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1911
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LIGHT DECEMBER I6, 1911. IKe Rot/al &ero Cla of the United ZM OFFICIAL AiOTICW TO MLMBER5 BE Committee Meeting, December 6th, 1911. New Members.—The following new members were elected :— Amyas Eden Borton and Frederick Handley Page. Aviators' Certificates.—The following Aviators' Certificates were granted :— 165. Maj. R. L. Bsnwell, I.A. (Bristol, Brooklands). 166. Capt. Robert Gordon, R.M. (Bristol, Brooklands). Royal Aero Club .Special Certificates.—The following Sprcial Certificates were granted :— 1. S. F. Cody (Cody biplane). Cross-country course : Laffan's Plain to Shrewton, Wilts, and back. 2. James Valentine (Bristol monoplane). Cross-country course : Salisbury to Laffan's Plain and back. 3. Capt. J. D. B. Fulton, R.F.A. (Bristol biplane). Cross country course, Salisbury to Laffan's Plain and back. F.A.I. Conference.—Aviators' Certificates.—At the Conference held in Rome last month the question of reducing the age limit for aviators' certificates was considered, and it was decided to make no alteration in the existing rules, which stipulate that the candidate must be at least 18 years of age. Gordon-Bennett Aviation Cup.—The cup having been won by America, the race next year will take place in the United States. The course is to be a closed circuit, with a minimum of 5 kilometres, and the total distance to be flown is 200 kilometres. It was unanimously decided that hydroplanes should be admitted to the contest. The proposition of the Royal Aero Club for a cross-country course was not agreed to. J aw Committee.—It was decided to establish a Law Committee of the Federation. On this Committee two representatives—one of them a lawyer and the other an aviator—will be appointed by each of the clubs belonging to the Federation. The exact scope of the Committee's activities is to be decided upon at its first meeting, which will be held in Brussels early in the New Year. A unanimous vote of thanks was passed to the Chairman (Mr. Roger W. Wallace, K.C.) and Capt. Bertram Dickson, who attended the Rome Con ference on behalf of the Royal Aero Club. Aeronautical Bodies.—Letter from the Aerial League of the British Empire withdrawing from the tripartite agreement of May 3rd, 1909, was read and noted. This agreement was drawn up in May, 1909, defining the spheres of action of the three aeronautical bodies, viz. :—the Aeronautical Society, the Aerial League of the British Empire, and the Royal Aero Club. Deputation to the Under-Secretary of State for War.—Sir Charles Rose reported the deputation to the Under-Secretary for War at the House of Commons on the 5th inst. A unanimous vote of thanks was passed to Sir Charles Rose for the kind services he rendered to the Manufacturers' Committee and for introducing the deputation to Col. Seely. Committee Meeting. A meeting of the Committee was held on Tuesday, the 12th inst., when there were present:—Mr. R. W. Wallace, K.C., in the Chair, Mr. Griffith Brewer, Mr. Ernest C. Bucknall, Mr. G. B. Cockburn, Capt. Bertram Dickson, Prof. A. K. Huntington, Mr. F. K. McClean, Mr. J. T. C. Moore-Brabazon, Mr. Alec Ogilvie, Mr. Mervyn O'Gorman, Mr. C. F. Pollock, and Harold E. Perrin, Secretary. New Members.—The following new members were elected :— Edward Richard Adams, Francis Evelyn Bray, Henry Franklyn Browne, Major F. M. Carleton, Miss Eleanor Josephine Trehawke Davies, and George Ambrose Lloyd, M.P. Aviators' Certificates.—The following Aviators' Certificates were granted :— 167. J. D. P. Chataway (Deperdussin monoplane, Brooklands). 168. C. F. M. Chambers (Valkyrie monoplane, Hendon). ® ® Damage to Fields by Crowds. AT the annual general meeting of the Central Chamber of Agriculture it was reported that the Council had had under consideration the question of possible damage to crops caused by crowds drawn together by aeroplane accidents. Farmers and Royal Aero Club Special Certificate. (Under the rules of the Federation Aironautique Internationale.) The rules were amended as follows :— The Royal Aero Club of the United Kingdom will grant a Special Certificate to aviators who hold the F.A.I. Aviators' Certificate, and who are entered on the Competitors' Register of the Royal Aero Club, and fulfil the following requirements :— a) An altitude flight of at least 1,000 feet rise, which shall be verified by recording barograph, sealed by the observers prior to the start. (b) A glide from a height of at least 500 feet above the ground to earth, with engine completely cut off. The landing must be made under normal conditions within 100 yards from the starting point. This glide may, at the candidate's option, be the conclusion of Test I, Tests 1 and 2 must be accomplished before Test 3 is attempted. (c) A cross-country flight, out and back round a point situated at least 50 miles from the start. The turning point will be selected by the Royal Aero Club, and will not be indicated to the candidate until one hour before the starting time selected by the candidate. This flight shall be completed within five hours of the selected starting time. No passenger may be carried during this flight. 1. A sealed barograph must be carried in all flights. 2. Each of the flights must be vouched for in writing by observers appointed by the Royal Aero Club. All tests to be under the control of, and in places agreed to by, the Royal Aero Club. 3. All flights must be made between sunrise and one hour after sunset, and suitable previous notice must be given to the Secretary of the Royal Aero Club. 4. Candidates must make application on a form provided for that purpose. Any expenses incurred must be borne by the candidates. 5. The Royal Aero Club will decide if the candidate has qualified for a certificate, but reserves the right to grant, refuse or with draw the same at any time without giving reasons. 6. The decision of the Royal Aero Club on all matters connected with the tests is final and without appeal. 7. The Royal Aero Club reserves itself the right to interpret, add to, amend or omit any of these rules, should it think fit. 8. The Royal Aero Club declines all responsibility for any accidents, or any damage that may occur to the aviators, their machines or to any third parties during or in connection with the qualifying tests of the candidate. "Daily Mail" Second £10,000 Prize. The Committee of the Royal Aero Club is making a further and final distribution of £12 10s. to each competitor in the above competition, and the cheques will be drawn on the 19th inst. It was previously announced that the Committee would return to competitors any balance of the entry fees in hand, after payment of the expenses. A sum of £40 each has already been refunded, and this final payment will make a total distribution of £52 10s. to each competitor. Late Hon. C. S. Rolls and Cecil S. Grace. Col. Charles K. Broske has kindly contributed the sum of £1 is, towards the stained-glass window now being erected at Eastchurch in memory of the late Hon. C. S. Rolls and Mr. Cecil HAROLD E. PERRIN, 166, Piccadilly. Secretary. ® ® market gardeners had their remedy for damage caused by the aeroplane itself or the aviator, but it was not yet clear whether they could establish a claim against anyone for damage caused by a crowd collectively. It was suggested that the Parliamentary Committee should consider the matter to see whether anything could be done. 1088
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