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GLIDER',,1>1_ Mooo'l>lr,IUCIl. _ • 1_
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The Orgall of Ihe Brilish Glidillg Association
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Designers and Constructors of all Types
of
GLIDER AIRCRAFTOu~ , ..nc", of Proprietory SPORTS TYPES,...clude the followinl well-known m ..chines :
PRIMARY GLIDER
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GULL I SAILPLANE
PETREL
KrRBY CADET TRAINER
FALCON III 2-SEATER
GULL 1I CABIN 2-SEATER
SAILPLANE
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SAILPLANEand GLIDER
Tb! OrgfUI oJ the British Gliding AssociationUi~_"
Dr. ALA." SLATliRF L \'ER:";O~ BLU:>o'T
Vol. 12 No. 1
&Ji."";"1 OJ]1''''TIIANI!T 1l0USF~ ')1 STIIAND. w.e..
Pho.... , Cl!N. 7081
FEBRUARY 1944 Monthly Price If·
PEGASUS\\ 'T'II OJI"'OU'& of IIlU, .Dd 'M bnght~"ing01 thedark n .uo.......b<II 01 ....,.•••n ""'urn '0 puW",••>On.T'IIt- _bioch u fin;,~ '0 ha,-.. P'" an .,,,<110 __ mod ",,-'"OUrs, now ......... 10 ha,~ madeu- far~ .-bIe than ,,~had ..,..... d....med...... ID -.- .-os' iaIlIUlDe.........-rs The Hnh.bC'.bd.I"C w...-. 'ltrua:s..d kw '"' )"..~ boolon ,t.<....... aDd lben~ ....' .... _ than .. le ..' h"ndn!d...tlI-. at llD'- ""'"' tlme ~ow O'o'cr 7(1,000 OOj""• .., btao u;llM(\ 10 ,bile &lI pan of 'IW' A T (' FIrIngT......-.c. mod mvcb .IarJer number"- an: ef"i~aad "'_. It. A>J. """".. IhouAlld. 01 lor~_ In Ill..>'aM~ oIlt...man .ptn. and ""lent, It tanno' bo>.....hted IU' there WIll be found:l. mltCh p'NMr tide... upnuc. than cnr ·Old Pegao... We are glad10 60ri '" 1Ilol- u \.0 come ,be nl.lIU of our_., I U boo opmwl 00.""-~ of .h.<>u.J,and. of,...... _ aDd ......... who ba""II;»'''' tile 10)". 01lh..... .,tb or Wl.hoo.. ~. are <kt~"wd alam\10 bn..., tbe I""'-l ......1•. the unknown alr. e'"ftI the4&rli: daoocb..... -..:10 of ..tvenllU"t .nd Mastery oftile AJr \\e bave ber't. etat opponunu)' of f>la...n~.... e...pue ut 11... lint rank 0/ ... hot'·",,",1 In "lJt~,... 01 aft'OQallueal llO:t""'ly, Brlote lbe "ar "eweft pend lot lDaJIy j ....... by of(IC...1 nt1l«t.-.l I of lOV 00ItI~11ed recngn,uon oflbe -e:'..t-. of oar llO:m·It... ( anr- dou1>tdial If ofbaa.l help.~ .11 lhe _t. offlu.lo:lom...a be -t>Ie to 'IllOte tbe dy '" ", ••- 2OO,IJ/J(j,.-, __ ud _00'... '" Creal Bnta,ft alone who....... to "'lie up Gbdutl. ""en tbou~h " be .... I,nt""'P '"' powa- n)"UIIJ' nor war wIll bIo~e t-a wonbJ lbe 1"O'Otll of t__nlry. aad not Ita., 1)\' 1"'-"" .............. 1 lbe.... For INIn .. yeaR .It.... ·wudo tba "'-'f 0/ ret&ullrlJI • ..-' A't h>tuwt.I _. ....a 11 ...U be Oo<>n>t ytJa.... l>c/ole Ihe-pr!- d_ to tba _. d... OUl of fly"'l... ,t e>.......... far _ the lean of the , opo bronchi .boul.. tile Sew Worid Ilor wt.. "e t ",lauo.w .ndfr I ....... ""'chI ...Itn.l. lUld endured .. mon:......... "....toM ll'OilO tbe~,,,,-u"C bootl~of >,"pod....a.... wor1d hA~e hQ c:orne... Obl'._ ......," ..y h baaln .1..... )............... WOO"\d _ -:> --.11 u..1 lben • ""~of ' ......... a.Dnot t. ._Md ,.• day
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RESURGITd.nge",. jO)" and Ihe thnll>l 01 en<leawmr a"d achie'·e·mellt. all oh,.,.,.-l in c<m,,"on by 11..- who """,I<I<"""-I,,,lge 01 'he ml·.'eriel; 01 flighl ill the great.. lellCC'" 01 Ihe high "ir True Ihere may boo nv.lryhere. hUI " 10 ... Idom a ..ght hut the rwal.y 01~.port.n....".lup Tt..;"" '" ""Iy room lor hun'ihty inIh.. h..~rtl 0/ Il~ "'ho w..",tle with Nalure amonttth.. cloud., Only to Ill.... d""" Nalu", '·010"....1.. h~0«"" kno"'ledge_ Bet"·"",, ~uch Ih"'" CO" h" nOhtlteme,;,o. lor II...y .'" ~ature·. childr"n. ,.,llOm h"r,;ooll"ng hand"""" restor... to h...lth ."d COf1lrade_.tu!' In .. le"l 11.,1"In the Iligh Hea"ens Ih"r" ill I'..a.,..
So w"h a truly .,,·mlOde</ world, III "'lncb phpkalbilm...... oo,h 01 d"'tance and 01 l.ngll"3" O""r-come by t~ .eropla"e. ,.-e " ....l >urd)' look ll,deed"e muhl "·orl<. lor a lIr"aklllS down of utremeSatlon.l COfl'l(iou.II_. and a gr""',,. ,e...h""",, tot.l<" the broader "LeW oltht IanIlly ",,'ure 01 ma,,_kInd \\ e are .ll 01 "0 v""tu, ... 01 Onr en,·,ra",,,..nl .....J the d"""",,1 tlung 'n life III Fnendol"p, At thei>q:,,"""g 01 Ihl> A" Age lOO may ,,-.11 l>e at theturniuK I""ut 01 Man', hLS'or)'. I'-or "e"er belore ha,,"leroon'mu"lCOt,o" been .. faol' ... 'l I... nOwbecomc:, il onl)' ("oO"..n""""" ,.-']llel It. and nol p"'."...,1 tl", "alural In...,dlll"·.... of mankind lrom fIo.... 'nsIII ,u propet chan""l.
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TM book ...u one thlnki"l of It Iday ,n tile autumn of jU32 ",he..lour or I,,,e ~m1:l'"n of the London,GlidIng Club "'ere lllduced to watcha puff 01 cumul....!>oot up IllI the....r Imm coodmMt1on le~l to theallo-eumul.....b(...e I ,..,membera I"",b.nj that the Umlt.h ghdingmay.........l. after nearly th..... )'.,.n1of ~UIlnatio", had on that daybet"n ,ts &<!YanGOl into doudland'\"0'" wc ha"e thia U11~"g collce·toon of cloud 10,.., to ........k .. "UIleon tbe roowl, bul !.he journey ia notended. u the author would be f....tto agrw, In !.he sn--nt ataUl 01Jmo.o.Ied,,, __ 01 het ,nte:rpreta·uon. 0/ cloud chani" muat becm-!. u ,_wort, a..d I wouldhk" _ eyi(knu befnu acotpt>n,thnn But the book. u .. llated... ,ts pt'efa.«, haI~ wntl"'" lor
ARE WE APPROACHING THE ERA OF THEALL PLASTIC AIRCRAFT?
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Rftenll ~ ud .t"''' •e-ort' ban boroeoa ..~ y.,.h;o,"~ v n.eo:n<! Dot oa!y 'fly III r I< 4........:1 arid hcb'hand-' <l t.nJr,. TIM...."'n
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R....1.v '" 1~2 'I l>oocanw'~ ............__I ........that CTeat Bnuun ..... IU ...... hk. tho • thr .tu. m '<>f ....Slod'" pilot rq,ment ..n<l", t.M latandard ""lurn out" <I ,11... ,1''''''',COfIImaM of C J S (hatttnon 0' oal"unll ..vi ._. Tnt and(_ Col G 1 s (hattmOll, ph~ "-' tlw 10".... ...050) At hnt ,I wc Id .. It ...'1 ad r..,. .. _weft .... I..-tinII!.be ...... I • meet _", .. IIider ,.yoieal trdI6IIc A'loW to dliopoIot ~I al all. ,I -'-- .:u .......'" _I""" ' ........._awd .. " lbat ........lr" _ aD "'tal:t.try _pc-. m- !.be n&~ to m~ I"" enemy... to It. mo."", .. !>< Ioool (.eru.....
the prelimInary tnun,,,, ..;o.o mootl)' ,tan,lanl", ,nathemau ",1',.1on t"" bwnoCk Jquare and of ...,.<;raft'l"<ncnui...,...pe<-C rdI ata...wd The re",,'t of thit.. m,rac
It known that I'" Kale ofre)«~ .... ""t~ hicb 01an tbe appbcat_ .. COalI*RU_ty-n peroeatap pa-..d I"" RA FIM(hcal boudI. and of thaw tbat
remaIned only tbree.qu:lttt... linaJlymade II>e lead.
Afur " hUw tI...., bow,,,,.., thedoe of ...--pt_ bqan todoIpene a..:I t.Iw .-- loo" tQ )l.....~ oltlw~l bad beftI ... _Inal ID up'" t,...t...mic dllQplaAe lad tnintnc __ted f.... ai_I .....~ GUN ....1 dnr.,. !.be rl[jlii • cl...._ appanrol Fat the DeW of lhe Arm)", and ."1I0"lI:b IM)' ,....... for$~, ,... .... "'-all t.oro- obd and _. _ .. toCODC8JlUlln of .. " Fly"" Sokh"." ~med profoundly Ibocked b)' Ib"~ '"OIl_if I. becw ttormad. lhe ,ruleSl de",.ud. "1'0" Ulreme p"",,,t""oe 01 " '1"1 .nd """'I d"f"'ult Iype of~ ~
t~ who ..ent 10 make Ill' ,U polISh" lbey """" beu..... ace... Illempl"fd. INIl La lhe Totalmembers. BuIc.Uy. Ib<t« polot tOnled to ,t .nd ....,.,.,. IooUd t.ck ,Sold~"
..... to rty .. toOlIy .. be can They"""'" that WJ' -... banl Tb .... tbe opt't _1lKb ~throotrll>.·'n..k~U>dotbn"de"'-, ftlled "" I I Total Soldie,., GbdolTf\JDI;R.. 1 1 si
!aDd In _ylnntory. ~bly ",I who<l>. .....~ thal Nod ....1 It • _ \00 _.Ia to ...y IMt
It. bun_of lbe many'. pU,ll.nod ,",vet been~ bo'kn .. bea rt eatDO' 10 fl)..... tn.lJ'lJICt'- ;:·hl It lIk...... _., Ilbe RO\'I1 Aor F.... p1ar-l • r-t
'"& -"--., It .. repone<.! I""t )1"I"r Chill,.,.· put In ,n'pon", IM R~I toIn III conocience to fly ,n the lac" ton mall" an 0p",\lnll add"," 10 «",al ad"e,"e""",u It ..... ,tw01 Iba en"my, bulla I" beyond IIwm on Ih" lolJow;nr hn",. Ro~'.l An "-oru ...ho potnt..s ....1tbat ....d liShl on I'" ,round ~ .. YOII • ..., 10 be tralned U IM 1'''''1 one etl"", 01 I"" e.-tra staMud-..etlun, _Iuch twj _ t-a of bana< k -.;a1lU'l' I.............. to
__t mod..... If"" 01 tIOkber- lbal ~k -... of lbe UlIt>&l1'-' OoIt I'l~ of before It '-» .. lhe Total Sold..... too,. tbe .nU'" lbe~ who arned Uof 1oIt.1
#""ed lbat I btn ........ "" he I..... 01 I",", t-' ~hty '" oboo1.-.. hI onIotn _ ......... lI&rId "" do I f;OIlld only be liOO )'"" old h..-. L"Jotak<l cockl'll . ..,,1>. W r.-..h t ~
obtuMd I.... the "'Ch standanil i,....1«1 UP""' d""'.ph.... and ..,.../ .......... nU-..:.t.:" a't tv - tJoe01 dllOpllna .nd Ium.01lL and lhe IU _"', .nd by "" dninll he I::C~["n"flhf' nlJf1l'l::: ..:,~ =:bl"h.plata 01 d,oc.phna '" on lhelllleINI•., Ih. Spani.h .\"nad. and I,na""'. The.. "'O\e"""'l~ ..~rebarrack lIqu.... ab<> _led round lhe ...,,~I ()T,,-u l\I,,,,t> 1 ."If
To tt>eor ....t anllOya , Ibm!· (",""", ..~U ... ,be dn/t 01 c, l .. ar. Thor _ 1.,11•• f.'otII _lore. ..... to lbetr I!'tttIW the and ,_ttd ar- ...... dla<,p ut~ ""' ro Itearly _ben 0( lbe G ""'" lbe Mco:k! AffII'·, _laidIlinxL d _. toil I"" _ u.. bR~.. 10001><1 thal -. before .MI wt11u" a,... Tloe .\....,. ....- "'- ca_ -.do ..,......0.- 1Id.- ,-. .. ab. Md OCC\I...... d ..........~T·.. al a'e quarten.,""" ~a"y 1'""'........... aad ut. IBlOaI: .. ,.... 11» GaIu PUotthe,. bad "" aadCFJO • 'nn"'n,' douIc "«aIDe ,Jonow. 1I'0<Il 8Iea'1 R"C''''''''I
GLIDING CERTIFICATESlHued by ROYAL AERO CLUB, LONDON, W.f.
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CoL G. J- CHATTKUOH, D.5.0
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E........ f'flon ... m&<Ie to Mlp~.o .lunk ,"" 'hnn-""h ............ 1Il .,I<I,!>,.. to '·OIor~ and".oraIo ,10.... " ...... ,,, h.. ",d,,-,du..1I.. -U .. lu", ..I,.... ,..;>jJ,.... To.......~ .tw ..U"". of ,h.. ,•... t....-!, ....'u<'O'a.. ,n IM , .t.at_' 01 .."t,....... h .....dh ,.bM_ all nk ut d .. 1l:<1r'mf'1l1,..l IIw d.."/>h.... &I1J n>Qnlw,n- w&> .. "'"',..... I>,' att..ntlO<l to1'" tal _ hl' I""'· hrttt •_ 01. ,,"11: Itor." b,- .het.••, obt....... hlot 00'1. >u,h...b'....u &> It.. l\nuOob E p.'" and.to Ioioto....- .....ll, of 00" , .. ""1Iilotan' .'on' 1~N.t... WC«'IOlnAp'!d .. tb&. ,,,,,"eft ,,',,",~ to Il'XpRIiO' .M......h·...tb< dnll .-u .. orpnu~:rll.. t theua.-.~l.... bad ... oppor·t_ty to ""'lnKl, aDd IM R ... r...... 'uted to ...ppl'- Hb'n.oc.".. ..thlll llooo R." F .t~ could'""' •• tlw c.uD.p.
T1w .....plHe lI:1oder pok>t at theODd 01 biI tnJ,mIlC n>dd
PUoc an &If'<"nLf.,l"waU Infalltty wapoo..[)n..., uv typp of vehtcw.F"opt .... platoon,l"w~ both ......."1 and- ...C_lnKt hl bndp.C...~~.Dodo : .........
&lid J"'t p ..~ ...nd"d01. tile ....... CIII'd«
Tht flrioI tnulint: ,...d..ruUolby .... RAF .... tbe _AIE r T I; U1Ul'''C iD Tirr )1<>tJ.
... .~. "..... and ..ao.Woc =<4 d..,.J ..... noctioD on tbeH« J for towed O'll'bt, byda,- ....s ...hl
s... 0. early da" Ibm! Mvebe.. ---.I ~f.a.tao- ~ lhe~ 01 !.be GIld« Not RtCl-.. -.obit ... ~ to ,Ufl~ bul !.be veal of ';e,:llnly •dn.__ U-
0... ..... boo-. ..... and our<Ad. Nul k...-t flnt ....1- oa-. ... ,-><,Iy, wlwn lboyocq-*, ~l...... .. fat ..local Uj. ' __ pnw>11.r<I u..m~ 'fbtn. ~ ....eraibe P'''' wbodo \My <ulI1d _
...." '-.--tw. bul lMy...... awot WlI..., ..... dub and;:; ~'"'; ~ by l.be Am..t
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FLIGHTA RECORDCOMMANDER P. A. WILlS,
• _ Gl_ /fIIy.8, SENIOR
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PLANNING
REPAIRS
W, J, SWEET & SONS
GLIDER
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for the ~ y.1....,.. rOl July ~T oU, at '*'\\~ ...id ..........Id be "'k t .. 1.-
Arnftd at 11_ ' ••y koo'-k.t4IAanea.-. r, .._adow .,..-..... ." ...,. _ lthlw.,.. r~
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1 ,..... ...ott.. c ~ ..._ no. act..a ducc __
P.'RT I I III It CIf' .Tit' ~,,",pon al.-a" _'~ .. .5f'. .....Uuc ....,,·. tllm! cold <.,..11. th<>olc" I CGI,r>e Cl> JtOr1 .... .......-d ,*-,thdon", know ,.-I....t Prol-.r nrunl &\' IMd \.<. be ~ P' ratan-woukl ...y abo", th.t! He tt~1 u i.J,I, 'c ~, "' P I, _\lodit m.• y, r have r<'I'WnaUv lIlltic.d Ill........ bt-n than I had J.-nd.IlIat In taCh of ,"" palIt (our y...... bill qu'ta a-d ~l\. H__-n.we hue had. bet..~n Man:h ~mh I~ la.) la"""l. ,..-, tor ••and Apnl 3lllh... epl'lI 01 "'gbh- b,_lIt. .. brfta.thcl~"aasUbIo DllO'th_.t.......to. In pa.'1 ..... ,...... I 0.. U.,-.n I bY<: ma<k _pent. ...... '*U\d ......t <irop ...tla me _.t.o lI"'l .. 1t.unc.h I..... the SOOl,b biDa_ .. MM .. •• • ...flowow dlUUlfl tbe penod....." .....flKto.. _-twn.e-_ .... ...ptba"., always com<' 1.0 _hUll. boot ,.,. be bonol ~ Bnd..... If J .-,.... ).... It.. ad~1 of a..ro.toonnll lax.". ••• ~..... .. far 0 1'1) tIl. _.b Ial H.wo, ~pecuUy ~D:'-I to fclnnaUy ~ .. .,. -'be.-1y ,n um.,.....te It lOUy ,and pan 01 lhe r..-obi<'m wouJd h!' to fl\"t "'-nw, .. It "'"r; o. ~. 100"'11 u..10 celebrate lhe ewent. Bud...n'., to Sal",burr ,lIS mi!e-l belOf't, ""'. pre<:oncnud PJ"'llhobll"'~~
third Illil year tu",..1 out at ~t "oon, Tbl! meant earl> bnllIkf. I ut u' ,,,,,,",fOft I>e ...1',.......1I",inl In facl, "n.tahle north at Ikrkhaml'''I<'ll'1. to be nil ed and ah.a\--....le.11ea blew .tauhly lor pnc. away from lleoton ,I 1"'*"lole hv \ Wl pntnl ... lbal.....th tlwt .....n)' lhe ..holr pHMId. 10 lbe lO3U a.m bill ,'ft't" .. tbe..-.od ,t ..u """"'"..-1 conluoion 01 bnnen bul the We .pent & buoy (\_'''1 ...ttrl'll ,e I IIOt ",to d,fficult_ &It ..beft..., profit of _lpIa... plot.,,- ewerylh"'1 I_I ul' for &0 arly .. 1 .... 10-... "'-' bot
Ci<l&ftt to t"" ofl""" ... Fn<by.•tan t nUed OUl t"" ... e rr~ by ,_~J ........tbe ftth. I looked -.doU,. ..p lrom It..., of fbcM _ lbe map. uod WUId ultutl_ n- _ ••• I,I"" (~ at,. ._ at U... ~lu6i<d , .... COOl"" u ck-eIy .. <>If mv _KlJwoty of a d,I'-"'t~ 1"'''Il on I"*"lW Tbe Clfti,t_ Ior>bd .. I lA&lIe _ ~... 1'* Ioo<f;0W'ft-J It~ too mDCh to ,f I~ ""«h' be , to .... ' : 1&r'J &fP'nMat. 1."1*" yet anot""," .",h dly to I ......... <>I ID' f1'llht 1_ ,a I_ am ....~ lhal tIM fJft' _ pIaDaI",follow. bot lhat en'"l! Ihe1month I...... 111U1:h to f'lpnpt_, 01. "'" ~bt .. 01 the: ..-"ealhe< Hu...,,, d .. Sa"", "" I hoped I "'lIIbt '"ul IM ...... ,mporu_ puI....,I...I.... h.ll......"Il",n" That m..nt north .....1 on !>r .., elf"'t "h",h I ba<l lhen .. he.e eVff\' ..... lh Ionc ~I ...,nd, cloud nree10 Ilart,ng as ea.ly' I"un,' \1'1\',,,1 Ir,,,n Lvn,e I<Cll"' ()f ......·"""ui· he ,n lbe nal" aaliI "n, with a ten<lency I,n' """,anl~. fhe £0"..... -I ','p,......I' 110011 llIfthl1.on,I"". anywTlY) Inr the .kv t,,~oul, therefore. took me 10 I.•do...,\ o ....r completely Il.Ier 'n lhe HCfPI-. then.", OI>t to _ anol &l<>ftII[do)' 1 ..ked. however, wbelhet the <;<1aIt to ... "....,...h. t_tboo w;u DOt due 10 the ,nfl__Ply_lh , •• _ttn of01 the "onll Sea, and " ..... _ lad ... lhe .. t ..... fiqEht 1 ..wenl c....·wll.d 10 .he _, _ .~"- n,......,Ift off th. _ ....._Id oIo-dy lI'r! .... t of the <bn,..,. .11)' (O:Tlt...... ,.lbe...-dowft· ndofUoe On S:olunta. -"Il .."Ortll See. """",' aI""" t ....1 11... " d ..l not 10<." ....... bopriul n...... bltely. &Dd .hat 1 would pro. In uhlbl\' _ .. lhe:i... ail ""ht, bulhahly IM 1&1. Ir'OnI S:abab..o' "" lbe "'iD"- .......t ......1I and la. ,... U$K ' MONwanl, It 1DoIt.... thn-efore, .. ,I I\I\!rIherl,- \\. Idt ~~"""II,' "'_' 4. ......." c...."'.,_
GLIDERS GO TOWAR.
HilI I"
RICHARD DUPONT
KILLED
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TAYLORCRAFTMODEL H GLIDER
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REGISTER OFSAILFLANES AND
GLIDERS.
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o:raIIbod Md .. bem(~ It...... Imooinl tbat~ y'IO'l , ZIP
11 ~ Itbd....~ ID pn...~o.".,,"h,p It .. ddInd ID kN1>accurate .-.b of t'- mKho_1"'''1 • bto" ID~ than !.be""ootth Ittpt by the Ro)-al "eooCl"b ~~ ,be ..-at
W,ll t~ ,",''''''' who caR 10ro.........I" pkAa -' • C'M'd tos"tlf'/llu ."""~ staUllil
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ROYAL AERO CLUB OF EGYPT GLIDINGSCHOOL
By CAPT. A. M. BONHAM_CARTER
ha <nt.l1Ul\l a, ,be Club ,,"'" by Some"m.. at abou' 3,000 It. it the ~rl""t la.nd;1\go for ,,'hk" Ceho\\~uoch. .. lhue an nO IUlIable ...... felt that olle "",. get,i"l ,no~ .. ,""toed All ",_tRIo... I""n,doIopm -.. Cauo. t>u. then> to< • ,ha .. ~ k,Jome'reIl from ,h" landms o".,r 10 the ",&chine and fo....d "very "0 open lpaoo about half_an· grou"d_I"" IlI.OXlJllum allnwM hl' undamaged, but wi,h .. kllS.h ofllout'. dn.-e f.......he Un''''' of the .he burn""....'''> u.-p"rtmen, of tabl., lull fixro to the Iau".h.ingt<>w1l Pro....d<:d you 10<>1...1 out C,,',l A,·",UOIl, but OtIe mukl '1uit quick·'."'...... and the pilot ...m;.for !",plo wukr ID.t......,,,,,,, In • thermal w,.h ronfi<l""... ".11 "0"""10,,., "' ..""uring "L'll"",.n·p"""""" pIa_ from lhe ,_rb)' knOWllltl that ."",hn ..'ouhl be dtl:' We Jlfted hIm 011' of .heAtfOdro<nor. the pow« .,,,ble, an found bd..".., 1,000 It of l>eighl had m.d,,~ and he 10011 '<!COve..ed~b>tI, )l,Iiu.I'}' Camp. and ~n 108., and th;' continued unlll .uffie,entl" to tell ua ,,-bat had,be .....al p"'"icllen, 11 WU 10 ,deal $ or tI o'clock in t"" afternoon hapl"'ned· It ap1'e".. that qUIteplace, bet.nJ al80 lrO'O'I it;o.nl land On Ot,e occa.>ion • flight of over early On ,n the "'und,. he fell m,1d...tbout .... y buhbood of the fh'e hou....... made off ...-inch elec.ric .lIo<.klI, but d,d nOl think~'" e:u ."ckmg launch III ,h'. "''''1', ."d the only them imp''>r!ant. La,cr Oil. It
Tbe" A " ,..t ..... t"" same .. ,n ~aaon ..-hy such f1igh.....ere nOl a!Jout 300 It of alti.ude.•pa.rlaEncland. b<I, tbe" B" ..... a lilt", more lreqnent ..·e.... ("l that f've .....r.ed to leap fron, thn "quICkharoer, «lOIIlIU", 01 Ih-e k'gI; • houn .. longer .han nn).t people 'ele.... " m«h.o.n,~m to h;' leg•.~ht aDd kft tllm laDd',,« near.he _uld fly for pleasu , .nd (1I) .hat .nd on 1I)'ing to ol"'"..e tl~ quick\\it>c.h, • righ' hand cm:ult•• Ielt O1hers ",-ere usually ", ,tiog on the ...lease, the .parl<o from tl~ oper; .baDd eunut, • baJf arclllt followM ground to fly. An hollr""&$ "5..allr. Ing knob to h;' hand "'ere.., ..., ....by • fic>.1n' o:IIht. followed by a eonsidered a reason.ble tin", ,I tha. he ..... unable to t.ke hold ofI-pOl laDd.... to be wittun twet:lty there "-er-<: othen .....iting. and •• It About thi. time 11 mu.t h.,·e~ "" tbe .pot. • mle moa, people "'ere ...fficiently been Ih.t "'e had ....Iu'-.I ...ch
.. C" Cft'Uficate had to be ken ttuDty .her an hour to "'."1 to erratic flying. Fon"natell" bemg(1ft tbtnPa.lt aIooe off a ch corn<: down and ba,"C a dnnk. The • man of indon,itable ,,·,1 ·po....er.la10DCb by p"PIh _ho had ne"er first pupl ,,'ha took IUI .. C" off. Cello had t-n able .0 re,amdoae any" tnIf aIope" -.>01. but ...."teh Iallnch, lOayed up for foMy conli<:iouln~ "n,,1 the cable wutbermak.ere uaillntt. m,nu'''' .nd then came do...n, Cllt and lhen make a ..fe land"'1
Tb< .-- why .b.enou.ls _ere 10 becauoe he wu lrightenlld by .he The "'inch driver "'&11 next ..kedIood ..... tbat the tmm". """net tnrbulntt amdOl>On' ,,'hy he had not c,,1 the cable.......y daert. but ..... more than The ti.hl of t_ and Oo:Ca5lOnaUy imn,lldiatc!l' the p,lot e.", tot_ .. th m,les Sou.h of the thne oaiJplanel ,n ,h" .ir .t be in diffoc.. lt.... It ply ..-aI,Dooha Ctal tMla. The prevaih"ll: once. opentt"l off a tingle ..,nch tlllol he had \ne<! to do 10. but OI'.-mol. Nortberly .. North' O"er .n a,ea ""tl...ly ..,thout lull .pl'roo.ch,n, lhe e..lln.-@: m""l",nl,n,North·"'.t. and vrwed cool 011 ltf" ......t;'f)·"'1 to all conc..rne<f, (b..ilt Into 'he car), nille inchthe Ddta to the and. By 11 One day." .....rly loot In· 'I>ark. had cOIne out of tt, .nd he.... iD the m__ (aDd __hat ItMIClor CellO and the Grun.n had been unable to take hold 01latu iD the .-in.er) lbe and .... lJaby ,n • ~ty aa:ident. It had u Onll' by Ihro"";nll hi, body a.pnIty bot aDd tbemtalJ ...<I"d i"to, '-n • flat altemoon ...."h no the Ol'e..."ng lever had I~ ~
baDa; in tbe..- .Ultaetory ....y. 'n)~",....""" .uddenly a maasive .ble to cuI the ahle All" lurnedTbey ....., --.Ill' "Dry," 10 .. flOlll .. wu .... to be a~h· ,out no perma"ent damage hu hew
... toUd .........ptoct 00 poclr .- 'nl from t"" W"" On th;' done '0 ,""her pilot or rnaclune.vI' every 1aaDdo. belt tben _ o«&'ion the ..,rt<! .1 ground level but th,. e"l"'"en<:<: ,uill.,;;t. thatlots 01 ..... 0.. an active day nearly due E..t 1I....l1y the:<;artl .nd for-r,thought .. ,.-flldOM~ fiDd .he ."Ir,"C.peed 01 or\nc:h ear ...u put out ,n porut>On. belore launchin, ... II,""n.. bl' ....""htbe C ........ 8aby -.-.... W 4 It and Cehomade ready to be la"neho<l n 'hunder cloudper -.oDd tbaft J, 0WUlI to the ,n the Baby. A... often happen.' C ·CQuntry Ily"'g ...... ,...th~r
d diftg: , aDd tbnl one ......1d (1ft theie OCCO"__ there ...u 1I0t hmOl" Uy tile d,fhc"I"eI 01 re!neV.fly mto _ben:> the all q""e enou,h t,nw, and thelead,n, ,n, It ....."Id h:r"e I""",a I'OIy to...........s to be .. Bubbb"," hb odp of ,he ., fn)llt ........Iready ha,... brok.... the _orld'. c"","ao4a.....tu. aDd the ..~ and .......n-d .. CellO ,ook 011 The countryre<-Onl..nd'l..,nw .... ,·edled..... upa "'OIIId .tan. ,. t ...teh,ng" launch .ppeared W be qu,te normal' of thint In ,he d....... Lart<!III"nTbio .......m.." lbal .- ..... "nlll toward. the end....heon to our the I"'lta (" ..lllv.lion owU notI~. thenBal. aDd obortly borror. the naby ..... _, w do. rKOmll>Clld"d " ...·'ng 10 th.. he",OI&ha- .p~ '" the IV""'l' ba1l abarp d"nbrn, tutn to tbe ~t. of lhe C"'I. an<! Ihe quan,'ty ofto ., 10 feet p"" __ ; Jolkl ..., by. d,ve to the left ..hilo- irnaahon t ..,l&4. Ilo_ever. one",to a ",""It t tbe Gnraan, tbe ObU (1ft tbe- cable. After aome, could bave dor>e qUlIelonl"lrelC"",,,"'-In of ths """-' ........, be Jur1..... very err.Uit; Ilytnll the' down ,be '_0 ....in ~M r<*<h to~ by edca'l .....y lIOOI mM:tune Ibded dow" ac....ind AIu..Dd....nds..e•. butbythoot'me
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