. With the bugs out of theV /ing-control system, the engine could be removed and the athlete c iuld take over.The speaker put forward two suggestions for those aiming at me Kroner prize, which involves a figure-of-eight course aroundtwo points half-a-mile apart, starting and finishing at a height r.ot less than 10ft. First, by starting near a pylon and not midwaybetween the two, the pilot would need to climb only three times fand not four) during the flight. Secondly, very shallow turnswould probably be worthwhile, in spite of the increased course distance. The four general rules which the speaker would suggestwere (a) not to attempt anything new without a great deal of practice; (b) not to fly in high winds; (c) not to let interestedfriends have a go; and (d) to progress very slowly, step by step, checking carefully throughout. RETROSPECT From "Flight" of February 4, 1911 Another Balloon Wedding: For some reason or other the idea ofgetting married in a balloon did not become so fashionable in America as it was anticipated. A Texan couple, however, in search of thesensational, decided the other day that this was the only method to ensure their future happiness. Rising from the ground just by SanAntonio, in Texas, in a balloon, piloted by Mr H. E. Honeywell, and accompanied by the Rev J. H. Adams, a Presbyterian minister,Mr Walter Stow and Miss Marie Shelton enjoyed the experience of being married in the clouds above their native city of San Antonio.The ceremony completed, the balloon drifted on for a honeymoon trip of thirty-five miles, when the balloon was brought down in awood. After a walk o£ three miles the young couple secured a motor car which took them back to San Antonio. OXFORD AVIATION COMPANY is planning a considerableexpansion during this year, following its appointment as sole agent for Piper aircraft from Oxford to the Scottish border. A newbuilding to house the company's training and charter unit has been completed at Birmingham (Elmdon) and a Tri-Pacer is based there.Several additional training bases are to be established in northern England during this year and six Piper Colts are on order. TheAztec and Apache of the Aircab charter service are busy at present with charter flights in Britain and abroad, and this service willreceive another Apache next month. Oxford Aviation claim to be the only company in Britain now offering full charter servicewith modern, fully equipped five-seat business twins. Tri-Pacers are also offered for charter or hire, but are used mostly during thesummer season. Two Tri-Pacers and two Caribbeans are currently available. The main training base at Kidlington, near Oxford,already offers instruction for PPL, CPL, instrument, instructor's and night ratings as well as refresher and conversion courses andfull link training, the last-named being in association with Link Training Services Ltd. Similar facilities will be offered at theother centres to be opened. By offering a three-pronged sales, charter and training serviceOxford Aviation can make the fullest use of a large fleet of aircraft, and any one type of activity naturally encourages the others. Thereis considerable capital behind the project. The company is also convinced that modern, comfortable aircraft are essential to attractstudents, customers and buyers; and their policy is proving correct. It appears that a boom in chartering is accompanying the boom inbusiness-aircraft buying. The chairman of Oxford Aviation is Mr Kerr Elliot and Rex Smith, formerly chief flying instructorof Oxford Aeroplane Club, is a director. UNITED KINGDOM AGENT for Czechoslovak light andexecutive aircraft is now Peter S. Clifford and Co Ltd of Oxford Airport, Kidlington. This appointment was made by Gp CaptEdward Mole, the United Kingdom distributor for Omnipol of Prague. The first two types to be handled by the Clifford companywill be the Aero 145 and the Meta-Sokol, and these are to be followed by the Morava and Zlin Trener. Demonstration aircraftwill be operated from Kidlington. FRENCH BUSINESS FLYING is evolving on lines very similarto those in Britain. There, too, there is a shortage of indigenous business designs, particularly light twins; and the restrictions onimports from abroad are even more severe. Aircraft of any kind are still classed as "war material" under customs regulations.France is nevertheless much better-off for home-designed aircraft than Britain and a large number of Jodel variants, including theAmbassadeur and Mousquetaire, are in service. The Wassmer Super 4 is also now in production, but there is no fast, luxurioussingle-engined type equivalent to the US Comanche or Bonanza. It is reported in the French journal Les Ailes that the FederationNationale Aeronautique Fran^aise has formed a committee to examine the problems of business flying and that the governmentis now studying a "limited IFR" rating. It will be interesting to see in which country this new rating is first officially introduced.Meanwhile, some fairly severe regulations are likely to be intro- duced in the Paris area to separate positively non-radio and airlinetraffic. Presumably this is the result of the mid-air collision between a Stampe and a Caravelle near Orly last May. Together with the familiar single- seat Druine Turbulent ultra-light aircraft in this recent picture taken <" the Croydon factory of Rollason Aircraft and Engines Ltd are the *mgs and fuselage of the first 5-uine two-seater to be built by :*>? company. Known as the Condor ::'- France, this machine in its •iglicized version will be named we Tutor. The Tiger Club is plan- ,ng t0 fly a gr0Up of Hollason Tur- lirfents to Moscow in May on the tension of the British Trade Fair
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