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7b F L IGHT . JANUARY 17, 1935.Private Flying FROM THE CLUBS

Events and Activity at the Clubs and SchoolsK EN TFlying time for the week ended January 12 was 7 hours.One new member joined, and Mr. Gordon is busy putting inhou rs for his " B " licence. Th e clu b is sho rtl y ta ki ngdelivery of another " Hawk."YORKSHIREDuring the fortnight ended Janua ry 11 the Yo rkshireAeroplane Club flew 23 hr. 30 min.an increase of two hourson the figures for the entire month of December, during whichthr ee new memb ers join ed. Mr. F . Wall ace mad e a firstso lo . A second clubhouse dance will be held on February 2.C INQUE PORTSNew members joining the club last week were Mr. A. S.Hell, as a private owner country member, and Mr. T. M.Goulding, to obtain his " A " licence. Flying time amou ntedto twelve hours.On Friday night the club held their January dance at theGrand Hotel, Dover.BROOKLANDSLast week an " A " licence was obtained by MissMalcolm and Major Bennin g renewed one. In spite of fog,flying tim es amo unt ed t o 35 hou rs solo and 20 hou rs dua l.Visitors included Mr. Percival, who came down in his " Gull,"Mr. Wilson in a Klemm " Eag le ," and Mr. Top ham, whoflew from Nor tha mpt on in his Bristol Fight er. He was tohave flown on to Lympne, but was forced to cancel his journeyowing to dense fog.R EADINGMile. Smaranda Braiescu has joined the Phillips andPowi s School of Fly ing . This lady hails from Rum ani a, where,it is believed, she holds a parachute record, having made aju mp from 24,000ft. She ha s placed an order for a " HawkMajor " with tankage for 2,000 miles.Mr. F G. Miles an d his staff are installed in thei r newtwo-storey drawing office, and Fit. Lt. " Tommy " Rose hastake n over the vacat ed office. Many buil din g oper atio ns arein progress on the aerodrome.Readin g Aero Club is ready to repel the Brookla nds att emp tto regain their spot landing prestige at n a.m. ne xt Sun day.

The Shell "Rapide"The Shell Company's new D. H. 89 (" Ra pi de ") , which isto be delivered this week for use in Australia, will be used forinspectio n of th e grou nd organ isati on. The mach ine isequipped with special thermometers for testing oil temperatures while in the air.

The Qliding SubsidyOn Febr uary 1 the reco nstitut ed British Gliding Associationwill ratify at its general meeting their scheme for the allocation of the gran t announced last June . The Air Ministryrequired that the B.G.A. must be controlled by the clubsthemsel ves, which mus t each hav e a min imu m of twenty-f iveflying members.

Canadian AirwaysDuring the first eleven months of last year Canadian Airway s , Ltd., flew 1,493,875 miles, carrying 5,829,060 lb. offreight and mails and 13,554 passenge rs. These figures arehigher than any since the mail contract was lost in 1931.Meanwhile, rapid progress is being made on the Transcontinental airway, 3,108 miles long, between Halifax andVancouver; 114 landing fields are being laid out.

The Airspeed'Fokker CombinationNews has leaked out, somewhat prematurely, about thenegot iati ons which are tak ing place betwee n Airspeed (1934)Lt d. and Mr. A. H. G. Fok ker . Alt houg h no final decisionhas yet been made, it is expected that agreement will bereached, and that the British firm will acquire the rights toconstruct in Great Britain certain aircraft of Fokker design,and types for which he holds the European licence, includingpres umab ly the Douglas D.C.2 . A new issue of 5s. shares inAirspeed (1934) Lt d. at 6s. per share is foreshadow ed, bu tthe company will remain unaltered except that Mr. Fokkerwould act as consultant.

M IDLANDPoor visibility prevailed during last week, and most olth e 19 hr. 45 min. were flown on Sat urd ay and Sund ay. OnTuesday of this week a lecture on navigation and map leadingwas given in the clubhouse, and on the 22nd there will be awhist drive.NORTHAMPTONSHIREOn Sunday, January 6, a members' dinner and dancewas held in the clubho use, an d proved t o be a great success.Flying hours continue to increase, and a new flying memberthi s week is Mr. H. Keun en. A visit or by air was MajorShaw, who brought his Avro " Commodore."H ANWORTHAlthough there were three non-flying days at Hanworthlas t week, th e flying t ime reached a to ta l of 21 hr. 45 min.Fiv e new memb ers join ed. Members are asked to no te, incidentally, t ha t the clubhouse will remain open during thealterations, which will be started within the next few days.C AMBRIDGEFlying times at the Cambridge Aero Club and Marshall'sFly ing School, Lt d., las t week were 25 hou rs dual and nhou rs solo. Mr. F. W. Green and his son went ofT solo inthei r Klemm dur ing the week. Mr. Green has thr ee sons whoare either pilots or abo ut to become pilots . Anoth er membertook delivery from th e school of a very smar t Gipsy I" Moth " on Satu rday.

The Civil Aviation Service Corps attended with ninemembers on Sunday, and pu t in more than six hours' flying.H ARROGATEThe Standard Training glider built by the constructionalsection of the Aircraft Club, Harrogate, has now been in usefor six mo nt hs , an d between six an d seven hund red flightshave been made with it. Ne xt week it is to be wit hdra wnfrom service for inspection, but will be flying again onJanu ary 26. During the coming week-end the "Z e p h y r " willbe used.Steady progress is being made with the construction of thesecond S.T. glider, and this should be ready in the spring.The membership figure has now passed the fifty mark.Croydon's Traffic

According to official figures more than 100,000 passengerspassed thro ug h Croyd on Airport dur ing 1934 ! Of thes e, morethan half were carried by British lines.M a i l Increase

Some interesting mail figures have been received fromKarachi, showing that the eastbound Christmas mail had increased by 77 per cent, on las t year, while the tota l maildespatched from Karachi increased by no less than 378 percent. On the westbound service the incoming and outgoing1nd.1l showed increases of 74 and 63 per cent, respectively.

Finding a ClubIn the monumental list of English clubs in all parts of theworld to be found in "Clubs1935," by E. C. Austen-Leigh,M.A., detai ls of most of th e flying clubs are given. Amongthe many interes ting facts, two are rathe r outstanding." Thereare no fewer than 3,950 ordinary clubs, and apart, of course,from the Royal Aero, the Midland Aero is the oldest flying clubin the country.

Sheffield Returns to the Dark AgesThe supporters of aviation in Sheffield have received a severeblow . In a lett er to th e Sheffield Chamb er of Commerce , on

Decem ber 18, the Tow n Clerk sta ted t ha t on and after March Tno aeroplane s will be allowed to land a t Coal Aston, Sheffield.The reason given for this ban is that elaborate preparationsare necessary for the Yorkshire Show to be held there in July,but it is rumoured that the ban will remain, and that the sitewill be used by th e Corpor ation for housi ng. Thi s retrogradestep has caused much dissatisfaction, for Coal Aston has beendescribed by Sir Alan Cobha m as "T h e only possible sitewithin reasonable distance of th e ci ty ." Meanwhile, Rother-ham, "Sheffield's little sister," is interested in a site nearThurcroft.

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