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LightAircraftDesignExample,byLloydJenkinson3.503.85

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PL4AConstructionManual5.816.17

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TheLightPlanesince1909,Underwood&Collinge3.463.70

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13111ColeseenflyingJohnIsaac'sprizewinningSpitfireoverNonhampionshire.

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PopularFlyingJanuary-February,1978

TheviewsexpressedinPOPULARFLYINGarethoseofthe contributorsandnotnecessarilythoseoftheP.F.A.The Publishersretaintherighttorefuseorwithdrawadvertisementsal theirdiscretion and donotacceptliabilityfordelayinpublication orforclericalorprinter'serrorsalthougheverycareistakento avoidmistakes.

TheNewYear

Withthearrivalof1978theEditorsof PopularFlying wouldliketo wishthePresident,ExecutiveCommittee,Staffandallmembersofthe PopularFlyingAssociationafineandflyableNewyear,inwhichmany successfulrallieswillbeheld.

Wearepleasedtopresentyouwithare-styledmagazine.Youwillhave noticedalreadythatthefrontcovernowfeaturesacolourphotograph. Wehavealwaysconsideredthatgoodqualityphotographyisan importantpartofthemagazineandhavetriedtoensurethateveryissue reachesthesamestandard.Nowwearelaunchingintocolourprintingin ordertoraiseourstandardsevenhigher.Theformatoftheinsidepages hasbeenslightlychaneedbutstilldealswiththefamiliartopics.

PopularFlying istheonlyofficialmagazineofyourassociationandis circulatedthroughoutthemembership.Itprovidesthemeansof communicationbetweenallhome-buildersandenthusiasts.Thestrength ofthePFAisinthecloseaffinityofmembersandthewillinginterchangeofinformation(manyaprojecthasbeenhelpedonitswayby discussionoverapintandthegeneralswoppingofideas,hintsandshort cuts).

Themagazinereflectsthemoodofanactivemembership,aswellas givingdetailsofthelatesthomebuiltnews.Weshallcontinuetotellyou aboutfirstflights,rallydatesandforthcomingevents.

HowevertheEditorscanonlyassemblematerialsubmittedtothe office.(It'sprettytimeconsumingjustputtingthemagazinetogethei!) Therealproblemisgettingholdofthematerial.Wearealwaysshortof goodcopy,andpublishnearlyeveryarticlereceived.Wepauseonlyto dotyouri'sandcrossyourt'sbeforedashingintoprint.

Nowthatwemustallendurethedarkwinterevening,it'sagoodtime tolookbackoverthelongflyingdaysofsummerandputpentopaper. Forourmemberssakepleasetellusaboutyourflyingadventures—but keepitclean;yourbuildingsuccessesandyourdismalfailures. Experienceisthebestadviceforeveryone.

AsaninducementtoallbuddingwriterstheEditorshavedecidedto reviveanoldtraditionandawardatrophytothemostoutstanding contributorto PopularFlying throughouttheyear.Thisnewtrophywill beawardedforthefirsttimeatthePopularFlyingAssociation'sAnnual DinnerheldduringtherallyatSywellin1978.Pastwinnersoftheold EditorsCuphaveincludedJohnBeeswaxandRobertLowe.Soput downthatglassandmakeaNewYear'sResolutiontowriteforthe magazine.

KnowYourContinentalEngine

TheContinental65h.p.to100h.p.enginesseemto havebeenwithusaslongaswecanremember— good,solid,reliableenginesthatwetendtofitand forgetapartfromcheckingtheoiltanklevelandthe sparkplugs.

Butisyourenginereallyuptodate?–Haveyou checkedthroughtheRolls-Royce/T.C.M.Service Bulletinslately,orever?Itissurprisingthenumber thatarestillbeingissuedfortheseengineswhich poweragreatproportionoftheP.F.A.aircraft.

Nowthattheoverhaullifecanbeextendedfrom 1800hoursto2160hours(subjecttomeetingthe requirementsofAirworthinessNotice35),itiseven moreimportanttomakesurethatyourengineiskept uptoscratch.Pleaserememberthatthelifeextension doesnotapplyiftheenginedoesnotincludelatest modificationsandServiceBulletinsoriftheengine lifesincenew,overhaulortopoverhaulisinexcessof tenyears.

Thefollowingchecksshouldalreadyhavebeen carriedoutonyourengine.Ifnot,theyshouldbe donerightawayandrecordedintheenginelogbook.

R.R. Service BulletinT.171(0-200only)

ThisaffectssomeR.R.builtenginesandalsoU.S. builtenginesfittedwithR.R.manufacturedcylinders (assemblyNo.A50222).

Checkthemarkingstampedintotheraisedbosson thecylinderheadontheoppositesidetotheinletand exhaustports.Ifitcarriestheletters`MT alone (not MTXoranyothercombinationofletters),thenthis isoneoftheaffectedcylinders.

Inspectionsshouldbemaderegularlyfor discolourationorslightoilseepagebetweenthe5th and6thcoolingfinsfromthebarrel/headjunction. Ifthisisevident,thecylindershouldbechanged immediatelyastheheadhascrackedfromthebaseof thethreadwhereitscrewsontothebarrel.Later cylindershaveamodifiedthreadformwhichisnot susceptibletocrackformation.

Crackingofthe'MT'cylindersismostlikelyto resultfromrapidheatingandcoolingoftheengine suchasexperiencedduringglidertowing,parachute droppingetc.whichinvolvehighpowerclimbs followedbyrapiddescent.Alwaystrytoavoidany rapidchangesincylinderheadtemperatureonany

byDonCashmore

engine.Acylinderheadtemperaturegaugeisavery usefulinstrument.

R.R.ServiceBulletinT.200(A.R.builtC.90,0-200& 0-300).AlsoU.S.builtengineswithR.R. manufactured gears.

ThefollowingA.R.builtenginesare not affected:

C.90SerialNo.IIR021onward

0-200SerialNo.23R590to23R600inclusive 23R638onward

0-300SerialNo.31R162onward

Ontheaffectedengines,therecanbelossofdrive totheoilpump(andtachometerduetoexcessive wearinthesquaredriveonoilpumpgears22354/RR or23403/RRfromthecamshaftinput.Hencelossof oilpressure.Thisbulletinisdeclaredmandatoryby C.A.A.Checkallaffectedenginesasfollows:

Inflight. Ifduringflight,r.p.m.indicationis lost,donotassumethatthetachometerisat fault,butensurethatoilpressureisstillbeing maintained.

Groundchecks. Achecktobecarriedouton theoilpumpgearbacklashnotlaterthanthe next25hourinspection,whichwillindicatethe amountofwearthathastakenplaceonthe squaredriveoftheoilpumpgear.

Thecheckcanbecarriedoutbyremovingthe tachometerflex.driveandmakingupapointeras shownintheillustrationandinsertingitinthedrive suchthatitispointingupward.Thedegreeplate(also shown)isheldinpositionwiththeslotoverthe needle.

Holdingtheplatefirmly,turnthepointereachway andmeasurethetotalmovementtorecordthe backlash.Recordthefigureinthelogbook. Dependingonthemovement,carryoutfurther checksasshownbelow:

Movementatlas(checkOperatingrunetonextcheck 6deg.orless300hours

6deg.to10deg.100hours

10deg.to14deg.25hours

Over14dee.changegearbeforenemflight

Whenthegearischanged,itmustbereplacedby oneofthefollowing:

EngineImprovedGear

C.90.0-20022354/RR-El

22354/RR-N

22354/RR-RW

0-30023403/RR-H

23403/RR-N

23403/RR-RW

R.R.ServiceBulletinsT.201&T.262(C.90,0-200, 0-240).

TherockerarmreturnspringontheA.C.fuel pumpcanbreakasaresultofcorrosionandthe pumpsconcernedare: T.C.M.Pt.No. A.C.Pt.No. 40585AC1539867

631391GP5656861

T.201callsforthespringstobecheckedfor corrosionordefectswhichcouldleadtofailure,but thelaterBulletin,T.262callsforthespringtobe replacedbyanewcorrosionresistantspringPt.No. CE13784.Whenthishasbeenfitted,nofurther checksarenecessary.

Allyouhavetodoisdisconnectthefuelpipes, removethepumpandthespringisthenvisibleinside thepumpdrivefacing.

R.R.ServiceBulletinT.317(BendixServiceBulletin 556C)

Thisconcernsthebushingonthedriveendofthe magnetoshaftandwhichfitsinsidethemagneto gear.Itissituatedimmediatelybehindtheretaining nutandwasherattheendoftheshaft.

Theoriginalbushingsaremadeofsinterediron andtheflangecanbreakawaycausinglossofthe gear.Thesebushesaredarkgreyincolour.The replacementbushismadeofmachinedsteelandhas anundercutbehindtheflange.

Onthe4cylinderengineswithS4LN-21,S4RN-21, S4LN-200,S4RN-200,S4LN-1208&S4LN-I227or S4RN-1227magnetos[henewbushingis Pt.No.10163049.

Removethemagneto,thenitssplitpin,nut, washerandbushing.Fitthenewbushing,torque tightenthenutto15-20lb.ft.,thenfitanewsplitpin.

Ensure,whenrefitted,thatthemagnetosare colreedytimedtothefollowingbeforeT.D.C.:

Starh.magneto tt•goerplugs)

Portmagneto owerplugs)

A.65A.75C.75C.85C.900-200

302928282624degrees

303230302824degrees

TheBendixBulletingivesdetailsofhowthe magnetonameplateshouldbemarkedtorecordthe modification.

R.R.ServiceBulletinT.360(0-200A)

Thischangestheignitiontimingonbothmagnetos from28deg.to24deg.B.T.D.C.Itismandatory. ThechangehasbeenintroducedbyContinental Teledyneasaresultofanincreaseinthenumberof casesofcylinderheadclackingbetweenvalveseat andsparkplugholeonnewcylinders.Itisalso necessarytore-stamptheenginedataplatewhich carriesthemagnetotimingsettings.

F.A.A.Notice72-6-5

ThisconcernstheMarvelScheblercarburettors fittedwiththrottlecontrolleverswhichareclamped toaplainorserratedthrottleshaft.Itdoesnotapply tocarburettorswheretheleverisretainedbyanut screwedontotheshaftandthethrottleleveris locatedontheshaftbyhavingaserratedfacing PopularFlying,January-February,1978

engagingwithserrationsonthebossofthethrottle leverstopwhichisrivettedtotheshaft.

Theobjectofthenoticeistowirelockthethrottle levertothethrottlestoptopreventthelevercoming offtheshaftintheeventoftheclampingdevicenot beingeffective.

Sincethenoticecontainsseveralillustrationsandis fairlylengthyitisrecommendedthatyouobtaina copy.

Thereareotherthingswhichyoushouldknow aboutifyouaretogetthebestoutofyourengine, mostofwhicharecontainedinServiceBulletins.

OilSystem

Youcannowextendtheoilchangeperiodfrom25 to50hours(A.R.SBT.240).

Ifyouarefortunateenoughtohaveaneworzero timeoverhauledengineitisrecommendedtorunfor thefirst20-30hoursonastraight,nondetergentoil. Thiswillallowthepistonringstobedinmore quickly.Theoilshouldthenbedrainedoffandthe tankreplenishedwiththeappropriatedetergentoil.

Nospecialrunninginprocedureisrequired,just avoidunnecessarygroundruns,excepttocheckfor oilleaksetc.,thentake-offandsetuptocruise power,monitoringtheoilpressureandtemperature aswellascylinderheadtemperature.

TheContinentalshouldbeacleanengineasfaras oilleaksareconcerned,theonlytwoleaksources whicharebeyondnormalprocedureforcuringare thepushrodtubesandcrankshaftfrontoilseal.

Thepushrodscanleakattheinboardendpastthe rubbersleevewhichcanmeanreplacingthesleeve,if perished,orslidingthesleevebackandapplying somenonhardeningcompoundsuchasHylomar. Leakscanoccuratthecylinderheadwherethetubeis swagedintothehead.Theonlywaytocurethisisto remove[herockercover,rockershaft,thenthe appropriaterockerandpushrod.Itisthenpossible toinsertaswagingtool.Tapereddriftsarenot usuallysuccessfulandapropertoolshouldbeused (WicksteedE10-11fromBuck&Hickman).

Leakscanoccurfromthecrankshaftfrontoilseal. Thiscanbereplacedeasilyonengineswith removablepropellerhubs.Onflangedcrankshafts, thesealissplitandcanbeextractedwithasuitable hookshapedtool.Thenewsealshouldbefittedafter cleaningthesealhousingandshaft.Sealingcompoundshouldbeappliedcarefullytothesealhousing beforefittingthenewseal—don'tforgetthegarter springortooiltheseallipwhichmateswiththe crankshaft,otherwiseyouwillsoonhavetofitanew seal.

Starter(DelcoRemy)

Troublesareusuallyconfinedtotheclutchand pinionassembly.Thiseitherfailstodriveduetoa slippingclutchorthepinionfractureswithpossibly secondarydamagetotheothergears,generatorshaft oreventherearcovercasing.

Itispossibletosalvagetheclutch,thussavingthe costofanewonewhichisnowabout£20.Thebest waytoavoiddamagingtheclutchistopreventthe enginekickingbackbymakingsurethatthemagneto timingiscorrect.

Brokenpinionsareusuallycausedbycrash engagementwitharunningengineorincorrect meshingduetotheadjustmentonthestartermotor levernotensuringthatsufficientengagementofthe gearsisachievedbeforethemotorisenergised.There shouldbe9/16"traveloftheclutchspindlewhen the leverclosesthatstartercontacts.Withthestarterpull released,theremustalsobe1/16'clearancebetween theleverandstarterclutchspindle(R.R.S.B.T.052, T.035).

Ignition

Correctignitiontimingisessential.Iftoofar advanceditcanleadtostartergeardamageandalso torapidwearoftheupperpistonringsandgrooves, quiteapartfromcatastrophicdamagedueto detonation.

Noattemptshouldbemadetoadjustthecontact breakergap.Thisissetduringassemblyofthe magnetoandaffectsitsinternaltiming.

Timingmarksareprovidedonthebackofthe propellershaftflangeandshouldbeusedin conjunctionwithapointerlinedupwiththe crankcasesplitline(underneathwhentimingtoNo.1 cylinder).

Openingofthemagnetocontactsshould preferablybecheckedusingasuitable'buzzerbox' unlessaccessissogoodthatyoucandisconnectthe coilleadfromthecontactbreakertoenablealamp andbatterytobeused.Analternativeistoinserta verythinfeelergaugeorpieceofpolythenebetween thecontactsandexertaslightpullsuchthatitis releasedwhenthecontactsopen.

100LLFuel

Itisadvisabletofitthefollowingvalveswhichare recommendedforC.75,C.85,C.90&0-200engines

InletPt.No.531608

ExhaustPt.No.629404

Newenginesfittedwiththesevalvesare:

C.90A.R.built11R023'onward

0-200R.R.built24R003to24R012

24R024onward

U.S.built213840onward

ServiceBulletinT.306callsforcompressionchecks tobecarriedoutasdescribedinT.255every100 hours.Suchchecksshouldalsobecarriedoutinthe eventofanyofthefollowingsymptoms

I.Difficultyinstarting.

Noticeablelossofpowerandsluggishthrottle responseinflight.

Roughrunningandspittingbackthrough inductionsystem.

T.255describeshowtocarryoutcheckswitha differentialpressuretesterwhichwillshowup leakagepastthepistonringsandvalveseats.

Ifthisequipmentisnotavailable,atyrepressure gaugetypeoftestercouldbeused,orapressure gaugewithanon-returnvalvefittedinthelineto retainthepressurereadingafterithasreachedits maximum.Handturningoftheenginebefore startingupisagoodpracticeandalsoenablesyouto detectanychangeincylindercompressionwhich shouldthenbeinvestigated.

CarburettorHotMrBoxes

Thesearenotoriousfortherapidrateofwearof thevalvespindlebushes.Itispossibletorepairthese withdifficulty.However,arepairkit(Pt.No. 641689)isavailabletorepairtheoldstyleofbox(Pt. No.628122).ThekitisnotsuitablefortheR.R. manufacturedboxes(Pt.No.628122/RR).

Anewairbox(Pt.No.641534)isavailableandhas teflonbusheswhichcanbereplacedeasilyinafew minutes.

EngineModel&SeriesConversions

ThisiscoveredbyContinentalServiceBulletin

M.47-16dated9thJuly,1952.Ingeneral,themodel conversionswhichare notapproved are:

C.125toC.145. Carburettorenginetoinjectortype. Series8toseries12andviceversaisnotrecommendedduetonumerouspartchangesandcost involved.

Approvedchangesaregivenbrieflybelow,full detailscanbeobtainedfromtheServiceBulletin.

`Up'Exhaustto'Down'Exhaust

A.50-4toA.50-7

A.50-5toA.50-8Changecylinder&headassembly. A.50-6toA.50-9

A.65-1toA.65-7

A.65-3toA.65-8Changecylinder&head,piston, A.65-6toA.65-9connectingrodassemblies.

A.75-3toA.75-8Changecylinder&head&piston A.75-6toA.75-9assemblies.

'Down'Exhaust,SingleIgnitiontoDualIgnition Models

A.50-7toA.50-8Changeignitioncableassembly, crankcasecover,magnetodrive gear(s),magneto(s),cylinder assemblies.

A.65-7toA.65-8Changeignitioncableassembly, crankcasecover,crankshaftgear, magnetodrivegear(s), magneto(s).

A.50-8toA.65-8orA.50-9toA.65-9

Changepistonandconnectingrodassembliesand carburettor.Thecrankshaftneedonlybechangedif thecrankpinlighteningholesaredia.Theonly differenceincarburettorsappearstobethemain meteringjetsize.Theignitiontimingisalsochanged.

A.65-8toA.75-8

Changepistonandconnectingrodassemblies, exhaustvalvesandseatinserts,inletvalveseats.The crankshaftneedonlybereplacedifthecrankpin lighteningholesare1.16dia.

A.75-9toA.75-8

Changecrankcasecoverandstudding,crankshaft gear,magnetodrivegear,startergearbushingand ignitioncableassembly.

Ifanyofthesechangesarecontemplated,you shouldobtainacopyofM.47-I6whichgivesfull instructions,partnumbersetc.andother qualificationswhichhavetobeobserved.Someof thepartnumbersmaywellbeoutofdate(e.e. exhaustandinletvalves).

EngineDashNumbers

ThesearegiveninM.47-16fortheA.50,A.65, A.75,andA.80,engines.FortheA.65onward,the differencesare:-

1Singleignition,`Up'exhaust.

-3Dualignition,`Up'exhaust,

6Dualignition,`Up'exhaust,starter.

-7Singleignition,'Down'exhaust.

8Dualignition,'Down'exhaust.

-9Dualignition,'Down,exhaust,starter.

'J'followingthedashindicatesfuelinjection. 'F'followingthedashindicatesflangedcrankshaft. 'H'followingthedashindicatesprovisionfor hydraulicpropeller.

A.40toanyothermodel.

A.50-1,-2,-3toanyothermodelorseries. A.50,A.65orA.75(anyseries)toA.80. W.670-9AtoanyotherseriesofmodelW.670.

C.75orC.85toC.90.

Ishallbepleasedtohelpanyonewhoisunableto getholdoftheServiceBulletinsorwhohasany problemswiththeirengines.Icanalsoundertakea limitedamountofstarterclutchrepair.Remember, youcanalwaysaskRollsRoyceMotorsforadvice, theirServiceDept.,isextremelyhelpful. 4PopularFlying,January-February,1978

ThePopularFlyingAssociation DESIGNCOMPETITION

TheP.F.A.DesignCompetitionSub-committee heldameetingon1stOctober,1977,todiscussthe programmeforthecompetition,andanyother instructionswhichitwasthoughtmightbehelpfulto competitionentrants.Theydecidedtowritetoeach entrantasfollows:

I.Theexistingrulesarethosedescribedin Popular Flying, Volume20,No.6issueforNovember/ December1976(extractasunder)asamplifiedby page22of PopularFlying, Volume21,No.5issue forSeptember/October1977.

Extract:Someofourhome-builtdesignsare approaching40yearsofageanditisreallytimethat weintroducedanewlook.ThereforetheP.F.A.now invitenewdesigns,usingthefollowingguide: Singleortwoseat.

Horsepower125maximum. Weight1750lbs.maximum.

Spanfolded7'6"maximum. Rateofclimb400fpmminimum. Range250statutemilesminimum.

Aircrafttobeeasilyroadtransportableand flyablewithinminuteswithouttheneedfora dualinspectionofcontrols.

DesigntoconformtoB.C.A.R.S.andcapable ofconstructioninagarageordrawingroomsize 15x8'

2.TheDesignSub-Committeeagreedontwo furtheradditionstotherulesasdescribedabove,and oneamendmentwhichareasfollows:

(i)Thepurposeofthecompetitionistoencourage newdesigns.Accordingly,thecompetitionis notopentoanyaircraftofadesignwhichha flownbefore1stJuly,1976.(Thisdatebeing

thatonwhichtheruleswerefirstformulated.) ThecompetitionisopenonlytoNationalsof EuropeanEconomicCommunityCountries (EEC),whoarefullypaidupmembersofthe P.F.A.fromthetimeofmakingtheirentry untilthetimeoffinaljudgingoftheentries. Failuretoremainamemberingoodstanding willdisqualifytheentrant.

Therequirementtoseeconstructionaldrawings andperformancecalculationsatSywellin1978 isaltered,andthefollowingrequirement substituted:TheDesignSub-Committeerequire intheirhands,notlaterthan1stApril,1978, drawingsorsketchesoftheproposedaircraft, accompaniedbysufficientdetailtosatisfythem thattheproposalmeetstherequirementsofthe competitionasdescribedabove,andinthe relevantpagesof PopularFlying quotedabove. Thisrequirementisinadditiontoanything whichmayhavebeenpresentedtotheSubCommitteeMembersatSywellin1977.

TheDesignSub-Committeealsodecidedtoinvite theviewsofentrantsforthecompetitiononthe proposeddateoffinaljudgingofthecompleted aircraft.ThisisatpresentintendedforSywell1979. Itwassuggestedthatthisdatemightbetooearly.We wouldthereforelikeyourviewsbyreturnofpost, whenthedatewillbere-consideredinthelightof yourcomments.

Onfinalisationoftherulesitisintendedtoissue themasamemorandumavailablefromtheP.F.A. office,onapplication.Allfurtherinformation regardingthecompetitionwillbepublishedin PopularFlying.

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JohnBeeswax's VINTAGE NEWS

HangarTales

Thelongevityandversatilityofordinarywoodis incredible.Thattimber,whichoncereverberatedto theclamouroftheFirstWorldWarshouldstillbein usetodayisamarkofitsstayingpower.More surprisingthen,isits(sometimes)lowcost,for VintageAircraftClubMemberColinMason purchasedallofthetimbertobuildthewallsofhis hangarforonlyfivepounds!Thewoodpanelshad allbeenoriginallypartofR.F.C.BarrackHutsin 1917,andnowseasonedbymanysummers,they formthesidesofasturdyfortyfivefootspanhangar builtonthesouthsideoftheairstriponColin'sfarm atMarsh,nearAylesburyinBuckinghamshire.The hangar,liketherestoftheairfieldisatributeto ColinMason'shardworkanddedicationtoflying.It hasbeencreatedfromoldscaffoldingpipes, telephonepoles,coldstoragepanelsandthosetimber panelsandonlyaresourcefulfarmersuchasCohn couldhaveproducedsuchamasterpiece.

Thefirstproblemofalargehangaristhewideroof span.Thiswastackledbyweldingthesteelscaffold tubingintoneat45ft.warrentrussspansand mountingthemuponthesturdyex-telephonepole uprights.Aflatandgentlyslopingroofofgalvanised steelsheetswasthenriveteduponthebroadsteel trussestoformarigidandweather-proofstructure, capableofwithstandingthestrongestgales.The verticalwallsofthehangarwerebuiltofthetimber panelsfromtheFirstWorldWar,givingthebuilding apleasinggreyishcolourwhenviewedfroma distance.Alowbrickwallsurrounduponwhich thesepanelsrestwasconstructedbythepublicanof Cohn'slocal,whoasanamateurbricklayergavea helpinghandwiththework.

Ingenuitywastaxedwhenitcametotheproblem ofthehangardoors.Thesolutionwasprovidedby

CliffLockyerwhoisCohn'sflyingpartner.Cliffwas abletoobtainsomediscardedcoldstoragepanels. Rigidandmadeoflightsheetsteel,thesewereofthe rightheightandconvenientlylinkedtogethertoform aclassicconcertinastylesetofhangardoors providingasecureshelterforthesilverandblue BeagleTerrierG-ASDLownedbyColinandCliff.

Thetotalcostofthehangarwas£500butmostof thiswenttopayforthelargeconcretefloorareaand apronhardstand.Whenonegazesacrosstheneatly mown1500ft.grassrunwayatthenewhangarone hastoagreethatCohnMasonhas,bydintofhard work,achievedapilot'sparadiseatMarshFarm.

ReggieG-RIPE

Therewasatimewhenaircraftregistrationswere handedoutinstrictsequenceandweallknewwhere wewere.AVintageBuffcouldalmostguessthedate ofanaircraft'sfirstflightbyitsregistration letters...Butnolonger.ItseemsthattheC.A.A. initswisdomwilldispenseanyregistrationlettersat thewhimoftheowner,thusbreakingacherished tradition.

Still,whynottakeadvantageofthesituation? Hereareafewsuggestionsforfutureownersto consider.Forthefellowwhowillusehisplanetotake hissecretaryonlongweekendsthereis G-ROPE. The aircraftpolisheduptowinconcourseventswilluse G-LEAM. Anddon'tforgetthemachinewiththe Welshauto-pilot G-Y-ROS, itusedtobeflownby ourfavouriteuncle,buttheylethimputthenational `G'inthemiddleanditisnowregistered RO-G-ER.

ThepracticalsizeofColinMason'shangarisamplyshownbythelargenumberofV.A.C.memberstakingtheir restonthoughtfullyprovidedstrawbales.Thestrongwarrengirderscanbeclearly seen.Photo: A.Chalkley

PrettyPuss

HazyOctobersunshinewarmedthegentlehilltop atWalkeridgeFarm,Hammington,whereCliff LovellandBatCooperhavetheirhangarworkshop. Onthegrassadjacenttothchangarstoodan immaculateDH80APussMoththathadjustbeen overhauledandrecovered.Astockyfigure,puffing awayatapipewasmethodicallymakingapreflight inspectionofthisbeautifullypolishedblackand silvermonoplane.RogerBailey,thenewownerofGABLS,wascarefullypreparingtheaircraftforitsC ofA.testflight.

Roger,byprofessionanAirlineTrainingCaptain, boughtthePussMothin1976fromJeremyMenzies andcommissionedCliffLovelltocarryoutthe necessaryrecovering.work.Originallybuiltin1931 arStagLane,theaircraftwasownedformanyyears byMr.GandarDowerandoperatedatDyceAirport aspartofhisairlinefleetthere.Noexpensehasbeen sparedtoobtainthehighlypolishedfinish.With blackfuselage,silverwingsandgleamingmetal fittingsoneisremindedoftheopulenceofaRolls Roycemotorcarinafancywestendshowroom. Rogerhimselfhasspentmanyhourscuttingbackthe cellulosefinishontheIrishlinencoveredfuselage givingitamirrorlikefinishandthebrightlybuffed stainlesssteelexhauststackalonewillmakethis machineveryhardtobeatatanyfuturevintage concoursevent.Poweredbya130h.p.GipsyMajor lcengine,thePussMothhasausefulcruisingspeed of110m.p.h.whichmadeitafavouritewiththe aviationrecordbreakersoftheearlythirties.Indeed, itwasinPussMothG-ABXYin1932thatJim Mollisoncarriedoutthefirstnon-stopNorth Atlanticcrossingthehardway,i.e.EasttoWest.

TheaircraftwillbebasedatRogerBailey'sairstrip atHeathfield,EastSussexonwhichhehasbuilthis ownhangartohouseagrowingcollectionofVintage Aircraft.Maywesayhowmuchwelookforwardto seeingRogerflyinghisbeautifulD.H.PussMoth duringthecomingflyingseasons.

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DavidHarperhasappliedtotheauthoritiesfor permissiontokeephisEx-U.S.ArmyAeroncaL-16A inmilitaryregalia.NowregisteredG-BFAF,it wouldbeapityifhehadtoremovetheauthentic existingcolourschemesecuredbythemachine's formerowner,ChetParham...V.A.C.Chairman TonyHaroldhasacceptedtheseatontheP.F.A. CommitteemadevacantbythesadlossofBill Woodhams.Hisjobwillbetoliaiseinalldetails withtheExecutiveCommittee...Despiteblustery conditions,theVintageClubAnnualSpotLanding CompetitionwasheldatOldWardenAerodromeby kindpermissionofDavidOgilvyoftheShuttleworth Trust.Ofthenineteenaircraftwhicharrivedonly eighttookpartinthecompetitionduetothestrong andgustywinds.ThewinnerwasAlanClewleyflying his.1/1AutocratG-AMTM.Secondplacewentto MauriceBrettinhisrecentlyoverhauledThruxton JackerooG-AOIR.InthirdplacewasHarryShawin hisDH87bHornetMothG-AESE...Beeswaxjoins therestoftheVintageAircraftClubinwishingall readersof PopularHying amostHappyNewSeason ofSportingAviation...Andherebykind permissionofDavidHarper,ourRallySecretaryis the....

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RogerBaileyandhisbeautifullyrestoredDH.BOAPussMoth.Thispicturedoesnotdojusticetothemirrorlike surfacesobtainedbysheerelbowgrease,butanideaofthefinishcanbejudgedbythegoldliningtrimonthe fuselage.

Photo:J.Beeswax

MemoirsofanAero-Modeller

OnewintrySaturdayeveningwhenIwasaladof about12,Imusthavebeenmooningaboutthehouse whenmyfathersaid—"Forheaven'ssakewhydon't yougetsomethingtodo?"Likeacheeky12yearold boyIsaid"likewhat"."Cleanyourbikeorbuild somethinglikeamodelboatoraeroplane."

NotthatIwasreallyalayabout,Iusedtodoafair bitofcycletouringbutthatwasaweekendpastime.I alsothoughtthatIwasgoodenoughtohaveplayed tennisatWimbledon,butonly1thoughtso;yousee I'vealwaysaimedhigh.Thetimewasaround5.15 p.m.andalmostdusk,soarmedwithfivebobI jumpedonmybikeandpedalledlikeh...tothe ModelShopandarrivedjustintime.

Thiswasthebeginningofmyinvolvementwith aeroplanesandfromthenonmymumcussedmydad becausetherewerebitsofbalsawood,sanding powder,glueanddelicateframeworkleftlyingall overthehouse.

Thefirstcoupleofmodels1madeweresupposed tobeflyingmodelsbutIwoundtheelasticuptoo muchononeofthemandsuddenlythetailunit becameintegralwiththenose.1becamedisillusioned withflyingmodelsafteratimeontwocounts: theyneverseemedtoflyand theydidn'tlooklikerealaeroplanes,soItried the'solids'inI/72ndscale.

Funnything...themodelsweresmallerbutthe messwasbigger.

EventuallyIwentbacktoflyingmodelsand graduatedtothemodeldieselengine,aMills.75 whichfounditswayintoquiteafewmachinesbut theonewhichgavememostpleasureandbestflights wascalled'PushyCat'.Therewasasongaroundat thattimecalled"ItautItawapuddytat"—nodoubt therewassomeconnection.

byJ.C.Miller StrutRepresentative,HeartofEnglandStrut

Ialsobecamequiteproficientatplanespotting withthehelpofsomeexR.A.F.silhouettecardsand myObserversBookofAircraftandseemedtoknow alltheaircraftattheAirShowsatthattime.

TimemarchesonandsotoworkasanApprentice Engineer.ThoushaltgotoTECH.forthreenightsa weeksayethmySupervisor,whichreallyputthe mockersonmybuildingtime.

Whenstartinginanewenvironmentitissurprising howonetakesonotherpastimes.BuildingAustin andFordSpecialswasthe'inthing'then,sotrueto formItooktobuildingonebasedontheAustin7. Sufficetosaythatittookmuchlongertocomplete thananticipatedandtheaeroplanestookabackseat (ofasportscar)forsometime.

Thenextbigeventarrivedthroughthepostinan envelopemarked0.FI.M.S.Backintheolddays therewassomethingknownasNationalServiceandI hadtoreportforamedicalandinterview.

Ihadmanagedtogetdefermentsforacoupleof yearsandalthoughIdidn'twanttogoinIthought thatperhapsitwouldbealrightintheR.A.F.

Medical—A.1,goodIthought,that'saircrew grade.IhadtoseetheNavymanfirst."Signonfor9 yearsonlydon'twantanyN.S.menreally."GoodI thoughtIdon'tfancybeingsea-sickallthewhile anyway.SawtheR.A.F.mannext,nowher'smy chanceIthought."GradeA.1eh,pity,wedon't needanyhealthyonesthisintake,unlessyouwould liketosignonfor9yearsasamalenurseorinthe R.A.E.Regiment.Getstuffedwasapopularsaying atthetimeIremember.

NowseetheArmyman."No1don'twant to."SEETHEARMYMAN.SoIsawtheniceArmy man."Wouldyouliketosignonfor9years"he eventuallysaidtome."PleasecanIjoinyourArmy AirCorpsSir.""Well,1don'tknowanythingabout that"camethereply.

SixmonthslaterIwasinthebloodyInfantry.

Asithappened1gotmoreflyinginthanmostof myfriendswhodidgetintheR.A.F.Iflewin Beverleys,Brittanias,Sycamores,Whirlwinds, Wessex,andforawholeweekatFarnboroughin 1961intheWestlandBelvedere,onlyasapassenger ofcourse.

Onexercisewhenplayingatsoldiers;wehad enemyaircraft(eitherSeaVenomsorVixens,Idon't rememberwhichexactly),andfriendlyaircraft (Hunters)participating.AtlastIcouldusemy aircraftrecognitionknowledgetogoodeffect.We hadbeenonthemoveforabout4hoursandhalfway acrossSalisburyPlainasweweremarchingindouble fileIspottedaloneVenom(orVixen).Ishouted "enemyaircraft"andimmediatelyranoutofthe columnastheplanedivedtowardsusinastraffing run.Tomyamazementtherestofthemjustkept walkingonandwavedattheaircraftasitwentpast twoorthreetimes.Somuchformyaircraftspotting talents.

Returningtocivilianlifefrom£310s.Od.perweekto somethinglikeft8Os.Od.perweekandwithawife alsoearningIdidn'tknowwhattodowithallthe money.CouldIreallyaffordflyinglessonsatlast! YesIcould,soIdidforaboutthreeyearsuntilour daughterarrived.

PushyCatbyJ.C.Miller.

J.MillersAustin7Specialunderconstruction.

EveryonerememberstheirfirstsolobutI remembermineforadifferentreasontomost people.ItwasaNovemberafternoonandgettinglate inthedaywhenmyInstructorhadtakenmeona coupleofcheckcircuitsandsaid—"O.K.offyougo, onecircuitonlyandpickmeup here." OffIwent happyasabird,didaperfectcircuitbutbygollyit gotdarkquickly,theyswitchedtherunwaylightson whenIwasdownwindeventhoughIwasusingthe grass.

Tocompletemyperfectcircuitaperfectthree pointlandingandafterclearingtotheleftIthoughtI mustpickuptheInstructor,butitwassodarkI couldn'tseehimsoIturnedtheaircraftthrough360° butstillcouldn'tseehimanywhere.Iwaitedforwhat seemedlikeagesandfinallythoughthemusthave changedhismindandwalkedbacktotheClub House.

SooffIwent(likeBobNewhart'sbusdriver)taxiingtheAusterbacktotheClubhouse.Halfanhour lateraverytiredandirateChiefFlyingInstructor toreastripoffmeformakinghimwalkbackovera mileacrosstheairfield.

Acoupleofyearslatermywifepresentedmewith adaughter,thatwasallverynicebutitputanendto myflyingsoItookupaeromodellingagain.

InanefforttogetbackintotheairIstartedto buildagyro-glider.ApartfromthenosewheelIdid getasfarasacompletedrollingchassisbutIdidn't fancymakingmyownrotorsandflighttestedones weremuchtooexpensivesoonceagainthingscame toafullstop.

Ibecameinterestedinsailingandwassurprisedto findhowmuchcommontheorytherewasbetween sailingandflying.Theactionofthewindoverthe sailsispreciselythesameastheairoverthewingof anaircraft;itcreateslift.Thereisthe'slot'created

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betweentheforesailandthemainsailwhichdoesthe samejobasSirFrederickHandleyPage'sslot,i.e. smoothstheairflowoverthemainsail/mainplane. Therearecentresofpressureofthesails,likethere areonawingsection,whichalterwithspeed.Centre oflateralresistanceislocatedatthedropkeelor centreboardofaboat.Thisstopstheboatgoing sidewaysandisthepivotpointaboutwhichtheboat turnswhentherudderismoved.Theseitemsequate roughlytothefinandrudderonanaircraftexcept theyareseparate.Inastrongwindaboatislikelyto gofasterthaninalightwindsoanexperienced helmsmanwilltrimhissailstoeitheraflattishsail (i.e.lesscamber)forstrongwind/highspeedora baggysail(deepcamber)forlightwind/highliftand thatissomethingakintofunctionoftheslatsand flapsofanaircraft.

SoIbuiltaboat,andhavehadapleasantsixor sevenyearsenjoymentfromit;howevertheaviation beastreareditsuglyheadsomethreeyearsagoand gotitsteethintomeagain,onlydeeper.

I'vealwayswantedtobuildmyownaircraftbut likemanyP.F.A.ersIwantonethatischeapto build,cheaptorun,andonethatIcanfoldupand putinmypocketwhenI'vefinishedflyingit.The nearestthingIcouldfindtothiswasF.R.E.D.andso Ihavecommencedworkononefromscratchin Octoberlastyear.ProvidedIcanmakethesame improvementinworkmanshiponF.R.E.D.asIdid betweenthe'special'andmyboat,Ishouldgetit pastaP.F.A.Inspector.Ifnot,lookoutforan advertisementin PopularFlying inacoupleofyears timeforabundleoffirewood.

FLYINGTHEFAIRCHILD ARGUS byMikeStapp

Formanyyearssincethelastwar,therehavebeen justafewGovernmentsurplusARGIleftinEurope. Theirpresencehaspassedalmostwithoutcomment, astheymaketheirunobtrusivewayintoaviation backwaters.PracticallytheonlyoneseenintheUK isthenowbeautifulG-AJPI,newlydisplayedby LeisureSportaftermanyyears,Ibelieve,asthe Girls'VentureCorps'pride&joy.Irememberit beingadvertisedformanymonthsbyShackleton'sin Flight anditjustWOULDNOTmove!

TheArguswasusedextensivelythroughout Europeasanair-taxiandmostofthosesupplied fromtheUSAcamethroughtheUKinthemid-war. SomewentontoIndiaandflewalongsidetheAuster thereasanArmyco-optype.Mostofthesurvivors wereleftinGermanywhenhostilitiesceasedand bothradialandin-lineexamplescouldbeseenfor someyears.ArecentRANGERexampleenteringthe UKisG-BCBL,seenbymanyatShawDene, NewburyaftersalefromBelgium.Attimeofwriting, itisnowalmostrestoredatnearbyKingsclere.

SowhatwastheArgusallabout?Iwasvery fortunatetohaveafreehandwithaWestGerman Argus,D-EKAS,fittedwiththeWarnerradialmotor andthiswasoneofthreerescuedbythewell-known KZ&VeteranflyKlubbenofDenmark.'ASwasthe onlyflyingoneofthetrioatthetimeandgavean appearanceofsolidarity.Ithadsuchfeaturesas wind-upwindows,andwellpaddedcabin,very Americanandquitecosy.Sittinginthepilot'sseat givestheideaofsteppingintoanentirelynewclassof aeroplane.VisionsofStearmansand1-farvardscome tomind,mostlybecauseyouaresittingsomuch

higherthaninthemoreusuallightaeroplanes.There isalotofspaceinthecabin,whichiswelllaidout andhassolidcontrolsrightwheretheycanbe reachedbest.

Afull-panelisusual,thefueltapsbeingatthesides ofthecabin,fortheportandstarboardtanks,and thewholepresentationverysimpleandfunctional. Thereis.noarrayofbrightcolours,smallwritingor gimmickry.TheArgusisano-nonsenseaeroplane andnogreatadvanceshavebeenmadeinthisareaof internalswhateverthelatestCessnacataloguewill tellyou.ItwouldbefairtocomparetheArguswitha Cessna172inmodernhardware,asitwillliftabout thesameloadanddomuchthesamejobasregards transport.

OurAr0LISwasthe165h.p.variant,butthereisa 185one,givingaddedperformance.Onecantrace Americandevelopmentdownthroughtheyears,as theArgushastoebrakes,justliketheCessnaanda many-turntrimintheroof,fortheelevators.found inmanyPipertypessince.

Therewasnothingmagicaboutstarlingtheengine. Allradialsrequirecaretoturnthepropellorfirstto avoidhydrauliclocksandconsequentdamage,but primingwasveryeasyviathepumpandtheignition setalittleretarded,thenweweresuckedinandready togo.TheArguswasdemonstratedbyMr.Vagn. Stevnhoved,fromGrenaa,theonlypilotaroundwith anyexperienceontype.InDenmark,theLaw requiresthateverynewtypemustbedemonstrated byanexperiencedpilotwhoexaminesthecandidate andsignshislicencetothateffect.

Theenginestartedwithacloudofsmokeandthat

PaulSkogstad'sRangerpowered Argus atSywell.

Photo:P.Guiver

WarnerScarabpoweredFairchildF.24W-41AArgus2G-AJSP

deeprumbleoftheradial,quitedifferenttothe modern172swefly.TheWarnerisnotahighRPM motorandforallitsagedoesnotconsumealotof oil,orthrowmuchOul.Thechecksarequite standardandlimitationsplacardedforalltosee.The visionforwardisquitegood,despitethebigcurved nose,mostlyduetoahighseatingpositionandample windowstowardstheside.Whatyoudon'tseeis aboveorbehind.

Thetailwheeldoesnotlock,whichmakesforan interestingride.TheArgusisabulkyaeroplane,not verylonganditswingsratherreadily.Againstthis, theundercarriageiswideandsteady,whichdoesnot makeformuchrolling,evenoverroughground.Itis notlikelytogetblownoverontoawing-tipina cross-wind,farmorelikelytoground-loopifcontrol islost,withfailureoftheundercarriagecomingfirst.

Thebrakeswerequitefirminbothdirectionsand necessarywhentaxi-invonanyconcrete.Therudder isnotverylargeandpilotsneedallofitwhenmoving ontheground.ForanyonegoinguptotheStearman orHarvard,theArgusisdefinitelyontherightlines asarepresentativetype,withside-by-sideseating andpleasantcabintomakethedemonstrationtask verycomfortable.

Ishouldaddthatthebrakesdofadealittle,when usedacrossawindforlongperiods,butwhatbrakes don'tandtheyshouldnotbesofierceastocausea nose-over,inanycase.Thebigwoodenpropelloris almostirreplaceable!

OurArgusmovedwiththroatyburstsofpowerto theholdingpointatStauning,withatendencytooilupandbecome"rough"ifneglected.Arun-up producedagloriousamountofnoise,butthechecks werenodifferenttothoseofamodernCessna, exceptthattheignitionadvancewasset"advanced" forflight.Flapswerenaturallymanualandasmall amountwasusedfortake-off.Theprogrammewas toflytonearbySpjald,agrassairfield,letmeget usedtotheaeroplaneandthenreturntoStauning's hardrunwayforthemoreinterestinglandings.

Itpaystoopenupthepowerslowlyontake-off andusethetail-wheel'sdragfirmlyontheground whenrudderingfordirectionalcontrol.Thereis certainlyatendencytoswing,butitisnotdangerous toanyonewhoknowsthetail-wheeltypes.

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Oncepastthatstage,therestiseasy.Theelevators arequitepleasantandtransitionintoaflyingattitude notdifficulttojudge.Itfeelslikealotofaeroplane tothoseaccustomedto,perhaps,anAuster,andit doestakesomerunwaytogetairbornebutitis safelyoffinthe60sandclimbingquitesafelyat about80m.p.h.Anicedeeproarofengine,not muchover2000rpm;noneofthoseshrill2600softhe flat-foursthesedays.Therateofclimbisrespectable anddoesnotfallbelow500fpm.evenwhenloaded. ThisisreasonablebesidetheCI72ofthesedays.The Argusisnotafastaeroplane,however,andcruises atasteady100mph.SomeCessnasarefasterinthe cruise,asthe172rangehasbeenrefinedsteadily. However,theArguswasnotwastefulinfuelandat 18-1900rpmcruising,itwasonlyslightlymore

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thirstythanagipsyMajoratabout7gallonsper hour.Forlongandhighflights,thiscanbeimproved withcarefuluseofthemixture.

Intheair,theArgusisrock-steadyandthe controlsarewell-co-ordinated,notabitskittishand nicelybalanced.Thestickisbigandsmoothin action,withtherudderhardlyneedinganyattention inthecruise.Itdoes,whenchangingspeed,however, asthereisquitealotofpoweravailable.Climbingat quitelowspeedsandhighpowerdemandsastrong leg,butbewareoftheenginetemps.inthisarea,if youhaveanyambitionsabouttowinggliderswithan Argus.Iwouldn't,outofrespectforthescarcityof Warnerparts.

Icouldfindabsolutelynovicesinthestallandthe Argushardlygoesbeyondamushing,noddingsink ratherbelow60mph.clean.Itdoesnotdropawing readilyandalwaysrespondswelltorudderif mishandledintoawing-drop.Itisaverywellmanneredaeroplane.Ididnotspinitbecauseit resistedalleffortsunlessoneisgoingtobereally roughwithit,misusingpowerintothebargain.It wasnotunlikeabigPA17Vagabondinthatrespect.

Corningbacktoland,itisbesttoallowquitea longapproach,togetusedtothecorrectattitudes.It wascomfortableat80mph.,withpartialflap. Landinglikethisguaranteesafairrateofclimb,even ifamislandingismade.Rememberingtoleveloff 'high',butstillnotlookingdowntheundercarriage,I concentratedonthebignoserisingupintotheview ahead,thenabumpandwehadsettled,thestickwell back.Forthefirsttime,thisFELTquiteaheavy aeroplaneanditrollsalongwayafterlanding comparedagainwiththelightAustersetc.Itisnota verygoodideatouseharshbrake,asthisfadesfast. Muchbettertoallowtherightamountofspaceand flytheaeroplanetothefieldattherightspeed.It floatsalittle,butnotexcessively,ifthelandingis arrangedcorrectly.Whatdoesgivecauseforalarmin somecasesisthekeepingstraightafterlanding,still withsomespeedon!Rudderrunsoutandbrakeis usedwithtoesasrequired.

Itisquitepossibletonose-overduringalandingif standingheavilyonabrake,sothishastobe watched,evenwiththestickhardback.Cross-winds dorequirealotofcare,themoresoonconcrete runways.TheArguspilotisonlyreallycomfortable whenthelandingisoverandwecometorest.Believe me,it'snotoveruntilyouhave!Ongrass,tostart with,thiswasfairlystraightforward,butthe advancedworkatStauningbroughthomethe problemstome.Notleastwastheunexpected tailwheelshimmywhich'KASsetupshortlyafter touchdownonthehardrunway.Thisistheverydevil tocureandrequiresjusttherighttyrepressure.

Feelingbraver,Iexploredtherealmsof overshoots,thenfull-flaplandings,withover-shoot. Firstsurprisewasadeeporgan-likenotewhich scaredthelifeoutofmewhenIselectedfull-flapon approach!Thiswascausedaerodynamicallyinsome wayclosetothecabinsides.Thereisalotof trimmingtobedoneinthisareaofperformanceandI waswindingfuriouslyatthehandleabovemyright ear,relievingsomesizeableloadsontheelevator. TheArgusapproachedquitenicelyat70mph.with mushybutsafecontrolsforashortlanding.Iwould notcaretogomuchslowerandtheaileronsareafair indicationofwhatcanbedoneatlowspeedsand wheretodrawtheline.Offthisapproach,theroll wasshort,althoughanAusterwilldoitinratherless. Theweightisthedifference.

Overshootswithfullflaparenoisy,pulsating affairs,withflapcominguppartiallywhenreally clearofthegroundandmuchtrim-winding.Iwas quitebusy,buttherateofclimbcouldneverbe describedasdangerous.Therewasquiteadequate power,butIwouldn'twanttotakeriskswithaheavy loadandsmallfield.

Ilaterwentontoconvert3otherpilotsontothe Argusandenjoyedeveryminuteofit.Justoneword ofwarning:NEVERdoalongglideapproachasMr aforcedlanding,withoutwarmingtheengine frequently.It'snotsomuchthatitgetscold,but HOWitoilsup!Theunwarypilotopensthethrottle foragracefulovershootandisgreetedwithaseries ofhorrifyingcoughsandbangs,cloudsofdenseblue smokeandthenthewholethingpicksup,ifyouare lucky.Ifyouarenot,orhavegottoolowbefore openingupanyway,youhavedoneaverynasty bounce,probablywhereyoudidn'tintendto!

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Overall,theArgusisalovelyold-timer,fullof characterandverypracticaltransport.Itshowsthat thereisreallynothingin4seattouringthatwasn't donetonearperfectionallthoseyearsago.Ithasa lottoofferasatrainer,too,inthe'intermediate' rangejustabovetheusualhardwareintheClubs thesedays.

Thisaeroplaneisaneducation,butwell-mannered withit.Definitelya"must"asahandlingexercise.I hopeitisaroundforalongtime.Onecouldalmost sayFLOREATARGI.

AircraftfortheHomeBuilder

JurcaSirocco

TheJurcaMJ5Siroccofirstflewon3August,1962andwaspoweredbya150hpPotez4E-20engine.Ithada fixedlandinggearbutthiswaslaterchangedtoaretractablegearandthepowerplantexchangedfora160hp Lycoming.StructureisverysimilartotheTempete,anearlierJurcadesign,withanall-woodone-piecesinglespanwing,fabriccoveredandanallwoodbasicrectangularsectionplywoodcoveredfuselage.Thetailunitisa cantileverall-woodstructure,tailplaneandfinsbeingplywoodcovered,elevatorandrudderfabriccoveredas aretheailerons.

InFrancetheSiroccohasafullCofAcoveringtheaircraftforacrobaticrequirementsandunlimited spinning,butonlywithapowerplantgreaterthan115hp.Manypowerplantscanbeusedincludingthe ContinentalC90and0-200A,Potez4E-20,Potez4E-30,105hpHirth,Lycoming125hp,160hpand180hp, andthe220hpFranklin.

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Dimensions

Wingspan.23ft.0ins.

Wingarea107.64sq.ft.

Wingaspectratio4.9

Lengthoverall20ft.2ins.

Height(tailup)9ft.2ins.

Weights

Weightempty947lb.

MaximumT/Oweight1499lb.

Performance (atmaximumT/Oweight)

Maximumlevelspeed127kis. Cruisingspeed116kts.

Stallingspeed44kts.

Serviceceiling16,400ft.

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IsOurP.P.L.Adequate?

by RONTHORNTON

Asourskiesbecomemorecrowdedwithnew pilots,isitnottimetothinkagainaboutourprivate pilottrainingmethods?TheP.P.L.courseatpresent usuallylastsupwardsoffortyhoursorthirty-fivein thecaseofaC.A.A.approvedcourse.Inthis comparativelyshorttimethestudentpilotmustbe educatedtoso-calledprivatepilotstandardsby qualifiedinstructors.Tobetaughttoflyan aeroplanetakesbetweensixandtenhours;therest beingmainlyinvolvedwithhowtorecognisewhen somethinggoeswrongoronemakesamistakeand howtorectifythesituation.Todaysinstructormust adheretothesetB.L.A.C.syllabuswhilstgivingthe customervalueformoney.Therearenosetrulesas towhenthestudentiscompetentenoughineach individualexercise,thisdifficulttaskbeinglefttothe instructor.Theinstructormustbeableto differentiatebetweenskillandover-confidencewhich althoughatfirstthoughtseemseasyenough,insome casesisnot.Sopupilandinstructormustapproach thesettasksinaprofessionalmanner.Sometimes studentslearntoflybecauseitimpressestheirgirlor boyfriends—thisisridiculous.Itisawellknownfact thatunlessyoureally want todosomethingyou cannotdevoteallyourattentionstoit.Learning capacityveryoftendependsonthestateofmindof boththepupilandtheinstructor.Itisagoodideafor everyprospectivepupilpilotbeforeheembarksona courseofflyingtohaveatrialflightwithafullflying instructor.Therearelessreputableorganisations whowillsendacompletenewcomerupwithafreshly qualifiedfiftyhourpilot.Thisisasitweretheblind leadingtheblind.Afterhalfanhourorsoofpleasant flyingtheinstructorshouldspendalittletimehaving aninformalchatintherelaxedsurroundingsofthe clubbarorloungetofindoutwhytheprospective pupilwantstoflyandwhatwashisorherreactionto theflight.Themorequestionstheinstructorisasked thebetter,nomatterhowsillyorirrelevanttheymay seemtohim.Hemustunderstandthatthepupilis sometimesnotconversantwithaviationmatters. Obviousasthisunderstandingmayseem,quiteoften anewstudentisdismissedasstupidjustbecausehe hasnotbeentaughtsomethingthatiscommon knowledgeintheaviationworld.

Nowwehaveapersonreadytolearnhowtofly. Notover-confidentbutconfidentenoughthathecan learnwithavalidreasontowanttofly.The B.L.A.C.syllabusisaneffectivesequenceof separatenumberedexercises.Exceptfortheamount ofsolo,solocross-countryandinstrumenttimethere isnolegislationcoveringhowmanyhoursarespent oneachexercise.OfcoursetheGeneralFlyingTest willshowtheimportantfault,ifany,inapilots trainingbutistheG.F.T.stringentenough?Withthe largeincreaseinairtrafficinthepastfewyearsthat isboundtocontinue,anewkindofP.P.L.courseis, inmyopinion,essential.Arevisionofthepresent B.L.A.C.syllabuswithadditionsbeneficialtoboth pilotsafetyandinstructionaltechniquewouldbe ideal.TheGeneralFlyingTestshouldalsobe changedsothatthequalifiedexaminerexamines eachpupilforeachindividualexercisewhenhis instructorfeelsheiscompetent.Moreseparation then,acollectionoflessonsfollowedbyacollection

ofexaminations.Thiswouldalsogivethepupil greaterincentivetoworktowardseachseparate examination.Aconfidenceboosterforperhapsthe depressedstudenthalfwaythroughthecourseora trippingwirefortheover-confidentbeginner,who thinksinstructorsareonlytherejustincase somethinggoeswrong.

Aneasysystemtoimplementwouldbeasetof certificatestheflyingcluborschoolsC.F.I.would issueasthestudentcompletedeachphaseofthe syllabus;withparticularreferencetostalling, spinning,enginefailureaftertake-ott,forced landingsandinstrumentflying.Notenoughcanbe saidaboutthelackofinstrumentexperienceinthe P.P.L.course.Somanyaccidentsstilloccurbecause aninexperiencedpilotfliesinweatherconditions beyondhisinstrumentflyingcapabilities.Somany instructorssharemyopinionthattheP.P.L.course shouldincludemorecomprehensivetrainingin instrumentflyingorperhapsafewhoursinasimple simulator.Atthemomentwecanonlyadvise inexperiencedpilotsonwhennottofly.Thesixtyto ninetyhourprivatepilotmustbemadetorealisehis

CockpitlayoutoftrainingAircraft. AboveBeaglePup.BelowDHCChipmunk.

owncapabilitiesandlimits.Againtheoldproblemof over-confidencecanspringup.FlyingClubshave controloverwhofliestheiraircraftwhenandwhere butthereisnocontrolovertheprivateowner.In fact,forthosefoolishenoughtotryit,itislegalfora privatepilottoflysoloininstrumentconditionsorat nightwithoutanytrainingintheseareas.Thisislike givingthepotentialsuicidecaseasharpknifeand thenshowinghimwheretocut!HereagainIfeelthat privateownersshouldbeliableforperiodicalcheckoutsanditshouldbemadeaseriousoffencefora pilotwithoutthenecessaryqualificationstoflyin potentiallylethalweatherconditions.Inexperienced privateownershipisinmyopinionsomethingthe authoritiesshouldhavemuchmorecontrolover.

Themoderntraineranditseffectonthestandard ofpilotproducedisofcourseanimportantfactor. TheholderofaGroupAratedP.P.L.isatpresent qualifiedtoflyanysingleenginedaircraftupto 12,500poundssoapilottrainedonaCessna150is allowedbylawtostepstrightintohisSpitfirethathe boughtfor£150.00afterthewaranddowhathelikes withit.This.isaratherextremeexamplebutitisnone thelesspossible.Therearemanysecondhand aeroplanesavailablethatcouldcauseserious problemsforapilottrainedonsuchtypesasCessna orCherokeeiftheproperconversiontrainingisnot given.TheChipmunkforexampleisaverytempting littleaeroplanethatcanbeobtainedatattractive prices.Thisaircraftandmostaircraftofitstypeneed alittlemorecarewhenhandling.Thedifficultiesof conversionfromtricycletotail-wheelareofcourse knownbutstillitislegalforaninexperiencedpilotto attempttoflythesetypesofaircraft.Perhapsafew differenttypesofaircraftcouldbeintroducedinto

TheChairmanofthePilotageCommitteereplies:

ThankyouverymuchMr.Thorntonforyour refreshingthoughts.Iwouldtakeexceptiontoyour statementthatonecanbetaughttoflyin6-7hours.I amsurethatthemostexperiencedpilotintheland wouldadmittolearningsomethingnewonevery flight,perhapsyoumean'getoffthegroundand backagaininonepiece.'However,havingsaidthat, Iadmireyourforthrightviewsandagreewithmost.

TheB.L.A.C.nowA.O.P.A.syllabiare constantlybeingrevisedandupdatedinthelightof experience.Onethingweareall(includingC.A.A.) trytoavoidismakingtheacquisitionofaP.P.L. morecomplicatedthanitneedbe.

Ithasbeencalculatedbyaneminentinstructorthat astudenthastoabsorbapproximately25,000facts beforebecomingaP.P.L.holder;toimplement 'ProgressChecks'wouldonlyservetohinder progressandcertainlyincreasethecash.

PerhapswhentheinitialI.M.C.ratingcanbe obtainedwithin10hoursoftheP.P.L.weshallbe doingmoretopromoteinstrumentawareness. Certainlythe'instrumentappreciation'exerciseis hardlysufficienttoenableP.P.L.holderstocope withaverageBritishweatherconditions.

The'Biennialcheck'isnowa'faitaccompli'inthe U.S.A.Manyofuswishitcouldbeimplemented here.Myowngroupinsistsona28dayrecency requirementplusacheckflighteverysixmonths, veryessentialtooinmanycases.

Apartfromacheckflight,howmanymembersare flyingwithoutaCofTorCofEstampedintheirlog bookswithinthepast13months?

Ifyouhaven't,yourlicenceisinvalid.

MakingtheR/TlicencepartoftheP.P.L.has

theP.P.L.flyingcoursetodemonstratethechanges inhandlingcharacteristicsfromonetypetothenext, howtocopewiththemandmostofallthe importanceofanadequatetypeconversion.

Withtheencumbranceofcontrolledairspaceover mostoftheBritishIsles,radiotelecommunications areessential.Isitnecessarythoughtogotothe lengthsofalittledramaticalproductionforthe practicalexamination?Withalittleforethoughta practicaltestcouldbedevisedbytheexaminermore onthelinesofthegeneralradioprocedures experiencedbyprivatepilotswithoutthe complicationsofAirwayschatter.Possiblyaspecial radiolicencevalidforprivatepilotsonly.

Aerobaticsisasubjectsometimesshunnedby pupils,fornogoodreason.Ifeelitwouldbe advantageoustogivethestudentpilotlimited aerobaticinstruction.Fulluseofallcontrolsis paramountinmyopinion.Ifitsgoodenoughforthe R.A.F.itsgoodenoughforusandthemeritsofAir Forcetrainingareobvious.

InmyviewourpresentPrivatePilot'slicencein somecasesneedstobechangedwiththetimesandto suiteachindividual.Wecannotattainperfectionbut thelittlesuggestionsImakehereIfeelarejustified.I wouldbeinterestedtohearothersopinionsonthe subject.

SuggestedadditionstopresentP.P.L.:

Certificatesofcompetenceinthefollowing:Stalling, Spinning,Forcedlandings,Enginefailureaftertakeoff,Cross-countryflying,radioprocedure,Instrumentflyingandlimitedaerobatics.Alsotohave flownatleastthreedifferenttypesofaircrafttosolo standard,atleastoneofwhichmustbetailwheeland onetricycle.

beenconsideredbytheC.A.A.butrejected,asuseof radioequippedmachinesisnotmandatory.My personalviewisthatthereisnomoremagicaboutthe R/Tthanusingtheengineintelligentlyandthat questionsonitsusecouldbeintroducedintothe P.P.L.writtenexam.

Aerobaticswouldservetoimprovehandling abilitiesbutwouldonlyservetodiscouragemany; evenspinningsortsoutthemenfromthe boys...Aerobaticaeroplanescostmoretooperate thansimilarcraftthatstaymostlytherightwayup.It isexpectedthatonedaytheP.P.L.willhavea separateAcrobaticRating.WhatMr.Thornton appearstohaveoverlookedisthattheP.F.A. thoughtallthisoutyearsago.IninstigatingourGold andSilverwingawardswehavesetagoalforour memberswhowishtoimprovetheirabilityandhave somethingtangibletoshowforit.

Ifourcorrespondentexaminestherequirements forthe'wings'hewillseethatwhenamembergains hisP.P.L.hehasafurther40hoursinwhichtofly2 tailwheeland2nosewheeltypes,obtainanR/T licenceandextendhistechnicalknowledgebefore takingthesilverwingsoralexam(costNil).Aftera further100hours,duringwhichheobtainsanI.M.C. rating,hecouldqualifyforhisGoldWings.

TheRoyalAeroClubhavecopiedmanyofour ideaswithoutconsultingusandareabouttoinstitute asystemofCertificationsandSeals.Weliketothink thatimitationisthesincerestformofflattery. Howeverwhynotmake your 1978resolutiontostudy foraP.F.A.qualification.

Onceagainthankyouforprovokingthought,only toooftenwemeettheviewthatnomorethanthePre 1949'A'licencetrainingisneeded.

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P.F.A.Projects

584. Oneoftheprojectsallocatedc/n'sinthePFA series,andcompletedintheCommonwealth,the TurbulentZK-CBMhasbeenwithdrawnfromusein NewZealand.ItslastrecordedownerwasS.J. Parlane,whowebelievealsobuiltit.

838. JimScotthasnowrepairedthedamagetohis LutonMinorG-AZPVsustainedduringaforced landingduetoenginefailureandhopestobeflying againearlythisyear.

1216. JackGawley'sLutonMajorG-BAGU,which wassubstantiallycompleteinReadingacoupleof yearsago,waslastheardofstoredatBucklebury, Berks.Weareinclinedtolinkhismachinewithone thatwasrecentlyofferedforsaleinpartially completestateintheWallingfordarea.

1363. ThebriefappearanceofAndrew Perkins'TailwindG-AYDUatoneoftheOld Wardendisplayssomemonthsagowithatricycleu/c configurationexcitedconsiderableinterest—moreso asthisappearedtohavebeenitsonly"public appearance"inthisstate.Allisnowclearwiththe recentannouncementbyBritishAerospace/BAC thattheyinassociationwithAJEPDevelopmentsare nowofferingthetypeasacheapdronetarget aircraft,capableofbeingflownautomatically.GAYDUhasbeenengagedonatestprogrammebased ontheRAEfacilityatLlanbedr,andbidsfairto becomeaworthysuccessortothepilotlessMeteors andJindiviksofrecentyears.Wewishallconcerned everysuccess.

1429. DaveHunterkindlyfilledthebackgroundto hisTaylorMonoprojectG-BEVS.Theprojectwas acquiredinMay1976fromJohnHuxleywhohad startedthemachineinMold,Flintshire.Sincethen Davetellsusthatprogresshasbeensteadyifnot particularlyrapid.Thestateofplayatpresentisthat thestructureiscomplete,covered,andfullypainted. Winterjobsincludeenginecowlings,windscreen, canopy,andpropeller,plus"thehundredandone littledetailsthatalwaysseemtobelefttotheend". The1700ccVWhasalreadyhadgroundruns,and Davewondersifanyonehasa54"x34"propperhaps theywouldcaretocontacthimat14LimeGrove, Thornton-Cleveleys,Lancs.

1511. AlthoughPFArecordsstillshowthisproject numbertobeallocatedtotherebuildoftheCosmic WindG-ARUL,weareassuredbyColinRolfethat hisBetaprojectshouldhaveit.Cohntellsusthat progressisbeingsteadilymaintainedwiththe structuresubstantiallycomplete.

1568. KenEllistellsusthattheDAWPrivateerGBCYHappearedatUsworthsometimeafter4.76, andmadeitsF/Fshortlyafterthat—unlikeother TutorconversionsithasVWmotivepower.

1593. PhilThomasinformsusthathehas purchasedBabyGreatLakesG-BBGLfromBrian Houghtonfollowingitsforcedlandingafterengine failure,whilstflighttestingatBarton.Thedamageto

theundercarriage,starboardtailplaneandrudderhas nowbeenrepaired.Workhasnowstartedonthe lowerportwing,andallbeingwellflighttesting shouldstartearlyinthenewyear.

2002. TheTempeteG-AYTVisnowbasedat Sandown,1.0.W.—afactmadepossiblebythevery welcomere-openingofthefieldlastMay.

3008. Unbelievablenewsreceivedrecentlywasthat ourChairmanDaveFaulknerBryanthadbeen workingonhisownCurrieWotprojectagain.When lastseenaboutthreeyearsagothewoodworktothe fuselageandwingswascompleteandallthemetal componentswereinhand.

3017. Firstnewregistrationtoreportthismonthis theCurrieWotofT.G.Thompsonwhichwas registeredG-BFAHon22.8.77.

7033. A.I.Sutherland'sVP-1wasregisteredGBFASon15.8.77,andmadeitsfirstappearanceat theHighlandStrutFly-InatFearnon6.8.77together withtheBetaG-BADC.

7213. WedonothavemanyIrishprojectsonthe PFAlist(apartofcoursefromthemanyunderway inUlster),whichmakestheappearanceoftheVP-2 El-BDLallthemorewelcome.Itwasofficially registeredon7.9.77to J. DugganofNewRoss.

TwoviewsofMelMakenzieandJohnKinch'sBela G-BADCattheHighland&rutFlyIn.

06-10010. ReportedduringearlyNovemberinthe aeronauticalpress,wewereverygladtohearofthe successfulmaidenflightofBillWilks'MustangGBEFU.TheF/FwascarriedoutbyBrianSkillicorn atRedhillon15.10.77,andBillhimselffirstflewit ontheweekendof30.10.77.

25-10052. WiththedemiseofLaurieShaw's Cavalier,hisNipperprojecthasusurpedhisvery personalmarksG-BALS.

15-10107. PhilCozens.Soneraiwasseenwellunder wavatShorehamlastsummer.

44-10124. RobinOwen'sJungsterisnow progressingverywell,Ihefuselageisalmostcomplete andalltheinstrumentsarenowfitted.Ribsforthe fourwingsarenowcompleteasarctheinterplane struts.PowerwillbefromanewContinental/RR C90.

43-10142.MB. 2ColibriG-BFBVwasregisteredto Messrs.J.Hutton,N.& P. BrownofWorksopon 8.9.77.AstheprojectwasinitiallyregisteredtoL.J. WelburnofClevelandSailplanes,wepresumeitwas handedonatarecentstage.

09-10156. ThePittsG-BETIofB.Brayisnow confirmedashavingthisprojectnumberallocated, aswellastheCAAquotedc/n7-0314.

63-10159. D.Bradley'sVP-2projectreceivedthe marksG-BFFBon27.10.77.ItalsohastheEvans plansnumberV2-2289.

65-10166. DickyBirdtellsusthatD.F.Patten's Vari-Viggenprojectwillnotbestarted,andthatMr. PattenintendstobuildaBensenB.8Minstead.

55-10185. TaylorMonoplaneG-BFDZregisteredto D.C.BarberofLeyland,Lancs.,on5.10.77.

67-10186. DonCashmoreregisteredhisSopwith TabloidScoutreplicaon22.9.77asG-BFDE—also quotingthecuriousc/n"168".

77-10240. TonyFrancishasacquiredarealgemof aregistrationforhisHawkerCygnetreplicawhichhe isbuildinginDunstable.ItwasregisteredG-EBEon 9.8.77.Themarksareparticularlyappropriateas

Andthatsnotat-563pricesareseveralhundredsof dollarslessthanequivalentsystemssoldasseparateunits. Compareperformance.capabilityandprice.-

RT543A 720COM/AUTOON/NU £1,246.71

r563(360COM/SIANDARDOMNI) £1,115.13

FordetailsonthecompleterangeofEdo-Aireavionic equipmentcontactDavidNealatEagleAircraftServicesLtd. Allpricesarecurrentbutsubjecttochangeandare exclusiveofvalueaddedtax.

theywereneveroriginallyissued,andthegenuine CygnetprototypewasG-EBJH.Onahistoricalnote thelatterwasoriginallyconstructedforthefamous 1924LympneLightAircraftTrials.Theonlyother CygnetwasG-EBMBwhichofcoursenowforms partoftheSidneyCammexhibitattheR.A.F. Museum,Hendon—perhapsitwouldbetoomuchto hopethatitmightonedayjoinitsnewerbrotherin theairagain.

58-10258. MikeHarringtonreportsthathehas completedtheFin,Rudder,Tailplaneandelevators forhisCurrieWotandhastheribsfortwowinescut out.Mike,whoseaddressis27BayviewRoad, Peacehaven,EastSussex,islookingforagoodA65 orC90enginetofitupfront.

55-10280. AnotherMonotoreceivemarksrecently wasA.Brooks'G-BFBCwhichwasregisteredon 5.9.77.

74-10285. P.J.Hendersonhasjoinedthegrowing ranksofVari-Ezebuilderswithsuitablemarks—his projectwasregisteredG-VEZEon2.9.77.

OtherAircraft

G-EBQPDH.53HummingBird;G-AEYYMartin Monoplane. Continuingthehistoricalnotethis montheveryonewassomewhatshatteredtohearthat theMartinMonoplaneG-AEYYhadbeenfoundin Scotland,andwastoberevivedtogetherwitha HummingBird.However,thesituationisnow somewhatclearer!TheMartinG-AEYYfirstflewat Denhamin10.37,andusedseveralDH.53 components.StoredduringtheWar,itwascancelled

inthePost-War"Registerclean-up"andhasnow beenrestoredtoMessrs.Lake,Rabyand13rabhamof theMartinMonoplaneSyndicate.MikeRussell intendstoremoveallgenuineDH.53bits,andtothis endhas"restored"G-EBQPtotheregister.GEBQPinfactcrashedatHambleon21.7.34,thusitis possiblethatsomebitsmayhavefoundtheirway intotheMartinMonoplane—whateverarguments mayensueoverthegenuinenessorotherwiseofthe finishedarticle,itwillbeawelcomestablemateto Shuttleworth'sG-EBHX.FinallyMikeRussellhas alsoacquiredtheDroneG-AEDBfromBob Ogden—itisofcourseresidentatDuxford.

G-BFCZSopwithCamelF.1. Registeredon 12.10.77toLeisureSportwithc/nWA/2,thiswill nodoubtbejoiningtheCircusin1978.

G-BDBDW.8Tailwind. HaroldBest-Devereux's TailwindG-BDBDhasbeenresidentintheU.K.for somemonths,andlivesatPanshanger—wehopewe seemoreofitinthecomingseason.Amachinewhich weshallsadlyseenomoreintheU.K.isCyril HerringandIanScott-Hill'sWhitneyStraightGAFGK,whichHaroldexportedtotheLindberg MuseuminHawaiiviaOshkoshlastsummer.

G-BEKLBedeBD-4. TheBrockemore-Bede prototypeBD-4G-BEKLmadeasuccessfulfirst flightatShobdonon7.10.77.PilotwasBrockmoreBede'stestpilotAnthonyMaitland,anditwasinthe air55mins.supportedbyaLycoming150.

G-ARFVNipper. SoldtoR.J.Kershaw, Manchester5.9.77.

G-AXLINipper. SoldtoG.K.S.Hendren, Newtownards,Ulster24.3.77.

NewProjects

16-10300FlyBaby. F.R.Donaldson,Highclere, GreenhillRoad,Otford,Sevenoaks,Kent.

55-10301TaylorMonoplane. A.C.Dove,22 PearmainWay,Stanway,Colchester,Essex.

29-10302Fred.R. V.E.Deacon,80AbbeyRoad, Belvedere,KentDA175DE.

55-10303TaylorMonoplane. V.A.Wordsworth, 40ForestRoad,Skegby,Sutton-in-Ashfield,Notts.

63-10305EvansVP-2.P. A.Symons,14Allenstyle Drive,Yelland,Barnstaple.Devon.

69-10306PazmanyPL-2.J. W.Holmes,50Station Road,Foulridge,Lancs.

58-10307CurrieWot. L.Davies,16WestScausby Park,Illingworth,Halifax.

74-10308Varieze.A. J.Nurse,69MilfordAvenue, Wick,Bristol.

29-10309Fred. R.Bennett,29RichmondRoad, Westoning,Bedford.

29-10310Fred. K.Fern,8CroftAvenue, Wolstanton,Newcastle,Staffs.

60-10311TaylorTitch. W.F.Adams,479West DykeRoad,Redcar,Cleveland. 15-10312Sonerai. W.B.Carter,IvyCottage,43 FrontStreet,EastBoldon,Tyne&Wear. 63-10313EvansVP-2. P.A.SymonsPOBox5246 (Engineering),StateofBahrain,ArabianGulf. 17-10314PazmanyPL-4. C.V.Dietrich,10 MillhooCourt,WalthamAbbey,EssexEN93Dw. 58-10315CurrieWot. P. G.Abbey,23Maple Road,Bicester,Oxon. 62-10316EvansVP-1. D.G.Anderson,7 KilmarnockRoad,Monkton,Prestwick,Ayrshire.

Brockemore-BedePrototypeBD-4G-BEKL

Photo:BrockernoreBede

BUILDINGASCALE MUSTANG

Theideaofbuildingyourownaeroplaneisnot somethingthatcomesovernight.Inmyowncase, everythinggoesbackto1969partwaythroughmy PPLcourse.IhadjustsoloedinaCondorwhenthe wholethingwasputintocoldstorageforasixweek tripabroad.AsfarasthePPLwasconcerned,this breakwasexactlywhatIdidnotneed,butitdidset methinkingaboutwhatIwoulddowiththelicense whenIgotit.WhatIdidknowwasthat,firstly,I wouldneverownanaircraftand,secondly,thatClub aircraftwerestrictlylimitedwhenitcametodoing onesownthing.

Whileawayand,waitingforanaeroplaneat Auckland,Iboughtacopyof AirProgress fromthe newsstand.Thiswasamagazinewhichatthattime, washomebuilderorientated,andsetmethinking duringthenexteighthoursoverthePacificabout homebuilding.Now,oneofthefewthingsthatIam anygoodatismakingthings,andmyeyewasdrawn tothetwo-thirdsscaleMustangbeineadvertisedin planformbySturgeonair of Canada.Theretractable gear,afterall,shouldnotbeaproblem,justabit morework!Ifyouaregoingtobuildanaeroplane,it mightaswelllooklikeone!

ReturntotheU.K.foundtheCondorgoneanda Chipmunkinit'splace.Induecourse,thelicensewas finishedandalmostimmediatelytheClubwent broke.Thismeantachangetoflyingtinaircraft which,oncethenoveltyhadwornoff,mademethink onceagainaboutwhatIwasgoingtodowiththe PPL.Thethoughtofbuildingmyownaircraftwas stillatthebackofmymind,butIhadnoideaofhow togoaboutit.Thewholesystemofconstructingand maintaininganaircraftseemedtobeabout203/4 spannersand80,170mambojumbo,andIhadnoidea thatP.F.A.evenexisted.

Quitebychance,readinganoticeabouta"fly-in" atShorehamledmetomaketheacquaintanceof P.F.A.WhatIsawwasimpressiveinsomeways. However,therewasnowaythatthehardwareon displaywouldevergetme,at6'4"and280lbs.,off theground.BacktotheMustang.

Obviouslymoreinvestigationwasnecessarybefore astartcouldbemade.PeoplewhomIhadspokento shooktheirheadsandstartedmutteringaboutCurrie WotsandLutonMinors,butavisittoaSouthern Strutmeetingbroughtdifferentresults.Ican rememberStuartMacKayandDavidFaulknerBryantbeingscepticallyenthusiastic,andJohn Walkersaying"Isupposeifwedon'tletyouflyit youcanalwayswritetothe DailyMirror". (Iamsure

PopularFlying,January-February,1978

IdidnotsavthisbutifIdiditwouldbenothingless than TheTimes, F.1.V.W.

Thenextstepswereobvious.HappilyIhavealong garage,sotheworkcouldbedoneathome,and, equallyhappy,Iownedaracingcarwhichcouldbe soldtofinancetheproject.Boththesefactors workedoutwell.Firstly,Icanneverseeanypointin spendingmoretimeintravellingtoajobthancanbe spentonthejoband,secondly,thereisnopointin startingsomethinglikethisifyoucannotseethrough thefinancingaspect,howeverdimly.Ithereforesold thecarandwrotetoP.F.A.toseeiftheywould accepttheproject.FromP.F.A.camealittlegreen bookletwithProject06-10010onthecover,and fromthebuyerofthecarcameacheque,soallwas setfair.

AtaboutthistimetheRedhillStrutwasbornandI startedtoattendtheirmeetings.Thereceptionthat myprojectreceivedwasratherinteresting,again scepticalenthusiasm.BrianDunlopagreedtobethe inspectorfortheproject,sayingineffect"It'sagreat lumpofathingtomake,butifyoumustgoodluck".

Formy150dollarsIreceivedapackofplansabout 3feetlongand6inchesindiameter.Ihavenever countedthem,buteverypartwasfinelydetailedbya professionaldraughtsman.Thearrivaloftile drawingsco-incidedwithChristmas1972,andasthe holidayisalwaysadeadtime,partofitwasspent goingthroughtheplansandtracingthroughvarious componentsviasubandmainassemblytoseeif, whentheyweremade,theywouldbeusable.Tomy surprise,thedrawingswereinfactverygood.Oneof twosystems,withhindsightcouldhavebeenmadein adifferentwaybut,basically,thedesignwassound, havingbeenbasedontheJurcaMJ7'GNATSUM'.

WhathadbecomeobviouswasthatIneededa24 footlongbenchwhichwasrigidandleveloverit's wholelength.Thiswouldbethe"clean"benchon whichassemblyandalignmentscouldtakeplace,as distinctfromthe"dirty"benchwherecomponents wereactuallymade.Theclean/dirtydemarcation becamedifficulttoachieve,particularlywithlarge components,butthegeneralprincipleisworth pursuing,particularlywithmetalandwood componentsbeingmadeatthesametime. Fortunately,Ihadavailabletomesomelengthsof6' x3"RSJandaccesstoapowersaw,sothebench framewasasimple,ifarduousjob.Thetopwas threesheetsof8x4xfchipboard.Unfortunately, madethewholethingabout6"toohighfor comfort!ThepurchaseofaBurgessBandsaw,the

NearcompletedflapoftheMustang.

loanofadiscsanderandaplane,completedthebasic toolsexceptforclamps.Accordingtotheplans, about30clampswereneeded,againwithhindsight thiswascorrect.Theavailablehardwarevariedfrom veryheavymalleableirontoinadequatestripmetal, sothefirstjobforthebandsawwastomaketwo patternssothattwenty6"andten10"clampcastings couldbemadeinaluminium.Forthoseinterested, thescrewsweremadefromstuddingandstandard wingnutsfromthelocaltoolshop,theclampfooton myprehistoriccentrelathe.

Enquiriesaboutsuppliesindicatedthatwoodand sheetmetalwasreasonablyeasytoobtaininthis country,sotostartoffIorderedfromSlingsby Sailplanesenoughwoodandplytomakethefuselage bulkheads,finandrudder,enoughsheetsteeland aluminiumforeverymetalpart,andfrom SturgeonairinCanadaenoughtubetomakethe completeundercarriage.IdecidedonAeroduxglue asagainstAerolite,mainlybecauseIcouldseewhere itwas.ThecolourisasnastyasthesmellandIhave shirtsandtrouserswhich,evennow,aretestimonyto it'sdurability.Ihave,forthelastfouryears, attendedtheP.F.A.dinneratSywellwithapartly Aeroduxshirtasamatterofprinciple!

ThetubingfromCanadatookthreemonthsto arrive.ButIthrashedupfromSouthLondonto KirbymoorsideonaSaturdaymorningtocollectthe firstfromSlingsby,andtomaketheacquaintanceof thepeopleIwouldbedealingwithforthenextfour years.

1mustsaythat,onceworkstarted,theStrut becameenthusiastic,andalthoughthiswasaone manprojectfromstarttofinish,alotofhelpwas forthcoming,inparticularoverwheretogetbitsand pieces.

Backinthedimpast,whenIwasanapprentice,I hadbuiltmyfirstspecialoutofAustinSevenparts. AtthetimeIhadboughtthepartspiecemealfrom breakersandothersources.Thispracticeprovedto methatitwouldhavebeenmoreconvenientand cheapertohaveboughtacompletecarasraw

ConstructionoftheTailplaneSpar. material.Iwasnowignoringthatexperienceand collectingpartspiecemealagain.Findingpartsona projectlikethisisaneverendingjob,andminecame fromallsortsofplaces,someboughtthrough PopularFlying, someoffacrashedaircraft,andthe enginefromAmerica.Theenginemostsuitedtothe designwastheFairchildRanger;aninverted6 cylindersomewhatsimilartotheGipsySix,but happilyonlyhalftheweightandproducing200hpat 2,450rpm.PublishedintheU.S.A.isapapercalled Trade-a-Plane. Thisissomethinglike Exchange& Mart, butallaeroplanesandparts.InthisIfoundmy engineandsourceofsparesinNewYorkState. Fortunately,throughafriendintheStatesIwasable tobuythiswithknowledgeratherthanblind,as wouldhavebeenthecasewithouthishelp.Theprice wasveryfairforazerohourengine,andhappilyit wasshippedbeforethepoundsterlingstartedto imitatealeadballoon.

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madeonthefirstwoodparts.Thesewerethefour fuselagebulkheadsmadefromplyandsprucepartly boxed.InspectorDunlopdulycheckedoutthesebits andsuggestedthattheinsideofallstructuresbe paintedwithtwocoatsofPolyurathanevarnish. Withthesesimplepartsmade,thenextstepwasto startonallthecontrolsurfaces,thatis,elevator, rudder,flapsandailerons.Inallcasesthesewereply coveredonply/spruceribsandspars.The arrangementwithBrianDunlopwastomakethe wholethingcompletewithallmetalfittings,but withoutthelastplysection,thisbeinggluedonafter inspection.Ihadsomedifficultyinfollowingthe designer'sthoughtswhilemakingthesepartsbecause therudderhadfourribsoveraboutfourfeet,the elevatorfourribseachsideoveraboutninefeettotal, buttheflapsandailerons,eachaboutfivefeetlong, containedfifteenribseach,alldifferent.

SuchwastheprogressbySeptember1973,six monthsafterstarting.Thesumtotalwasallthe controlsurfaceshangingintheroof,thefuselage bulkheadsandjustaboutallthesmallmetalfittings. Further,astarthadbeenmadeonsomeofthemetal partswhichneededwelding.Themethodadopted herewastofabricatebytackweldingthemmyself.I wasluckyenoughtohaveaccesstowelding equipment,andthejobwasdoneafterworkinalot ofsmalldoses.Ultimately,Ihadagoodbatchofbits andpiecesandthesewerethensentouttobewelded byaqualifiedwelder.Becausethesepartshadbeen madewellaheadofdemand,Icouldaffordtoleave themwiththeweldertobedoneinhisowngood time.Hence,wedidn'tgetoneachothersnerves,and thecostwasalsokeptdown.Oncetheseparts returnedtheywereallplatedandpassivated,andthe insideofallstructurescoatedwithlinseedoilto preventinternalcorrosion.

JustbeforewintersetinIwasabletomakethe horizontalstabilizer.Thiswasagainaplycovered structure,butwithanewtwist.Thetwosparswere spruce/plystructures,butcurvedinplanandtapered insection.

Steamingwasallnewtome,anditappearedtobe newtoanyoneIaskedadvicefrom.Intheend,an oldcarpropshaftwasusedasthechamberforthe wood,andanelectrickettleconnecteduptoitwith braidedPVChose.Ragswereusedforbungingupall theholes.Ifthereaderisfacedwithanythinglikethe sameproblem,myexperiencemaybeofhelp.The sprucewas20mmx20mmandwasleftinthe chamberfor30minutes.Itwasthenbentintoajig madeonthebenchtop,andleftuntilthenext eveningbeforebeingremoved.Onremoval,the woodwantedtospringbackslightly.Ifoundit necessarytoinitiallyoverbendthepartbyabout50 inordertoobtainthedesiredeffect.Muchlateron intotheproject,somepartsofthewingribhadtobe treatedinasimilarfashion,butofcoursethesections weremuchlighter.

Upuntilthistime,Ihadbeenobtainingasteady supplyofpartsfromSturgeonairinCanada. FortunatelyIhadrunaheadfurtherthanwas necessarybecausetheywentbankrupt.Thiswasnot entirelyunexpectedasnolettershadbeenanswered forsometime,andnosensehadbeenforthcomingby telephone.Thelastpartstoarriveweresome mouldings,thecanopybubble,andenoughtubeto maketheenginemount.Thislastitemdidnotstrictly havetocomefromAmerica,butIfeltthat,withsuch animportantcomponent,itwouldbebesttousethe exactdrawingspecificationratherthanargueabout therelativemeritsofU.S.versusU.K. particularlyastheAmericanstandardwall thicknessesarealsodifferent.

STRUTTINGAROUND

WithJimWillsandTonyFarrell

NORTHEASTERNSTRUT

DavidBucklegaveaveryinterestingtalkatthe Septembermeeting,entitled'Goingabroadinalight aircraft'.Hecommencedbydescribingthe preparationoftheaircraft,suchasoilchange,tyres, plugsetc.,andmanagedtoslipinacommercialfor somespareshehasavailable.Heexplainedhoweasy itistoaltertheC.G.oftheaircraftifoneloadedup withpresentsonthereturntrip,andhownecessaryit istomakesurethatlifejacketsarewornanda dinghycarriedandtohaveaditchingprocedure. Davealsolistedpersonalandaircraftdocuments,a usefultipforconvertingmetrestofeet,flightplans, dangerareas,alternativeaerodromesetc.,etc.John TowersandRamseyDrydenbroughttheeveningtoa closebyshowingsomeexcellentaerialslideviewsof theAlps.Thoseofyouwhoforonereasonor another,couldnotgettoYearbyonSunday25th September,missedafullandexcitingday.Although reportswerereceivedthattheweatherwasnottoo goodinsomepartsoftheregion,thesunshoneout ofaclearblueskyatYearbygivingtheearlyautumn dayatouchofgoldenmagnificence.

Allvisitors,whethertheycamebyairorroad,were servedwithfreerefreshmentsbyMrs.Tower,Mrs. MarshallandMrs.Buckle(thankyou,Ladies,for yourwillingandgeneroushelp).BobSwinn, AppointedAirTrafficControllerfortheevent,was keptverybusywiththesignallampandtherewere occasionswhenhehadmorethanoneaircraftonthe circuit.JohnConnollywithhislittlebagoftricks, soonhadaswopshopoperating.Therewasno aerobaticdisplaybyBarrySmithbecausehisaircraft wasdismantled,butJohnWhitinginhisTailwind, gaveacropsprayingdemonstrationthatputthe707 displayatTeesideintheshade.

AsafinaltothislastN.E.Strutfly-inof1977,we mustthankJohnTowersfortheuseofhisairstrip, whichmustbeoneofthemostscenicinthecountry beingsituatedonthenorthernboundaryoftheNorth YorksNationalParkandonlyafewmilesinland frombeautifulruggedcoastline.

WESTMIDLANDSSTRUT

Eachmonth,thankstotheeffortsofColinPenny andthegenerosityofourmembership,weareableto reportthat'ourlibrarycontinuestogrow'.Itisnow understoodfromRalphGreenfield,thatthe PracticalMechanicsmagazineserieswhich introducedtheLutonMinorallthoseyearsago,will soonbeavailableforloantomembersfromthe library.Onceagainweappealfordonationstothe librarywhichis,webelieve,asignificantandunique achievementforaP.F.A.Strut.

Thesepasttwomonthshaveseenafurther strengtheningofourmembershipwhichnow standsat46withafurtherfourpending,sothatwe shouldreach50soon.Itwasencouragingtoseeyet anotherrecordturn-outforourSeptembermeeting (27present),whichcertainlyprovedthepopularity ofHaroldJones'talksaboutbuildingmetal aeroplanesandprobablyofinstructionaleveningsin general.Fromthis,wehopethatourprogrammefor thecomingyearwillbesimilarlypopular.Thiswill commencewithaseriesoflecturestobegivenbyMr.

VicBeaumont,(C.F.I.oftheShropshireAeroClub)

whowillbetacklinggroundsubjectsofdirectinterest tostudentpilotsandsubsequentlytheNightand IMCratings.Wehopetobeabletosupplementhis talkswithsuitablefilms,possiblytheShellflying series.Aninvitaionisextendedtoothermembersof otherstrutswhomaybetemporarilyexpatriateto visitusonStrutnights.Theseareheldon1st WednesdayofeachmonthatR.A.F.Cosford.

Notwithstandingthatwrittenabove,andfollowing aconversationrecentlywiththeCommanding Officer,weareadvisedthatentryontotheairfield willinfutureberestrictedtothoseabletoproduce eitheraMuseumSocietycardordocumentaryproof ofmembershipoftheP.F.A..Forourpurposesthis meansacurrentP.F.A.orStrutmembershipcard.In future,visitorsandnewcomersmustgiveprior notificationoftheirintendedvisittoeitherthe StationGuardroomortotheSquadronLeader's Office;ThetelephonenumberisAlbrighton2393.

NORTHKENTSTRUT

TheOctobermeetingoftheNorthKentStrut yieldedanattendanceofthirtypeopleincluding severalprospectivenewmembers.Mr.John Alexander(theguestofmemberKeithBlake)gavean interstingtalkaccompaniedbyslides;thesubjectwas Airships,onwhichJohnhasspentmanyyearsof research.Inanswertoquestions,Johnexpoundedon manyofthefinerpointsofAirshipoperationswhile pointingoutmanylessobviousdetailsshowninhis slidesandthereasoningbehindthem.

DavidWise,onetimeaircraftspotternowturned strutmember,followedonbyshowinghisslidesof aircraftpastandpresentandgivingbriefdetailsand history.

Whennotservingliquidrefreshments,the 'Barman'wasseentobeindeepconversationwith severalmemberswhowereengineprospecting.The namesLycoming,Continental,andCorvairwere heardtobementioned.Corvair?Hrn.,Strange,very strange!,eventheirbeerwentFLAT.

Overheardatthebar,—'PintofBitterandpintof Lagerandyours,Oh!andthatpieceof'514you promisedme.'Well,pubssellmostthings,butonlya Strutcouldofferthat,'thinkI'llgotothenext meeting'.

SOUTHERNSTRUT

AtalkbyMauriceWhitewasgiventomembers presentattheSeptembermeeting.Hisexperiencesof operatinghis2seatJodelD112G-AYMUoverthe pastyearand92hrs20minsflyingtimewere described.Duringthistimehecarried32different peopleandvisited21airfields.Mauriceproduceda costanalysiswhichhasaveragedapproximately £10.00perhour.

FromtimetotimeNewslettersarrivethatarefull ofinterestinginformation,anecdotesandtips.One such,justreceived,isalmostabuddingrivaltoour magazine,atleastintermsofit'ssize.The presentationtakestheformofareareports,there beingnolessthaneightcontributorswhohave includedlinedrawingsandcartoonstofilltheodd cornernotoccupiedbynews.Extractsfromthis Newslettermaybefoundelsewherebetweenthese covers.Forthiscreditablepresentation,wemust thankthe:

NORTHWESTERNSTRUT

ThoseofyouwhowenttoBlackpoolPageant'76, saysBrianWinstanley,reportingNorthernArea News,willrememberseeingthethree-quarters completedVP2.Well,itisnowinanewworkshop whereDaveMastertonhasbeenbeaveringawayon it.Muchoftheoriginalworkhastobere-done,due todamageanddampnesswhilstinstorage.The elevatorhasnowbeenrebuiltalongwiththerudder andbothhavebeencoveredwithCeconite.Muchof thefuselagehasbeenreworkedandcleanedup.The finishedwingframethatwasondisplayhasbeen scrapped,apartfromthespars.Newribsinblank formarewaitinglighteningholes.Davehopesto havecompletedtheworkbynextsummer.Mike Bowdenreportsthatanewnon-radioairfieldhas recentlyopenedatLlandwrog(officiallyCaernarvon Airport)andthateightBartonmembersflewdown forfreeteaandsandwiches(landingfeesalsofree)to theofficialopening.

Briefdetailsofthefield(whichisonly100yards fromaverygoodbeach)asrememberedfroma telephoneconversation,saysMike,areasfollows, butpleasecheckbyphonebeforeflyingin:

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ColinPepperreportsthattheJodelD9previously ownedbyAlbertTabenorissoldtojointowners RobbieRobson,PeterLawley,andJohnMcGregor, theycallthemselvesthe'WestMidlandFlying Group'.

TheLutonMinorG-AYSK,whichwasoriginally builtbyLionalPlant,hasnowbeenissuedapermit toflyafterbeinginstorefor31years.Iflewitforthe firsttimeacoupleofmonthsagoafterafewrunsup thefield.I'dneverflownit,oranyotherLuton Minorbefore.Itwasanexperiencenevertobe forgotten,itis,asall'Minorownersmustknow,a delightfulaeroplanetoflyhavingnovices whatsoever,withtheA65onit'snoseitclimbsatjust underI000ft.perminute(almostasgoodasFRED!)

NORTHWESTERNSTRUT—BartonFly-in

TheFly-inatBarton,Manchester,organisedby theNorthWesternStrut,wasfavouredwithmuch betterweatherthanlastyear'sevent.Sunday morningofthe7thAugustdawnedclearandsunny inNorthernEnglandatleast.Furthersouth,(he weatherwasadifferentstory.Thosethatdidarrive werefromfairlynear,orfromfurthernorth.The longestflightwasmadebyaSiroccofrom SunderlandbeatingtheJodel'FWflownbyF. M.CreaswellfromWestHartlepool.byabout twelvemiles.Thefurthestsouththatanyonearrived frombeingBickmarsh,thisbeingIanJennison, organiseroftheevent,whocameinhisnewly acquiredJodelAmbassadeurG-AYEHexmountof ErnieHorsfall,whohadtobecontentwithmotoring intotheFly-in

Ouroldbent-wingfavouriteswerepresent, 'Hy of theDerwentFlyingGroupfromHucknall,andGeoff Farr's'PFfromNantwich.KenDavies'Vagabond

PopularFlying,January-February,1978

fromChester,andtomakeanicechangefromall thoseex-Frenchmachines,theCurrieWot G-AYMP fromChirk,theonlyBiplaneintheshow.

Theaircraftthatexcitedthemostinteresthowever wasthePazmany P.L.1.G-BDHJ ofHaroldJones fromHalfpennyGreen.ThisplanewontheConcoursd'Eleganceaward,anddeservedlyso,the constructionandfinishbeingexemplary.

Altogether13aircraftarrivedfromotherairfields, inadditiontheOlympia163sailplaneofTerry Hogbenwastrailedin.Aseparatearrivalslogfor aircraftattendingtheFly-inwasnotkeptthisyear, allarrivalsbeingloggedintheLancashireAeroClub normalbook,togetherwithalltheusualclub arrivals.TenaircraftresidentatBartonalsotook partinthefestivities,acompletelistofaircraftwill befoundattheendofthisreport.

TheOlympia463sailplane,afterbeingassembled, wasflownbyTerryHogben,aero-towedbyfan JennisonintheBeagleHusky,andgavean impressivedisplayofaerobatics,gracefulandsilent; apartfromslipstreamnoiseinthelowzooms.The BartonChipmunkflownbyRowanStevensthen gaveanequallyimpressivedisplayofaerobatics althoughofadifferentcharacter.

Allvisitingpilotsweregivenafreemealinthe Bartonclubhouse;mealvouchersandP.F.A.stickers dispensedtoallvisitorsbySusanMinor-Clarkson, whowelcomedguestsandloggedarrivals.Rick BennisonactedasStrutAirTrafficControlOfficer fortheday,PaulConnattydidhisnowusual'thing' asbatman,marshallingtheaircraft.

DaveDunn,PublicitymanfortheStrut,gavean addressattheconclusionoftheFly-in,thanking visitorsfortheirsupport,StrutmembersandClub membersfortheirhelp,LancashireAeroClubfor theuseoftheirfieldandfacilities,BartonClubstaff fortheirservice,andfinallyintroducingJohn_ Richardson,StrutSecretary,whoannouncedthe prizewinners.TheprizeswerepresentedbyMrs. JoanRichardson.

Prizewinners

Concoursd'Elegance: PazmanyP1.1,G-BDHJH. Jones,HalfpennyGreen.

SpecialCategoryC.ofA.: JodetD120G-BDWX: Bagby

Concoursd'EleganceGeneralCategoryC.ofA.: ErcoupeG-AV1L,R.Lloyd,Speke.

LongestFlight: SiroccoG-AZOS,0.Smith, Sunderland.

BestHomebuilt: CurrieWotG-AYMP:J.Sweeney, Chirk.

LuckyArrival: FournierR.F.5G-AZZW:E.Burke, Bickmarsh.

VISITINGAIRCRAFT

H.W.Baines ThuIthorpe JuddD117 F.M.Creaswell WestHartlepool

lode]D117

Jodel1)1050

I.Jennison Bickmarsh CurrieMa

J.Sweeney Chirk

PORTRAITOFASTRUT—

NORTHEASTERNSTRUT

NewsoftheformationoftheSunderlandStrut, theforerunneroftheNorthEasternStrut,wasgiven inaletterfromLesRichardson,publishedin Popular Flying (Jan/Feb.1973).OnOctober8thofthe preceedingyear,ameetinghadbeenheldat SunderlandAirportinanavailablehangar.The airport,nowoperatedbySunderlandCorporation, waspreviouslyR.A.F.Usworth,thebirthplaceof 607Squadron.

Aphotographillustratingthisoccasionshowssome ofthefoundermemberswhoincluded:Les Richardson,FredHodgson,JohnGladish,Fred Greenwell,BillWalker,RamsayDryden,andCyril Wedlake.Twenty-fiveprospectivemembersattended thisfirstmeetingandtwelvevisitingaeroplaneswere linedupwithLesRichardson'sCurrieWotGAPNT,DougCollinson'sFaIkeG-AXEOand severalultra-lightbelongingtoSunderlandgroups.

Earlymeetingswereheldmonthlyonthe1st Sundayat2.00p.m.andwerealternatedbetween SunderlandandTeesideairports.Itwassoon realisedthataSundayafternoonwasthewrongtime toholdameetingforflyers.Followingtwoattempts byFredHodgson,theOrganiseratthattime,tofind asuitable'Tavern',theBlackHorseatCoxhoe,was selectedasthemeetingplace.Meetingshereareheld onthe3rdWednesdayeveningofeverymonth.

FromMay1974,thenameofthestrutwaschanged toTheNorthEasternStrut.Anannualsubscription of£2.00permembertocoverprintingandpostageof thenewsletterischargedatthepresenttime.

Thehomebuildingsuccessesofthisstrutinclude thefirsttwoCavalierstoflyintheU.K.,aSirocco,a NipperandaCurrieWot.Inadditionquiteafew projectsareinvariousstagesofcompletionand severalmembersareownersofcommercially manufacturedaircraft.TheStrutholdsanannual camp-in/fly-inrallyusuallyinJune,atBruntonin Northumberland,amidthescenicbeautyof England'sundiscoveredland,whereonecanretreat intoaworldoffolklorelegend.

BRUNTONFLY-IN1801-19thJune,1977

ThisyearsFly-inatBrunton,organisedbythe NorthEasternStrut,wasagreatsuccess,being attendedbyforty-twovisitingaircraftandalarge contingentofcarsandcaravans.OnSunday afternoon,thenumberswereswelledevenfurtherby thelocalsfromthesurroundingarea.

TerryBoyesandhistwoA.T.C.cadetsearnedthe praiseofeveryonebyprovidingteas,coffeeand mealsoverthewholeweekend.Alongsidethis activity,theystillfoundtimetolistthevisiting aircraftinorderofarrival;(seeaccompanyinglist).

Theweekendweatherwasovercastandcoldbutit didnotrain.OnSaturdayeveningabarbecueand bonfirewasheldontheairfieldwhichwasobviously appreciatedbyeveryonethere.

OnSundaymorningthefly-incommitteemetto arrangethespotlandingcompetitionandinspectthe homebuiltaeroplanesthatwerecompetingforthe WhitleyBayGuardianTrophy.Forthespotlanding competitionthehelpwasenlistedofalocalresident, MajorBuckle,retd.,norelationtoDavidBuckleour Vice-chairman,andtwovisitingpilotsfrom Glasgow.Thecompetitionstartedat14.00hrslocal timewithelevenentries,MajorBuckleactedas adjudicatorbymeasuringoffthedistances. UnfortunatelyforFrankRyman,asheapproached thespotafewsheepstrayedontotherunwaycausing himtoovershoot.

ThecompetitionwaswonbyLesRichardsonflying JodelG-BACJwithadistanceof18yards,just beatingJohnTowers'distanceof20yards.

Afterthiscompetitiontheawardswerepresented byLesRichardson,asfollows;

TheWhitleyBayGuardianTrophy, forthebest homebuilt,andwhichcanonlybeawardedtoNorth EastStrutmembers,wentjointlytoRidleyKendal andOliverSmith.Thesub-committeedecidedthat theonlywaytheycouldrecognisetheachievements ofthesebuilders,wastoawardthetrophytobothof themforsixmonthseach.

TheLongestDistanceShield, whichwasdonatedbv DavidBuckle,wenttoSandyHendersonwhohad flowninfromInvernesswithAllisterSutherlandin JodelG-ARNY.

TheSealedTimeofArrivalPrize, waswonbyMr. McEvoyofGlasgow.HehadarrivedonSunday morningat10.35hrsinaVictaAirtourerG-AZZU. TheSpotLandingTrophy, asreportedpreviously, waswonbyLesRichardson.Finally,apresentation wasmadetoAndrewRobinson,withthesincere thanksofTheNorthEastStrut,forhiskindnessin allowingthemtousehisfieldyearafteryear.The successofaneventsuchasthisdependsuponthe helpandsupportofmembers,theirwives,friends, andvisitors.Insteadofnamingindividuals,the Organisersthankeveryone,onbehalfofTheNorth EastStrut,whocontributedtowardsthisenjoyable weekend.

BRUNTONFLYINVISITORS

Cessna172 G-ARID

Cavalier108 G-BCRKR.KendalSunderland

Cavaher125 G-AZEIHI).BuckleNunthodie

JodH120 G-BACJL.RichardsonSunderland

PrivateerT3I 6-13CceLID.WilsonSunderland

RallyeIOD CI-AXHSA.Tangle)Sunderland

Judd G-ARNYS.HendersonInvernes, Erneraude G-ASCZWhybrowSunderland

BeaglePup Ci-AXOZJ.Harkt, Sunderland

Victor150 Ci-AZMNT.NielsenSunderland

lode!117 G-ATG11F.RymanTeeside

FournierR1-41)CU-AWCZC.GoodwinPeterborough

Auster G-ARLOR.Wells Sunderland

Monsun ed-A7TBAdams Teeside

FalkeTG1A (1-AZTTJ.TowersYearbs

Cessna CI-AXECC.Nichol,Sunderland

Sirocco G-AZOSO.Smith Sundetland

Marebeni (1-13BRXW.CrystalSunderland

EmeratideCP301AG-AYECNI.Clark Sunderland

_Bidet117 G-AXCG nthTeeside

lodel117 (1-AWFWF.(OmenwelHarilepool

EuitPA200lb(N-BISFRA.Curns Sunderland

dodelD140 G-ARDZRDrydenDustord

Victor150 CMAZZUMcE,o) Glamow

TabwMd G-BDAPJ.WhinnyBaghyTamPoint

PiperCuht G.BB)01R.Swinn Trait)

BeaglePup G-AXUAC.Wedlakeeewde

JoddD1211 GlIDWX1.Iamte BothCuI 1101111

DruineTurlm CLAPBC)D.Did Sunderland

BeaglePup CYAXIERourke Dundee

GrumannTra,ellerG-1211DABrown Domearice

Fournier G-AZ1CILGriffinDUmice

Fournier G-AWEM0.SutherlandDundee

Imionier 0..AWL(.GoodwinDundee

Fournier (LAVZX Dundee

Fournier G-AVN/WWilliam,Dundee

Fount (11-AC.GibsonDundee

Nadel117 Ward Hull

Enteraude (1-ASHSGomm HMI

Bolkow G-ATOOSwill Sproatley

Auster G-ATDX

Railye G-AXHGD.Leonia('Trestde

WESSEXSTRUT

TheOrganisersofAvonAirDayhadinvitedthe theStruttoafly-inandaskedthemtoparticipateina fly-pastduringthedisplaythatwasheldatWestonSuper-MareAirporton29thAugustlastyear.

Despitetheworryofpoorweather,clear conditionsprevailedandsixteenaircraftfoundtheir wayintoP.F.A.enclosurewhereJeanandLucinda YounghadsetupaP.F.A.SalesStandalongside TonyYoung'scaravan.Sixaircraftflewinfrom Henstridge,fivefromthe'WelshAirForce'basedat Swanseaandfivefromseparatebases.Thelongest journeywasmadebyCedricDrinkwater,flyingthe ForrestFlyingGroup'sEmeraudeG-BCCRfrom StaplefordTawney,Essex.TheoldestBritishaircraft attendingwastheTipsyBG-AISCbelongingtothe WagtailFlyingGroupandflownbyDavidShepherd. MartinHollawaywhoisSecretary/Treasurerofthe strut,showedhisskillasanaerobaticpilotwithhis StampeSV-4C,acontrastfromhisnormalHunter jetmount.GwynJonesownerofaJodel112thatwas flowninbyColMChambers,flewhisHarvardinthe maindisplay.

Therewasagoodresponsefromvolunteersforthe P.F.A.flypast,afteraflightbriefingtwelveaircraft werepreparedfortake-off.FirstoffwasTony YounginColinDifford'sLutonMinorG-BBCY: closelyfollowedbyMikeGarner'sLutonMinor. TwoNipperMk.3sfollowed,flownrespectivelyby DavidShrimptonandJimCorbettpursuedbyBill DobieinhisStavertonbasedTurbulent.Military typeaircraftaddedatouchofcolourtotheevent; amongstthesewereaJ-3CCub329417(G-BDHK), BestmannstyledJodel112,(G-AXTX)andsister shipJodel112(G-AYBP).Thelastofthemilitary quartetwastheTaylorMonoplaneprototypeGAPRTre-styledasaYAK-9DreplicaflownbyLynn Williamsandmakingitsfirstpublicappearancein thisguise.

verywelcometo flyinindividually,butwherealarge gatheringofvisitingaircraftcouldcausethe landownersomeembarrassmentbyprotestsfromhis neighbours.Thishashappenedatonestripand resultedin visitsfromthelocalplanning authority andratingdepartment.Protractedcorrespondence followedandisstillnotresolvedyet.

SOLENTSTRUT

AtSolent'sSeptemberstrutmeetingtheevening beganwithageneraldiscussionoftheP.F.A. AnnualRallyatSywell in1977.Thiswasfollowedby theshowingofthefilm'WindintheWires',brought alongbyDerekCarterand wasfollowedbyanother filmaboutBrooklands,theBritishmotorracing circuitofthe1930's.

StrutmemberTonyWatsonislookingfortwoor threepilotstojoinhiminflyinghisFalconairF11W200.Pilotswouldneedatleast100hourstotaltime. Theideaistoshareexpensesplusabout £7 oraper hourtocoverfuelandenginehours.Tonycanbe contactedon042-15-4138.

POPHAMAIRCENTRE

SomegoodnewsaboutPopham.JimEspinits owner,hasbeengrantedpermissionbytheSecretary ofStatefortheEnvironmenttousehislandat Pophamforflyingultra-lightandvintageaircraft. Therearehowevercertainconditions,amongthem arethefollowing:Tobeusedonlyforrecreational flyingbyaircraftnotexceeding1750Ibs.A.U.W.No ralliesorotherpublicdisplaysmaybeheldatthesite.

Fromnowonwards,thestripwillbeavailablefor 'flyingin'everySunday.Futuremeetingsofthe AndoverStrutwillbeheldatthePophamAirCentre onthefirstTuesdayofeachmonth.TheCentrehas nobarsoremembertotakeyourownrefreshment.

HEARTOFENGLAND STRUT

Coventryisanareaofcountrythatprovidesa greatdealofaviationinterest;Itishereatthe CoventryAeroplaneClub,BagintonAirport, Coventry,thattheStrutmeetsonthe2ndFridayof eachmonthat7.30p.m.

TheStrutwhichwasformedinMarch1977,now hasamembershipofapproximatelytwenty-five peoplewithnumerousandvariedprojectsunder constructionincludingaFredandaBeta.

IPSWICHSTRUT

Photo:PeterR.March

FromtheAutumnNewsletteroftheIpswichStrut, theyinformus(andtheirMembers)thatbecause alterationsarebeingmadetotheirmeetingplace 'TheFountain'atTuddenham;theH.Q.thisseason is:'TheMarlboroughHotel',HenleyRoad,Ipswich. MeetingsareonthefollowingTuesdayevenings: 10thJanuary1978,14thFebruary,14thMarch. 'PhoneJimEmpsononIpswich58185forfurther information.

Severalpeoplehaveaskedwhytheusualfly-in meetingshavenotbeenheldduringthepastyear. Thereasonsimplyisthattheydonotwanttodraw unnecessaryattentiontotheStripswheretheyare

Ampleopportunityexists,foranyonewishingto 'dabble',toassistinsomeoftheprojectsuntilthey getoneoftheirownunderway.Thereisawealthof experience,talent,andconnectionswithinthestrut todrawfrom;plustheusualStrutnightactivitiesof filmshows,discussionsandspacelectures.Members whowouldlikemoreinformationonthestrutmay telephoneStrutCo-ordinatorJohnMilleron Coventry462012,orColinBrownonRedditch 45715.

WESTYORKSHIRESTRUT

TheWestYorkshireStrutisknowntohaveatleast twenty-fivemembers,(asoftheirMarch'77 Newsletter,whichhasjustcomeintothewriters possession).

During1977,conductedpartiesofStrutmembers visitedManchesterAirTrafficControl.Thiswas arrangedastwoseparatevisitsasnumberspervisit werelimitedtosixteen.TheStrutmeetsmonthlyat theYorkshireAeroClub,YeadonAirport.

Member'sprojectsinclude;TaylorMono,V.P.1, V.P.2,S55a,andaTurbulent.Furtherinformation canbeobtainedfromtheSecretary:Keith Wigglesworthat5,MeadWay,Highburton, Huddersfield.

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DOUGBIANCHI

Itiswithgreatsadnessthatwehavetorecord thedeathofDougBianchi.Doughadalways heldagreatinterestinthePFAandhadacted asourChiefInspectorforovertwentyyears. Asaprewarlicencedengineerhehadalways maintainedadeepinterestinlight aircraftimmediatelyafterthewarhoweverhe wasresponsibleforsettinguptheBritish EuropeanAirwaysEngineeringSchooland latertookpartintheearlyprovingflightsof BritishSouthAmericanAirwaysasflight engineer.Hewasperhapsbestknownasthe founderofPersonalPlaneServiceswhich devotedallitsactivitiestolightaircraft.PersonalPlaneServicesprosperedandinvolvedall oftheBianchiFamilywithhiswifeEdnaand histwinchildrenTony&Angie.Dougwasa manofboundlessenergyabundantenthusiasm andasuperbsenseofhumour.Aboveallelsehe wasanenthusiastwithanaturaldesiretomake aircraft.Heisbestrememberedforhisreplica aircraft,particularlythoseforthefilm"The MagnificentMenintheirFlyingMachines"for whichhebuilttheDemoiselle.Thissparkedoff otherreplicasandthehangarsatBookerholda hostofaircraftmadebyhisownhands includingtheFokkerEnttheMoraneN,the ManningFlandersandtheVickersMonoplane tonamebutafew.Healsowasafounderofthe "WarBirds"whichhaskeptmanywartime aircraftintheair,allinmagnificentcondition. Asamanhehadinfinitekindnessandpatience toanyonewhowasinterestedinaeroplanes.He wouldthinknothingoftravellingmanymilesto helpafellowenthusiastortothrowopenthe hangardoorstohelpsomepoorpersonwho hadgotsomeseeminglyinsurmountable problemwithhisaeroplane.Hewasnotaman whohadtimeforcommitteesorpaperworkbut preferredtogetinamongsttheworkwhichhe lovedandenjoyed.Iftherewasanytroubleto besortedouthewasreadytolendahand.In theformativeyearsofPFAhegaveusalotof helpandguidanceandweshallalwaysbeinhis debt.Hisinfectiousgoodhumouralwaysrose tothesurfacewithabigsmileandachuckle whichmadehimafriendofallwhomethim. Hewillhesadlymissed.

FIVW

FINALS!!!

Sometimeagowedecidedtointroducethisfinal column,partlytotidyuptheMagazineoftheodd smallannouncementsandpartlytoimpartsomeof theoddsnippetsofinformationwhichnototherwise meritseparatemention.Wehavealwaystriedtodo thisinalightheartedandgoodhumouredway;this beingapartofthepublicationwhichshouldnotbe readindeadlyseriousness.Unfortunately,oursense ofhumourdoesnotseemtohavebeenappreciatedby everyreaderandwehavecausedsomeconsternation toacertainfaction.Asithappens,thoseannoyed werenotamongthePFAmembership,which perhaps,makesitallthemorenecessaryforusto offerourapologiesforaremarkintendedtobein jest.Sorry,Gentlemen!

Althoughwehavenowishtoallowthiscolumn tobecomeafreeadvertisingspaceforacommercial enterprise,whenaMemberwritestousexpressinghis absolutedelightwiththeattentionhehasreceived,

NEILWILLIAMS

Itisalsowithgreatsadnessthatwerecordthe deathofNeilWilliamson11December,whenthe SpanishbuiltHeinkelIIIhewasflyingfroma SpanishAirForceBasetotheUK,crashedin mountainouscountry.HiswifeLynnandthetwo engineers,JosephDonaghyandStephenParnell accompanyinghimontheferryflighttoBlackbushe andtheHistoricAircraftCollectionthere,also perished.

Suchwashisreputationandability,thatfew peoplewhoknewNeil,werepreparedfortheshock newsthathehadmethisdeathdespitethefactthat hehadbeenreportedoverdueonthisflight,for surelywithhiswideexperienceandcarefulplanning hewould,oneimagined,alwayscomethroughinthe end.Butalas,itwasnottobe.Andwehavelosta goodfriendandanexceptionalairman.ForNeil WilliamswasagoodfriendtothePFAandallit stoodfor.HelearnedtoflywiththeCardiffUltra LightClubsome26yearsagoatthetenderageof17 andneverlosthisinterestorenthusiasmforourkind offlying(andatthetimeofhisdeath,wasrestoring aTipsyBforhisownuse).

Neilrosetogreatheightsinhischosenprofession. Hismanyachievementsthroughouthisrelatively longanddistinguishedcareer,intheRAF,the aviationindustryandsportingaviationarealready wellknown.Hewonmanyawardsincludingour ownRoderickTurnerawardforhisoutstanding contributiontolightandsportingaviation,andthe Queen'scommendationforhisairmanshipinthe nowfamousZlinSparfailureincident.Thelistis endlessandmanywillnowseekacopyofhis autobiographicalwork'Airbourne'.Tolearninure ofNeil'srichexperienceforhewasalsoan accomplishedwriter,whosestylewaseasytoread andunderstand.Manyfeelthathisbookon aerobaticswillbecomethe'StandardWork'ona subjectthatheunderstoodandlovedsowell..4 dedicationthatledhimtobecomebothBritishand Europeanaerobaticchampionandhighlyplacedin Worldchampionships.Itisnotpossibletorecord here,evenafractionofhisexploitsand accomplishments,sufficeittosaythathebecamea householdnameandalegendinhisownlifetime,a manwhocould'namehisprice',yetturnedupyear afteryearat'our'SywellRallytogive,without recompense,themostpoeticdisplayofflyingweare everlikelytosee.

Weshallnotforgetthisquietmanwhose impeccableflyingwasanexampletoallandwhose spiritandnamewilllkeoninthepagesofaNiation history.

DEFB

wethinkitdeservesamention.WerefertoJohn GillettSportsCars,whichisaname,only,weunderstand,astheyonlydealingo-kartsandspares.They comefromMonarchParade,Mitchum,Surreyand supplywheels,hubs,brakedrumsfor4",5'and6" wheels,allfittablewithaircrafttubesandtyresOur MemberfoundMr.Gillettveryhelpfulandone ultra-lightOwner,atleastwasfittedupwithallthe bitsforthebottomendoftheundercarriagethat couldbedesired.Ohyes,healsosuppliesfibreglass seatstooat£9each.Contacthimon01-640-0969, Mention PopularFlying Magazine,alsotellhimto advertisewithus!

Ifwemaystealalittlebitofthunder,wehearthat SywellAerodrome,havingreachedit's50thyearof beginningoperationshasverygenerouslyoffered todonateacuptothePFA,whichithasbeen decidedwillbetiedupwiththePFAdesign competitionandwillprobablybeforthebestBritish designattheSywellRallyinfutureyears.The Airfield'sOwner,Mr.MikeNewton,hasalways

madeusmostwelcomeandprovideduswithallthe facilitiesathisdisposal.Wereallydogetvalueand serviceformoneyatSywell(thinks...can't rememberhavingbeenaskedforalanding fee—perhapsthat'stheadvantageofbeingoneofthe SywellRallyworkers!)

Weliketomakeannouncementsthroughthese columns,butthistimewemaybealittlelate.We refertoJIMESPIN'saccomplishmentingainingfull planningapprovalforhisaircentreatPOPHAMin Hampshire.NowJimhandledthingsalittle differentlyfromthewaythatmostofuswouldhave done,butachieveit,hehas.ThisMagazinehas refrainedfromreportingonJim'sactivities,asat timeswewonderedattheadvisabilityofitall. Nevertheless,withoutourblessing,or,indeed,PFA executiveconcurrence,Jimhasestablishedhimself, nowallquitelegally,atPopham.Weunderstandthat thestripisopeneveryweekendonastrictlyPPO basisandthatthesecondSundayofeverymonthis theprimeactivityday.Thephonenumberforyour PPOisDummer456.IthinkthatallofuswishJim 'Godspeed'atPopham,justhopethathecannow provethe'recreationalflying'needsforhisareaand goodlucktohisconfrontationwiththeCounty Authorities.Idon'tthinkeveryonewouldwishtodo itJim'sway,butperhapshehasshownanopeningto allofus.ThankyouJIMESPIN.

WehearfromthePFAEngineeringDepartment that,asagainstanewhome-builtreceivingit'spermit toflyonceeverysixweeks,wearenowdown(orup?) toanewoneoff[hebencheveryfiveweeks throughoutthepastfewmonths.Saysalotforthe home-buildingmovement,butalsoshowsthatthe EngineeringDepartmentmustbepushingthrough thepaperworkharderthaneverand,don'tforget,we stillhavetoengenderthegoodwillofthosepeopleat BrabazonHousewhohavetoprocessallthe clearancesinasupershorttimebeforeALLcivil servantsareaccusedoflethargy.No,Ithinkwemust recognizeandapplaudtheeffortsthataremadeby theC.A.A.atRedhilltogetourpermitsintofacts and,asmanydonotrealise,theeffortstheygoto toobtainclearancesjustdaysbeforeourSywell Rally,attheverylastmoment,forthelatesthomeoffering.

OurclosefriendsinFARA(FormulaAirRacing Association)havenowbeenofferedapagein PopularFlying fromtimetotime,justtokeepusall uptodatewiththeirafairs.Asreaderswilldoubtless realise,withtheirsizeandweight,mostformulaair racingmachinesareclearedthroughthePFAfor theirairworthinessrequirements,althoughbeyond thattheydonotseemtohave'belonged'tothis association.So,theyareofferedapagetokeepus informedabouttheiractivities,let'shear,then!

AnotherAssociationclosetoourowninterestsis AERO(AirEducationandRecreational Organisation).AtanearlierSywellRallytheytooka greatdealofspacetopromotetheirinterests,sadly theyhavenotbeensoapparentoflate.Thegeneral ideaofAEROistopromoteschool-children's interestinaviationandmostoftheirpublicityis directedtowardseducationauthorities.However, yourscribehassubscribedtotheirnewslettersover thepastfewyearsandhasbeenimpressedbythe qualityandsincerityofthosewhohavebeen endeavouringtointerestouryoungeronesinthe aviationscene.Herecomesthenextaviation generation!Seriouslythough,theyaredoingagreat jobandIunderstandthatanappealisshortlytobe

PopularFlying,January-February,1978

launchednotjusttohelpthem,buttopreventthem goingoutofbusiness.Perhapsallmemberswillheed anappeal,whenitcomes,astheyneedthemoney, justtokeeptheyoung'unsinterested.Coughup then!

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Aswehavesaidbefore,wedonotseektopromote throughthesecolumnsanyadvertisementcontent, butwecannothelpbutdrawattentionto Pilot Magazine copyofDecember1977,whichcontainsan up-to-datelistofaviationfilmsavailableonfreeloan orveryreasonableterms.Surely,thismustbeagreat helptoStrutco-ordinatorshopingtoarrangeafilm eveningfortheirflock?If Pilot backnumbersareout ofissue,IamsurethatPFAHeadOfficewould obligewithaphotostatoftherelevantpages.Never beforehaveweseensuchacomprehensivelistof aviationfilmsandourthanksmustgo,via Pilot to ouroldfriendMikeJerram.

AsFthinkyouhavebeentoldelsewhere,itis intendedthatthePFAshouldbuildupabodyof members,whoarenotonlywillingtodemonstrate theirhome-builtsatpublicdisplays,butare satisfactorilytrainedtodoso.Often,atsuchshows asBigginHill,Blackpool,etc.,therearemany willingparticipantsinthefly-past,buttheformation suffersnotonlyfromthosewhohavenotflownin closeformationbefore,butfromthosewhohave, andwhoareworriedaboutthechaponthewing4ip withwhomhehasneverformatedbeforeandlooks abouttocarvealargepieceoutofthestarboard empennageofhisbelovedmachine.Toremedythis situation;totidyupatattyperformanceandto improveourpublicappearance,tosaynothingof safety,yourCommitteehavearrangedforafirst, andwehopefurther,seriesoftrainingweekendsto fillthisneed,tofamiliarisepilotswithdisplayflying andtoprovideapoolofmembersaroundthe Country,thatcanbeaskedtohelpout,inthe knowledgethattheyarebriefedandsafetofly together.Needlesstosay,thosethatavailthemselves ofthistrainingwillbeabletoparticipateatmostof theeventswithnolandingfees,freefuel,possiblya mealticket,but,aboveall,havetheprideofhaving showntheiraircrafttothepublicandsocarriedthe Association'sbannerofrecreationalflyingalongside allthecommercialinterests,—meaningthepeople whojustdoitfortherottenmoney!

Tothisend,AlfredKnokts,theExecCommittee memberwhohasbeenallottedthistask,isarranging aweekendcampinApril,notforajolly,butfora seriousweekendofdisplaypracticeandlectures, whichmighttaketheplaceofabriefingaswehave knownitinthepast.Alf,assomeofyouwillknow, wasanRAFGroupCaptain,sothatmayexplainwhy hehasbeenputinchargeofPFAformationdisplay flying.Ontheotherhand,ifthatputsyouoff,those whodon'tknowhimmaybeassuredthatthechap whodoesn'tdowellisfarmorelikelytogeta commiseratingpintboughtforhimthantoreceivea week'sjankers.Theadviceis,ifyouwouldliketo displayyouraeroplanetothepublicinthecoming season,pleasewriteintoAlfKnowles,Shoreham HeadOfficeand,nomatterwhatyourgeographical location,he'lltrytofityouintothetrainingscheme. Needlesstosay,whenallthosewillingaviatorsturn upatMuchBindingintheMarshAirDisplay,those chosentotakepartwillinitiallybethosewhohave undertakenAlf'scourse,evenifit'sonlyoneday's attendance.

CORRECTION

PopularFlyingVol.21,No.6,Page22.5thParashouldread: beforetakeoff,seiittoyourbaseheightandyouwillhaveagood enoughapproximationtotheQNH,

POPULARFLYINGispublishedin Januaryandthereafterinalternate months.Alladvertisementstobesent to:AdvertisementManager,Popular FlyingAssociation,TerminalBuilding, ShorehamAirport,Shoreham-by-Sea, Sussex.

Semi-displaypercolumninch£500. Lineage(minimumthreelines)perline 50p.Discounts:seriesofthree5%. Seriesofsix10%.Agencies10%.

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MembersarenowentitledtoFourFree Adverts.peryear,subjecttobeingofnon-businessnature andtospacebeingavailable. QuoteMembershipNo.

ForEl-50wewillincludeaphoto ofAeroplanesforSale.

ThePFAdoesnotnecessarily guaranteeorendorseanyproduct offeredthroughouradvertising.

Members'attentionisparticularly drawntobuiltandpartly-builtAircraft.Theyshouldsatisfythemselves thatthemachinehasbeenclearedto P.F.A.standardsiftheysubsequently intendtooperateitthroughthe PF.A.Airworthinessfacilities.

FORSALE lanes1962/63-Offers;Also vastrangeofsurplusbooks,magazine., andaeronauticafollowingreorganisatio ofmycollection.LargeSAEfor list-MalcolmP.Fillmore,NorthGate, TheMount,Ifield,WestSussex.RH1I OLE

NIPPERMK3. Lowhours,CofAto August1978.ForsaleorP/E2seater.S. Russell,Wilkieston,PeatInn,Cupar,Fife. Tel.033484237.

WANTEDNipper,CuborChampion,any conditionWithOFWilhowCofA.A.J. Gray,14CaernarvonRoad,Borras, Wrexham,N.Wales.

BUTYRATE DopeandThinners:Dope £8.00per5litres.Thinners£7.00per5 litres.Tel.PeterLeggo,Cambridge892 489.

S.T.O.L.Performanceon1500VWandup.Foldingandroadable-onown wheelsortrailer.EasytoflyCheaptobuild.Longestsinglecomponent12'9" long.Plansconsistof26highly-detailedsheetsplusriggingnotes,construction notesandmaterialslists.

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PPL(Tigertrained,RAE) offerspractical andfinancialassistancetowardslocal IsaacsFuryproject.Wouldalsoconsider shareinpartorcompletedFury. Write-LewisG.Cooper,Colebrook,Ice HouseLane,Sidmouth,Devon.

PROPELLER forsale.TypeZ34051brVW 1500/1600.Flown82hours.Tel.Stesvart Russell,033-484-237.

FRANKLINENGINES foryourhomebuilt,60and 125 hpwillsoonbeavailable. FordetailssendS.A.E.toPractaviaLtd., WycombeAirPark,Bucks.Tel.049435342.

WANTED DHMoth,AusterorTerrier, willingtoacceptaircraftwithoutC ofA and requiringwork. A.J. Gray,14CaernarvonshireRoad,Borras,Wrexham,N. Wales.

MAGWANTEDBendixS4t.N-21With RRpulsecoupling.D.Buckle,MortonCarr, Nunthorpc,Middlesbrough.

PLANS!PLANS!PLANS!

AEROMODELLERPLANSSERVICLis Worldrenownedforitsvastrangeof subjects.Flyingmodelsofalltypes plustheuniquescaledrawingsseries whichincludesmanyP.F.A./E.A.A. subjects,e.g.CURRWWOT,ISAACS FURY&SRITIIIRL,PiTis52A.THORP TI8,TAILWINDetc.Sendforlatest AcronwdellingPlansHandbookNo.I price30pl-lOopost.

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FORSALE WorldWarIIinnoIlsmgstii Size5,height51075IF, chest,38740' OfferstoALG.Adams.3SchoolRoad. Fowles,Hants.SO4ITA.

PROPELLER wantedforPobloyNiagara Orataractengine.Cash01‘sIII1radeDH 60propeller.AlanClialkley.3St.NItchaels Road,Sandhurst,Camberley.Surrey.Tel. 0252872076.

FREDBUILDERS.Beup todate.Send S.A.E.forfreelistofcorrectionstodrawings.EricClutton,92NewlandsStreet, Shelton,Stoke-on-Trent,Staffordshire.

ORIGINAL 1941leatherflyingjacket£70, nooffers.AlanCooper,Tel.:Medway 52234.

RADIO Radiostal-Bernay12chVHF Transcsircompletewithallharnessetc.£40. Wanted4'Venturi.SteveTalbot-Tel. Redditch43869or42348

APracticalguidetodesign constructionandrepairofALL typesafwoodenpropellers£2.50 inc.p.p.

ERICCLUTTON

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FORSALE Nipperradiowithextramats. PairJodelDI17wheels£20.Transistei handMiescarbontype£10each.Two Altirnetcrs£20each.Two500x5lyres£8 each.C90fuelpumpnewwithcertificates £30.Hi-wayCloudhasehangglider£250. PLANSThorpT18E70.StolpsV-Star£22. SuperFloater£15.JohnWhiting.Tel. 08454465 or 0845 23235.

2SLICKMAGS-LH. Bothimpulse£25 each,IScintillaMag.£20.ILucasSR2 MagLI5.Nylon4pointharnesss.g.c.£30 each.Tel.LesWelburn,Melmerby297.

WANTEDfuel pumpwithpriminglever for VW. D.Hunter,14LimeGrove, ThorntonCleveleys, Lancs. Tel.Cleveleys 79030.

PROPELLER forsale67/49suitablefor A65orsimilar.Mintcondition.Ground runonce.Tel.T.Webster,Worcester (0905)840470.

MINICAB:C90.8F engine,440hoursto runplus360hoursextension.RestrictedC ofAto18-5-78.Fullpanel,longrange tank,navlights,360channelradiowith intercom.Offers.R.Pidcock,0733266290

TRUROSTRIP isnowopentoPFA members.ContactPhilIrish,TelTruro 560488fordetails.

FISHING. SmallstripavailablenearRiver Bure8mileseastofNorwichforkeen fishernlen.ContactR.W.Marjoram.Tel. SouthWalsham216fordetails.

PopularFlying,January-February.1978

BEAGLEAIRDALE,tricycle undercarriage,fullfourseater,Lycoming 180 hp,CSpropeller.Onlytestflownsince completerebuildandfullrefabricofwings andfuselagetwoyearsago.Owner disappearedowing(includingsolicitor's accounts)£2,750!Payoffthatbillandshe islegallyyoursorforafurther£200 labourchargeplusCAAfeeyoucanfly awaywithnewtwoyear C ofA.Contact ChiefEngineer,BodminAviationLtd., BodminAirfield,Cornwall.Tel. Cardinham255—andwhilstyouareat it,inquireaboutourmaintenance rates—you won'tbeatthemanywhere!

WEEKENDMAINTENANCE.SAVE MONEYuponcheckones,twosandthrees andenjoyanoffseasonbreakinCornwall. Super FarmhouseAccommodation onsite andcarhirebyarrangement.All maintenance,repairsandmodificationsto lightaircraft,singlesandtwins. Highly competitiverates, fulllicencecoverage,no unskilledorunlicensedengineersemployed. ContactChiefEngineer,BodminAviation Ltd.,BodminAirfield.Tel.Cardinhain 255.

SHAREWANTED inlightaircraftuptoC £750WestMidlandsarea.GrahamTilley, Brownhills5454.

WANTED MetalpropforLycoming0235 (Colt),alsoCubbrakeunits,wheelsand tailwheel.D.Morgan,5StaplersReach, Rowner,Gosport,Hants.Tel.Fareham 234217.

SPINNERBLANKapprox1r dia.x12' high,attractiveshape,newin18gauge alum'.Tel.A.Dennis,Wolverhampton 754754evenings.

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FORSALE. Twomainandonenose undercarriagelegsfromearlytypeTwin Commanche£200.Tailwheelandpivot block£15.MetricASIVS1andaltimeter£5 each.Tachometer,newsuitLycoming Auster.C.7.50.BendixMagSF4LN8, overhauled£50.JohnPothecary, Redwings,Kirdford,Sussex, R1-114 OND. Tel.Kirdford385.

FORSALE LutonMinorLA4AG-AXGR 1969J99runonly110hrs.sincenew1937. Repaintedorange/whitebeautiful condition,Shorrocksradio,hangaredat EdinburghAirport.Weholdthe large remainingquantityoforiginal199spares, thesewillbeincludedinthesale—boxes andboxesofthestuff,approx5/6cwt.A sparesdealermaywishtomakeanofferfor these?Tel.FredClarke,Office02367 28289,Home07863091 or Hugh McGovern,Shop0314472255,Home031 3442397.

FORSALE.GypsyMajor10mark2C2 enginewith603hourstorun£1250. Chipmunkundercarriage,oleolegs,wheels, tyres,fuselage,finandruddertogetherwith portwingarere-usablewithallmods logged£500.CanbeseenatDenham Airfield.Tel.F.H.Jeffery015781862.

YARIFZE plansforsale.BurtRutan's revolutionarydesign.SectionI: ManufacturingManual;SectionIII: Electrical;SectionV:Finishingthe CompositeAircraft,plusNewsletters8and 9.Price 1:55. Tel.Thanet(0843)41549.

FORSALE. Converted1300ccVWengine minuscarburettor£150.Mrs.G.Dix,146 KingsrhorpeAvenue,Corby,Northants

FORSALE. Airlift62headsetwithboom mike.Lycomingengine0235100hp.Jodel DII7withnewCofA.Tel.Preston 718559.

WANTED. GoodconditionTurbulent. JodelD9etc.Tel.K.Richardson, Brentwood216161 or Wickford4586 (Essex).

WANTED.AbandonedWotorFury project.DonLord0273-558888, WANTEDJodelD9parts—undercarriage, instruments,VW1500/1600engine, propelleretc.Tel.ChrisFitton,Hope Valley30756.

WANTED Singleseataircraft,VW poweredPreferred.Tel.T.Worrall, Wickersley4327evenings.

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PLANS: EVANSVP-1

Simplybuilt—VWpowered.Onlyone verticalandonehorizontaltailempennage.Onepiecebentupaluminiumgear. Simple3-bulkhead,woodfuselagewithno metalfittingsorclothcover.Noengine mount.Simplewing,plankspars,ribsstack-sawedfrom1"ply.EvansVP-1 roadtowswithouttrailer,andstoreseasily ingarage.ForPlanandBrochureprices seeP.F.A.officeadvertisement.

TAYLORMONOPLAINE

Thepopularsingle-place,lowwing,all woodmodel.30to60h.p.100m.p.h., with1300VWengine.Span21',length15'. Brochure,35pplus10p.p.&p.;Plans, £12,plus50p.p.&p.:Construction photos.From:Mrs. J. Taylor,25ChesterfieldCrescent,LeighonSea,Essex.

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A supersingle-place,lowwing,aerobatic tourer/race,.Simpletobuildwood constructionfor 40to95h.p. engines. Superbplansforthissuperbaeroplane includefullsizeribsheets,material listandnumerousadvisorynotes.Span 18'9";Length16'13:".Brochure,45p plus 10pp.&p.; Plans,£16,plus50pp.&p.; Constructionphotos.From:Mrs. J. Taylor,25 ChesterfieldCrescent,Leighon Sea,Essex.

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