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APRIL 28, 1927 record it has not been an inglorious failure, and constitutes a Lancashire club record, both for a week and for a single day, 16 hrs. having been flown on the Sunday with only 2 Moths and the Renault-Avro available. Messrs. Seholes and Twemlow returned safely from Bournemouth on Tuesday, both having flown excellently, as everyone who saw them will agree. Mr. Scholes did suggest that LV, having 5 crashes to her credit, is not altogether in the racing das* nowadays. The committee, however, pointed out to him that he was really sent down to Bournemouth as a typical specimen of Lancashire manhood, and that if he had been given a faster machine the spectators Would not have got a proper look at him. Our other voluntary instructor, Mr. Cantrill, covered himself with glory in the Press. He was to have flown one of the Avians, but by a stroke of very bad luck was prevented from being there. Tnis, however, did not deter the Press (who had some difficulty with his name) aud the following is typical df what one read : —" An Avian flown by Mr. Ojutrill, starting in one of the Bournemouth air races, Mr. Cockerel finished secorri. (In^ct : Mr. Kuiitrill, the pilot.) " He has our sympathy. Midland Aero Club, Ltd. REPOKT for Week ending April 23.—The total flying time Was 10 hrs. 20 mins. The following members weregjve" dua' instruction by Capt. M:DJ.I >.I;I : — K. P. Lane. G. G. Savage. The following made solo flights : —K. L. Jackson, W. Swann, G. V. Perry, K. J. Brighton, A. J. Winstanley, J. Briutou, H. J. Willis. Passenger flights with Capt. Mel) mough :—\V. H. Swinn, Miss F. M. Line Miss C. Ball, K I). Bednell, S. H. Smith. Passengers with Mr. Glover ; —S. H. Smith, E. J. Brighton. Passengers with Mr. Brighton :—Miss C. Ball, Mrs. Whitworth. !•'. J. Whitworth. Members are cordially invited to tea at the aerodrome on Sunday, May 1, when an attractive programme ha, been arranged for the special benefit of ordinary members. It is hoped that some visiting aircraft will be at the aerodrome for the occasion, and special facilities are bains; arranged for passenger flights from 2 p.m. onwards. TheNewcastle-upon-Tyne Aero Club, Ltd. REPORT for wick ending April 2-4 : —Flying was possible on only four days of the week. total time : 29 hrs. 25 rains., QV 19.4., LX-9.45, made up as follows : Dua', 15.05, Solo (Training), 2.40, " A " Pilots, 10.5n, Joynd-s, 35 mins Tests, IS mins. The following members flew under instruction with Mr. Parkinson : — Mrs. Heslop, Miss Leathart (S.-. ondaryi, Capt. Milburn, Mr. A. E. G-orge, Mr. W. M. Mac Kay, Mr. M. G. Thirhv-11. Mr. L. M. Middl-ton, Mr. J. M. Kennedy, Mr. (',. H. Twine. Mr. A. 1. Kasmussen, Mr. F. L. Turnbull. Mr. H. Ellis (Secondary), Mr. Mathews, Mr. J. Sta.virt. Solo : Mr. J. Stawart, Mr. F. L. Turnbull. " A " Pilots. —Mr. H. H. L-ech with Mr. Thirlwcll. Miss Leathart, Mr. C. Thompson with Mrs. H.'slop, Mr. Palm;r, Mr. Luckman and Mr. \V. Todd. Mr. R. N". Tnompson with Mrs. W. B. Ellis. Dr. L. H. B. Dixon with Mr. Law. Mr. H. Ellis with Mr. O<jd>a, Mr. anl Mrs. White. Mr. Mathews. Mr. A. Ii::ll with Mr. J. Bill. Joyrides with Mr. Par dnson :—Miss Kennedy, Miss Berry, Mr. Bulman and Mr. Ogden. Tne flying meeting will b' h"ld on Saturday, June 11, not on September 3, as previously announce!. Tn • club had h-jpid to hold this meeting on Whit Monday, bu r^c.Mitly k-arnt thit Tne Rjyal A;ro Club hai arranged a meeting for this date. The Yorkshire Aeroplans Club REPORT for th": w-ekending April 23 :—Tn- total tim • flown for the week amounted to 19J hrs., co.iiistinj of 10 hrs. 2J mins. solj ; 6 hrs. 20 mini, instruction ; and 2 hrs. 35 mini., joyriding. The soloists wjre :—Messrs. Carter, Clapham, L. S. Daws-jn, Mann, Waymaii and Wilson. The following received instruction :—Messrs. Brown, R. K. Lax, Ling, Little-, Swift, Weaver, Wilson and Wormild. Joyrid-rs :—Messrs. Andtvws, Lapish. S nith, J. ant P. VV aver, Wilcox. Th<" Misses Langrick, Mrs. \Vrilson and Miss Wormald. Our programme this week was as follows :—Easter Sunday : Mr. Wilson was launched on his first " solo," which occupied 25 minutes, and put up an excellent sh'jw. ^ Tuesday : Messrs. Dawson and Waymm ea':h &;w with a passenger o:i cross country nights, which embraud thi Harrogit?. S:arb3rou?h and Fik-y districts. Mr. Dawso;i appeared OV,T thj W^therby Racecourse at the conclusion of the- m-eting. Wednesday : No flying was possible until the evening on account of the gale. Thursday : To-day was o:cupi-d with th- R.A.F. vis:t to L/eds. Mr. Beck flew over from Sherburu in " LS," and landed in the Military Field, Rouudhay, shortly after; 10 o'clock, but the four Hawker-Horsleys from Spittlegate Aerodrome did not app ar over Leeds until middiy. After circling the City for 15 minutes, th^-y land.-d and were taxied up alongside th:- " Moth." The public was then admitted to inspjet th? machines. In the afternnon, Mr. Parkinson of the Newcastle Club flew over from Cramlington and gave a fine exhibition ovr the crowd. Friday : Mr. Beck fl-w " NN" " back from Leeds to Shjrburn. Saturday : Mr. Beck with Mr. Weaver as passenger Jew over to Beverley, where they landed on the racecourse. After an excellent lunch at the " Beverley Arms" th'y returned to Sherburn. During the week two rrore members have joined our ranks. They ar- Mr. E. Vincent P. Miller of Grappenhall, near Warrington, and Mr. Peter Weaver, who hails from Melton Mowbrav. SUBSIDISED LIGHT AEROPLANE CLUBS, 1926* Club. London Hampshire Lancashire Midland S'ewc.a^tle-upnn-Tvne Yorkshire .. .. ! Average Membership. Flyiiii? Members. ! | Not ^ Qualified : qiuii ' (A or B I rii-d. ; licences! i i i ..' 151 i 22 ! . .: 59 ' 3 ' . .' 85 9 i .45 3 69 HI ; .. 137 ; 2 ; Asso- ciates. 91 73 35 139 45 2° Total. 264 135 129 187 124 161 Members not qualified as pilots. Solo. Flights. ' 260 • 105 226 : 124 115 175 Hours. 112 no 99 59 59 56 Dual. Flights. ' H i 1,859 5112 1.380 419 1,196 421 ' lurs. 796 169 578 239 607 180 Flights and Hours 1 Members I qualified as | pilots. ' Flights. H 760 i 31 360 17! 520 ! 110 j ours. 307 ; 12 i 162 ' 77 i 280 1 28 , Instructors (Flying as pilots but not as instructor-;;. Flights. 1 Hours. 709 1 149 j 451 t 246 i 249 , 114 j 139 38 88 83 78 30 Total. Flights, j Hours. 3.S8S i 1 787 ! 2,417 | 960 . 2,080 i 1 S20 j 414 241 9'.'7 458 024 294 Total, 1926 tTotal, 1925 546 49 1,005 407 54 5,777 i 2,569 552 1,952 68 866 27 1,918 516 10,652 ..477 12 1 291 I 780 I 137 i 5 I 1,224 NOTE.— In addition to th»- almve, the following hours were flown on strike transport during May, 1926 •19 hours , Lancashire, 25 hour>. The jx-riod covered is from Tanuarv to IXcember, 1926. except in the casv of Hampshire, which 470 ! 94 London. 9S hours . Nt 1,899 wcastle-upon- is from Auj 4.35S 727 Tyne, r.st to Ihis table is taken from the Annual Kepon on the Progress o! Civil Aviation. + Membership on December 31, 1925. A Seaplane Flying Club ALTHOUGH the light-'plane movement is so young it is becoming our regular pleasant duty lately to record the birth °i new clubs from many quarters, and now comes some very- interesting information of another as far away east as Singa- pore. Most interesting of all is the striking originality of the club in deciding to use seaplanes, thereby rightly claiming me t.tle of the world's first Light Seaplane'Club. 'They tell «*• _m a recent letter of their interest in " Light Plane Club worngs ' in FLIGHT, and they want to assure the clubs at ome that, although they have a good start, Singapore is by no means in the field' of " aiso-flews." We expect full a e* " i °f theil plans b>" thc next mail- for thc>" have hadthat's meetinK to decide on these, and meanwhile we note hist Ala" ^oblum's recent double visit there on his that ?. return flight to Australia gave impetus to them, and Asso- .W st>'lcd themselves the " Ex-Ser\'ice's Flying CSlL"r'(« ' (Singapore). with Sir Theodore Fraser, K.C.B., " l <• -M.G., G.O.C. Malaya, as patron. A-Moth "for Germany Sportni!r1drnt °f the Gcrman sP°rt Hying Club (Deutscher natiun-i^1" Herr C arl Bercowitz.'a well-known Inter- This m-ui nC'Cr' has Purchased a " Moth " for thc club.une was flown to Germany by Captain H S. liroal, accompanied by Major Barber, who arrived at the Tempelhoi Aerodrome, Berlin, on April 23, having left Croydon on April 22. Starting in the morning they reached Rotterdam and spent the night there, Captain .Broad being the guest of the Rotterdam Flying Club. On Saturday morning the flight was resumed as far as Hanover where a delay was caused by unfavourable weather, but the journey to Berlin was commenced at 2 p.m. and accomplished in 1 hr. 15 mins., completing a 5J hrs. total flying time. Captain Broad made a good landing at Berlin before a large gathering and was presented with a bouquet bound with the colours of London, red and white. 'Vhe purchaser of the " Moth." besides other members of the Cierman Club and representatives of the British Embassy, welcomed him and he conveyed greeting-; from the London Club to the German Club, whitst after Herr Bercowitz had taken the machine into the shed all had luncheon in the new restaurant in the airway station. In the evening they were entertained to dinner by the German Club. The next afternoon Captain Broad took the " Moth " to Staaken aerodrome and gave a demonstration. He was expected to return to England by the ordinary passenger aeroplane on April 25. This " Moth " is the first English aeroplane bought by Germany since the war and the hope is expressed that it will result in the establishment of closer relations between the British and German Flying Clubs. 261 E 2
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