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JANUARY-FEBRUARY,1977

10-111976

EDITORIAL

Inmutt1huvecine5,theEditorialor 'frail'article,is uri TrtheEditors. Buirever. inourparticular'homy'illogorine.Irefrequentlyhandorerthefrontpagc totheflairmon.thel'ice-Chab-mon,or somewino-Alemberofvtanding.whomur thinkhassomethingimportanttosay.SO. 'ridithisissue.ourProvidentho.vSong' ll'Ordshekelsshouldbeindulgedbyall,so herewith we setmithisthoughtsgnflying puiciiim.which we thinkshouldbegood atibistimeofthe year. Thatis, beforethefishrgseasonreallysetsinand ire harenomoretimeorinclinationhoheed good«driceso.herearetheAir Commodore'sthoughisfOrthecomingjein. INapreviousisslletattentionwasdrawn totheneedtokeepinreasonableflying practice,andinparticulartoensurethat timeintheanisused;isfaraspo‘sible.in usefulpracticeratherthanmerelyboring holesinthesky,

Eachyear.theC.A.A.publishesa surveyDEact:Eileen,toaireraDonthe BritishIggister.Thisyearssurvey,relating tonotifiableaccidentsin1975isCAP389, price.1,200,andisworthyofstudyby everyC.F.I.,aswellasanybodyelsewho canlaytheirhandsonacopy.Thefirst thingthatbecomesapparentis,thatofthe 199totalaccidents(excludingballooning andgliding),overhalt-.namely108were roClub,Groupandprivateaircraft,and overthe108,92weretoprivateaircraft. Manyoftheprivateaircraftwereclearly PF.A.types.

Inthesurveyisavarietyofanalysesof thekindofaccidentswhichoccurred.Itis noteworthythat,ofthe108referredto above,toClub,Group,andprivateaircraft.22occurredonlinalapproach;and 31duringthelandingrun.Otheranalyses showthatofthese108,unintentionalspin orstallWasresponsiblefor9;misjudging distancefor18;failingtocompensatefor windconditions21;failuretomaintain flyingspeed14;andtheratherhorrifying numberof17duetoflyingrecklesslyOr carelessly.Afurthercheckthroughthe individualcasesindicatesthat,although someoftheseaccidentsoccurredtopilots withathousandormoreflyinghours.the

majorityhappenedtopilotsofconsiderablylessexperience_

Thereseemtobeanumberoflessonsto belearnedfromthefactsquotedabove. Thefirstisthatitisduringthelinal approachandlandingthatinsufficient (rainingorpracticeshowsupmost dangerously;andtheconclusionwhich followsisthatALLpilots,whateverthey themselvesCOnsidertheirownproficiency tobe,shouldmakcaIcelderLED practicingcircuitsandlandings.andif possible.gettingacompetentpersonto watchandcriticisetheirperformance Thereisnoneedto1CindREAmembersofmorethan one sadcase.Illwhich thesuperbfinalresultofyearsofpatient labourhasbeensmashedtobitsbecause oflackofsuthpractice.

Ofthetwoothermostnumerousitems. failuretocompensateforwindconditions, suggeststhatSomepilotshaveputthemselvesandtheiraircraftinjeopardy, becauseoflackofexperienceModernti cycleaircraft.onwhichmanypilotsarc trained.areverytolerantofcross-wind conditions,uptoapoint,andprovided thattheyarehandledcoriectly.Butthere comesapointwheneventhebesttricycle Willrebeland,whenitdoes,thingscan happensiolentlyandsuddenly.Andfor aninexperiencedpilot.tricycletrainedto expectthesametolerancefromataildragger.isaskingfortrouble.Finally,the numerouscasesofflying,carelesslyor recklessly,callforlitdecomment,andonly fordownrightcondemnation.Pilotswho indulgeinsuchflyingareamenace,not onlytothemselves,buttothewholeP.F.A. movement,andtoprivateflyinggenerally. Eachofushasadutytopursueruthlessly andtocondemnanyonewhocommitsthis sortofoffence.

Toconclude;CAP389reinforces,with facts,theopiniongivenin PopularFlying earlier,andagainhere;namelythatwedo needtolookclosely,eachoneofus,atour flyingproficiency,andthepracticewedo tomaintainit.Andthenewlyformed PILOTAGECOMMEEEEEoftheP.F.A.under theChairmanshipofJohnPothecaryis theretohelpeverybodywhoneedsits advice,guidance,oractivehelp.

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ENJOYTHESKY Part11

OnaneveningattheendofJune,afewnightsbefore Sywell'76,myWifecalledmeinforsupperfromthe garage,where1hadbeenploddingthroughtheseeminglyendlesslistoflittlejobsremainingtobedone. beforemyV.P.Icouldbeconsidered coMplete, when thetelephonerang.Iwaswashingmyhandswhen Sheilahammeredonthecloakroomdoor,"Comeat once.There'ssomeonewantstotalktoyoufrom California".WhenIgotmydrippingbandsonthe phoneavoicesaid."ThisisBudEvansfromLaJolla. CanIcomeoverandseeyouandyourproject?"'It tookmeafewsecondstorealisethatitreallywasTHE BudEvans—EvanstheV.P.--andhewascallingfrom ahotelonlyfivemilesawayandnotfromCalifornia afterall.

AnhourlaterBudandMargaret,hisbeautifulwife, arrived.Ofcourse,1shouldhaveusedthathourlisting allthethingsIwantedtoaskhim,buttotellthetruth wasinaconsiderableflap.Iamveryconsciousof whataverypoorhandlamwithtools.AllIcanhope foristoproducesomethingthatflies,butmy007 couldneverstandcomparisonwiththefinishofJohn Isaacs"incredibleSpitfire,MikeVaisey'slovelyLuton MinororRichardHusband'sV.P.I.[fearedthatBud Evans.theexpertofallexpertswouldbebitterly criticalsinceIlehimselfhadbuilttheprototypeand, ifhecouldcometosee007.hemusthaveseenanawful lotofotherV.P.Vsmadebyfarbettercraftsmenthan f.

Intheeventhewaskindnessandcharmpersonified, heevenseemedquitepleasedwith007andassuredme thatitwouldindeedfly.IcouldhavetalkedtoBud Evansindefinitelyand.asitwas,wekepthimand Margaretupfartoolate,anditwasonlyafterthey hadleftthatIrecalledallthethingsthatIreally wantedtoaskhim.Lespritcfescalier.Ifeverweneed livingprooftlmtweare //or twonationsdividedbya commonlanguageBudEvansandMargaretareit.

Quitesuddenly,andontheveryeveofSywell'76, afterthreeyearsofgestation,007,myveryownV.P.I wasfinishedwiththelastsignatureinthelittlegreen book.1wasseizedwiththewildideathatifIwereto trail007uptoSywellantipresenttheassembled engineeringbrainsoftheP.F.A.withthelittlegreen booktheymightbepreparedtoshortcircuitthepaper workandgivemeapermittoflyunder"A-conditions. sothatIcouldmakemyfirstflightintheplacewhere itallreallystarted.Mikevoicedthestrongestdisapprovalandofcourse,intheevent,heturnedoutto beright.Firstflight,hesaid,shouldbeapproached calmlyanddeliberatelywithtimeforthoughtand.I gathered,inanattitudeofprayer.Flethoughtit

extremelyunlikelythatJohnWalker,ourengineering mentor,wouldaccedetosucharidiculousdemand and,anywaySywell,with it's headyatmosphere.Ws crowdsandconstanttrafficwouldbethewrongplace atthewrongtime.However,withtheendinsight, nothnig.notevenmvinspector'sdisapproval.could determefromtrying.AtthelastStrutmeetingJim WallerhadofferedtolendmeatrailersoIranghim up.FlewashimselfinthethroesofloadinghisLand RoverforthejourneytoSywellbut,yes,Icould comeoverandtakealookatit.

Ihadnotowinghitchonmycar,soIcalledatthe localgarage,whorangroundthesuppliersandeventuallysaidyes,theywouldhaveitreadytofitfirstthing inthemorning.OntoJinisplacewhereIleproduced anenormousflat-beddedtrailerthatheusedforcarting hisbeesaroundandlookedbigenoughtotaketwo V.P.Fs"Right.-saidJim"Let'sgetitovertoyour place.-Wemanhandleditthroughhisorchard. hitchedittothebackofhisLandRoverandaway.All thelooseendssuddenlyseemedtobecomingtogether.

FirstthingontheFridaymorning,Ileftmycarat thegaragetohavethetowhitchfittedanddashed hometostartloading007.Imeasuredupthetrailer and,tomysurprise,foundthatitwasonlyjustlong andwideenoughbymereinches.Ievenhadtomake andfitacradleacrossthetowingarmtotakethetail wheel,inordertogetthemainwheelswellontothe Itar partoftheflatbed.Iwouldhavelikedtohave towedwiththepropellorleadingbuttherewasjustno wayofarrangingthis.ConsequentlyIhadtoballast thefrontendofthetrailerwith230lbs.ofearthinbags togivereasonablepreponderanceofweightonthetow hitch.Onewayandanotheritwashalfpastfourinthe afternoonwhenwefinally-pulledaway,drivingvery carefully.with007ontheback.Afteracoupleofmiles sheseemedtobemovingratheralot,soIstoppedto findthechockshadworkedloose,soIbought apound ofthreeinchnailsataDo-It-Yourselfshopandnailed themdown.AfewmilesfurtheronRonSouch. anotherP.E.A.member,flaggedmedown.Hehad followedusforamileorsoandwasnonetoohappy aboutourlashings.Here-lashedtheloadforusand thenroaredofftogettohisPiperPacerandmakea properarrivalatSywell.Wewentsedatelyonourway. Sheilaremarkinguponhowpleasantitwastotravel alongat30m.p.h.andactuallyseesomethingofthe countryside.

Itwas9.30p.m.whenwedroveintotheaircraftpark atSywelland,judgingbythecrowdwhocameoutto welcomeus,wemusthaveemptiedthebar.Afterfive hoursontheroadallIwantedwasadrink,abathand

abedsowedumpedourloadneartheP.F.A.I3usand leftitforthenight.fnspiteofthefactthattheshades ofnightwerefallingprettyfasttherewasstillalotof activityinthecircuitanditwasnotjustpeoplearrivinglate,butmostlychapswhofoundtruehappiness flyingtheirlittlecreationsandwouldgorightondoing ituntiltheywereforcedoutofthesky.Thisworried meslightly.asIhadhopedtofindaquiettimeinthe eveningortheearlymorning.whenIcouldmakem firstflight.

Afteragoodnight'ssleepIreturnedrefreshedto startoffloadingandrigging007at0830ontheSaturdaymorningandwasimmediatelyswampedby\er welcomeoffersorhelpInanswertomyqueryasto whattimeflyinghadstartedthatmorning,somebod saidthattheywerehardatitat0600hours,whenhe waswokenupbsisomeonenearlycominginthrough thetoporhistent.Thisdidnotauguratallwellfora firstflight,buthavingcomesofar.Icouldonlypress on.Thefirstandmostconstantormyvolunteerswas GrahamPostanceoftheSouthernStrutandthekilted AlistairMackenzie.anotherV.P.builderwasalways aroundwheneverskilledassistancewasrequired.

Alistair,likeme.hadbeenvisitedbyBudEvansand stillcouldnotgetoverit.Betweenuswemanhandled 007offthetrailer.laidoutthewings.stabilatorand strutsandsetaboutrigging.Ihadfoundthatan essentialtoolforliningupthestrutandrootboltsis what,intheshipyards.wcusedtocalladrifta lengthof516thinchroundM.S.bargrounddownto tiinchdiameteratoneend.Withthisandamalletthe

boltsgohomewithaminimumofeffortandbad language.

Itwasatropicallyhotandhumiddayandthesuccessionoffriendlyandinterestedenquirersnecessarilyslowedourprogress.sothatitwas11.00a.m. beforeeverythingwasinplaceanditonlyremained totiehtenupthenutsandcheckonthecontrols.At onetimeffoundmyselflyingonthegroundunderthe fuselage,connectingtheaileroncablestothestickand answeringquestionsfromtwoearnestenquirerslying onthegrassoneithersideorme.AhugeCu.Nim.was buildingup-windfromus,iCsblackhulklitupfrom timetotimebystreaksoflightning.Wecouldnot waitanylongerforourbeerandsowepicketed007. putthecoversonandadjournedtothebar.Wewere halfwayintothefirstpintwhentherewasanalmighty crackofthunderanddowncametherainfnthc ensuingsilenceafemalevoicepipedup"Ellbetit's missedwygarden.-Bythetimewegotbacktowork theparchedgroundhadsoakeduptherainandthe sunwasoutagainhotterthanever.GerryPricehad broughthisVP.I.Esmeralda,sportinganewthree bladedprop.roundtokeepuscompanyandwithhim camealotoftheSouthernStrut.Andwhntanice crowdtheywere.especiallythecharmingPothecary's. JennyandJohn.

Truetohisword.Gerrygavemethecowlingsthat hehadsogenerouslyofferedtomakeforme.They wereabeautifuljobandmydelightwashardly temperedwhenIfoundthatfhadlefttheessentialbits andpiecesforfittingthemathome—andfhad boastedthatIhadenoughtoolsandmaterialsinthc backofthecartobuildanotherV.P.I.Withoutthe cowlingsinplace.itseemedunwisetoattemptafirst flight,asonemightincurcoolingproblems,binf thoughtfmightaswellpersistinattemptingtoshort circuitthepaperwork,andsoIsoughtoutJohn Walker.Hewascharmingbutfirm.Withoutthe formalapplicationforaCertificateofAirworthinesshe couldnotissueapermittoflyunder"A"conditions. andhepointedoutthattobendtheruleswould invalidatemyinsuranceHowever.hetookmeacross totheP.E.A.OfficestandinthetenttoseeirStanley Lauderhadbroughtanyoftheappropriatefornisssith him,inthehopethatwecouldsavesomepostagetime. Alas,Stanleyhadnoformsbutpromisedtodispatch themimmediatelyonhisreturntothe(AliceinShoreham.SomewhatchastenedIreturnedto007andthe streamofenquirersandvisitingfriends.

Iwasastonishedbytheinterestthat007aroused True,herprogresshadbeenrecordedafterafashion in PopularHying atirreeularintervalsoverthe previoustwoandahalfyears,nowhereshewas.proof notthatitcouldhedone.butthatevenanyoneso ineptasfcoulddoit.Theremustheagreatnumberof V.P.'sunderconstruction,forallthroughSaturday andSunday.otherbuilderswerecomingalongto comparenotes,toaskquestions,mostlyonsourcesor supply,ofmaterialsand.mostusefultome,toolThr advice.

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TheMontgomeryshireGroup.whohadnearlycompletedtheirV.P.I.turnedupinforceandspentalot oftimepeeringroundtheengine.Ihadto20andfind AlanNewnhamanddraghimawayfromhisofficial dutiestoanswertheirquestionswhichwerefartoo technicalforme.MySteinhilberpropellorseemedto arousealotofinterestandIbadtofindChrisLodge who,previouslynotmetinthe'kith,hadobtainedit forme.andintroducehimtomyselfandtheseekers aftertheknowledgethatIwasunabletosatisfy.Mike Vaisey,ofthemostbeautifulLutonMinorcameround andlookedkindlyon007.andJohnDunford,whofor solonghasruntheV.P.Squadron,callecltosee hisgodchildLaurieMansfield.Chairmanofthe

EditorialCommittee,lookedintoassurehimselfthat 007wasfactandnotafigmentoffictionlikeit'snamesake,andtheP.F.A.PresidentAirCdre.Christopher Paulbenignlygaveushisblessing.EricClutton,the designerandbuilderof"Fred",tookonelookatmy ailerongapclosersandshuddered.Hehadhadthe samesystemonasailplaneandfounditfine,untilit blewinsideoutandstalledbothhisailerons,leaving himwithhardlyanycontrolintherollingplane. I had installeditontheverybestauthority,butit'sdefects wereobviouswhenEricpointedthemout,soIripped itoffandsetaboutre-installingtheoriginal Z system whichisfiddlingtofit,butefficientinuse.

waskeptsobusyrunningmyownsideshow,that I hardlyhadtimetolookaroundatanythingelse,and

therewassomuch I wantedtosee.Thethingthat delightedmemostwastolookupandseewhat appearedtobeanoriginal sky—outsideofOldWardenitcouldonlyhappenat

Meriotfloatingacrossthe Sywell—andthesightoftheLockspeiserCanarddoing aerobatics,mademeholdmybreath,though I doubt thatNeilWilliamsseriouslyfearscompetitionfrom thisquarter.Thereseemedtobemoreforeignaircraft thaneverbefore,withasquadronofFrenchTempetes verymuchinevidence,andjudgingbythebabbleof languagesinthebar,everynationinEuropemusthave beenrepresented.Truthtotell, I spentalmostevery freemomentpeekingatGerryPrice'sEsmeraldawhich was,formeatleast,thestarofthewholeshow—the verylatestV.P.1tofly,andhopefully007wouldbe

thenext.WehadtobehomebySundaynightso,all toosoonandstillnotairborne,wefoldedourwings andtowed007away.

OfcourseMikewasright,asalways.Sywellwas quitethewrongplaceforafirstflight,forall the reasonshehadvoicedand,inadditionitwasfartoo hot,sothattheinstrumentindicationswouldbe unreliable,andtohaveafirstapproachandlanding complicatedbytropicalfloatcouldbequiteunnerving. I promisedmyselfthatSywell'77wouldreallybe007's year,whenwecouldflyinperfectlyrelaxedandhave nothingwhatevertodobutfly,andstrollaroundand lookateverythingtobeseen,andfly,andchatto otherbuildersandpilots,andfly,anddrinkshandy's ingoodcompanyandflyandflyandfly.

PREMIUMS

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G-BDALIisshownafterfinalassemblyandawaiting,firstflight

Projects

IanBurnett

PFA/229—TheGroupTurbiG-APBOiscurrentlywell onthewaytowardsflyingagainatUsworth.withboth wingsre-matedwiththefuselagebylatesummer.

439—Anotherearlyprojectrevivedrecentlywasthe TurbulentG-APOL.whichflewfromDundee/Riversideon5_1.76.

472-TurbulentG-APSTwassoldtoP.BrennanDupliexon2.8.76

838--D.Bosworth'sLutonMinorG-BANI:has beencompletedatShohdonforsometime.AtmidSeptembertheengineinstallationappearedcomplete.

843—Recently Moved fromConingtontoHolt-teach/ FenlandistheMinorG-BBEA.

1213-J.Callow'sLutonMajorG-BCKParrived atBickmarshduringMay,andshould he readyfor firstflightbynow.

131I—EricClacton'sEREDG-ASZYisnowking witha50h.p.Franklinupfrontasfaraswecall ascertainthisisitsfifthenginechange!

1332MentionofInsAirscooterprojectG-BDWE inthesecolumns.recentlyprovokedaninstant responsefromMr.Evernden.whichwearesurehe won'tmindusreproducinghere-"Withtheexcitementofstartinginyownaeroplanelongsinceforgotten,andcompletionstillatsomenebulouspointinthe future.Iwasgivensomemuch-neededencouragement byyourmentionofinyScooterinthelatestProjects page.However,myrenewedenthusiasmwasswiftly dampenedwhenIeadthatcreditformyeffortshad beenattributedtoafictitiousrelative—David.'What's inaname?'youaskinyourcurrenteditorial.Quitea lot,Iwouldsay,whenit'sone'sown!''May e thus offerDennis(NOTDAVID)oursincereapologies, andwishhimallthehestwithhisproject.

I337—TheSprite,nowinadvancedstateorconstructionatBookerwithPractavia,isbelievedtobe the"prototype-G-AXLIZ.originallywiththeBEA apprenticesatHeathrow.

13546AllthreeIsaacsFuriesregisteredtoP.J. O'ConnellofDowne.Kentwereabandonedatavery earlystage.

1357-TheDAWPrivateerMk.Iwasstillunder wayinAugustlastyear.Configurationissimilarto theMk. II PEA/I568/G-BCYH.Thelatterwaspresent atUsworthlastsummerwithaVWI200installed,and hasprobablytakentotheairbynow.

1401-KenEllistellsusthatthisTaylorMonowas believedtohavebeenbrokenupatBenson.whichleads ustowonderwhetheritperishedinthegliderhanoar firetheresometimeago

I512--MikeJoneshaskindlytoldusafewdetailsof hisSpriteproject,whichhehasnow. Unfortunately abandoned.Althoughquitealotofworkhadbeen done,someofthepartshavenowbeensoldtoother builders.Miketellsusthathehashccnhelpingout withconstructionoftheBarryParkinsonandBarry CastleSprites—heproducedalloftheglasslibreparts, andisnowworkingontwopairsofwingtipfueltanks. HehopestobeginworkonaRutanVari-ezeproject soon.

1522-MikeTurnerhassent LIs anupdateonprogresswithhiskaacsFuryG-BCMT.AtlastSeptember,hehadcompletedallfourwings.centresection, taillinandrudder,tailplaneandelevatorswithall fittings.Inadditionthefuselagesides,andbulkheads. andwheelswereallcompletePowerplantwillbea VWI700whichDonPeacockiscurrentlyworkingon withanewlydesignedcrankshaft.Mikesayshehopes tohavehisaeroplanefinishedsometimein1977,with luck.

1545ThisVP-Iprojectwasinitiallyregisteredto B.Gilhamwhodidverylittlework.ItwassoldincompletetoT.C.WalkerofRedcar.whoresoldit—again withlittledone--toK.HeathinMarch1975.Ftwas iibout70"„completeatHucknallinmid-summerwith aVWI500installed.

1557—.AVolksplanewhichhasenjoyedveryinuch quickerprogress—especiallysincepassingintothe handsofColinGoodman—isG-BD UL.whichweare verypleasedtoreportmadeitsF/EatSibsonon 25.9.76.Accordingtoourreckoningwenowhavefive VP-I'sairborneintheU.K..andtwoinIreland.

1610--DaveRileyhasfilledinmostadditional detailsoftheTurk')G-ASHT.Hetellsusthathebought themachinefromGordonPenson(constructorof JodelBeteG-AX00,whohadrebuiltittoconcours condition.Thefuselageforwardoftherearofthe cockpithasbeentotallyrebuilt,ashavethewingsforwardofthemainspar.whichitselfhasteenspliced together.Interestingmodsincorporatedincludean enlargedfueltankto8gallons(whichformsthe fuselagetopdeckingforwardofthewindscreen,and whichcaneasilyheremovedforaccesstoinstruments etc.),andnewexhauststubsextendedhelowthewing makingforquieterflying—forthepilotanyway!The improvedpanelincludeseverythingexceptaturnand slip,thoughtheoriginalventuriisprovinginsufficient forbothaD.I.andhorizon.Performanceisreasonable forthe1400VW,andwithafinepitchproptheTurk, climbsatover1000f.p.m.,andrecordstheconsumptionofonlyIg.p.h.Theaircraftiscurrentlybased atSibson,butwillmovetoHoningtonwiththe Buccaneersonceasuitableradioislocated.

47-10136--KenEllistellsusthatthisAircamperis animprovedGregaGN-Iversion,andconstruction beganrecently.

42-10163—FIVWconfirmsthat,likethePrivateer G-BCYH,thisisinfactaSlingsbyCadetTX.3conversion.

14-10187—WeunderstandthatthisBedeBD-5is thefirstflyingmachine(inthetruesenseoftheword) whichhasbeenbuiltbyAndrewNowickiofWysall. Apparentlyhebuiltafull-sizeDemoisellereplicain I974—poweredbyaScottA-2S—fortaxiingonly.

55-10189—KeithWigglesworthregisteredhisTaylor MonoasG-BEEWon3.9.76—hisletterregarding "personalised-registrationmarksintheNovember issueof"Pilot.'makesamusingreading!

70-10193—Seeingthetypequoted.asaplain "Osprey"leadsustowonderwhetherthisisaChard Ospreyglider,ormorelikelyanOsprey1FlyingBoat? Orofcourseitcouldbeanoriginaldesign!

73-10200—D.Bonsall'sMidgetMustangG-BDWM (DCB.1)isthoughttobeaBushhyvarietyratherthan theSturgeonairMJ.7.

63-10203—AnotherVP-2receivedthemarks G-BEFVon5.I0.76—thisisbeingconstructedby M.S.GrantoftheYeadon.AeroplaneGroup.

OtherProjects

TwbulentG-ASI-ITseenattheBartonHyIn

1653—AnotherTurbonthemoveisG-AWWT whichwasregisteredtoM.P.DentithatRedhillon 13.8.76.

1824—AllenJoneshasinformedusofthecurrent stateofprogressonhisMinicabG-BEBRwhichheis buildingwithDavidUpton.Thetailplaneand elevatorsarecompleteandhinged,whilethefinhas beenstarted,andthemainfuselagestructureisomplete.

3604—H.James'PazmanyPL.1'G-BDHJarrived atHalfpennyGreeninlatesummer,andwasexpected tohavemadeitsF/FduringOctober.Weawait furtherdetailswithinterest.

7016—ThisVP-1projectwasadvertisedforsale earlylastyearinpartexchangeforahangglider.

06-10010—RegisteredtoW.E.WilksofCaterham. Surreyon4.10.76wastheSturgeonairMJ.7Mustang G-BEFU.

09-10015—PeterFordtellsusthatprogressisslow onthePittsS-1SprojectatthemomentowingtopreoccupationoftheBritishAirwayspilot/constructors withcommandcourses.However,thelowerwingsare almostcomplete,andinordertoavoidthe£4,000plus foranewLycoming10-360,theyarehuntingaround theU.S.A.forasecond-handunit.F/Fisanticipated around1980!

11-10038—TheIsaacsFuryofG.C.JoneswasdisplayedattheDuxforddisplayinJunelastyear,with a135h.p.Lycominginstalled.

01-10049—AnunderstandablypleasedRidley KendalhasinformedusthathisCavalierG-BCRK madeitsfirstflightatUsworthon24.7.76,withthe Spec.Cat.ofC.ofA.issuedon27.8.76.Bytheendof Septembersome20hourshadbeenloggedwithoutany malfunction,Ridleytellingusthathcismorethan pleasedwiththemachine—initialperformancefigures lookingverypromising.

G-BEFRFokkerDiliReplica—Recently registered withc/nWA.I.,isthislatestWorldWarIreplicato emerge.Itwillappearonthe1977displaycircuitin companywithLeisureSport'sotherwellknown creation,theS.5replica.Constructionhastakenplace atVivBellamy'sSt.Justestablishment,andweunderstandthatpowerwillbeprovidedbyaWarnerSuper Scarab.CoincidentallythesoleairworthyFairchild Argus2G-AJPIarrivedatSt.JustinJulylastyear— wesincerelyhopeitsenginehasnotbeensacrificed.

G-BCBDBedeBD-5—Evident atShobdonin SeptemberwasthefuselageofaBedeBD-5whichwe assumetohethelong-awaitedBrookmore-BedeaircraftG-BCBD.AlsostillactivethereistheBD-4 G-AYKB,thoughmuchremainstobedonetomake bothmachinesairworthy.IncidentallythefirstBD-4 toflyinEuropeisnowactiveinSweden—thisis SE-XCG.

G-BDXZPittsS-IS—The AerobaticsInternational PittsG-BDXZwhicharrivedatFarnboroughmidway throughlastyearhasturnedouttobeagenuinehomebuiltexample.Itwasbuiltin2.75asN3I1JLwitha fuselagemadetoPittsplans,andwingsfromaSparcraftkitbyJamesLacey.ItwasregisteredintheU.K. on13.5.76.

G-APNTCurrieWot—We wereverysorrytohear thatthewell-knownfirstpost-warCurrieWot G-APNTwasseverelydamagedon22.6.76whenits enginefailedont/ofromUsworth.Wehopethe damagewillnotpreventarebuild.

G-ASTATurbulent—Turb G-ASTAwasregistered toN.CarpenterofSwindonon19.5.76.

G-ATBWNipper—Sold toD.MarshallofRedcar 19.7.76.

G-AWJFNipper—Sold toA.NowickiofNottingham26.8.76.

MotorCadet—We heardrecentlyof anotherMotorCadetconversion—thisoneisbeing builtbyP.CoxofLangley,Herts.,andisbasedon militaryCadetTX.3RA897,andwilluseVWpower.

GyrocopterNews

G-AYHHCampbellCricket—This wassoldon 17.3.76,butnotregisteredtoanewowner.Itwas officiallycancelledon9.4.76withaCofAcurrentto 3.77.

G-AYHICampbellCricket—Sold toP.W.Bailey, Pocklington2.7.76.

Photo:DavePartington

Asthe\eardrawstoaclose.Iampleasedtolearn oftheemergenceofanewstrutandtherestitution of anoldone,albeitunderanewname.Botharein Yorkshne.TheWESTYORKSHIRESTRUTarose frompreliminarymeetingsheldinAugustlastyear andnowmeetonapermanentbasisattheYorkshire AeroClub.Yeadon.onthefirstTuesdayofevery month.TheChairmanisMikeGauntandthemail whoseideaitallNkas,hasbeenappointedSecretary. namelyKeithWigglesworth.OthercommitteemembersareSteveLangfield.JOIChapell.JohnWorthington.RobertSmythandDenisPeace.Atthemoment therearcabouttwentymembers.Threemembers operateaircraftaGordanHorizon.aJodelanda MotorTutorProjectsunderwayincludeaTaylor Mono.aTitch,VPI.VP2.Turbulent.IsaacsEurvand anSE-5AReplica.

TheWhiteRoseStruthasbeeninactiveforsome timenow.butrecentdevelopmentshavemeantthat thestrutmeetsregularlyagainandisnowcalledthe SOUTHYORKSHIRESTRUTTheChairmanis GeorgeShield.withAnitaPhillipsasSecretaryand herhoshandVicistheTreasurer.P.F.A.members interestedinjoiningastrutinthewestYorkshirearea shouldcontactKeithWigglesworth.5Meadway, Highburton.Huddersneld.Tel.Kirkburton4055. 'fhoseintheSouthshouldcontactAnitaPhillipsat4 MeredithCrescent.Balhy.Doncaster.Tel.Doncaster 855143.

IhavereceivedtwonewslettersfromtheEAST MIDLANDSSTRUTrecently.andStewartJackson's typewritergetsfainterandMinter.However.the Popplewickstripunfortunatelyseemstohaverunink

AviewoftheIpswichStrutfirInatBelehampWalter inSeptenther1976

financialdifficultiesandtheonlysolutionmayhethat thestrutwillhavetojoinwithotherinterestedparties andformalimitedcompanytoenabletheventureto proceed.Constructionalprojectsofinterestinclude DonCashmore'sSopwithTahloidwhichshouldmake averyprettysightintheair.Arecenttall:ofgreat interestwasgivenbyA..I.WillettofCiha-Geigy.

TheNORTHEASTERNSTRUThavealsosent twonewsletters.Asfarasprojectsgo.DonHarker's HawkisreportedasnemingcompletionandJohn Stephenson'sVP2iswelladvanced.DavidBuckle's CavalierhasbeenjoinedbyRidleyKendal'sanda SeptemberIly-pastwasarranged of thetwoinformationforthebenefitofafilmcrew.BarrySmithis modifyingaNipperwhichistobepoweredbyVW 1800.Aerodynamicmodificationswillenableallaerobath:manouvrestobeperformedwithatleastthe agilityofaStampe.

ThelatestnewsfromtheREDHILLSTRUTisthat the[Ind-winterfly-inandbreakfastpatrolispioving difficulttoorganiseduetolackofpermissiontouse theaerodromeandalsothecanteennotbeingavailable

Fwouldliketolinishonamorepersonalnote,as thisisthelasttimeIshallhewritingStrutNews.I havebeenwritingthiscolumnfortwoandahalfyears andfeelitistimeforsomeoneelsetohaveaE0.SOI wishmysuccessorallthebest of luck.

Phones:54967—52396

Ed.-WeareallverysadtoharetorecordRebin's retiremendlromboth-StrutNews-andalsotheExecutiveComniittee.Mafeelsurethatreaderswillgoalong withusinthankingRobinforhisverymuchappreciated seriesofreports,tosaynothingofhisexcellentservice ontheExecutiveConnnittee.

TheSouthernStrut'sRallyatFord.withRobinOwen's&Dontord'sJodelD-II.s.

MYLITTLEFRENCHBIRD

ThereputationofFrenchwomenseemstobethat theyaretrimcraft,beautiful,highperformance,plus manymoreattributesdeartothemalemindandego. Myexperienceofthesedesirablecreaturesunfortunatelyisnill—mywifeisrathermeanwhenitcomes tootherwomen.ForthepastyearIhavehadconsiderableexperienceofanothertypeofFrenchBird:my Chasledesigned'Tourbillion'.Thislittlecraftalso sharesthedesirablequalitiesofthefemalevarietygoodlooks,highperformance,plustheaddedbonus— thisonewilldoasyoutellher!

Thevitalstatisticsofmylittleprojectareasfollows: Span21.Length19.Height8.GrossWeight 925lb,Fuelcapacity16gallons.Max.Speed, 143m.p.h.,Cruise135m.p.h..VNE174m.p.h. Landingspeed.45m.ph.,170run825',Climb 990fp.m.,alsoafullyacrobaticairframeof .!6-3G.

Theprototype,designedandbuiltbyYvesChasle. firstflewin1965.Ashomebuiltaircraftgo.thisis thereforeaveryrecentdesign,themodernconceptis reflectedinthedesignofthisaircraft.Thefuselageis semi-monoqu,nottooeasytobuildbutimmensely strong,builtratherlikethebalsamodelsbelovedof mostofusofyesteryear.Theframesarecutfrom mahoganymarineply,joinedtogetherwithspruce longerons,theairframeisthencoveredwithaircraft gradeplyofvariousthicknesses,dependingonthe stressthathastobecarried.Ascanbeseenfromthe

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photograph,thelinisofthe'Cessna'shapeandof considerableproportion,whichshouldmakefor directionalstability,aswellasgoodlooks.Ihavea redflashingbeaconawaitingfitmenttothetopofthis Theverylowlandingspeed,alsothequiterespectable cruisingspeed.areachievedthroughtheuseofahighly efficientwingandflaps.Thewingisfullycantilevered withatwotoonetaperandemploysanNACA7 seriesairfoilwithwashout,againalotofworkforthe homebuilder,butifyouwantathorough-bredone hastopaysomewherealongtheway.Thedesigner estimated1500hourstobethetimetakenbythe averageconstructor.

OneofthereasonsIchose'Tourbillion'wasthe generouscurvesofherfigure—particularlyroundthe cockpitarea.Thoughonly5'8"Iweigh12stoneand amratherbroadacrosstheshoulders,thecockpit dimensionsareveryattractive—width,26";length50". Halfthelengthisluggagespacebehindthepilots' seat,allthisiscoveredbyamostpleasinglyshaped canopywhichslidesrearwardtoopen,the26"wide 'officenaturallygivesoneplentyofinstrumentpanel area.Oneisabletolita'full'panelifsodesired,like mostwomen,thislittlefrenchbirdlikestoknowwhere youareleadingher!Includedinthedrawingsisasheet

ColinClarkatWorkonhisTouriallion

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thatexplainsthefittingofaVHF/VORset—afarcry fromthedaysofthe'flyingflea'.The'sharpcad'on theprototypewaspoweredbyaContenentalA65,but Ihopetousea'blgbore'V/W,theengine,Ihavein mindthetypedevelopedbyAlanNewton,M.S.I.A., ofGlamorgan.PerhapsyoumayhaveseenAlan's beautifulhandiworkinthestandtentatSywell76.This V/Wconversionisparticularlysuitableformyproject asitwasdesignedtobemountedonatublarengine beareri.e.likethe'Tourbillion'prototypeA65Continental,detailsareasfollows:

RioBORLV/W

1834CC.92mmx69mm8.4toIMaxTiOpower 69h.p.x3200r.p.m.

MaxCruisepower54h.p.x3000r.p.m.

FurtherdetailsareavailablefromAlanNewton, OakdaleCottage.Llangeinor,Bridgend,Glamorgan.

Oneitemnotfinallysettledisthetypeoflanding gear,theoriginalwasatailwheeler.Iwouldratherlike tomake'Tourbillion'atri-gearcraft.Beforethe 'puristsamongusshootmedowninflames.I can flv atailwheeler,havingquitealotofhourson'Condors'. morerecentlymyflyinghasbeeninCessnaI50/172, CherokeePA28,GrumanAA5etc.Thesuperiorvisabilityduringgroundhandlingissomethingthat shouldnotbedismissedtooeasily.certainlynotata busyairfield,myflyingisdoneatHumbersideAirport whereonecanmeetaircraftrangingfromViscounts andFriendshipF27downtoMisterandthevisiting homebuilt--ithelpsifyoucanseewhereyouaregoing!

Myhomeconstructionhasbeenmadeeasierbythc factofDoncasterSailplanes,justafewmilesfrommy home.BrianFoxhassuppliedalltheply,spruce.ash etc..ifsuppliesareclosetohand,theconstructorslife isalothappier.Brionhasalsotokenonthejohof inspectingtheproject.alsomyfranticphonecalls or the"whatwouldyoudo"variety.Atthetime or writingthisarticle (Sept.), daylightisrapidlydisappearing,consequentlyworkingoutdoorsisnearly over—soonmyworkshopwillechoagaintothesound ofwoodworking,F/Fisplannedformid1977(best laidplansofmiceandmenetc.

PartTwoofmyarticlewillbe'FinalAssemblyand TestFlying'.

Ihopetoseeyoucompletewith'Tourbillion'at Sywell77.

BILLWOODHAMS

ftiswithgreatsadnessthatwerecordthedeathof BillWoodhams.AlongtimeMemberoftheExecutive Committee.andanevenlongertiniememberofthe P.F.A.,BillWoodhamswasagoodfriendofallwho methim.

IntheearlyformativeyearsoftheP.F.A..Billmade hispresencefeltinthesettingupofaflyinggroup,and likesomany,hebelievedthatmanshouldfly,anddid alotbyInsownexampletoshowthatitcouldhedone cheaply.

Coming.ashedidfromanaviationfamily,hewas 10meanaeronauticalengineer,aswellasbeingan accomplishedpilot.Hisinterestinflyingtrainingwas wellknowntoall.Fromtheearliestdays or the P.E.A..hewasalwaysapillarofstrengthwhogave hishelptothosewhoneededit,andsupportedthe aimsoftheP.F.AbyInsknowledgeandgoodnatured displomacy.

Alwaysakeensupporter or theVintagescene,Bill hadrestorednolessthanthreeaircraft,andusedthem topracticehishobbyofflying,thoughinrecentyears heivillherememheredastheDirectorofOperationsatSywellwherethosequalitiesofhischaracter cametothe Fore.

Tothose or uswhoknewhimwell,wehavelosta tinefriendwhosewisdomandcharacterwillbesadly missed.

Thehonourwasourstohaveknownhim.

MayIhepermittedtoaddtothetributesboth formalandinformalthatyouwillnodoubtreceive followingthesadanduntimelypassingofBillWoodhains.

Billwasbornintooneofthegreataviationfamilies ofourcountryandhas,alas,quittedthesceneillthe samewayasthesonsofotherillustriousnamessuch asFairevanddeHavilland,lookingforwards,not back,althoughhavingsomuchonwhichtolook hack.

IntheearlydaysofPEABillwasastalwartofthe FlyingGroupsceneandatthetimedidsomuchby wordanddeedtopromotecheapflying.Butcheap flyingwasnotenough,itwasthequalityofcheap flyingaccompaniedbygoodfellowshipandhonesty ofpurposewhichmmkedhiseffortsinhisaimto producegoodairmen.InthosedaysffoundBill's support.throughthickandthin,atowerofstrength, andseveraltimessinceIhavehadoccasiontoboth admireandhegratefulEarhisdiplomacyandwise coLmsel.

amveryproudindeedtobeabletohaveclaimed BillWoodhamsasagoodfriend.

Yourstruly, ElAgooaB1.81-

PastChairmanPIA.1957 - 1960.

ftisolittingtributetoBill,whosegenerositywas alwaystowardothers.thathewished,intheeventof hisdeath,thatanycontributionsoftributebesentto theBritishEmpireCancerCampaign.

Tothisend,theP.F.A.ExecutiveCouncilhave decidedthatthisshouldheintheformofabulk donationandinlieuofflowers.

Accordingly,donationsshouldhesentto: PopularFlyingAssociation, (BillWoodhamsMemorialFund) TerminalBuilcling, ShorehamAirport. ShorehambySea. Sussex13N45liE

PopularFlying.Januaiylrehruary.1977

DmphotoalColiMsTom-billionshowsthecoustructom ofthefuselage

THE1976FLY-INatBARTON,Manchester

The1976Fly-IntookplaceonSunday.IstAugust, inquitetheworstweatherwehadexperiencedfor severalmonths.Theforecastwascloudy,am,some breaksinthecloudintheafternoon,withoccasional sunnyspells,buttherealitywasinfactcloudyallday. strongN.W.windsandsquallyshowers.Wewere. therefore,doublypleasedwiththePilotsandcrewsof the21aircraftfromotherstrutsandclubs,together withthetwoaircraftfromBarton,whodidflyin,alist ofwhichisappendedattheendofthisreport.

Twoaircraftarrived,infact,onSaturday,theday priortoFly-Inday,justtomakesureofbeinghere, BillWoodhamsinhisTipsyNipperfromBickmarsh. andP.CoxinhisDruineD3ITurbulentfromHighwoodHall.TonyYounginhisBeagleHuskyfrom KingwestonSomerset,flewuponSaturdayandstayed overnightwithfriendsinYorkshire.

OnSundaymorning,oneofthefirsttoarrivewas pastN.W.StrutCharimanErnieHorsfallfromBlackpoolinhisJodelAmbassadeur,closelyfollowedby EricCluttonintheubiquitous'Fred'.Fouraircraft arrivedfromHucknall,thelargestgroupfromasingle base,andMikeCurranflewinfromHatfieldinthe Turbi,twoseattandemDruineaircraft.Fly-InControl wassetupintheBartonClubhouse,manned(or shoulditbewomanned?)byMrs.(Ms?)Richardson, wifeofourHon.Sec.whologgedarrivals,issued identificationlabelsandgaveoutfreemealticketsto visitingpilotsofP.F.A.aircraft.

Theweatherwasgettingdistinctlyworseasthe morningprogressed,anditbecameevidentthatthe numberofaircraftarrivalswouldbefewerthanhad beenhopedfor,givengoodweather.Howeveragood spiritprevailedamongstthevisitorsandthewelcoming Strutmembers.ThePubliccarparkwasbeginningto fillupalso,properlyauthorisedaccesstotheClubcar parkandairfieldbeingmonitoredbyagroupofBrian Winstanley'sBlackburnATCcadets.

Theplannedflyingprogrammeanddisplaywas havingtobedrasticallyrevisedinviewoftheweather givingFly-InorganiserIanJennisonproblemsinwhat waspossible,ratherthandesirable,inthecircumstances.At13.15theBeagleHuskyflownbyBrian WinstanleyopenedtheprogrammewithademonstrationofS.T.O.L.(andstall?)characteristics.BillWoodhamsdisplayedtheversatilityoftheTipsyNipper, GordonPensonflewhishome-constructedJodelD9 Bebe,followedbyEricCluttonintheincomparable 'Fred'.

TheOlympia463SailplaneflownbyTerryHogben. B.G.A.InstructorwiththeBlackpoolandFyldeG.C. aerotowedbyfanJennisonintheBeagleHusky,then gaveanimpressivedisplayofaerobaticswithout power.

TheSV-4StampeflownbyAlanBarnes,L.Ae.C. memberfollowedwithadisplayofaerobaticswith power,hisprogrammeincludedslowrolls,flickrolls, stallturns,invertedflight,withturns.Lomcevaksand severalgyrationsthatIcan'tdescribe,andcan't adequatelydemonstrateusingevenbothhands—magnificentshow!

NormanLawandcolleagueoftheManchesterFree FallParachuteClubthendidadropfromtheBeagle Husky(whatelse?)thistimeflownbyBrianWinstanley.

ThroughoutthedayErnieHorsfallkeptupan informedcommentaryontheP.A.systemspecially installedfortheFly-In,announcingarrivalsandevents anddescribingthedemonstrations.

JaneMurdochfromBlackpool,ladyacrobaticpilot withthe'Barnstormers',waskeptbusygivingpleasure flightstothepublicintheFoxMoth,withoutaero-

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baticsthough.

JamesWaltonandIan 1-1omeroftheAlderberry BancroftFilmClubwereshootingscenesand sequencesaspartoftheirprogrammetoproducea filmonAmateuraeroplanebuildingandflying.Pity theweatherwasn'tbrighterforthem.

TheconclusionoftheFly-Inwasashortaddress bytheN.W.StrutChairmanBobHarper,thanking theorganisers.Strutmembers,visitingpilots,lady helpers,theLancashireAeroClubforallowingthe N.W.Struttheuseoftheairfieldandclubhousein whichtostagetheFly-Inandfinallyannouncingthe prizewinners.

Concoursd'Elegance,Spec.Cat.ofA.:

lst—JohnPonsford'sJodelDII7AG-AXHV (Hucknall)

2nd—ColinPictorcsNipper11G-ARXN(Flucknall) Concoursd'Elegance,Gen.Cat.C.ofA.:

ErnieHorsfalkJodelAmbassadeurG-AYEH (Blackpool)

LongestFlight:

TonyYoung,BeagleHuskyG-AVSR(Kingweston) (215S.Miles)

MostMeritoriousFlight:

P.Cox,DruineD3ITurbulentG-ARNZ(HighwoodHall)

LuckArrival:

BillWoodhamsNipper1IG-ARFV(Bickmarsh) Heflewinto'Fred'sFieldandoutagain!

Prizesofattractivelacqueredplinthswithinscribed commemorativeplatesanddrinkingvesselsmadeand preparedatextremelyshortnoticebyStrutSec.John Richardson,werepresentedbyMrs.Harper,wifeof Hon.Chairman.

Mentionshouldbemadeoftheeffortsofallconcerned,ourthankstofanRatcliffe,L.Ae.C.flying instructor,whovolunteeredtomantheradiofor A.T.C..L.Ac.C.staffforgroundcontrolsignals,Paul Connatty(Batman)formarshallinginthewindand rain,andnotleastStewardsandBarstaffintheclubhouseformealsandservice.

Wehopetheeventwasenjoyedbyallwhocame, let'shopethattheweatherwillbekindernexttimeand wegetthe60-70aircraftwewereexpecting,andgive fanJennisonsomerealproblems.

I mightevenbringmyJodelD117.itwasunfortunatelyweatherboundatHuddersfield(CroslandMoor) alongwiththeYorkshiremembers.JohnSavilleflew infromCroslandMoor,butthenhe'sgotalotof knobsanddialsonhispanel.

Finally.PeterSkeels,Dutyfuellerfortheday,was eventuallypersuadednottojumpofftheTowerwith hishangglider,eventhoughheclaimedthewindwas quitestrongenough.

AIRCRAFT Pilot Base

BillWoodhamsHickmarsli

Sleigh Liverpool

ErnieHorsIbllBlaCkpool

EricCluttonFredField

BaldwinGate

M.WebsterPershore

MikeBovolenBarton

JaneMurdochBlackpool

MikeCurranHatfield

BrianWinstanleyBarton

CDLEvansHucknall

JohnSavilleHuddersfield

Williams Blackpool

Jepson Nantwich

CohnPictonHucknall

1ohnPonsFordHucknall

Tranter Liverpool

P.Cox HighwoodHall

Anderson Hucknall

Hughes Sherburn

Birkey Blackpool

GlenStewartSherburn

Harding Blackbush' AnthonyL.YoungKingweston

AlenjoriesoftheNookIVestonStruis1976Tiv-lnatBartonasseenonthecoveroftheirNewslettershow.yfroin lefttorighi:PeterShethrefuelsAlanBarnesStemmaSF-4C.JohnPmts./OrdreceivestheConcoursElegancePot PhylHmpercs N.W. StrutChairmanBoblimperlookson.WinneroftheArrivalpri:e13111Woodhamsand TipsyNipperNextrmvshowsEly-lnOrganiserIanJennislon,ContactAlanBaritesprepares 10girc hisacrobatic display.GeneralviewoftheassembledairciallwithErnieHorvIalFsJoilelillthecentre.Theonlv ire/ daylastsummer waschosenasthedayTortheStrutRally.TheJirstarrivalBillWoodhams.PalachmistsclimbaboardBrianWinstanley'sBeagleflialcyG-ASNC,andthefirstback 0/7Ihe gioandTeasNormanLairoftheManchesterFreeFall ParachuteClub.Thispictorialreminderwasdra 1111 hyJohnRichardson.

PopularHying,January-February.1977

HELPYOURSELF

IsupposethecompletelyfulfilledP.F.Aer..wouldbe theonethatdesigned,thenbuilt,hisownaircraftand thenlearnedtoflyitfromhisownstrip,whereitwas keptinitsownhangar.whichhe'dalsoconstructedto hisowndesign.Suchdedication.eventooursportis surelyonlybutrarelydisplayed.Havingmyselflearned toflyviaaflyingclubandcometotheP.F.A.only afterthattime.Ihadalreadysomewhatdisqualified myselffrombeingaCOMPLETEP.F.Aer,atanyrate bymyterms.Theurgetohaveacrackatbuildingan aircraftisalternatelyinspiredbywhatIseeatSywell. thendulledbythetimeandcomplexityfactors.AnywayFtellmyselfthatfcouldneverfindthetimeand moneytokeepflying,whilstatthesametimekeepu buildingprojectgoing—andkeeping'emmoving.Tin toldoverandover,itisvitaltosuccess.Addtothismy lackofpatienceandonecanseeit'sjustaswellIdon't venturebeyondtheEvanssampledrawingspack.

There'snotmuchleftnowisthere?Couldfreally findmyselfastripandbuildahangar?Certainlyby comparisonwiththegreaterchallengeofdesignand buildinganaircraft.orevenJUSTbifildingtosomeoneelsesdesignplansitseemssmallchange.Having cunninglycorneredenoughmoneytobuymyselfa modesttwoseattaildragger,Idecidedtopulloutall thestopstolindafieldtooperatefromandsooffset thcenormousexpenseofhangarage(evenifFcould lindhangarage),soitwasthatIkeptmypenniesred hot,whileIfoundahomeformyvettobeacquired taildragger.

Myflyingwasnowalmostentirelydevotedto searchingforasuitablefield,fairlyclosetomyhome. Theareainwhichfliveiscomprisedmainlyofsmall farms,madeupfromsmallfieldsboundedbyhedges andoaktrees.ThisistheFoldCountryofSouthWest SurreyandWestSussex.wellknownforitsunsuitabilityfortheruralpursuitoffoxhunting.byvirtueof theshortdistancebetweenhedgesandequallyunsuitable,inthemaintooursort,formuchthesame reasons.ITthehuntingfraternitycanexistandeven flourishinspiteoftheshortrunstocoverthatReynard enjoys,totheconsternationoftheeverjumping hunters,thensurelymyenthusiasmshouldprevail

Theaerialsearchlocatedanotsurprisinglysmall numberofsuitablevenues,whichwerelistedbysweaty handsinaPiperCubonlovelySummerdays,dawdling alongat50m.p.h.,withtheminimumofnoiseto offendthoseasyetIhopedunsuspectingearthbound farmers.Sometimesafieldthoughlargeenough,would havetoheruledoutbyreasonoftreesorpowerlines or,evenjustthewayinwhichithadbeensub-divided Crops,ofcourse,areaninconveniencefromourviewpoint,thoughtheobjectofthefarmersinterest.However,iteventuallyoccuredtomethatdairyfarmstend toconcentrateonraisinggrasstothealmosttotal exclusionofeverythingotherthan.ofcourse,their cattle

Soitwasthataftermanyanexcursiononfootto takecloserlooksatmyshortlistoffieldsandmuch counsellingoflocalagriculturalcontractorsasopporRuntypresented,usuallyinlocalPubs,thatIcameto thefirstrealmomentoftruthBynowIknewfrominv reearchwhoownedwhat,orsoFthotmht.Thefirst choicewasafieldrunningS.W.iN.E.aboutI100yards withafenceabout400yardsfromtheSW.endThe approacheswere good andthesurface,apartfrom somedrainagerutsandsonicfairlysharp.buteasily definedtmdulations,,seemedtomesuitableformy purposeusingthetaddraggerofmychoice.

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FinalpreparationwastotalkwiththeFarmer's cowman.amaninhistwentieswho.itturnedout,had alreadydonesomesportparachutingandalittlehang gliding.Yes,hethoughttheFarmerwouldgivemea friendlyhearingbut,althoughhewouldnotliketo speculateabouttheoutcome,thoughtitwellworth makinganapproach."Asamatteroffact-hesaid, "heisgoingonholidaythisafternoon,soIshould nipuptherenowandseehimnowbeforehegoes:' CRUNCH."I'vejusttocollectmywifeandthenI. shallbegoinghacktothefarm.I'lltellhimyouare comingifyoulike,-"O.K.-fsaidbeforeIknewit. Then"Ellbealonginabouthalfanhour-.fquickly consultedwithmywifeandwenthotfoottocollectmy wellpreparedargumentsastowhyanysaneperson shouldletmeoperateanaircraftfromtheirland.Ihad foundtwohackissuesof PopularFlying, thatdealt withontheonehandoperatingaLutonMinorfroma farmstrip,andanothermorerecentandexcellent articlebyafarmermemberwhohadovercomeplanningconsiderationsandthelikeandthengoneahead. Whataconvenientforminwhichtopresentthefacts. HalfanhourlaterIpresentedmyselftoaveryfriendly farmerindeed.RightfromthefirsthandsahkeIfelt f'dstruckgold.Hesuckedhispipeandlistened,took mytwocopiesof PopularFlying toreadthatafternoon onhisflighttoSpainandthenbademefarewellwith thepromiseofanansweronhisreturninafortnight's time.Ashestrodeofftoanswerasummonstothe telephone,hecooledmyenthusiasmsomewhatby sayingwithanenormoussmile"I'mafraidImusttell younowthatIdon'tmuchcareforaeroplanes. especiallysmallones-.fwasbacktoearthagain,but nottoodepressedbecauseFjusthadthatfeelingthat onlygoodcancomefromamanthatisassincereand helpfulasheseemed.Surely,oneoflife'sGentlemen bymyjudgement.Andsoitwas.

byAustinGrey

Byanarrangement.afellowP.F.A.memberand myselfflewuptothefarminaPiperCub,onawindlessandverywarmafternoontodemonstratethe feasabilityofoperatinganaircraftfromthefield. Throughpressureofworkthefarmerwasunableto attendthehappening,buthiswifeandlittlegirlwere waitingforus.TheCubownerisaveryexperienced pilotandquiteusedtolandingatfarmstrips.During themorningIhadtornsomeoldwhitesheetingup andadornedthefenceasaprecaution.MyCubpilot allowedmeto"Pole-theaeroplanetothefarmand thenlietookoverand,aftertwolowpasses.madea nicelanding.Wehadsomedistancetotaxifromthe endofourlandingruntothepointwherethefarmer's wifeanddaughterwerewaiting.Wcweregivenagood friendlyreceptionandassuredthattheCub\Sasnot nearlyasnoisyashadbeenexpected.MYcompanion answeredquestionsandwasobviouslymakingagood impression.soIelectedtostandbackandlethimkeep upthegoodworkAfteraboutfifteennnoutesofchat. myCaptainthoughtitadviseable,inviewofthehigh tempemtureandcompleteabsenceofwind.totrya solotakeon',sincewehadonly65horsesavailable, beforeweattemptedtogetairbornetogether.After all,wedidn'twantanyabortedtakeoffstomaraso birperfectdemonstration.Afterashortflight,during whichtimethefarmer'swifeconfirmedtomethatshe wasveryGyourablyimpressed.theCublandedhack

PopularFlying,JanuaryFebruary,1977

SomeofMeGsitorsforlunchatAastthGrey'sstrip

inverygoodstyletopickmeup.Wetookoffforthe Cub'sbase,withmefeelingveryoptimistic.Itwasa goodmovetohavegonewithmyfriendintheCub. bothheandtheCubhadmadeaverygoodfirst impression.andthatisvitalAtelephonecalltothe

farmthateveningconfirmedmyhopestohavebeen wellfounded.Thefarmerwassorryhe'dmissedus butinvitedmetobringmyownaircraftupforhimto see.

Now,itjustsohappened,thatafriendofmineowns aLutonMinorwithJ.A.P.engineandIhadrecently enjoyedflyingit.FTcsuggestedthatiiiliked.Fcould haveunrestricteduscofitandkeepitatthefarmas soonasI'dbuiltahangar.Afterallhereasoned,he wasnotincurrentflyingpracticeanditwouldtideme overuntilI'dfoundmyselfataddragger.Myfarmer friendmadeitverycleartomethatourarrangement wastobefarmingfirstandaeroplanessecond.There areperiodsinspringandearlysummerwhenthe grassisgrowingforhayandwillnotbeavailable. Therewillbetimeswhenthecattlewillhavetograze thefieldandtherewillbetimeswhenitwillhetoowet. WithintheseguidelinesIhavebeenlefttoworkout anarrangementwiththecowman.AgainFIIIIucky becausethecowmanlikestoflywithme.

Thequestionofasiteforthehangarwasquickly resolvedwhenweagreedthatasmallbramble covereddepressioninonecornerofthefieldwasno goodforfarming,butidealformypurpose.iindicated thesortofbuildingIneededandgotcrackingon clearingthesite.YetanotherP.F.A.membergaveme anenormousloadofsecondhandtimberfroma buildingsitehewasclearingandevenhaditdelivered.

Ispentabout€200ontheremainderofmyT-shaped hangar.Thefloorisnotcompletelyconcretedand don'tthinkIshallwinaprizeforarchitecture,butI nowhavemylittleJodeljustamilefrommyhomeand believeme,it'sbeenworththework.

Phones:54967•52396

Almostayeartothedayafterwefirstlandedatthe farmwiththeCub.mywifeandIentertainedsome thirty-onepeopleataflyinluncharoundourhangar WehadsixaircraftarrivefromourStrutandspenta fewenjoyablehourssayingourthank-you'stoour friendsandsomeoftheneighbours.Theonlything thatnnghtnearlyhavespoiledtheeventwaswhen 'Friday'theFarmer'sDaughter'spetgoatgotloose andjumpeduponthewalkwayonthewingofa guest'sJodel.Ourguestwasequaltotheoccasion though,hejustquietlywalkedacrossandgentlylifted theanimaloffandreturnedittoitsowner.Thegoat hadthelastlaughthough.itsomehowgotintothe hangarandlickedthecreamoffaboutadozenofthe jelliesthatmywifehadprepared.

Yes.I'vebeenlucky,butthenyoucouldsaythat someonealwayshelpsthosewhohelpthemselves. (Backtothegoatagain.)

FlyingOverseaswithPermission

Iamratherastonishedtowritethatwehavenow returnedfromourtriptoCopenhagen.Theonlyreal problemwasourextrapassenger.Percythepoltergeist. Accordingtoourdictionaryapoltergeistisamischeviousspiritandhewasgoodandmischevious.Hecame aboard tit thetimewestartedtheengine,andhewas ourconstantcompanionforthenext1800miles.

Thefirsttakeoffrunwasnotasuccess.Thegrass hadjustbeencut,butnotcollected.Iplacedthemain wheelseachsideoftheswathsofcutgrass,butof coursethetailwheelwasonthemiddleofitandbythe timewehadwornouthalfther u away,thetailwas wellupbutweweren'tgoinganywhere. A brief examinationrevealedthatthetailwheelhadgathered astackofgrassabouttwofeethigh.Machineswere despatchedtoclearapathandwewerereadyagain. butPercywasnot.Theenginewasrunupandthe radioswitchedon.Itwasdead-andsoweretherest oftheelectrics.Theflightplanreadsenginestart2.20, 2.45,3.05,3.25.soPercywasi-eadyafterwecleaned thebatteryearthterminal.ThistimeitwasAnnewho wasn'treadyShehadbynowcometobelievethatwe werebeinggivenabroadhintbyaveryhighauthority, thattheexpeditionwasgoingtomeetwithdisaster. WearrivedatLyddat5.40p.mandwereinstructedto positiondownwindrighthandforrunway04. Crossingtheendoftherunwayabouthalfamileout,we werehorrifiedtoseeaViscounthalfwaydownthe runwayonhistake-offandwewereinhiswayNow you'vedoneit. f thoughtasheabandonedhistakeoff andanchoredup.So,flyingdownwindandcomposing myexcuses,wesawhimbacktrackforanothergo. Thenheturnedforthe a pronandparked.Hewasin factlandingandwehadnotobservedhisapproach. ThatbloodyPercyagain.

At9.00a.m.thenextmorningwesetofffromLydd. Thebondedwarehousemandidn'tturnupsowehad togowithoutthewhisky.Ishallneverforgivehim.A fairforecast,lifejacketson,theMkIeyeballturned uptoconcertpitchandawaywewent.Wepointedfor thechannel,alastflickofthemag.switchandover thecoastwewent.ReporttoLydd.halfwayoverand thenchangefrequencytoCalaisandreportto them. Sofarsogood.OurdestinationthistimewasMonchengladbachnearDusseldorf.Germany.Wechanged frequencytoBrusselsF.I.R.attheBelgianborderand gavethemacall.Noanswercamethesternreply.I don'tthinktheywishedtobecomeinvolved.Weknew whereweweresobuggar'em.Roundadirtybig thunderstormwewentatGhentandwewereclosing withtheborderwhenithappened.

Annehadreceivedabaptismoflireinthisnavigationbusinessduringtheprevioustwoandahalf hours.It'sastonishingwhatyoucanlearnintwoand ahalfhourswhenyouputyourmindtoit.Anyway shepointedtosomethingahead,itwasn'tmuchmore thanablobofsmoke,butsomethingwasrapidly emergingfromit.ItwasaStarfighterandwhatwas more,itwascomingourway—fast.Therereallywas notimetodoanythingexceptofferabriefprayer.He passedabout150feetaboveusandmaybeaquarter ofamiletoourright.BeforeIhadtimetorecovermy composureallhellletloose.ItwasPhantomstothe leftofus,Phantomstotherightofus,volleyedand thundered.JustmybloodylucktobeoverGermany whenwarbrokeout. 1 droppedrapidlyto700feetto givethemplentyofsky—as 1 thought—thennoticed thattheyweredivingonanairfieldahead.Another detourwascalledforandquick.About8milesfurther

byGeoffFarr

PART2

onwepassedovertheborderandbegantofeelalittle moresafe.Theflightinformationdidn'tanswerour call—butnomatter.ThenAnneletoutayelland raisedaprotectivearmtowardoffablow.Terrified shepointed. All 1couldseewasapairofold Crows flappinggentlyalong."What'sup"Isaid"It'sonlya bird-.Haveyoueverseenabirdwithrivetsinhis Undercarriage camethescornfulreply.

Threehourswehadbeenflyingandweregetting tired,abitfrightenedandverysaddlesore.Sowith abouttwentyinilestorunwegotlostDusseldorf F.I.R.answeredourcall.butyoushouldtrymaking senseofanEnglishspeakingGermanwithapoorradio reception.Ikeptsaying"Icouldnotreadyourlast transmission"andmyoldfavourite"Readingyou strengththree-.Thenaftergoingonfortenminutes likethis,we Veeregettinglosterandloster.Eventually weheardhimgiving HS anewfrequency.sowechanged toit.Weweredelightedtohear''ThisisR.A.F. Wildenrath,willyouturnleftforradaridentification-. Thisdone,heguidedustoMfinchenwhere.after33; hours,welandedforcleantrousers.Ourembarrassmentwascompletewhenweclimbedoutortheaeroplanetwohundredandfiftymilesfromtheseawearing lifejackets.Youdidn'tbelievemcaboutthepoltergeist didyou?Somethingelsewefoundout.German militarypracticezonesarefromgroundlevelupto 1500feet.Yousee,2000feetwouldhavesavedallthat!

OntoBremen.Navigatingbyautobahnthistime. "Callfieldinsight-hesaid"Turnleftnowforright baseforOrhesaid.Justturningfinals,itwasthen somebodylandedfromtheoppositeend.Bloodyhell!! I'vedoneitwrongagain."Willyouconfirmmy positionrightbasefor09""ItisconfirmedPoppa Foxtrot""Wellsomebody'slandedfromtheother end"."That'sO.K.PoppaFoxtrot,thewindiscalm andwearelandingthemfrontbothends".BlastPercy, he'scaughtmeoutagin!

BrementoSonderborgthistime.Treatedbetterthan royaltyatBremen.Theflightinformationofficeand MetOfficewereextremelyhelpfulandfriendly,and what'smore.wehadthehangoftheflightplanform bynow.Oneandahalfhourtripthis,overtheElbe, uptheNordaOosteeKanal,andoverthewaterat Flensburg.WewereoverDenmark,landedatSonderborgtospendthenight.Theonlythingthatfrightened ustherewasthetaxidriverwhoinsistedondrivingon thewrongsideoftheroad.Wehadflownsevenhours thatdayandhadover-flowntheterritoriesofsix countries.Didn'tneedrockingtosleepeither.

Percyhadusagaininthemorning.Wetookofffor Copenhagenandclimbedoutoverthewater.Theaeroplanewouldnotflystraight,itinsistedonturning right.Flyingwithalotofleftfoot,myfootsoongot tired.Ihelpeditbyhookingmyrightfootunderthe rightpedal.Afterhalfanhourbothfeetweretiredand thenIdiscoveredthecause.Theruddercabletension springassemblyhadcomeoutofflunter.Thelefttooth wasridingontherimofthecupinsteadofsittinginit. Herewasadilemma.DoIcarryonindiscomfortor doItrytosnickitbackintoplacewithmytoe.The penaltyforfailureinthelattermanouvrewasthatboth rudderpedalswouldcollapse,useless,uponthefloor. WithouttellingAnneoftheproblem,Ihookedmytoe PopularFlying,January-February,1977

Geoff&AnneFarrwiththeirJock!G-ASPF

underthetoothandgaveitagentlenudge.Relief!It shotbackintoplaceandmybloodpressurestartedto comeslowlydown.WelandedatCopenhagenhaving flownabout900milesin10hours.

WesetoftonthereturnjouiueyonMondayatnoon andapartfromastrongheadwind,wehadnoproblemsbacktoSonderborg.Onagainthistimeto Groningen Where wenearlyranoutofrunwayon accountthattheylandedusdownwind.Nevermind. itallhelpstobedthebrakeliningsin.Ostendnext stop.andwenearlyoverdidit.Bythetimewegotthere thesunwassinkingandthemistrising.Stillthereisa flashingharbourlightthere.Amodernairportis Ostend.TheMarshalmetusonabikeandtheairport policepinchedmyscrewpickets.Nextmorningafter cursingthetaxidriverforwipingmyeyewithDeutchmarks,wesetoffforLuton.Downthecoastfirstto Calaisandofcourseweflewalongthebeachesat Dunkerque.IwastellingBillaboutthisnextmorning atwork.Bitscornfulhewasreally."flewdownthere didyou.WellIbloodywellranit-hesaid."Then stooduptomeneckintheseaforthreedayswaiting foraboat-.

Overthewaterwecame,overKentthentheThames. AcalltoStapleford,asmallcoursechangetoLuton, andwouldyoubelieveit—gotlostagain.WhenLuton approachsaidsteer020:Fwasincfinedtoargueat firstbutheknewmoreaboutitthanme.Percywas tryingmeagainandhehadn'tfinishedyeteither. LandedatLuton.declaredtheHoshishandtaxiedto thegrassrunwayfeelingverypleasedwithourselves. Littlemorethananhourtohomeandovercountrywe knewverywell.Couldn'tpossiblygetlostagain.On noddingtermswitheverybladeofgrassbetween Sywellandhonle.Pulledontotherunwayandturned PopularFlyina,January-February,1977

thewickup.Justliftingolfthedeckwhenthehair stooduponthebackofmyneck.Thestickwas janlmed.Choppedthepowerandselectedasuitable phrase.Annehadremovedhershoesandoneofthem hadgotunderthestick.I'veneverseenhermoveso fast,astheshoewasremovedaswetoucheddown again.Withcontrolandsomeofmyeqifilibrium restored,FimmediatelyappliedthepowerandIhope andbelievethetowerdidn'tnotice.

Whatdidwelearn?Well,fartoomuchtowriteit all.buthereareafewthings.

1.AV.O.R.wouldhalvethework

2_Neverbeafraidtodeclareyourignorance.ITyou don'tknowwhataTAlcissayso.(ftisaTerminal AreaForecast)whichmeanstheforecastforthe fieldorfieldsyouareheadingfor.

3ITyoudon'tknowwhatthemanistryingtotellyou oraskyoLIovertheradio,saysoandkeeponsaying so.Donotbyyoursilenceallowhimtobelieveyou know.

4AllGermanMilitarybasescanbecontactedon 12,I

TheradiofrequencygiventomeinHollandand describedasDutchMill132.35isnotalittleman standingatthetopofaWindmill.ItisDutch Military'whoactinasinlilarcapacitytoourFlight InformationService.

6Haveagoodideaoftheexchangerates,evenfor countriesyouthinkyoumaynotbecallingon.A Belgiantaxidriverchargedme40DeutchMarks fortwo,threemiletrips.Thatis£9.00.

7Lookatthebackofyournlap.Whenwereturn noticedquitebychancethatthekeytosomemaps isontheback.Manythingswhichhadhitherto beennlysteriessuddenlybecameclear.

JohnBeeswax's VINTAGE NEWS

Theonethatgotaway

Weareallofusgiventoday-dreaming.butnever isthe"WalterMitty-effectsopronouncedaswhen VintageAircraftClubmembersaretakingpartintheir AnnualTeaPatrol.Nothingnewaboutbreakfastor teapatrolsyouwillobserve—normalpartofHying cluboperations—buthaveyouasadefenderbeenin theopencockpitofabiplane,dressedupinwarmfurlinedleatherjacket,helmetandgoggleswithyourhead tossedbytheslipstream,untilyoualmostsufferwith doublevision?ftmostcertainlyevokestheillusion withinusofbeinginaSopwithCamelontheWestern Front,ourhawkeyesrestlesslysweepingtheskiesin oursectorforafirstglimpseoftheenemy.Perhaps thisisalittletoofanciful,butinrealitythereare parableswhichcanbedrawnbetweenoursimpletea patrolandanoldtimemilitaryoperation.Itstarts withthebriefingwhereweare"crewed"up.Eachpilot hasanobserverarmedwithpencilandpad.Each crewisassignedasectorandheightbandwithinwhich itmustpatrol,pouncingonanyintruderwhohopes topenetratetheFinmeredefencesforafreetea,by dashingthroughwithouthavingtheregistrationnoted.

Thereisasquadronatmosphere,aspatroltime nearsandtheenginesarestartedbythegroundcrews. Theslipstreampullsatourgoggles,aswetake-offand headforourpatrolsector,underahazygreysky.

- Banditsatteno'clock"yellsthepilotashereefsthe TigerMothinasharpleftturn"Where,where?Oh yes,Tseeitnow."WecloseinandInotetheblue registrationlettersofasmartlookingBeagleTerrier. Severalinterceptionslater,welatchontoared Cherokee,thepilotofwhichlooksatriflenervous,as weaccomplishahighquartertogethisdetails.The thirtyminutepatrolseemstohavepassedveryquickly andwearesoonbackdownonthegroundagain,to welcomeourvisitorsandtohandinourresults.

Thesubsequentconsumptionofsandwiches,cakes andteaisfrequentlypunctuatedbylaughter,assmall groupsofclubandvisitingpilotsreplaytheirmanouvreswithdescriptivehandmovements.Thismust

betheultimateinvicariousexistedcewithallthethrills ofanaerialbattleandwithabsolutelynodangerto anyone.

Theonethatgotawayyouareasking?Hewasthe redCherokeewhomusthavebeenonaroutinecross country,passingEinmere—probablythoughtwewere allmad.Wonderifhefiledanairmiss?

OldworkhorsesofthefarNorth

Inacountrywhereweknockoldaeroplanesinto heapsofjunkassoonastheyhavereachedtheendof theirfinanciallyusefullives,itmaycomeasasurprise tomany,thatinotherareasoftheworldoldaircraft arestillatworkafterfortyyearsofservice.Suchan areaisAlaska,thenorthernmostpartoftheUnited States,anareawhereweatherandmountainousterrain haveslowedthedevelopmentofroadsandwhereair communicationformstheprimarylinkbetweenminingandoilworkingcommunitiesandthemainports suchasAnchorage.

Modernaviationhasprovideduswithfourhundred seaterjumbojets,butthesearepatentlyuselesstoa miningsettlementwithathousandfootstrip,onthe sideofamountain,whichissnowcoveredformostof theyear.Aircraftdesignedforthistypeofworkforty yearsagoarestillinharnesstoday,becausenonew designshavebeenforthcomingtosupplantthem.They arenotpretty,theyarenotintheshowroomcondition weareusedtoseeinghistoricaircraftdisplayedinour museumsandvintageairshows.Tothepeoplewho usethem,theyaretakencompletelyforgranted,oil covered,battered,spatless.Buteverydentintheir

Stillinharnessafter,forty-twoyearsofhardwork,thisStinsonSR-5ReliantstillhaulspeopleandfreighttooutlyingcommunitiesinAlaska.NotethcuncowledLycomingR-680-4andlargecargodoor.Thewheel.fairingshavelong sincedisappeared!

Photo:A.Chalkley

fuselagefloorcouldtellastory.Themajorityofthese olderaircraftareStinsonRehants.becausetheirperformanceandreliabilityendearedthemtothehighly skilledbushpilots.Thenamewasnoaccidentand Stinsonshadagreatreputationinthefarnorth.One suchaircraftwhichisstillbusynitheAnchoragearea isStinsonReliantSR-5Abuiltin1934.Registered NI3459.itlackstheposhenginecowlingofformer yearsandiscompletelywithoutundercarriagefairings orspats,butitcanstillhaul12001bs.oflumberinand outofawkwardairstrips.Thediversityofitscargois attestedbytheconditionofthewoodencabinfloorboards.Upfrontthepilothasanold-fashionedcontrol wheelmountedonasubstantialyoke,whichalso carriesthethrottleassembly.Moderninstruments havereplacedtheearlierdials,hutthepanelhasnot changedmuchinfortyyearsandradioaidsareconspicuousbytheirabsence.UnliketheIntergullwing StinsonSR-7Rehams,thisSR-5modelhasnoflaps, soitsmanypilotsovertheyearshavehadtoworkthat littleharderatshortlandings.Theundercarriagefairingsandenginecowlingsareneverusedontheseolder workhorsesoftheair.Theirwheelsareexchangedfor floatsorsnowskis,dependingontheworktobedone andthetimeoftheyear.Pilotshavetoservicethe engineduringtransits,socowlingsareusually relegatedLothebackofthehangarandtheresulting smalllossincruisingspeed Is consideredunimportant.

CaptainWRITellDodson,aBoeing737commander ofAlaskaAirlinesknowsalotaboutStinsons.Asa Hy,thistallandgenialAlaskan.helpedhisfatherwith thefamilybushflyingbusiness.In1936theyLook deliveryofabrandnewStinsonSR-8andthisaircraft becamethebackboneoftheir'lyingoperationsforthe nextdecade.Flyingacrossglaciersandsnowbound valleys,theorangeandgreygull-wingmonoplane, registeredNCI6159becameafamiliarvisitortothe isolatedandtinyAlaskancommunitiesItalsogave Warrenhisloveofflying.Herecallsamemorable journeyoverChristmas11:40whenhisfathernewthe wholefamily,includinggrandad.backtoDetroit,for theaircrafttoheoverhauledattheStinsonfactory there.TheroutewasviaWhiteHorseintheYukon, DawsonCreekandGrandRapids,aroundtrip distanceof6,140milesoverruggedmountainous terrain.throughtheseverestweatherconditions imaginable.Certainlyproofoftheamazingskill orthe bushpilotandhisreliableStinson.Warrenrecallsthat hisfatherandtheotherpilotsofDodsonAirwayshad todealwithallsortsofemergencies,andatleasttwo babieswerehorninNCI6159,duringitscolourful workinglife.Themachinewassoldin1946toanother companyandcrashedin1948whileattemptingaland-

ingonahillsideminingcamp.Tooinaccessiblefor repairs.theremainsofthelovelyoldSR-8werebulldozedtoonesideofthemineworkingsandwrittenoff.

NaturallyWarrenDodsonandhisbrotherrememberthoseearlydaysofhelpingtheirDadwithgreat happinessandonecanimaginetheirsurpriseand pleasure.when,onarecentcrosscountryflightin Warren'sPiperCub,theyrediscoveredthewreckageor theirfather'sStinsonneartheoldmineworkings, whereithadcrashed.Theylostnotimeinremoving theremainstoasmallwarehouseinAnchorage,where aninventorywasmadeofallcomponentsthatcould berebuilt.Thefrontendofthefuselagewasacomplete writeMEwiththecomplicatedarrayofsteeltubes hopelesslydistorted.Todate,however,theremainsof anotherSR-8hasbeenobtainedandtheforwardend ofitsfuselagewillbeusedtorebuildNC16159tothe conditionitlefttheStinsonfactoryMDetroitin1936. OldJimDodson'sStinsonwillseeafewmoreChristmasesyet.

VintageAircraftClubCalendar1977

Theeventslistedbelowshouldbetakenasaguide only,andasreaderswillrealise,thereareoftenmany changesmadetoeventsinbetweentheplanningstage andthefinalorganisationofaflyingmeeting.Beeswax wouldliketoremindallreadersof PopularThing that thedefinitedetails ordatesandmeetingsaresentout toallV.A.0membersbypostsomctwoweeksprior totheeventsconcerned.

1977V.A.C.CA1.ENDAR

SNOWRAI"RALLY A'BreaktheIce'eventwhich thisyearincludesthespotlandingcompetitionoriginally scheduledforOctober1976but cancelledduetohighwinds.

ANNUALGENERALMEETING Achancetomakeyourviews knowntothecommittee.Full detailstoallmemberssixweeks priortothemeeting.

DAFFODILRALLY Detailstobeannouncedlater.

TAILDRAGGERSDAY

OrganisedbytheShuttleworth Trust.Details—T.B.N.

Museum Hendon Finmere

Old Warden

Thelafgccontrolwheelisreloinisciela°fa1930typeauffmobile.Theriglahandsideofthecontrolyokehasbeen blankedoff

Photo:A.Chalkley

IFYOUFLY,DONOTBEHYGIENIC!

byClaudeMillington

SeeingTipsyG-AFVNinhernewliveryatSywell, remindedmeofaflyinglessonwhichwelearnedtogetherinthepast.Duringtheearlypartofthewarin FlyingSchool,Icouldneverquiteunderstandwhat thedevilpersonalhygieneclasshadtodowithflying anaircraft,especiallyastheheroesofthedayalways lookedthescruffiest—longhair,greasycapsetc.After passingout,thefirstthingthebrandnewpilotdidwas togetinsomeserviceattheMessbypouringbeerin hisnewhat,andgreasingupthebattledressby crawlingaroundthehangar.No,whenthehygiene classwasinprogress.Iwastobefoundinthesnooker roomaboveBurtonsthetailors,endeavouringtoearn abobortwo,leavingthecleanonestolearnhowto wash.ftwasnotuntilwellafterthehostilitiesended thatmybeliefsbecamestronger.

Taffwasagoodlad,hehadGuts,thetwotypes.the firstbeingtheRuleBritanniatype,bagsofdetermination—nevergiveinwouldTaff.Theothertype remindedmeoftheSeaCaptainstrollingthedecksof thelugger,onaforceten,whenhenoticedthelandlubberleaningovertherail—"Iseethatyouhavea weakstummickmyman-."Weakstummickbe damnedSir.I'mthrowingitasfarastheothers-.That wasTaff—deadairsick.Ihaveneverseenahuman suffersobadly,anythingtodowithair,hewasaway. Everytimehepassedabarbersshophewouldbelch.

Taff'sothergreatfailingwasthathewashygenic. HewastheonlymanI'veknownthatcouldmakea barofsoaplookdirty.Heusedtoworkatagarageas amechanic,andtoseehintapproachinghisworkplace inthemorning,youwouldthinkthathewasgoingtoa wedding!Hisspannerslookedlikebarsofsilver;the proprietorwentbust,hethoughtthathewasricher thanheturnedouttobe.Hisworkmatesfeltinferior. hemadethemlookliketinkersfromthebush.

IntheearlydaysoftheMontgomeryshireUltra LightFlyingClub,weusedtooperatetheTipsyfrom anairfieldintheSouth,80milesawayfromhome,and itwasherethatTaffjoinedustolearntofly.God shouldnothavedonethistousbyrights.butthereit was,wewerelumbered.Whenwestartedtoopenthe hangardoorstherumblingswerefromTaff,notthe doors.duringthepre-flightcheckTaffwouldmanthe

pumps.Laterwewouldgethimaboardtheaircraft withthehopethathewouldhavenothinglefttopump, butontheapproach,justabouttoholdoff,thewindscreenwouldgoopaquewiththeoddcarrotorpea slidinggentlydowntotherubbergussets.Taffwas cunning—alwayssavedalittleforalloccasionswould Taff.IfeltmanytimesthatIwouldhavetopackhim up,buthewassodertimedtostickitthatIjusthad tostickwithhim.Hewouldcleantheaircraftafterhis tripsocleanthatitlookedasifithadjustbeen deliveredfromthefactory.Thishaditsadvantages, becausebeforetheCofAwasdueyoucouldtakeTaff upforacoupleofspinsthenletTaftaloneforaday onlandingandtheARBwouldstatethatthisisthe cleanestaircraftinBritain.Godhashispointsafter all.

Thesunroseandsetmanytimes,timepassed,the airfieldintheSouthwentbroke.Wehadtomove.As wecouldnotgetestablishednearhome,arrangements weremadetomovetheTipsytoanairfieldintheMidlands,nowalsodefunct.Thedayselectedfortheflight wasbeautiful.Amid-summersdaywithhighpressure, littlepuffsofcloud,bluesky,viz,formiles,outlook thesame.Iawokeearlyandmadeadaftdecision-I 'phonedTaffandaskedifhewouldliketoaccompany meontheflight.Hehadrecentlymadealittleprogress withhisproblem.Rumblingswouldstartafter5 minutes,belching10,butactionstationswouldnotbe soundeduntil60minuteshadbeenreached.Asconditionsweregreat.Ithoughttheexperiencewouldbe ofgreatvalue.Itwas,butnotforTait

Aclubmemberpickedusupanddroveustotheairfield.Tafflookedgreat,shininginthesunlightwith hislittleblackbagcontainingachangeofclothing. Theladwasalwayspreparedfortheworst.Duringthe journeywechattedaboutfishing,shootingandwomen —anythingtokeephismindofaviation.Theroad-trip wassuccessful.Tafflookedpinkandhappy.Checks andnav,completedwetookofffromourrecenthome forthelasttime,withasteady-climbingturntoport wesetcoursefortheMidlands.

Afteraboutthreequartersofanhourflyingwewere approachingtheBlackCountry.Taffwasstillhappy, theTipsywashumming,thesunwashotandI,likea clot,relaxed.Nowperhapsyouknowthatwhenthings happenfast,dangerouslyfast,itappearstothe individualasthoughitishappeninginslowmotionlikeafilm

IrememberoncegoingforarideinaHudson.An aircraftthathadahellofanameforswingingon landing.TheusualthingWOUldhappen.Aswing wouldstart,thendevelop,andtheundercartwould collapse.Thetanks,whichwerebehindtheengines. wouldbesplitbytheundercart.Thefiretendercrew wouldthenhaveaflamerontheirhands,fromwhich veryfewcrewwouldgetout.Thefactsdidtendtoget onealittletwitchy.

Theeventisstillvividinmymemory;wewere approachingtolandatHendon,Iwassittingona spareseatbehindtheradioop.Lookingoutofthe portholeIcouldseethatwewereholdingoff,we touched.Icouldfeelherstartingtoswing,theswing gotvicioustotheleft,thewingstartedtobend.Icould seetherivetspopping,theprop.bentandstopped. Vapourrose,wewererevolvingon.thegrass,thank Godnottherunway.Idivedfortheredhandleonthe door,onemoveandIwasoutandbeingdraggedby thedinghyamongthedaisiesthatImustsaylooked Rood.Theskylarksweresinging,everythingquietand peaceful,exceptforasliehthissingandwhitevapour risingfromthebentwing.Thewholeepisodemust havetakensplitsecondsbuttome,sittingonthegrass, itseemedalifetimesinceIfirstsawtheswingcommence.Thesequeltothiseventwasthatthenextday IwascalledbeforetheWineCo.I/CAirSeaRescue equipment,whoshouldhavebeenpensionedoffwhen Pontiouswasapilot,butwasstillonthepayroll.He accusedmeofdamaeingadinghywhentherewasno needforit.andthreatenedtostopmoneyoutofmy paytoreplaceit.Iexplainedtohimthathisparents werenotmarried,andIthinkthatIwillleaveitat that.

Iwashavingalittlehumtomyself,thedaywasso great,theaircraftwaspurringalong.Iwasflyingwith

WESSEXSTRUT INAUGURALFLY-IN

Sunday,17thApril,1977

HENSTRIDGEAIRFIELD (5059N0221W)

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THECHELMSFORD,ROMFORD andHERTSSTRUTSPRESENT AP.F.A.FLY-IN

AtStaplefordTawneyAerodrome

OnSunday,May1st,1977

SPOTLANDINGCOMPETITION BREAKFASTPATROL TROPHIESFORBESTFIOMEBUIETAIRCRAFT BESTVINTAGEAIRCRAFT MOSTMERITORIOUSFLIGHT NOLANDINGFEES...

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Pleasenote:PaulBussey,Sec.oftheChelmsford Strutlivesat 13 andnot43ThornberaRoadas printedinthelastissueof'PopularFlying'—Ed.

PopularFlying.January-February.1977

twolingers.theTipsybeingaverysensitiveIIndstable aeroplane,thatwasallitrequired.Wewerewellup abovethelittlecloudpuffsinstableair,allwasvery wellandsorelaxed.WithflyingIshouldhavebeen warned,itcouldnotlast.ThefirstthingthatIheard wasalittletinkleintheintercom.Thiswasfollowed bytheshoulderstrapsbitingintomyshoulders.There wasnostickinmyhand,Fglancedrightandfound myselflookingatTaff'scrutch,therearside,thetime factorstartedtoworkagain.Inotedthestitching,taut andcleanholdinghistrouserlegstogether.Iglanced throughthewindscreenandnotedroofsslatedwith smokingchimneysandalittlepatchofgreenwith flags,likeNelsons'signal.Ialancedbackwards.God. IhaveneverseenamansoFaroutofanaircraftwithoutwearinga'chute.Hewaslyingonthefuselagewith hisarmsoutstretched—hisfingersatthatmomentof timewereabouttwofeetfromtherudderandhewas stillmovingcloser.Myarmsshotoutandlocked aroundhisshins,myrighthandclosedaroundashoe —leftorrightIwasnotsure.Ilookedhack,hehad stoppedslidine,wewerealltogetheragain.Ihad seenwingwalking,butafuselagecrawlwassomething new.SirAlanCobhamwouldhavebeenproudofit. Theloadhavingbeentakenfromtheenginetherevs startedtobuildup.Thegreenpatchbecameagarden theflaeswerewashing—lovelycleanwashingbeing hoistedbyablonde.Shewaslookineup,hereyeswere blue.God,it'stimethatItookmoreaction.Imust lowerthespeed.StickingoutmyleftelbowImanaged toknockbackthethrottle—atleastwewouldnotmake suchabigholeinthelawn.Myrightarmrelaxeda little,fingersstretched,thetipsofsamemanagedto hookaroundthemetalstick.Iappliedalittlebackwardpressure.Thelawnstartedtomovebackwards, theexpressionoftheblondedidnotchange,thecharmingcreaturewentthesamewayasthelawn.The houseappeared,thedownstairswindow,theupstairs window—itneededpainting,thebedwasnotmade-theslates,thenthechimneys,thebluesky,thepuffs ofcloud.Therewasasuddenbump,Taffhadarrived backintohisseat.Myeriprelaxed,withmyrighthand Igavehintanalmightyslapacrosshisface.Hewas lookingintomyeyeswithanexpressionofasmallboy who,afterpassingalittlewind,looksatthevicarat choirpractice.Iyelledathimtogethisstrapson which,whentheaircraftwasonceaeainonaneven keel,wemanagedtodo.AprivateairstripatWalsall appearedbelowus,welanded.Taffcrawledoutand layunderthewing.Istaegeredoutandmademyway tothecanteenforanoldNAFFImueofweaktea.It wasereat.

Thede-briefingofthedisplayafterwardsdisclosed thattheeventswereasfollows:Taffdecidedthathe wantedtomanthepumps,andasweweregoingtoa newbasehewantedtokeephisbestsuit,theaircraft andhimselfclean.ThetinklethatIheardwasTaff withdrawingthepinfronthissafetystraps.Turningto hisriehttodischargethecontentsofhisstomachover theBlackCountry.Atthesametimeheplacedhisleft legatthebottomofthestickforleverageandkicked out.Thestickshottotheinstrumentpanelandthe aircraftcommencedaviscoushunt,diggingthestraps intomeanddischargingTaffintotheslipstream.It wasthenthatinstinctsavedtheday.IfIhadtriedto gettheaircraftoutofthedivefirst,Taffwouldhave goneandthenIwouldhavetotellhisMamthathe hadmadeaholethroughtheroofofWoolworths.

Oh,well,that'showitgoes.Ourlotareastainedand dirtylot,butatleasttheyhavelearnedsincethatday ourmottoorsayingfortheClubis:"Justletitgo.-

ThelasttimeIsawTaff,hewaslikeatrampand smelledlikeone.Apityhestoppedflying,butthe lessonwastoohardforhim.So,donotforeet,Chaps, justletitgo,justletitgo.

BurtRutan'sVari-Eze

Memberswillhavenoticedanannouncementon thenewlygainedapprovalforconstructionofBert Ruttan'sVari-EzeaircraftforthisCountry,which appearedintheNov./DecemberMagazine.Thiswas inthenatureofa'stoppressinsertion,whichiswhyit appearedontheadvertspage(andtheadverts,infact appearedonaninsertedsheet).Wefeltthattheinformationwassoimportantandsoup-to-date,thatitwas ill thenatureofa'scoop'forboththeEditorsand,of course,P.F.A.Engineering.However,forthoseseeking toknowwhattheVari-Ezeisallabout,wecouldnot betteraninformationsheetwhichwasdistributedwith thelastNorthEastStrut'sNewsletter,andwhich,with theirpermission,wenowreprinthere,asfollows.

TheVari-Eze(pronouncedveryeasy)wasdesigned byBurtRutanandisacompletelynewconceptin ultralightaircraftdesign,constructionandperformance.Itisofcanardconfiguration(i.e.tailfirst)with apusherengine.theseatsareintandemandaresteeply reclinedgivingaseatingpositionsimilartoahigh performancesailplane.Thewingsaresweptback18andareof22ft.span,thesurfacesaresmoothwithout ailerons,flaps.etc.,tospoilthecontours.Ateachwing tipthereisaWinglet/Rudderwhichapartfromgiving directionalcontroli-educedthewingtipvorticesand thusthedrag.

Thecanard,anditsdesign.isprobablythemost significentpartoftheaircraft.Aswellascarryinga percentageoftheliftingforceitalsoactsasan elevator,aileronsandflapsThedesignissuchthat thecanardalwaysstallsbeforethemainwingsand thereforetheaircraftwillnotstallorspininthe acceptedsense.Itcanbeflownunderfullcontrol,with fullaftstick,atanypowersetting.Anotherfeatureof thecanardisthatinturbulentconditions,becauseof thedesign,itwilltrytostabihsetheaircraftautomatically.

Theaircrafthastrimcontrolonallthreeaxis,and oncetrimmedoutproperlycanbeflownhandsand feetoffforlongperiods.

Thewingsandcanardareattachedtothefuselage byquick-disconnectfittingsenablingtheaircrafttobe takenhomeonatrailer.

Comparedtotheaveragehomehuiltaircraftinthis countrytheperformanceisspectacular.On100hpit hasamaximumcruisespeedof200mph.andan econonlycruiseof145mph,therangebeing700miles and1100milesrespectively.Thisisatitsmax.gross weightof1050Ibs.—emptyweightis.5301bs.Take-oft

byOliverSmith

runis700ftanditclimbsat1800fpmatmax.all-up weight.Landing,however,isaproblem.Becauseof thepoorvisihilityforwardathighanglesofattackthe landingspeedhastobekeptuptoabout6skts.This, togetherwiththefactitissocleanitdoesn'twantto stopflying,makesBurtRutansaythat[heminimum striplengthshouldhe2400ft.

Themostimportantfeatureforthehomebuilder is themethodandmaterialsofconstruction.Apartfrom theengine.canopy,wheelsandafewbracketsthe wholeaircraftisbuiltfromfoam.glassclothand epoxyresin.Becauseofthisrevolutionarymethodof constructiontheplans,ormorecorrectlytheconstructionmanual,istotallydifferenttowhatone normallyexpects.ILis.infact,verylikcadresspattern withsketches,words,fullsizetemplates.photos,ctc. Eachpart,cg.canard,hasitsownchapterwhichlists allthematerialsandtoolsrequired.andthetimetaken foreachstep.Itreallyisanidot'sguidetoaircraft construction.

Thefoamiscuttoshapeusingahotwirearound templatesforthecanardandwings.andbyknifeand wirebrushforthefuselage.Thesparsarelaidupon thefoamwithglasscloth/epoxyandOnassemblythe wholesurfaceisglassed.Virtuallyallthestructureis intheouterskinwhichmakesinspectionveryeasy. Oncealay-upisstarteditmustheseenthroughto completion,andon[helargerlay-upstwoorthree peoplearerecommended.Onepersoncouldmakethe aircrafthutsomelay-upswouldtake8hoursofnonstopworking.Thetotalmanhoursrequiredtobuild theaircraft,lessengine,cowlingandinstrument installationis360;80ofthesearefortheassistant. Thisisconsiderablylessthanforaconventionalhomebuiltwhichwouldtake2or3timesaslong.

Ofcourse[herearesnags—thebiggestbeingthat certainpartsandmaterialsareonlyavailablefromthe Statesandsoarecostly.Thewholeaircraftshould takelessthan600hourstobuildatacostofbetween EI,700and£2,800.lessengine,dependingwhetherall thcavailableprefabricatedpartsarcboughtfromthe StatesoryoumakethemyourselfTheaircrafthas createdimmenseinterestthroughouttheworld. Althoughthefirstconstructionmanualwasonlysold inJulythisyearalreadyintheStatesthereareacouple ofdozenattheengineinstallationstage.Iwouldn'tbe surprisedifthereisoneatSywellin'77.

TheVarpEzefeaturesareirwvablenoseiIheelwhichisretracted onthegroundioenablethecrewto enterandleavetheaireraPawl10 preventfallingontoitstailwhile parked.N4E7shownhere,isthe firstlari-Elebuilttokit.vainiarels withalongernosethantheprototype-

AUSTRALIANTURBI

AsiamemberofyourAssociationandahome builderIthoughtanarticleonmyDruineTurbiWould beofinterest.fflewtheaircraftforthefirsttimeon Sunday,7thofNovember,butIhadbetterbeginat thebeginning.

IpurchasedtheaircraftinSept.1974afterseeingit partlyconstructedandstoredatKellerberrin.a countrytownsonie108milesfromhere.ftwasloveat firstsightand,beinganoldie(now59vears)Idecided thatfinishingthiswouldbebetterthanstartingafresh project.Igotthefuselage.mainplane,tailplaneand undercarriageallincompleteplustwoengines,one incompleteandsonteinstrumentsandthreeairscrews allfor1,000dollars.IhadthelottruckedtoPerth,W. Australia.Themainplane.Istoredontheverandah, whichfhadglassedin,andthefuselagestoredinthe garage.Lateritwasfittedwithadummyundercarriage inordertobewheeledoutintothedrivewhenwork wastobedoneonitindaylight.

ThejoboccupiedtwoYearsplusandexceptfora fewweeks'holidayintheU.K.whereIsawtwoother Turbis(andflewone).fdoubtifadaypassedthatI didnotdoatleastanhour'sworkontheproject.

Everyweek-endandallmyholidayswerespentonit. Ibeganbycompletingthetailplane.whichrequired thestabili2ercoveringandhingescompleting.Iguess thejobwasdifficultattimes,despitemylife-longexperienceasaworkshoptechnician.withskillsinall trades.

Thedrawingswereincompleteandsonic40-odd drawingswereultimatelysubmittedandpassedas modificationsbytheDept.ofTransport.Sonic drawingswerenecessaryforalterationsmadetothe throttlecontrols,cowlingsforthe80H.P.Gipsy Minorengine(thishadverylowhoursandwas virtuallynew).Ifittedbrakes.usingHondamotor cyclebrakeshoes.Thebackplatesandfittingswere madeandlikewisethedrums.whichlittedtothebolts holdingthesplithubs.CablestoHondaclutchlevels, thelatterfittedtotherearcontrolcolumn.

Atailwheel\vasfitted,butbecausetherudderhorn wastoohigh,itcouldnotbeusedtocontrolthetail wheelcastering.Instead.Ifittedspringsandasingle stopwhichlimitedthemovement or thewheelto70 degreeseachway.butdidnotallowittopivotaround andwindupthesprings.

ThebatteredGipsyminorcowlwasputtiedupand smoothedtobecomeapatternforafibreglasscowl. Thiscameoutextremelywellandwhenfittedwithan aluminiumstrip,coveredwithurethane,madeaneat fittingfortheupperandsidecowlsofdural.The Dept.requiredastressanalysisoftheenginemount (some30pagesofmaths.)andalotofworkwentinto enginemounts.TheDynaflexmounts,originallyfrom aMothMinorhadperished.fcontactedDunlop Rubberwhokindlysentmeadrawingonhowtomake amouldtore-rubberthese.Thisoccupiedsome14 hoursofmachiningbuttheactualcostofthejobwas surprisinglycheapI.ofcourse,madethemoulds. Aftertrammellingtheenginefrarne,thedistancepieces weremadeandfittedwiththerequiredtaper.New boltsweremadefrom4130steel.Fuellines,flexible andcoveredwithasbestosfiresleeving,werefitted. Anautomotivetachometerwasfittedandthelight flexiblecablewasfoundtocopewithanasty"5bend,beforethecableenteredthefirewall.Iwas advisedtonotworryaboutignitionshieldinguntilit wasprmedtoberequiredTheGipsyminorengineis notliltedwithageneratorand,asakotheradio(an AS.H.360)wasliltedtotherearcockpit.itproved unnecessarytohaveshieldedignition.TheradioI littedtotherearseattoaslotcutintothesideofthe PopularItviig.JanuaBal'ehruary.1977

by ALANMITCHELL

seat,adjacenttotherighthandsideofthefuselage.I madeanewandhigherseattoaccomodatemyshort frame.

Otherjobsnotshownontheplansincludedrudder springs,rudderandelevatorstops,apairofpulleysin therearcockpittodirecttheruddercablesawayfrom thewingbolts,wingtiedowns(Perthisoneofthe windiestcities),acableinsteadofatorquerodconnectingthefrontandrearcontrolcolumns,aremovablefrontcontrolcolumn.inspectionpanelsto thefuselageandmainplane(thesecamefroma Blanikgliderandarethepressbuttonreleasetype).

Completingthewineandcoveringitwasavery satisfyingjob.Theinstrumentpanelisintherearonly andwaschangedseveraltimesbeforeImadeupmy mind.Thetachometerisorrthepanelandonthe coaming.togiveastraightrunforthecable.Theoil pressureandtemparcontheoiliersideforthesame reason.Theignitionswitchbeingalsoonthecoaming. Onlythemainflyinginstrumentsbeingfittedtothe panel.Thefuelgaugeisfittedtothetankcapand consistsofalengthofin.diameterstainlesssteel tubeslottedalongmostofitslength,insidethisis anotherthinnertube(alsostainless)fittedwithacork floatandanarrowlevelindicator.Thetankwas calibratedwiththefuselagelevelandeachgallonis markedbyasemicircularwashersolderedtothein. tube,thetankholds14gallons.

Approachingwinter,Ihadtheaircraftmovedfrom myfrontlawn,whereithadbeenassembled,to Jandakot,oursecondaryairport.TheRoyalAero Clubkindlygavemehangarroomwhereitwas assembledandtheremainingjobscompleted.This tookmuchlongerthanexpected.Ihadtocarrythe requiredtoolsandtravelalongdistanceeachweekend.Thenthedrawingsandstressanalysishadtobe passedandallthepaperworkcompleted.Icarried outfuelflowtests.runningtheenginewithaCarburettorfullafterwarmingitup.thendisconnectingthe fuellinestothecarburettorandcollectingwhatwas deliveredwiththeenginerunning.Thisprovedthat muchmorewasdeliveredthanwouldeverbeused. hadseveralgroundengineerslookitoverand correctedthefaultstheyfound.SuddenlyIhadnothing elsetodoandthepermissiontoflycamejustbeforeI hadcompletedaconversionontoaChipmunk.

IsetthedateforthefollowingSunday,togiveme timeforalastcheckoverandtochargetheHonda motorcyclebattery,whichpoweredtheradio.

fdraggedthefamilyoutofbedat0500hoursand wewereattheairportby0630hrs.Mysontooksome moviesasIchristenedthescrewwithsomebubblyand carriedmitthepreflightinspection.Soonfriends arrived,includingtlieDepartmentInspectorand manymembersofMirSportAviationGroupand Aero011bmembers.

TheenginestartedfirstswingandIwassoontaxiing tothefarendofdiestrip.Aftertake-ofTclearanceand goodwishesfromthetower.Ilinedupandopened thethrottle.SoonthetailwasupandIhadflying speed!Itclimbedsteeplyat50plusknotsandafter turningcrosswind.foundIwasabove1000B.with wispsoffightcloudfloatingbyandwishingfhadput onajumperbeneathmyjacket.Therestwaseasy,a slightlytoofastapproach.butagoodlanding.Soon wasbeingcongratulated.Aftercorrectingaslight tailheavinessbyfittingtabstotheelevator(asa temporarymeasure)Itookolfagaintogetairtoair Co/Wm/calonpage25

GroupNews

Inthelasteditionof PopularFlyingI promisedthat thistimewewouldbringyounewsaboutsomeofour PreservationandRestorationGroups,soweare presentingherethreeprofiles,eachonaGroupthat representsaparticularcross-sectionofactivitiesin thisfield.

Firstly,basedintheLeedsarea,theNorthern AeroplaneWorkshopswasfoundedin1973byJohn Longhorn.withafourfoldobjective,directedtowards thepreservationofouraeronauticalheritage;to perpetuatetheskillsoftheearlydaysofaeronautical engineering,toconstruct,withprofessionaladviceand inspection.airworthyexamplesofoutstandinghistoricaldesigns,tofosterresearchintoallaspectsofearly aviation,especiallyonalocallevelandtoencourage publicinterestinaviationthrougheducation.The Groupwrites:—

"OurfirstmajorprojectisthenowlegendarySopwithTriplanedesignedbyourHonoraryMember HerbertSmith.Itisbeingmadeinstrictcompliance withworks'drawingsforthefamousShuttleworth CollectioninBedfordshire,wherewehopeitwillfly formanyyearstocome.AlsowithintheGroup.one memberisconstructingareplicaoftheSopwith Triplaneasasoloproject.Thenextmajorconstruction will,wehope,betheBristolMIBMonoplane,which ourteamareresearchingnow.Thesemachineswillbe poweredbygenuineClergetrotaryengines,alsobeing restoredbytheGroup.Thereareweeklyworkshop sessionswheremembersareencouragedtotrytheir skillsunderthesupervisionofourworkshopengineers.TherearealsomonthlymeetingsattheYorkshire AeroplaneClubhouseatYeadon,wherewemeet sociallytoenjoythelecturesandfilmsorganisedby ourEventsSecretary,whoalsoarrangessomevery interestingtripsinthesummermonths.Wearealso sponsoriniaseriesoftalks,theSpringandAutumn

byMikeVaisey

LectureatWIRAinLeeds,towhichthepublicare invitedandthespeakersareofinternationalrepute. Membership.however,hasmanyotherbenefits.In additiontoourownhousejournal'TRIPE',members receive'CONTROLCOLDMN'—theinternational magazineonaircraftpreservation,andmembershipof theShuttleworthVeteranAeroplaneSociety,which includessonicfreeticketstotheiropendaysandtheir magazine'PROPSWING',aswellassocialmembershipoftheYorkshireAeroplaneClub-.

Soundsquiteapackage,doesn'tit?Anyoneinthe Leedsareawithakeeninterestandwillingtograftor offertheirskillsshouldcontactMr.R.A.Elliotat2 OverHallPark,Mirfield.WestYorkshire,WF149JN.

OursecondprofileisoftheSouthWalesSwallow Group,fromtheNewport.Gwent,area.Withjust livemembers,theiractivitiesarededicatedtoone particularobjective.JohnHughes,theirspokesman, tellsus:—

"OurinterestinrestoringtheB.A.Swallowstemmed fromthecommoninterest,togetherwithothermembersofourGroup.Wehavebeentogetherforanumber ofyearsrepairingandrebuildinggliders.Ithadbeen discussedonseveraloccasionsthatperhaps,whenour presentprojectnearedcompletion(thecompletererebuildofanOlympia463sailplane)wewouldendeavourtobuildawoodenconstructedaeroplane. perhapsaCavalier or somethingsimilar.

"AlfWilliams,whoisthefoundermemberofour GroupandisalsothetechnicalchapoftheGroup. hadbeenhavingsometalkswithanowgoodfriendof ours,Mr.Don.Ellis,whoresidesintheIsleofWight. HeinvitedustotheIslandforalookathisB.A. Swallow(the'OldGirl'ashecallsher).Thevisit turnedouttobeamemorableoneforus,tosaythe least.WewereintroducedtoDon'swifeMarywho. incidentally,usedtobeaferrypilotduringthewar yearsandhadflowncountlesswartimeaircraft,of bothsingleandmulti-enginedtypes.AftertalkingB.A. SwallowsandKlemmSwallows,andvarioustypesof Pobjoyengines,theendtoaperfectdaycamewhen DoninvitedbothAlfandmyselftoacircuitin G-AFGE.WewerebynowsoldontheSwallowaircraftfortheverycharacterofit.

"AsearchbeganforasuitableSwallowtorestore orrebuild.Wealsoheardataboutthistime,thata SwallowwaslyingwiththeNorthernAircraftPreservationSocietyatManchester.Wegotintouchwith themtoaskwhetherwecouldcometosomeagreement withaviewtorestoringtheiraircraft.Afterseveral monthsofsetbackshowever,alasthedealfellthrough. Nottobediscouraged,ourAlfcontinuedtoresearch everyavenueandcluesastothewhereaboutsof Swallowsinhiding,theenthusiasmbynowwasso intensethatnotadaywentbywithoutsomesortof discussionsonSwallowaircraftensuing.Thenone day,sometwelvemonthsafterourfirstenquiry,we discoveredourG-AFGD(onetimeBK897)downin theWestCountry.Theaircraftturnedouttobeina sorrystateofrepairfromitsstorageperiodof30years ormore.Wehavedonesomeresearchintothisaircraftanditappearsthatitspentsomeofitsearlylife atouroldCardiffAeroplaneClubatPengamMoors. ItwasthenimpressedintotheR.A.F.andwasused forevaluationtrialsinglidertowingofvariousconfigurationsatbothThomeandFarnborough.Itwas thendemobbedin1942andremainedinstorageever since.Theworktodateontheaircraftis;allmetalworkhavingbeenstrippedoff,allthefuselageframes havebeenrecleanedandregluedandonesideofthe

MenthersoftheNorthernAeroplaneWorkshopatwork ontheirSomeithTriplaneReplica.

fuselagepracticallyreskinned.Theenginehasbeen takenonbyanotherofourstalwartfriendswhoworks atAirworkServicesLtd.,atRhoose.whoisatthe presenttimerestoringthePobjoyenginetoitsformer glory".

TheSouthWalesGroup'sSwallowisjustoneof severalaircraftunderactiverestorationbyPEA Groupsupanddownthecountry.Wewillbringyou detailsofotherprojectsfromtimetotimebutthe Swallowshowshowtheconsiderabletaskofrebuilding anoldaircraftcanheeasedbyspreadingtheload.

Finally,comeafewlinesfromSteveDrake.the GeneralSecretary orIhe AeroplaneCollection,a limitedcompanyformedtocontinuetheworkofthe NorthernAircraftPreservationSociety.ButletSteve tellyouthestory

"TheAeroplaneCollectionwasformedinDecember 1973asaLimitedCompany,tocontinuetheworkof theNorthernAircraftPreservationSociety,withthe sameaims,thesameaircraft,andthesamemembers. MorerecentlywehaveLeenregisteredasaneducationalcharity.

"SincetheformationofN.A.P.S.withAvian G-EBZMintheearly1960s,wehavebeencollecting andrestoringtonon-flyingconditionaircraft,engines. andsmallerpiecesofaeronautica.Overtheyearswe haveputtogetheracollectionofoverthirtyaircraft and35aircraftengines,includingthosefittedintoour airframes.Ithasalwaysbeenourintentiontoforman aviationmuseumintheNorthWesttoexhibitour growingcollection,andalargepartofoureffortsare atpresentchannelledintofindingasuitablesite.In themeantime,mostofourrestoredaircraftareon displayatothermuseumsaroundtheCountry,as follows:

BASwallowG-AEVZ,RapideG-ADAH.and FleaBAPC-12atEastFortunewiththeRoyal ScottishMuseum:

SkeeterXLSIIandRoeTriplanereplicaBAPC'6attheHistoricAircraftMuseum,Southend: MeteorWL332andVampireXL535withthe RoyalUmpireMuseum.Croston

AvianG-EBZMatKeithFordyce'sMuseumnear Torbay:

MessengerG-ALANinstoreatC'ardingtonfor theRAFMuseum.

"Theremainderofourairframesarestoredatour premisesatWigan.priortomovingintotheworkshop forrestoration.Ourmostrecentadditionhasbeenthe forwardfuselageofBlackburn11-2G-ADFVfrom574 ATCsquadronatCaterham.Weintendtocompletely restorethecockpitorthisaircraft,andrequiremany PopularFlying,Jaunary-February.1977

B.A.SwallowG-AIGD(os BK897)nowownedhytheSouth Wnles Swallow Group.

Thisphoto was takenduringthe movefromtheWestCountryto Wulespriorto rehuildhlg.

detailpartsforthisproject.ThankstoH.S.A.. Brough.wehavebeenabletophotographthecockpit ofG-ALWindetail.

"Overthepastyearasteadyflowofengineshave beenpassingthroughtheworkshop.Rebuildshave beencompletedona19146-cylinderAnzani,a LeonidesMajor,andaGipsyQueen.whilstthespace madeavailable(andmore)hasbeenfilledbyaSpey. aNene,aTheseus,aGipsySix,asectionedTwin Wasp,andaWellandacquiredwiththeB-2.Asthisis writtenthelasttwoaredismantledforrebuild.Most ofourrestoredenginesaremovedtoRAFCosford fordisplayintheAerospaceMuseum.

'Themoneytofinancethisworkcomesmainly fromattendanceatlocalshowsandmajorairdisplays withasalesstand,andfromthesale of newspaper salvage.Lastsummerweattendedthearrdisplaysat Sleap,Blackpool.ChurchFenton,andGreenham Common,inadditiontosucheventsasTheManchesterShowandH.S.A.Lostockfamiliesday.

'Toadministerouractivitiesweholdcommittee meetings every' fortnightinManchester.Weoffer membershipat£3.00perannumforFullmembers. includingthemagazine'ControlColumn'andour ownnewsletter.Anyenquirieswouldbewelcomedto usal100.GlazebrookLane,Warrington,WA35BE".

Well,thereweare.Wehaven't,ofcouFse,touched onthisoccasiononthecollectionsoffullyairworthy aircraftkeptalivebythehardworkoftheirownstaff, ofwhichtheShuttleworthCollection.theImperial WarMuseumCollectionatDuxfordandtheStrathallanCollectioninScotlandarenotableexamples TheShuttleworthCollectionhasbeenreviewedinthis magazinebeforeandyouwillhavereadallaboutthe DoxfordAviationSocietyinthelastissue.Perhaps someonewillwriteandtellusallabouttheStrathallan Collection.Allarewellworthavisitbyroadorair. Aerialvisitorsareusuallywelcomedbutremember theyareallstrictlyPPO.Theonepossibleexceptionis DuxfordwheretheDefenceLandAgencyrequiresome sixweekspriornoticeandagoodreasontovisitas wellas£100,000worthofinsurance!Theimpression amongmanypilotsisthataerialvisitorsarenot welcomedbytheairfieldadministratorsandthatthe businessofgettingpermissionisalltoohard.We suspectthisisanimpressioncreatedbyafewindividualsandcertainlydoesnotreflecttheviewofthe dedicatedpeoplewhodoalltheworkthereNevertheless,theplaceiswellworth a visitandtheirannual OpenAirShowDaysareoutoftlflsworld.Let'shope thefuturewillseethebureaucratseasingoffthered tape.

DearSir, AGINGAUSTERS

Yourfeature"AgingAusters"inthe'76Sywell SupplementpromptsmetoaskifG-AGYDisstill around.Notlongago I thoughtIsawitflyinginour areaandcausedsomeconcerntotheneighboursby wavingmybinocularsexcitedlyandpointingskywards.

G-AGYDistheactualAusterflownunderfifteen ThamesbridgesinLondonbyMajorChrisDraper earlyin1953.Oldermemberswillrecallthefurorethis escapadecreated.Iwasemployedatthattimeonthe groundstaffofHertsandEssexAeroClubatBroxbourneaerodrome,andYDwasoneofthreeAusters operatedbythem.Whenitreturnedfromitsepic stunt,'YDwaspushedquietlyintothehangarwhilst themanagementandstaffwereblissfullyunawareof itsadventuresandtheimpendingpublicityaboutto breakoverourheads.

Bythetimeweheardthenews,thePressboyswere swarmingaroundtheclubhouseaskingleadingquestionsandphotographinganotherAuster(G-AJEDas ittook-offandlanded.NextdaycertainLondon dailiescontainedanumberoffakedphotographs showing'ETenlargedtosensationalproportions,its registrationletterscarefullyfuzzed,superimposedon backgroundsofvariousThamesbridges.Onephoto wassobadlycutthatthefinandrudderlooked square.'YDatthattimeworeanelderlycoatofsilver paint,which,onanewsphotomightappeardirtygrey. 'El'sglossycreampainthowever,lookedgleaming whiteintheNationaldailies.Ioverheardonereporter 'phoningaparticularsensationtabloid,and I thought his"Copy-owedmoretojournalisticimagination thantoactualfact.Thisandthephotoengineering gavemeacynicalattitudetoFleetStreetthatthepassingyearshavestrengthened.

Thepapersreportedthat"MadMajor"Draperwas outofworkatthetimeandusedhislastfewshillings inthispublicitystunttogainemployment.ThelastI heardwasthathelosthisLicenceforayear,hadhis lifestoryinaLondoneveningpaperandobtaineda jobasacarsalesman.

Yourssincerely,

H. A.SMITH,A.M.R.Ae.S.

51DIGSWELLPARKROAD,

WELWYNGARDENCITY, HERTS.AL87NW.

DearSirs, deHAVILLANDMOTHCLUB

Onpage15ofthe1976 S,yuellSupplement youstate: ..."ThisThruxtonJackarooG-AOIRisatthe momenttheonlyairworthyexampleintheU.K....Nottrue.G-AOIRwasitselfun-airworthyatthe timeoftheD.H.M.C.GransdenRallyinAugustdue toaslightbendinbothpropellerandleadingedge, butMauriceBretthopestohaveitallbentstraight againerelong.G-APAM,JackarooownedbyTim WilliamsandflyingfromNewbury,didvisitGransden tosportasmartredandyellowsunburstcolour scheme,afarcryfromthedayswhenthisaeroplane wasfamiliarontheracingscenewithawellknown ladypilotatthecontrols.

ArthurChristian'sJackarooG-APAOhasbeensold toD.H.M.C.memberCecilIrvineinNorthernIreland whereitnowis,andyetanother'Roowhichisalive andwellisG-APAJ,whichfliesfromWhiteWaltham.

PaulGliddoncontinuestoraisethemoraleof'Roo

G-A0I0whichheisrebuildingatInvernesshaving pirouettedthroughahangarafterbothendshad beenopenedduringagale.BrianKnockissoonto startworkonG-ANFYatAshford,Kent,and G-APAPisthoughttobeinairworthystate,possibly atThruxtonitself.

Andsoyousee,theBritish'Rooisaliveandwell, andfarfrombeingextinct.

BestWishes, STUARTMCKAY, Secretary deflavillandMothClub TANGMERE, 16THATCHERDRIVE, MAIDENHEAD,BERKSHIRE.

Goodtoseethe'Rooisaliveandwellandthebestqf luckwiththeDHClub,Stuart.—Ed.

FLYINGOVERSEAS

DearSir, May I giveyouatipaboutanarticlethatIhave beenreading,it'sabout"PermissiontoFlyoverseas" byGeoffFarronpage9oftheSeptember-October edition.InoticedthathehadproblemsaboutregulationsandofficialpaperstoflyoverBelgium.Mr. GeoffFarrhasbeensendinghislettertothefollowing address:

Administrationdel'Aeronautique AerodromeDeHaren Bruxelles13.

Thisisanoldaddress,thenewoneis:

Administrationdel'Aeronautique WorldTradeCenter

I-Building8'Etagebon60 Bd.E.Jacqmain162 1000Bruxelles.

IfyousendyourlettertothisaddressIadviseyou tosenditbyregisteredpostandifyoudon'treceive ananswer,youmustnotdespair,theyalwaystake noticeofyourletter.

Withkindregards, A.BOUCKAERT AMERIKALEI71bus4, B2000ANTWERPEN,BELGIUM.

ALETTER TOTHECHAIRMAN

DearDavid,

NowthatIambackinAustraliawithVH-CMC,I thinkitonlyfittingthat I officiallyputonpapermy sincerethankstotheP.F.A.asawholeforthe wonderfultreatmentIpersonallyreceivedduringmy stayintheU.K.

IfoundSywelljusttremendous,andtheattention extendedtomebyA/Cmdr.ChrisPaul,yourCommitteeandyourselfwaswaybeyond"thecallofduty", andsomethingIshallalwaystreasure.

TotheP.F.A.peoplethatgavemetheprivilegeof flyingtheirbeautifulaircraftandallthemembersthat tookthetimetowishmeluck,canIsayaverybig thankyou.

ThewholeflyingsceneinEnglandwasveryrefreshinganditwasgreattoseesuchabigeffortbeing madetohangontoaviationatthe"grassrootslevel-. and I knowtheP.F.A.willcontinuetoservethe enthusiastintheyearsahead.

Sincerebestwishes.

CLIVILCANNING 28/8HANNAHSTREET, NORTHFRANKSTON, VICTORIA,AUSTRALIA,3200.

GYRONEWSbyIanBurnett

G-AXASWallis Gyro—KenWallishassentusa verywelcomeletterregardingtheunfortunateaccident whichbefellhistwoseaterG-AXASon9.5.76,which wenowreproduceforthebenefitofallGyropilots— "...MysonDavidwhois200Ibs.plusinweight, askedmetotakehimonthe2401b.tareweighttwoseater.Itwasveryhot,andalmostcompletelycalm.I agreedthatIwouldturnleftaftert/otoavoidupsettingthelocalchurchgoersinthevillage.Myfieldis pasture300yds.by130yds.orsosurroundedbytrees andphonewires,cablesetc.

Thetake-offandinitialclimbwerenecessarilysomewhatless"dramatic"thanusual,andIrealisedthata climboutstraightaheadwouldentailaslowstraight andverynoisyclimbneartothechurchbeforeIcould turnaway.Thealternativewasaslightlydescending turninmyownfieldtolandbackonafterrollingout oftheturn.

Itdidn'twork,butonlybecauseIwasalittletoo high(about6ft.)asIrolledoutlevelandthespeed wastoolow.Asthegincreased,rotorr.p.m.decayed tonormal,andtheaircraftsanktoaheavylanding. Nodamagewascausedbythatbuttherotorstruck thegroundbehindtheaircraftcausingittosomersault astherotor'senergysubsided."

Kensumsupwiththewords—"Inshorttheaccident waspurelypiloterror,while"floggingthemostwilling horse"inaviation.Onecouldn'thavetakenanyaeroplaneoutofthefieldthatday,whilenosmallhelicopterwouldhopetoliftsuchaweightcompared withitsown.Onlyanultralightgyroplanecouldhave coped,andthisonewouldhaveifIhadn'ttriedto avoidthestraightclimbout,atriskofbadpublic relationswiththe"faithful".Landingoffatightturn isacommonoperationalpracticewithmyaircraft— ithassomeadvantagesoverastraightapproach.This timeIhavelearnedthehardwayinaspecial"corner oftheflightenvelope".Itwon'tbewasted.Iwould liketoemphasizeagainthatthisincidentdoesnot reflectonthesafetyofaproperlydesignedandbuilt autogyro—ratherthereverse."

WeunderstandthatKenwasunluckyenoughto havebrokenalegintheaccident,andatthetimeof writingwasrecuperatinginhospital—wearesureall memberswouldwishhimagoodrecoveryanda speedyreturntoflying.

DON'TFORGETTHE P.FA.INTERNATIONALRALLY1977

SYWELL,JULY1st,2ndand3rd

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photosforourpaper.Theseappearednextdaywith 'anaccuratearticle.

Sincemyfirstflightaweekago,Ihaveflownthe planetoanearbyairstripandcarriedoutmany landings,aftermakingapermanentcorrectiontothe tailheavynessbyfittingathickwashertothefront sparboltsofthestabilizer.Icannotgivefiguresofthe performanceyet,exceptthatcruiseseemstobeinthe orderof75Knots.Iammakingapproachesat50Kts andclimbingat50Kts.TheairscrewisametalFairey Reed,offaMilesGemini,andmaybealittlecoarse inpitchasitisholdingtherevs,toamax.of2,150. However,theclimbseemstobemorethansatisfactory whensolo.Ilookforwardtomanypleasanthours flying.

Tipsforhomebuilders?Yes—andmostimportant —sticktotheplans,talktoasmanyexperienced peopleintheaircraftindustryasyoucan,theycan

PopularFlying,January-February, 1977

The1977AirDisplaySeason

EachyeartheAssociationisofferedtheopportunity toparticipateinseverallargeAirDisplays.Thisyear theExecutiveCommitteehavedecidedtoconcentrate onfourmajorevents.

BigginHillAirFair:14-15May1977

BlackpoolAirPageant:28-29May1977

BournemouthAirShow:11-12June1977

BlackbusheAirFestival:30-31July1977

ParticipationinothereventswillbeatthediscretionofthelocalStrutswithhelpfromtherecently formedDisplaySubCommittee.

Eachdisplayslotwillbeapproximately20minutes inlengthandwillbesplitintotwosections.Thefirst isFora'star'aeroplanewithacomprehensivecommentarygivingasmanydetailsaspossible.The secondhalfwillconsistofatwocircuitflypastwitha largevarietyofaircraft.Thisschemewastriedlast yearatBigginHill,withDavidBuckleandhis Cavalierinthelimelightanditworkedquitewell.The DisplayCommitteewouldliketoformaregisterof allbuilders,andpilotswhowouldbewillingtobe consideredforoneormoreoftheaboveevents.It mustberememberedthatwewishtoprojectan imageofsafe,funflyingwhichthepubliccanreadily appreciateasbeingwithintheirownpotential.Itis pointlessforustotrytoimitatepolishedaerobatic, orformationdisplays,whicharebetterlefttoprofessionalswiththetimetopractice.

Pilotsjoiningtheregisterwillbesentaquestionaire form,adisplaymapandinformationsheets.Normally participantswillbeprovidedwithfuelforthedisplay andtheflighttoandfromtheaerodrome.Thisis handledontheday,alongwithluncheonvouchers. Wheretheeventissponsored,asmallprizeissometimesgivenbytheorganisersforustoaward.

Inthepastourgroundexhibitionshavesometimes beenadisappointment.ThePFA'smarqueeistobe fittedwithanewpurposebuiltdisplaystand.One sectionwillbeforsalesitemsandmembershipenquiries,withtheremainderopenforaskeletonaircraft.Thecommitteewouldbepleasedtohearof anyone,withanabandonedproject,whichcouldbe transportedaroundfortheseason,oralternatively,a localhome-builtprojectthatcouldbesetup.Another ideaistoprovideaworkbench,wheresomeonecould befinishingoffsomepre-constructedwingribs,which wouldselllikehotcakestohungrysouvenirhunters.

Ifyouwouldliketojointheregister,helpwiththe standorcancomeupwithanynewideas,pleasewrite totheDisplaySubCommittee,c/otheP.F.A.office, Shoreham.

saveyoulotsofmoneyonparts.Learnallyoucan aboutregulationsintheaircrafttrade.Beforeflying youraircraft,besuretogetanendorsementona similaraircraft.Forinstance,atailwheelaircraft endorsementmaybesufficienttoflyyourowntail wheelaircraft.Sinceonecansoongetoutofpractice getsomeexperienceafewdaysbeforeflyingyour dream.Finallyarrangeinsurancecoveronyouraircraftandself.

Alittlenewsonwhatishappeningdownunderin thisstate.Wehavesomethinglike55aircraftunder constructionwith89members;averygoodratio.

WehaveourownairstripatSerpentineandare currentlybuildingaclubhouseandputtingupfencing inpreparationforanopeningairshownextyear.Two membershaveappliedtoputuphangarsandoneof thesehasbegunconstruction.

Fora photographofAlan'sTurbiseePopularFlying Vol.20,No.4.—Ed.

Thepre-Christmasperiodisthetimeofyearthat. traditionally.alotofmeetingsoftheaeronautical communityareheld.MostofthemareinLondonand someofthemareofinteresttoourREA.Members. Letus,therefore,usethefirstpartof'Finals'to reportonthosethatwewereawareof.

Firstly,therewasthe75thanniversaryofthe foundingoftheRoyalAeroClub.Youmaywonder whatthathastodowithus.butmayalsobesurprised torealisethattheRoyalAeroClubhastakenona differentfacejustrecently,different,thatis,fromthe ClubthatwasinexistenceatthetimeoftheHon.C.S. Rolls,OswaldShortorGeofferydeHavilland.Today, theRoyalAeroClubcomprisesaCouncilofMembers fromalmosteveryaviationinterest.Itrepresentsevery BodyfromAOPAthroughPFAandontoBalloonists. OurrepresentativeonthatCouncilisourChairman, DavidFaulknerBryantanditthereforefollowsthat. whenFIRHThePrinceofWalesattendedtheR.Ae.C. 75thBirthdayevent,PFAwasdulyrepresentedand introducedtoHisRoyalHighness.YourEditorial scribewentalongandcanonlyenthuseatHisRoyal Highness'sinterestandunderstandingoftheaeronauticalscene.Tosaythathisspeechhadus'rolling intheaisles'mightbeoverdoingitabit,butbelieve me,itwasgood.

ThenextmeetingweattendedwastheAOPA PrivatePilotSymposiumattheRoyalAeronautical Society'slecturetheatre.Awholedayoflisteningto expertsfromtheprivatepilotingworld,andverygood valueitwas.TheBLACandnowAOPAholdsthese everyyearandonecannotfailtolearnsomenew informationrelativetogeneralflyingbyprivatepilots. Newthingswegatheredthisyear—fromthelegal pointofview:GroupOwner/Memberswoulddowell totakeoutadditionalpersonalinsurancetoindemnify themselvesagainstoneoftheirpartnersnulifyingthe groupinsurancequiteunintentionally(licencenot fullyuptodate,carryingunauthorisedpassengers. etc.).AnotheritemthatcameupwasthatitisproposedtomodifytheBICrating.Theideaisthata newly-accomplishedPPLcouldcarrystraighton intoaBASIC[MCRATING.withouthavingtowait fortheusual100hrs.tobuildupbeforeIlecan progresstobetterthings.Onthedebitside,itisproposedtoreducetheprivilegeofthePPLPilot,from beingallowedtoflyinginaminimumof1Nmhorizontalvis,toahigherminimumlimitof5kmvis.But, conversely,anyPPLwhoundertakesaBASICIMC (VeryBasic),goesbackto2kmallowableinflight. Yourscribefeltthat,whilstthismayappearanother incursionintotherightsto'flyfree',itwouldbe difficulttoargueagainstitinviewofvariousstatistics thatseemtoprovethatweallkillourselveswithout anyknowledgeofinstrumentflyingatall.

Thiswasfollowedbyacocktailpartyandreception attheRAFClubinPiccadily.whereitisusualto presenttheJohnPlayerAwardforaviation.Ifyou haven'theardofthisbefore,thisisanawardthatis administeredbyAOPA,butisopentoallthosewith aninterestintheUKaviationscene.Lastyearitwent toaVillagePolicemanatMona,ontheIsleofAnglesey,whohadstrivedfortwentyyearstogainaccessto theRAFfieldthereandwhohadrecentlysucceeded, formingaflyingclubsome200strong.Previoustothat, PercyBlamire,anairracingpilotsincethe1950's receivedthetrophy,andbeforethat,JamesBlack, thenBritishAerobaticChampion,frememberbeing handedtheJohnPlayeraward.Thisyear,wewere particularlyinterested,wonderingwhetherthePFA mighthaveashareintheTrophy—butno,orisityes?

Itwenttonootherthan-Ash"Ashburner,theair

trafficcontrolleratourownbelovedSywellairfield. 'Ash'wasintheRFCin1917andsurvivedtomanthe airtrafficcontrolatSywell,ashehadthroughthe years,toseeeverylastairbornevisitorintoPFA International,atSywellin1976.Whatarecord throughtheyears!WhocandobetterthanRFC1917 andstillbeinserviceinPFA1976!Asaluteto'Ash' fromallflyingmembersofthePFA.

Anothermeetingweattendedwas,ofcourse,the PFANationalCouncilMeetingattheRAFMuseum atHendon.Letmesaystraightaway,themeetingwas intheboardroomoftheMuseum,weweren'tallowed toactuallyhaveameetingintheLane,theWimpyor theBeau.Mindyou.Idon'tthinkwe'dhavegotmuch done,hadthatbeenthecase.JohnWalkerwas eventuallyprisedoutofanexhibittochairthemeeting, whichgraduallyincreasedinsizeasotherPEA delegateswereremovedbytheCuratorsandseton courseforourmeetingplace.OurPresident.Air CommodoreG.J.C.Paul,hadseenfittosenda rallyingcalltoallourStrutsandGroups,toputina fullattendance.Theydid—hedidn't.Sadtosay,on thedueday,ourPresidentwaslaidlowwithoneof thoseusualwinter'flubugsandhewasonlyableto sendwordsofencouragement.Somewhere,justsomewhere,theremustbeoneofthoseLatinquotationsto fitthecase!Sadly,weEditorscan'thaveattendedthe rightschooltoquoteoneathim!(politely,ofcourse).

Themeetinghadrepresentationfrom17Strutsand onegroup,andwasalsoattendedbyamajorityofthe ExecutiveCommittee.Inoneofthemostconstructive meetingsoftheNationalCouncilyetheld,onebig pointdidemerge.ThiswasapointbyStanleyWard, freelanceflyingInstructor.exRAFandinvolvedwith theMacCauleyGroup,thattherewaslikelytobea reductionofservicesabletobeofferedby'parttime' trainingschools,followingarecommendationbythe AOPAflyingtrainingadvisorsthatalltraining organisationsberegistered.Thisthenfollowsthat even'privategroup'typeflyingtrainingorganisations (FTO's)havetohavethesamefacilitiesasthecommerciallyorientatedschools.Thismeanssomany squarefeetfortheCFI'sOffice,certaincubicfootage forlecturerooms,andaboveall,yourinstructor-must haveunderhisarm,somanycopiesof'airpilot'and similarpublications,thattheaircraftwillnever take-off,unlessheabandonssomeofit.

Nevertheless,notwithstandingthewholeofthe foregoing,thePFAarestillinbeing,stillreadytogo intothecomingyear,knowingthat,asneverbefore, wearebeginningtohaveavoice,notjustasamateur constructors,butasresponsiblepeopleintheflying community,representedbyknowledgableandresponsiblerepresentativesatthehighestlevelof aviationinthiscountry.

IntheNovember/Decemberissueofthe'Magazine', wepublishedanarticleontheLightPlaneTrials. otherwiseknownastheP.F.A.DesignCompetition. onpages12/13.Weneglectedtotellyou,however,that thearticlewaswrittenbyJohnPothecary,whoisalso theguidinghandbehindthecompetition.Johnhas askedustopointoutacoupleofmistakesinhis article:TheEnglishElectricWrenwon,backinthe 20's.at80milesperGALLON,nothour,andthetime forerectionofanaircraftafterroadtransportshould readFIFTEENminutes.Fromallofwhich,youmay gather.JohnisnotatallpleasedwiththeEditorsat themoment!

Wearestillbackwiththe'What'sinanamecompetition'whichwelaunchedlastSummer.Withan interestthatwehadnotexpectedtoseestirredup,we hadnolessthan88suggestionsputforward,almosta thirdoftheseontheclosingdayforentries.However, theJudges,whoaretheP.F.A.Trophiesandawards Sub-Committee.decidedthat,greatthoughthe

interesthadbeen,therejustmustbesomesuitable generictermsomewhere,whichhadnotbeensuggested yet.Theyfeltthat,withalltheinierestpresently shown,someonemustsooncomeupwithsomething REALLYacceptableand,therefore,withyour indulgence,askedustokeepthecompetitionopen untilthenextInternationalRallyatSywell.Sorryto havetopostponetheprizegivingonceagain,butthat istheirdecision.However,theprizeforthewinning namestandsat£25fronttheEditors,soperhapssomeonewouldliketoaddtoit,justtocreatealittlemore stimulus?

Finally,onalastnote.wemustthankallthose readerswhowroteintoanswerthequestionraisedin lanBurnett'sProjects(page23,Nov./Dee.Magazine). Wedon'tknow.howmanylettersIanmayhavehad personally,buttheEditorsbasketintheOfficewas overflowingwiththem.Werefer,ofcoursetothe'Wee Beephotothatappeared.Itseemsthattheaircraft wasbuiltbythreeEmployeesofConvair,intheirspare time.weighed3601b..was15ft.spanandhada22h.p. engine.RegisteredNX90840(KenRavenofWivenhoe).FtwastheWorld'ssmallestflyingaircraftin1949. designerKenCowardoftheU.S.,topspeed90m.p.h. (JamesUrquhart.Elgin).JohnHaversofRedhillgoes ontoguessthatthephotoswcpublishedweretaken atGatwick(No,sorry,theGatwickthatthenwas)at the DailyExpress AirPageanton23.7.49. Fantasticto thinkthatthereWASanAirPageantatGatwickin '49.–Ed. M.S.BirdofWoodsAeroplanesfurther tellsusthatthetotalcostofconstructionwas275U.S. Dollarsandtheenginewasarightertargetdrone,the machinebeingmadeforpronepilotresearchfor formulaoneracers.

Manythanksforallthcinterestshownand,for thosewehaven'thadtimetoacknowledge,thanks again—it'sallappreciated.

BEIVAItE

ThoughtoftheMousenowtheweatheriscold? Well,ifyouhavenotthenyoumustbetold. Youseethepoorthinglikesthethoughtofawing Tobringallthefamilyandrelationsin.

Thedusteryouuseformoppingyourhead IsjusttherightsizeforaMousedouble-bed, Chewedupintobitsitwilllastforjustages, Andsomuchmorecosythannewspaperpages. Whensafelyinstalled,allfamilyandfriends Willthensetabouttyingupyourlooseends. Oldbitsofsandwichcomeinquiteativat Andsavestheexpenseofdraggingfoodintoeat. ofcoursetheremayhavetobeslightalteration Tothedraughtyenvironsoftheirnewhabitation. Thewideningofdoorwaysbypedalsandwii-es Afewlittlemuncheswon'ttakemanyhours. Onthewholea-planecanbequiteagoodhome Thatis,ofcourse,iftheyarcleftallalone. Nowtroublecanbrewifajourneyisplanned. Whenpilotappearswithmapsinhishand. Whatthenofthefamiliestuckedupniceandwarm? Ourpilotmightdothemirreparableharm. OrevenworsestilltheMousemayhavefound Averygoodwayofkeeping'planesontheground. Bychewingacableinjusttherightplace Ourpilotcouldhaveaveryrednice. Whatifthecablestoback-endandrudder JustmaketheaeroplaneqUiverandshudder, Whatoftheairspeed,isniljustquiteright? Thinkofthemallinthisterribleplight. Sopleasetorememberanddonotforget. AMousecouldbeman'sworstenemyyet

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WANTEDsetofliftstrutsandpropfor J.3c-65Cub.VHF.VORwithindicator, alsohasanyonegotaSpriteforsaleinan advancedstateofconstruction.Michael Skelly,Glebe,Colehill,Co.Longford, Eire.orringRobertHallatLongford 6813.

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NIPPER aircraftforsale-withC.ofA. Sellerwantsatwoseateraircraft.Please contactR.Swinn,Swainby,Northallerton,Yorks.Tel.:HuttonRudby700553.

WANTED200/360CHVHF radioand VOR,alsoelectricart.horizon.Seek informationon105hpPotezmaintenance/ overhaul.WritetoR.Seviour,c/o1 BarlowRoad,Hampton,Middlesex.

EARLYAIRCRAFT instrumentsand fittings wanted,Pre1920.W.H.Y.?M.Tate, 8WaveneyDrive,Belton,Gt.Yarmouth, Norfolk.

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LINNETG-ASMTFORSALE. NewC. orA.,excellentcondition.engine900hrs. torunplusextension.Bendix221380 channelVHFKingKR80ADF,Narco Nay.12VOR/GS.£2,350lessADF/VOR or112,950complete.B.Houghton,7RichmondClose,Eccleston,St.Helens, Merseyside.Tel: Work, Rainford4721; Home, St.Helens25320.

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CAVALIER ProjectforSale.Plans, fuselage,spruceforallribs,ply,ash, controltubingetc.Thelotat1974cost price£370.FulldetailsG.Bisshopp,2 LordCrescent,SwantonMorley,Dereham,Norfolk.

WANTEDCurrieWotplansormain3 viewdrawing,thesearenotrequiredfor buildingpurposesbutforconstructional ideasofapossibleconversion,would someonekindlylendmeorsellmetheir olddrawings,conditionimmaterialaslong astheyarereadable.J.C.Miller,5Martin Close,EasternGreen,Coventry462012.

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NEWC.ofA.Pleasenotechangeof addressforinstrumentrepairsetc.,contactPaulGladstone.33GodnaCrescent. Bourne.S.Lincs.Tel.:Bourne3750. FORSALETitchplans,ribs,steeltube andbar(released)also1'8compass,10 inchalloyspinner.severalyardsof23" flexibleducting.variousDZVSfasteners. quantityofspruceandply(smallpieces andlengthsto311.1.Aeroplanemagazines from1920'sPhone:Earls(ohe07875 2931(Essex).

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AFREEHOLDLICENSEDAIRFIELD INCORNWALL

Situated3milesNEofBODMIN,adjacenttothe A30trunkroadandconvenientlynearthemainline railwaystation.TwoCodeEgrassrunwaysof80metre stripwidth.03/21-501metres.32/14609metres. Elevation6201t.Approx.12,000scift.ofnewlyconstructedhangar/workshop/storeslofficespace.3,500 gallonfuelinstallation.Tarmacedapron,carparkand taxiways.FULLPLANNINGAPPROVALforan additionalhangarof5,000sq.ft.withanexcellent CLUBHOUSEANDTOWERtobeconstructed aboveit.

Bodminisanairfieldofgreatappealto'GrassRoots' flyingenthusiastsandisuponthemarketonlybecause theowner,whoisstreamlininghisaffairs,hasnotthe timetogivethedailysupervisionthatisneeded.

Aconditionofsalewillbeagreementuponthe securityoftenurefortheCornwallFlyingClubwithjob securityfortheChiefEngineerandhisstaff.

TelephoneMikeRobertsonatDobwall584.

TAYLORTITCH

VOLKSWAGEN AIRCRAFTENGINEPLANS forAmateurConstructors

TYPE LowWingAcrobaticMonoplane

CONSTRUCION WoodandFabric

PERFORMANCE Stall(withHap)50m.p.h.Cruise.-155m.p.h.

SPAN—I 8'9"Length-16'II"

REMARKS:Fillitableforracingintheformulaoneclass.Notan aeroplaneforthenovice.Stressedto9G.

Brochure45p-I- 10p Plan.v E16-F35p P.& P.

TAYLORMONOPLANE

TYPE LowWingMonoplane

CONSTRUCTION AllWoodand Fa bric

ENGINEVW ContinentalA40

PERFORMANCE Stall30(withflaps)Cruise80kts)

5PAN-2 Length15'

REMARKS: Specificallydesignedforbuildingintheminimumof space.

Broclope 35p-I-10p. PlansJinni £12±35p P&P. Fro Mits. J. TAYLOR, 25ChesterfieldCrescent, Leigh-on-Sea,Essex.

30sq.ftofdrawingsanda15,000-wordmanual providedesignsandinformationenablingonetoconvert any V.W. engineupto1600ccsFullyapprovedfor amateur-builtaircraft,theseplansareofferedwithlifetimefreeadviceforonly£9.50postpaid.

DonaldG.Peacock, MeadowCottage,Ardle.ghHeath,Colchester,C07 7QB Tel. Colchester230446

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Undercarriages.

VoltageRegulators.Vcotilators,VacuumPumps.\dukes

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Telephone:Shoreham-hy-Sea(Sussex)62680

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StocksofmostmaterialslortheHomeBuilder

Fabric,343,575,Linen7F1/5CandDacron

Dope(ClearandColour),PinchinJohnson, TitanineandRhodius

Spruce,PolishPineandAsh

ControlCablesmadeuptoorder

Adhesives,AeroliteandAerodux

Fibreglass,ResinandMicroballoons

SteelTube,SheetandRod

GL1AircraftPlyfrom0.8mm.to3.0mm.thick

Widerangeofinstrumentsinstock

C.A.A.welding.Machiningandre-sprays

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HOMEBUILDERSSUPPLIES

G.L.1 aircraftbirchply0.8mmto5mm. Fabric-2weightsforsupportedandunsupported areas.

Dope—tauteningandcolouretc. Jointingcompound—forwood/metal.

Spruce,DouglasFir,WhitePine. Ash.gradeA. A.S.I.V.S.I.compassesetc.etc.

5.514and5.510steelsheetandT45tubes. Controlcablemadeuptoorder.

Y.P.I. StrutTubes,UndercarriageStock Cavalierplansandallrawmaterialtobuild. Fibreglassandresin.releaseagent,pigmentetc.

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