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474 FUGHT International, 26 March 1964 Heath Parasol G-AFZE was first built by an amateur constructor in the early 1930s and has recently been rebuilt by Dennis Fry. Powered by a Bristol Cherub, it is now based at Fair Oaks S PORT ANDmeammm B U SI N ESS Tiger Club's Display Programme for 1964 begins on Easter Monday, March 30 with a full display at Panshanger. Flying begins at 3 p.m. and will continue until 5 p.m. Other displays will be given by the club on May 18 at Sywell, June 28 at Rochester, August 3 at Fair Oaks and August 16 at Shoreham. In addition to these displays the club will participate at a number of other people's events—at Silverstone motor racing circuit on May 2, Biggin Hill Air Fair on May 8-10, Bristol air display on June 20, the proposed Popular Flying Association rally at Rochester on August 22-23, SBAC Show at Farnborough on September 11-12, and several Battle of Britain displays on September 19. Norfolk and Norwich Aero Club has just published the first issue of Full Flap, the club's newsletter, as part of a campaign to increase private-flying activity in the eastern counties. Under the chairman- ship of Mr Percy Riseborough, the club operates from Swanton Morley with Tiger Moth and Rallye aircraft. Flying rates are £4 5s (dual) and £3 5s (solo) per hour for the Tiger Moth, and £5 5s (dual) and £4 5s (solo) for the Rallye. Shell-Mex and BP Ltd is now operating a Piper Twin Comanche, delivered earlier this month by British Executive Air Services Ltd. The new machine replaces the Gemini which the company has used for the past seven years, and will be used by the Aviation Depart- ment for visits to the company's 24 airfield depots and 64 airfield dealers and to major aircraft manufacturers. Among the first business flight of the attractive white-and-yellow twin was a visit by aviation manager Edward Trees to the College of Aeronautics at Cranfield on March 18. Another recent delivery by BEAS was of a Piper Comanche to Mr J. Hainge, managing director of Leech and Hainge Ltd and of Anacut Developments Ltd. Mr Hainge learned to fly with BEAS in 1958 and will use the aircraft to travel between the 20 Leech and Hainge branches in southern England. Gliding in 1963 Last year's bad weather was reflected in the gliding statistics for 1963 given by Mr Philip Wills in his chairman's report to the annual general meeting of the British Gliding Associa- tion in London last Saturday (March 21). Civilian clubs flew a total of 27,523hr from club sites, involving 152,676 launches, compared with 30,546hr and 162,998 launches during 1962. Figures for the Service gliding clubs were: RAF Gliding and Soaring Association, 7,3O6hr and 49,914 launches; RN Gliding and Soaring Association, l,130hr and 7,416 launches. The chairman reported that there were 179 club-owned and 193 privately owned gliders, while BGA membership comprised 21 full clubs, 30 associate clubs, three overseas associate clubs, 123 private owner groups and 40 individual members. The Shaw Slingsby Trust, the chairman said, had continued to support several gliding clubs, particularly in the acquisition of capital items such as hangars, buildings and, to a lesser extent, training aircraft. Loans totalling £2,750 and grants totalling £2,800 had been made. Mr Wills continued: "Unfortunately further operations must, for the time being, be suspended pending some highly technical negotiations with the Revenue in which, I am glad to report, we have every possible support from our Ministry, who certainly wish our operations to be resumed as early as possible." "1963 has been a year of progress on most fronts," Mr Wills commented. "The movement continues to grow in numbers of members and aircraft. There is still a large unsatisfied demand. The main limiting factor is the difficulty of acquiring sites and of obtaining adequate security of tenure for many existing clubs." Two Riley 65s have been purchased from Keegan Aviation by Williams Air Charter Ltd, a newly formed air taxi company based at Leeds/Bradford Airport (Yeadon). The company's first charter was operated by Sqn Ldr Bill Williams, formerly chief pilot of Hepworth and Grandage Ltd, in a Keegan-leased Riley which will be retained until delivery of the new aircraft. Super Comanche: Now in production with first deliveries scheduled for next month, the Piper Comanche 400 is powered by a 400 h.p. Lycoming engine which gives it a maximum speed of 223 m.p.h. Optimum cruising speed (75 per cent power at optimum altitude) is 213 m.p.h., and sea level rate of climb is I ,UXtftjmin. The new Comanche has structural modifications caused by the increased gross weight and speed, a modified nose cowl to accommodate the larger, longer engine, and a large rudderjstabilator assembly— the same all-moving stabilator as used in the Aztec. Empty weight is 2,1101b (compared with 1,6901b for the Comanche 250), useful load 1,4901b and gross weight 3,6O0lb. "Suggested list price" is $28,750
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