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88 FLIGHT International, 16 January 1969 Private A Canadian-built Fleet Model 80 Canuck (85 h.p. Continental C.85) ofScugog Aviation at Port Perry, Ontario. About 108 of the 210 originally built are thought to be still flying in Canada. Seating two, the Canuck cruises at 100 m.p.h. in its landplane (1,4251b gross weight) con figuration Air Racing Calendar Fixtures The King's Cup Race meeting is to toe held at Rochester on Friday and Saturday, June 27 and June 28. All the qualifying races for the King's Cup will be handicaps taking place on these two days, and there will also be several class events which will be non-qualifying races. The British Air Racing Championship will be decided over a series of meetings including the Manx Air Derby and the Goodyear Trophy; dates and details will be given in due course. Tighter US Certification Policy Analysis of American light- aircraft accidents has caused the CAB to report that several popular types of light aircraft exhibit bad handling charac teristics in certain situations, and that "design-induced pilot error" plays a disproportionate part in the overall accident picture. At a recent meeting of the American Society of Ex perimental Test Pilots in California the procedure for certifi cating light aircraft came in for some frank discussion. In the present order of things the manufacturer's test pilot is largely responsible for checking compliance with the FARs and for making sure that any necessary changes are incorporated in production aircraft. An FAA speaker at the meeting claimed that in many instances this system was breaking down and that commercial pressures on test pilots from their manage ments were causing uncorrected errors to be built into produc tion aircraft. Industry representatives claimed that the accident rate for private aircraft had continued to decline despite a tremendous growth in flying hours. FAA officials, on the other hand, said that though the rate might be low the total number of acci dents was climbing rapidly, and that positive steps vvere necessary. To improve effectiveness of the certification machinery the A Piper Cherokee 140 at Castlebar Airport, County Mayo, shortly after its delivery to the Mayo Flying Club. The aircraft, the first the club has owned, was supplied through Bally free Aviation of County Wicklow from CSE Aviation FAA Western Region director, Mr Arvih O. Basnight. outlined to the meeting the recommendations he had made to FAA headquarters. These comprised a new system for keeping a close watch on the accident rate by aircraft type and manu facture; improvements in the prediction and monitoring of suspected problem areas in handling and performance; dis semination of certification information to make owners and buyers aware that FAA regulations are a bare minimum stan dard and do not specify optimum characteristics; and im provement of the "self-certification system" by special training for test pilots and by keeping a close watch on the relation ship between test pilots and managements. Waveney Group News The 1969 rally of the Waveney Flying Group is to be held on Sunday, June I. All pilot training stopped early in 1967 while the members set to work to get Seething airfield licensed in accordance with a Board of Trade ruling. They obtained the lease of two 75ft strips each side of the runway, marked the edges with boundary markers, and cleared several tons of earth from along the edges of the runways. They purchased a secondhand Land-Rover and converted it as a fire tender, and 23 members were instructed in the use of the equipment by the Norfolk County Fire Service. First-aid equipment was obtained and 14 members obtained Red Cross certificates. The Board of Trade granted the necessary licence on July 18, 1968, and pilot training has restarted. There are now 12 pupils and the group hopes to increase the number to 20. Aircraft available are a Tiger Moth and a Super Rallye for instruction, and a Messenger. The Group hopes shortly to obtain a Fournier RF-3. DIARY Jan 16 RAeS Birmingham and Wolverhampton Branch: "Powered Flying Controls for the Concorde," by R. G. Hilton; Bouiton Paul Aircraft, Wolverhampton. 7 p.m. Jan 16 RAeS Gloucester and Cheltenham Branch: "Computers and Airlines." by G. W. McLeman; St Mary's College, The Park, Cheltenham. Jan 17 RAeS Belfast Branch: Annual dance, Culloden Hotel. Jan 17 RAeS Southampton Branch (with IStructE Southern Branch): "Structure of the Concorde," by M. A. Taunton: University of Southampton, 6 p.m. Jan 21 RAeS Isle of Wight Branch (joint meeting with Island's institutions): "Producing Microelectronic Components," by Dr D. R. Heard; County Hall, Newport. 7.30 p.m. Jan 21 RAeS Glasgow Branch: "Gas Turbines for Marine Use," by Cdr E. B. Good: Glasgow University, 7.15 p.m. Jan 22 RAeS Graduates' and Students' Section: "Engineering Training in the Airlines—Future Problems," by D. Hyde; 4 Hamilton Place. London Wl. 7.30 p.m. Jan 22 RAeS Luton and Stevenage Branch: "Flying Saucers—Evidence," by C. A. Bowen; Hawker Siddeley Dynamics, Stevenage, 6 p.m. Jan 22 RAeS Preston Branch: "Concorde." by D. P. Thorne; Harris College. 7.30 p.m. Parit Air Show: May 29-June 8.
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