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LOCAL AVIATION. : SUGGESTED SEAPLANE CLUB
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WHAT THE EXPENSE MIGHT BE
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Aviation experts gathered yes- terday to attend a meeting con- vened by Mr. R. Vaughan Fowler when an interesting review of the possibilities of forming a local seaplane club' was given.
Mr. Vaughan Fowler gave, among others, the following figures:- Estimated outlay Estimated "expenditure
per year
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$47,750
44,250
The club would require a hangar and club rooms, for this purpose I have allowed $10,000.
the industry set to work and pro-papers, I have given the sum as duced what has since become known $60,000, and 1 will now explain how
this figuro la arrived at. as the light aeroplane or seaplane.
De Havillande were first with their Moth fitted with à 60 horse- power, Cirrus engine, they wore
MACHINES TO USE. " closely followed by other firms
The abylous machines that the amongst whom were; "Blackburns with their Bluebird gide-by-side club would require, ars Moth machine, Avro's Avian and more rè-Seaplanes, and these cost $12,500 cently the Westland Widgeon and each, so if we start off with two the total cost of the club machines will the Parnail Imp.
be $25,000..
NOT A TOY. Now this class of aeroplane or
seaplane is not a "toy"; one and all have proved themselves capable of flying long distances, high speeds, and above all they are easy to fly and are safe, a pilot has got to take Suggested annual sub-
extreme liberties to come to grief. sidy
Here obviously was the type of ment
35,000 Names of a tentative working aeroplane for the general public to committee were mentioned and a learn to fly on, and to carry on fly. list of those who wished to joining afterwards. was drawn up.
from Govern-
I consider that it would be neces
sary to have one apare Cirrus en- gine, as this would enable the machine to be kept in action whilet the engine overhauls were being carried out; the cost of this spare engine would be $2,750.
It would also be necessary for the club to hold a certain number of to go into details at the moment, spares. It is not necessary for me The problem now arose, how were but I estimate that about $10,000 the general public going to be would be required for these, so if material of catered for, and after much talk awe add all these sums up we arrive
$47,250. scheme for forming six light aero-at a total outlay on
drawn up and'
If we deduct this total from the plane clubs was placed before the Civil Department suggested capital of $60,000 we find of Air Ministry.
that we have $18,250 left, which pm I think would be sufficient to cover the preliminary expenses,
Mr. Vaughan Fowler said:- With your permission, Gentlemen, I propose to open this meeting by explaining, as far as my knowledge permits: the development of the light aeroplane and seaplane, thosy
- Briefly the scheme was this. The that development has led to the formation of flying clubs through-clubs should be formed as limited out the British Empire, and lastly, companies, they were to receive by, suggesting the formation of a £2,000 towards equipment and club for Hong Kong and indicating $1,000 towards the first year's ex- the way it might be brought into penses, the same payments to be made to them in the second year provided the Government were satisfied that their first year's work justified it.
existence.
.THE BEGINNING. First of all I must take you back to the time just after the Great War, as it was about this time that
the general public started to take an active interest in aviation, that is, civil aviation.
Restrictions were placed on the development of the German air- craft industry; roughly speaking these restrictions Emited the horse- power that might be installed in German built aircraft.
The result was that German de- signers improved the design of their aircraft to obtain better speed and lift, rather than taking the easier path of installing more powerful engines in old designs.
It also had another result, the building and flying of gliders, or motorless aeroplanes.
These gliders obtain their power from a wind blowing against the face of a hill or cliff, and although they are very useful for obtaining statistics that enable the designer to improve his design, as a vehicle of transport they are useless,
"AIR MOTOR CYCLE.” About the end of 1022 this glider movement was taken up in England, largely encouraged by the "Daily Mail" who offered a prize for the first man to set up a new record.
Those of us who were actively interested in these gliders soon realised that they were of little commercial value, and that the gen- eral public would never be able to make use of them.
There was a demand for a cheap aeroplane, these gliders were cheap, so the aircraft industry took a step forward in the hope of developing a "motor cycle of the air," for everybody's use.
OPERATING COSTS.
Let us next examine the opera-
at some figures I have assumed that tional cost per annum, to arrive the Club machines fly 1,000 hours
in a year,
First of all we must have a pilot. instructor. His duties would be Those first clubs have been a very the control of all club flying, giving great success, and the Government dual instruction, and the general have increased the number of sub-management of the Club, a reason. sidized clubs in the British Isles, whilst other places not being so ličky as to have a supported club have started on their own, and there are a number of these clubs guing well.
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LONDON & SINGAPORE. Here I must explain that these unsubsidized clubs have nearly all received the gift of one or more aeroplanes, and practically all the work in connection with them is done voluntarily.
able salary for him would be $7,000 per annum, with $2.50 per hour ying pay, so if he flew 500 hours in the year he would receive $1,250,-
A fully qualified ground engineer would also be required and I have put his salary at $4,500 per annum, so the Club flying staff costs $12,750
per annum.
One of the heaviest expenses that the Club would have to face would be insurance. I do not propose to go into details, as no accurate Let us now compare the lines on figures are available for Hong Kong, which the Singapore Club was but with the help of the Singapore started. Those responsible placed Club I have been able to arrive at a scheme before the Government, a figure which is sufficiently accur and they received all the necessary ate to be useful, and this figure, is capital, a subsidy of $20,000 per $8,000 per annum. annum, and the Government also Pay the pilot instructor of the club.
MAINTENANCE FUND.
This promium would cover the The London Aeroplane Club Club' machines, the staff and all working on the English system has third party risks, but it would not the following charges for mem-cover the members. bers:-
We now have to, consider the de- £3. 3.0.preciation of the machines. A Entrance Fee". yearly Subscription....3.. 3. 0. very reasonable figure is 20 per Dual Instruction per hour $1. 10. . cent. per annum, 80 this costs the Solo Flying per hour... £1. 0. 0.Club $5.000 a year. So if this sam Whilst the Singapore charges were set aside out of the income at the end of the five years it would Entrance Fee
be possible to buy new machines without having to increase the lenpital;
are
$25
Monthly Subscription ...... $5 This club hoped to be able to give free flying, but I understand that The actual machines would not they and that this will not be pos- be useless at the end of this time, sible, although a good deal has especially as I would recommend. already been given, so they propose the Club to have a $3 per hour's to institute a charge for petrol and Flying Maintenance Fund which would enable the engineer to keep oil.
the machines and engines in such excellent condition that they would hardly depreciate at all.
LOCAL FIGURES.
I now come to my suggestions for The step was, making the gliders alightly larger and fitting a motor the formation of a Light Seaplane cycle engine of from 8 to 10 horse-Club for Hong Kong
power.
When considering a flying club for Hong Kong it is necessary to decide what type of a club it is to be, that is, is it to be a landpláne or a seaplane club.
WONDERFUL RESULTS. Some of the results were wonder. ful, and I have actually down over 150 miles, in a 10 horse-power light acroplane at nearly 60 miles per The nature of the surrounding- hour, but one had to be an expert country really decides this question enced pilot to do it, and the sensa for us, there are no landing grounds tion one got might be compared to for seroplanes other than Kai Tak, and perhaps Fanling race course.. "driting along, on a feather."
These little aerial motor cycles On the other hand, there is an un- were toys, and as such were not.mited supply of water suitable for suitable for teaching aying on, or landing and taking off. for the inexperienced pilot to go dashing round the country side in
However, they did serve a useful purpose, they gave us experience that proved that a small robust low power aeroplane could be built, and
So we can make up our minds if there is going to be a flying club it must be a seaplane club.
The next step is to find out how much capital will be required, as you have probably seen in the
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