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AIRWAYS AND AVIATION.

BRITISH FLYING

NEWS.

troublo which kept it out of the race. He showed. that he was prec- tically immune from the ill effects noticed by most pilote in turning Where at extremely high speed. other very fit men suffered tempor. aryblacking out" due to blood being drawn from the head on high For the first time in the history speed turns Stainforth remained

R.A.F. CHIEF MAKES OVER- SEA INSPECTION.

LONDON, March 24.

of the Royal Air Force the Chief of the Air Staff the supreme service head, under the King, of the I.A.F. as the Air Minister is the political hend is to make an official tour of

unaffected.

"

A further point about the team is that for the first time it includes an officer of the Floet Air Arm in

Lieutenant G. L. Branton. The

FIRST FLIGHTS.

DO NOT ALWAYS MAKE FEARLESS FLYERS.

It was all Humphrey's fault, and nothing that he can possibly my will prevent me from agreeing with myself on this point. He has said a good deal ready, but I am ndaniant.

He cnute to lunch with me. We

"Gently! Gently! Now take hold UNIVERSITY OF THE

of the stick between, your fingers and note what happens when I move it.".

AIR.

AT HAMBLE NEAR SOUTHAMPTON,

A lot happened when he moved A little to the left and I had an excellent direct view of a re servoir. A little to the right and

This month a new international I saw a pretty little copse of trees. A little back and I had an uninter flying school which can fairly claim rupted view of sky. A little for to be a "university of the air" is Ward and I saw nothing: I had

to open its door at Hamble, near. shut my eyes again. Earth looka Southampton. The courses of in- hard when it is rushing up at you.struction, both theoretical and prac "Right," said Humphrey's voice.tical, and devised to cover a very Enay, isn't it? Now nut your

wide held in the flying of land and

feet on the rudder bar."

I put my feet on the rudder bar, seaplanes, and on the service sido but I took the precaution of shut reproduces in a civilian organisa- had one cocktail, and one pint of Ling my eyes before I did it. When tion the entire system of training

I opened them again we seamed to | adopted by, the Rayal Air Force. inspretion of squadrons stationed other officers hosen follow expecta-beer apiece, and he talked. He still alive, and Humphrey's voics confirmed this impression a moment Inter.

overseas.

Leaving London

March 30, Air Chief Marshal Sir John Salinond plans to go on board a big three-engined" Iris" flying bont of No. 200 Squadron at Mar- seilles on the following day and to proceed by air to Malta, Egypt, Palestine and Transjordan...

After the visit to Malta Sir John Salmond will re-embark in the fly- ing boat, one of the largest yet placed in service by the R.A.F., and fly non-stop across the Mediter ranean to Sollum, a seacoast town on the borders of Libya and Egypt. There he will tranship to a land 'plane sent from the Royal Air Force headquarters at Cairo for the remainder of the tour.

Sir John Salmond will be away about a fortnight. In Transjordan he will approach the borders of the command he held in 1022, when he was first Air-Officer-Command- ing Iraq, following the conference et Cairo in 102 when Iraq was transferred to Royal Air Force con. trol. The tour will take him to.

Lions, four of them being attached Lens of our intrepid birdmen, doing to the Marino Aircraft Experi- so much to make this country air- AL Felixstowe, minded. He made me hot-nir mind. mental Station where high speed research flying dr before I know where I was I with the 1929 Schneider meers was had got into a car, been whisked off done, throughout last year, while an adjacent aerodrome, and was the remaining member of the team cheerfully filling in the space mark belongs to the staff of the experied "Next of kin on the form mental section of the Royal Aircraft which they put before me. I also exonerated anyone from any blame Establishment at Farnborough.

for any imaginable thing that might befall me.

PRINCES IN THE AIR.

I was then invited to enter the

Before they reached "Argentinaeroplane, and I accepted the in-

дуг.

We went into the air.

"If you want to turn to the left, push the stick over to the left and push your left foot forward. Like this."

Thus, in addition to full instruc- tion in pilotage and navigation the course intended for service pilots of little or no previous experience,

on engines, embraces instruction rigging, meteorology, airmanship and the theory of fight. Special "Now," said Humphrey. * Ay the thing. Keep the nose on the strament" (or "blind flying"), ia courses may be arranged in "in-

horizon Carry on,"

We turnod.

"No." I said firmly.

You

But even as I said it I saw e

night flying, and other branches of service and commercial or privato flying..

Foreign Students Welcome. The scheme is designed to appeal particularly to service officere from foreign countries, who in the spaco of a few weeks or months may learn said all that the Royal Air Force could

"Easy, isn't it?" said his voice. I could not speak, so I took the Leastly stick

the Prince of Wales and Princoitation, but not now entirely cheer-sight which made my bair stand George had flown several hundreds fully. Humphrey, however, had his right up on end. Humphroy, in of miles in the course of their tour on me. Various controls were the front cockpit, had lifted his through Latin America, but it was pointed out to me, and I was pro-hands above his head. at San Antonio, on the Argentinemised further explanations in the Bencoast, that the acroplane" began to become essential to their plans, From San Antonio they flew to Mar del Plata, the famous pleasure re- sort, and then on to Buenos Aires, the Prince of Wales flying usually in his own private "Pusa Moth light monoplane.

Particularly impressive was the Prince of Wales's flight from Cor.

The process struck me as being distinctly 'unpleasant. First of all flumphrey taxied the aeroplane across the aerodrome, and although

"Don't drop your nose,' Humphrey.

I pulled the stick back.

We

Humphrey..." I said croaki

Royal Air Force rank and a dis- tinguished service record. Every

teach them about their jobs. The chairman of Air Service Training, Ltd., the company running the I had imagined all aerodrome aur.rocketed up into the air. I pushed school, is Air Marshal Sir John fsees to be ilke the centre court at it forward. We shot down towards Higgins, who till recently was Air Wimbledon, this idea was proved the ground. Eventually I found Member for Supply and Research Aying boat, bomber, and any co doba te Buenos Aires last week. doubt it was excellent for my liver, had made it quite clear to myself commandant is Group Captain R. to me to be entirely erroneous. No the horizon again, but not until 1 of the Air Council, and the school operation units, all placed in im- The Prince piloted his own acrobat I could not help thinking of that I had no leanings towards air-J. F. Barton, an officer of high portant strategical points and cm plane with his pilot, Mr. Fielden, those electrical machines, made for tundedness, phasising the pecularly far-flung and relegated to the passenger's sent the purpose and definitely safer. vital interests of the Royal Air and descended at El Palomar acro- Force., Duties such as these place drome, near

Humphrey then turned the nero, Buenos Aires, in the Royal Air Force in a unique threatening weather just as duskappened to be looking down at the plane and I had my first shock. I position among the world's air Her-

was falling after a journey of about lever which advances or retards the vices, and at the same time throw five hours. A second light aero-throttle, one of those things which into sharp relief the present in plane brought Lord Ednam, the had stuck in my mind when point- feriority of numbers of first-line Prince's equerry, and two machines out to me only a few minutes aircraft in the Royal Air Force from the "Eagle," with the lug before. It suddenly jerked itself compared with those flown by gage on board, completed the forward, through no visible incans several states whose acrial respon-formation.

at all, and I began to understand sibilities are far less wide.

the meaning of that proviso in insurance policies marked "Act of God." It was only later that I re- membered dual control.

came

"Splendid, old man. I thought you were going into a spin, but you gol out all by yourself."

Humphrey

one of the instructors is an ex-officer of the R.A.F. and each posseancs high reputation, for skill and know- ledge.

Four types of land 'planes and three types of seaplanes are includ

it all alone."

"That's fine. Look, you're doing ed in the fleet of school machines,

the pupil who takes a full conTBO? The loathsome fellow put his beginning with instruction on a hands above his head again. light neroplane or a service training

"Humphrey

'plans and proceeding, to army co- operation craft and fighters.

"Test"

Land and Sea Fiying.

The school will be conducted on lines similar to those obtaining at a British service squadron, the in pupils being accommodated permanent buildings with a mess, separate sleeping quarters, a pri vate room for each pupil, garage, and so forth. Overhauls and repair I had not long to wait. In rapid of aeroplanes and engines will be succession I saw a green held and done in works-located on the spot.

tres hurtling towards me. nothing at all, and at long last the

I took his life out of my hands. 1 lot go everything and waited."

WAR 'PLANES FOR IRISH- THE SCHNEIDER TROPHY.

FREE STATE AND CHINA. Course, date and team for the

But in my agitation I had pull- The Irish Free State Army Air Schneider Trophy contest are an

At the same moment the aircraft led the mouthpiece off the speaking nounced. As in 1920, when a BriCorps has placed a repent order leapt forward and the noise became tube. tish seaplane won the event at the with Vickers (Aviation), Limited, deafening. Much more disturbing, "Humphrey 1" I screamed, "For

the hangers in the distance began | God's sake take over the thing." record average speed of 325.6 miles for the supply of four "Vespa "

to approach at remarkable speed. an hour, this year again the com.two-seater hiplanes, following a

"What?". peting craft will fly over a course

year's successful use of machines

I cursed myself for a fool. There was no doubt at all as to where the plotted out in Solent and Spithead of this make supplied last year:

sting of death Full consideration was given to the

Another "Vespa attended by a diviously there was nothing to in, but claims of other localities in Great test pilot and engineer, has been be done at that stage-the grave Britain, including Belfast Lough, shipped to Shanghai and is to fly would have, its victory. I resigned the mouth of the Humber River; in demonstration before expert air myself to my fate, and wondered the Firth of Forth and Morecambe representatives of the Chinese if my, wings would itch when they Bay, but the special Schneider National Government.

This is began to

Southampton Water eminently suit- Committee of the Royal Aero Club craft equipped for army co-opera- blades.

grow on my shoulder "Well," anid Humphrey, wheed for seaplane training flights. decided that the Solent and Spit- tion and reconnaissance work, arm-

we had landed again. "Grand Then, as abrupt as the rush and isn't it. Made up your mind to commercial and private as well as Full instruction is provided for head provide the most suitable stretch of water for safe and effi- cient conduct of the contest.

lone

horizon.

of level turf, adjoins. stretch of

The aerodrome, two hundred acres.

for service pupils. At the end of

"I have made up my mind," I his course each pupil will be set a

final examination, success in which

with an intrepid birdman such as

There is no point in being luoid | will gain him a certificate likely to occupy a place in aviation similar fornag Post. Humphrey. GERARD FAIRLIE in the to degrees won by students at the

world's leading universities,

FIRST BOOK YOUR PASSAGE

ed with machine-guns and able to noise had started, all bumping | learn 1" climb in a height of 16,400 feet erased. Astonished out of my ne- (3,000 metres) in thirteen minutes. ciptance of what appeared to be said firmly. The date chosen is September 12, Its cruising speed, with the Bristol the inevitable. I looked over the Saturday which all those fater-Jupiter." air-cooled radial 500 side and promptly looked back ested hope will reproduce the mar- horsepower engine running vellous weather of the day in 1020 normal speed, is 128 miles an hour back of Humphrey's head. Thers at again, faxing my eyes firmly on the

when the British and Italian sen. The machines ordered by the was no doubt about it at all: we planes battled for the Trophy. This Irish Government closely resemble were in the air. Unable to restrain year teams from three countries the demonstration 'plane sont to my ghoulish curiosity I again look- are expected to compete, Franco China, but are equipped with a ed over the side, and saw that we having entered a team of men and single "Jaguar" radial motor in were passing over the hangars and machines to challenge the British | stend of the "Jupiter" unit. Thus gaining height rapidly. I realised and Italian teams.

powered the maximum speed of the that the sensation did not appeal to craft is about 160 miles an hour. me: but, game to the end, tried to A MAN OF IRON. Acroplanes of this type are em remove the very firm grip of my Flight Lieutenant G. H. Stain-ployed also by the Bolivian air ser. fingers from the side of my seat. It

Icoked fragile. forth is the only member of the vice for operation from Alto La 1929 team who finds a place in the Paz, the highest aerodrome in, the list of those selected this year to

world, which is located 13,000 feet fly the racing craft, though Bqun-up in the Andes. There the dron Loader Orlebar, holder of the "Vespa," specially modified to world's speed record, will again cape with the difficulties of fight have administrative control. Stain. at such heights, flies daily in con- forth was thought by many experts ditions unlike those governing the in 1020 to be one of the very beat activities of any other air service of the splendid British and Italian in the world, taking off regularly pilot's then engaged in practice fly. ing and he was unfortunate in that

at a height which is near the ceil the aeroplane selected for him to ing" reached by many types of fly developed annoying fuol-feed' commercial aircraft,

Humphrey's voice came over the camphones:

"Can you hear me ? " Yes, thank you." "Good: Take hold of the joy-

stick."

I did. The wings on my loft im mediately left my range of vision altogether until I opened my eyes

and then send a-Chit to 11, Ice House Street, ordering the Weekly Press to be sent to you for Three, Six, or Twelve Months or longer! Enclose. Notes or Cheque for 8150, 89 or 818, and

again. By that time Humphrey WE WILL DO THE

had

got the aircraft straight........

His voice once more came to mo over the phones:

REST.

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