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LightAircraftDesignExample,byLloydJenkinson

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JanesPocketBookNo.14HomebuiltAircraft,PaperbackEdition

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UsingAnAircraftRadio,byC.L.Day:Thepracticaluseofaircraft radio

TheAirNavigationOrder

TheLightPlaneSince1909,UnderwoodandColtinge

AerobaticsInTheSky,Underwood:

VintageandVeteranAircraft,Underwood

BritishliomebuillAircraftSince1920

CharlieMikeCharlie,byCliveCanning:Thestoryofhisepicflight fromAustraliatoPFA's1976SywellRally

CAACAP413:RTProceduresandPhraseology:TheStandard ReferenceforRTLicenceExaminations

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EditorialCommittee: ALANDUNN MIKEGRIGSON ROBINOWEN

EditorialAddress:

TerminalBuilding, ShorehamAirport, Shoreham-by-Sea. Sussex.BN45FF. Telephone: Shoreham-by-Sea61616

PFAEXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

President:

ROLANDP.BEAMONT F.R.Ae_S.

Chairman:

D. F.FAUI.KNERBRYANT

Treasurer:

L.SHAW,D.Ae.,C.EngM.RAc.S., A.M.S.L.A.E.T.

EngineeringOfficer:

F. V.WALKER,C.Eng.,F.R.Ae.S.

CommitteeMembers:

JOHNDUNFORD

ERNIEHORSFALL

ALFKNOWLES,0.B.E.,A.F.0

LAURIEMANSFIELD

STUARTMACCONNACHER

RoyMILLS

LESRICHARDSON

MIKEVAISEY

BILLWILKS

JIMWILLS

SecrelarvGenera!: J.S.J. LAUDER

POINGASS

Founded1946

IndividualmembershipF10.00p.a.

7hefoundingandrepresentativebodyinthe UnitedKingdomofamateurconstructors andoperatorsofultra-lightandGroup operatedaircraft.

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PEA'sPresidentRolandBeamontseen flyingthePetrelG-BACAduringaflight IronsWarton.

Photo.British Aerospace PopularFlying,March-April,1980

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2APPRENTICESTRAINEDWITHTHEHELPOF THEPFA.

3FLYINGFOREIGNFORFUN_ 4-5HORSESFORCOURSES. 6-8THEMILESGEMINI. 9BATTERYCONDITIONINDICATOR. 10-11'ALTO,'ALTO.'ANA).

12-14VINTAGENEWS 15WHATTODOIF.

16CAVALIERSQUADRONNEWS. 17LEICESTER1980.

18-19PROJECT NEWS.

20-21CALENDAROFEVENTS. 22-25STRUTTINGAROUND 25FIRSTSOLO.

26AERONAUTICALINFORMATION CIRCULARS

27FINALS.

TheviewsexpressedinPOPULARFLYINGarethoseofthecontributors and not necessarily/hoseoftheP. F.A. ThePuhlishersretaintheright 10 Tfuseorwithdrawadvertisementsattheirdiscretionanddonotaccept liabilityfordelayinpublicationorforclerical or printer'serrorsalthough everycareLstaketoavoidmistakes.

THISFEATHERWEIGHTBUSINESS

Withoutadoubttheadventofnewtechniquesandmaterialscoupledwith moderntechnologyhaspresentedautopiansituationforthehomebuilder.From thefirstsoundingswhichappearedintheUSAmanydesiunshavenowseenthe lightofday.Australiahasalsoproducedmanyexamplesofthesemagnificent flyingmachinesWhythenarewenotseeingmoreofthesedesigns?Itisdifficult tosaywhattheprecisereasonis.OneofthereasonsisundoubtedlytheFactthat mostexistingdesigns,fromwherevertheymaybe,areonlysoldinkitformand plansarenotgenerallymarketed.Thismeansanimportedpriceofabout£2000E2500whichisanawfullottopayoutrightinthesehardtimes.Amateur constructionofaircraftisessentiallyapayasyougohobbyandveryfew builderswouldevenstartbuildineiftheyknewtheeventualtotalcost! Thereare howeversignsthattheinitialinertiaisgraduallybeingovercome.Thisdelayis notaltogetherabadthingaswecanthenlearnbytheexperienceofotherssome ofwhomhavelearnedthehardway.Averyhardwayinfact.IntheUSA where theyhavehadasystemofcompletelyderegulatMgsuchaircraftprovidedyou couldsupporttheaircraftonyourownfeetfortake-offandlandingithascaused someworrywiththeFAA.Australiaisnowdirectinganybuilderstowardsthe ULAAofAustraliabecauseithasbeenfoundnecessarythatanybuildersshould beguidedbythosewhoareatleastusedtotheratherspecialisednatureofan aircraftenvironment.Inotherwordsitisbestforeveryonethattheyshouldbe monitoredbyanorganisationwhichhasexperienceofbuildingaircraft.Inthe U.K.ithasnowbeenstatedbytheCAAthatonlyaircraftoflessthan50kg readytoflybutnotincludingtheweightofthepilotshallbe&restricted(asat presentappliestohanggliders)butanythingabovethatshallmeetthe requirementsoftheANOandberegisteredandclearedbytheCAAortheir delegatedauthority.ThePFAalreadyhassuchapprovalandhasalready producedaworkingdraftwhichhasbeenapprovedbythcCAAforasimplified codeofairworthinesstowhichthesefeatherweightsshallbecleared.Wehave alsohadpreliminarytalkswiththelicencingbranchconcerningthepossibilities ofasimplifiedlicencefortheseaircraftandthesetalksreceivedavery sympathetichearing,thoughthereisstillsomegroundtobecoveredbeforemore canbesaid.Itisamatterofregretthatinsomepublicationsmanymisleading statementshavebeenmadewhichinsomecasesonlyexpressthewildestdream oftheperpetratorandhavenotevenbeendiscussedwiththeappropriate authority.Othershavetriedtoputforwardaviewpointwhichisdesignedto encouragecommercialexploitationofparticulardesigns.Butnoneofthesehave officalbacking.AsfarasthePFAisconcernedweonlyannouncepolicieswhich havebeenfirstdiscussedwiththeappropriateauthoritiesandwenowhavehad anagreedmethodofclearingtheseaircraftdraftedforcloseononeyearduring whichtimewehavebeenwaitingforvariousdetailstobeclearedwiththeleual departmentsoftheCAA.Soletthefollowingfactsbestaled.Theseaircraftmust beregisteredunlesstheyweighlessthan50kg.Theymustbeclearedfortheissue ofaPermittoElyandinthiscontextPEAandonlyPEAhasclearedtheway. PFAhasalsoseenthecommencementofseveralprojectsusingitsalready establishedsystemasabasisofapproval.Throughassociatedorganisationsin otherpartsoftheWorldwehaveaconstantup-dateofnewsontheseprojects andwewillcontinuetoreceivethisdata.

Sothereitis.Anyonewhowantstobuildafeatherweightcandosounderthis scheme.Thesewordsarenotsaidlightlyandanyonewhowantstobuilda featherweightcanbeassuredofhelp—Itmustbeairworthyofcourse.What's morewearenowattemptingtomaketheoperationalsideofflyinasuchaircraft mucheasier.

F.I.V.Walker

Apprenticestrainedwiththehelp ofthe P.F.A.

AlthoughtheU.K.aircraftindustryisnow reducedtoonelargeCorporationtherearemany youngpeoplewhostilltrainforacareerinthe industrybemeansofanapprenticeship.Ascheme forthistrainingisrunbyBritishAerospaceattheir MilitaryAircraftDivisionatWarton,Lancashire.

ThroughtheeffortsoftheirSeniorTraining Officer,thelateMr.SumnerMiller,theBAe apprenticesgainexperienceonbuildingrealaircraft withthehelpofP.F.A.Theprojecttheychosewasa ProctorPetrelwhichwasdesignedbyRoyProctor, himselfemployedbyBAe.,asafollow-uptothe Kittiwake.

TheapprenticeshavebuiltthePetrelfromthe limitedprototypedrawingswhichwereavailableand withthehelpofmembersofthestaffofBritish Aerospace,aftersomeeightyearshardwork,the aircrafthasnowflown.

Itisestimatedthatsome200apprenticeshave helpedintheprojectastheyspend3monthsoftheir apprenticeshipintheTrainingSchoolwherethework onthePetrelwascarriedout.WhilstintheSchool theygainedexperience,notonlyonbuildingthe hardware,butalsoinproceduralmatters,asbefitsan organisationsuchasBritishAerospace.

Allprocesseswereinspectedanddulystampedup bytheCompanyInspectorsandacompleterecordof modifications,concessions,etc.wascompiled.Not onlyhasthisprovidedexcellenttrainingforthe apprentices,butithasenabledafirst-classrecordto bemadeofthemanypartsofthedesignwhichwere incompleteattheoutset.Theschemeonceagain broughttolightthemanyproblemsencounteredfor aprojectbuilttouncheckeddrawings,anditis doubtfulwhethertheywouldhavesucceededhadit notbeenforthehelpofMr.GlenDoe,theChief AirworthinessEngineeratWarton.Mr.Doewasable tokeepaweathereyeonthedesignaspectofthe aircraftonadaytodaybasis,particularlywhenit wasfoundnecessarytostrengthenthefuselageand tailareasinordertomeetflightloads.

Thedaycamein1978whentheaircraftwasduly signedoutandtooktheairintheablehandsofour

newPresident,Mr.R.Beamont.Thefirstflights showedthatoneortwoproblemsneededironingout, buttheseweresoonovercomeandtheaircraftisnow undergoingamodificationprogramme,afterwhich wehopewecanrecommendtheaircraftforafull PermittoFly.

DuetotheeffortsofourPresident,theDirectors ofBritishAerospacehaveagreedthatworkonthe aircraftwillstillcontinueandeventuallytheaircraft willbeusedforgivingapprenticesairexperienceas partoftheircourse.

BritishAerospacearenottheonlyorganisation whobuildaircraftundersuchschemes,andrecently theAeronauticalTrainingGroupLimitedatLuton havecommencedbuildingaPazmanyPL4asa trainingexercisefortheirapprentices.ThePL4is particularlywellsuitedasthehighqualityof drawingsensuresthataminimumamountof frustrationoccursintheprocessofbuilding.Workis proceeding,andwehopeitwillnotbetoolong beforethisaircrafttakestheair.

ThisfacetofP.F.A.operationsisanever increasingdimension,andasmanymembersalready knowwehaveatleasttwoschoolsbuildingVP1's and2'saspartofaschoolproject.Thissphereofour activitiesisonethatweareparticularlyhappyto encourageanditishopedthatotherorganisations willfollowsuit.

Elsewhereinthisissueyouwillseeanoticeofa schemetostimulateairmindednessbytheAir Leagueinwhichtheyaresponsoringtwoyoung personstolearntoflytoPPLstandard.Applicants willhavetogobeforeaselectionpaneloftheAir Leaguetoensurethattheyhavetheaptitudeand abilitytocompletethetraining.

WeheartilycommendtheAirLeagueinits initiativeinintroducingsuchascheme,whichis sponsoredbyEssoPetroleumCo.Ltd.Wewish everysuccesstothemandhopethattheschemewill beabletoblossomandhelpaneverincreasing numberofwouldbepilotstogaintheirPPL'sin thesetimesofeverincreasingcosts.

TheverysmartappearanceofthePetrelisshowninthisphotographofourPresidentflyingthePetrelduringan earlytestflight.

Photo:BritishAerospace

FLYINGFOREIGNFORFUN

byRayDelves

Goingforeigninalightaircraftcanbefun.How aboutlunchinLeTouquet,dinnerinDijonandthen ontotheMediterraneancoastforafewdaysbasking inthesun,orbackhome,perhapsviaChartresand Rouen,tosoakupsomeRenaissancearchitecture. Yet,howmanyreadershavebeendiscouragedby clubroomstoriesoflanguagedifficulties,form fillingproblemsandflight-planningcomplications?

Letusstartwiththelanguage.Fortunatelyforus, theinternationallanguageofairtrafficcontrolis English.Atallthelargercontinentalairportswhich normallyhandleinternationalgeneralaviationtraffic thecontrollersspeakitquitewell.Youwilltherefore havelittledifficultyonceyourearisattunedtothe accent.Furtherafieldwherelocaltrafficmaybe conductedinthelanguageofthecountryitisaswell torememberthatthecontrollermayfindithardto understandyou.Soitisevenmoreimportantthan usualtomakeupyourmindwhatyouintendtosay, listenout,thenpressthebuttonandspeaksimply, slowlyandclearly.Ifyoucannotunderstandthe reply,thenaskthecontrollertosayagain.Ifallelse fails,thentellhimwhereyouareandwhatyou proposetodo.Youwillprobablyunderstandhis "Youcallshortfinals".Evenwhenthereisno control,oneofthelocalpilotswillalmostcertainly giveyoutherunwayandtheFoxEcho.Just rememberthatevenEnglishmensometimesfindit difficulttounderstandvisitorsfromCornwall, CarmarthenandtheClyde,andallwillbewell.

Now,letusgoontothevexedquestionsofforms. Thelawdemandsthatthecommanderofanaircraft departingforeignhaswithhimhispilotslicence,the aircraft'sCertificatesofAirworthinessand Registration,theaircraftradiolicenceandits insurancepolicy.Iftheaircrafthasbeenhired,then itmusthaveacurrentCertificateofMaintenance withthedocuments.Allthiswillpresentnoproblem totheprivateownerandagoodflyingclubwill probablypresentyouwithaneatplasticfolderwith allyouneed.Iftheycannotorwillnotgiveyouthe documents,thengoelsewhere.Awellorganisedclub ismorelikelytohavewellmaintainedaircraftand youdonotwanttheenginetostophalf-wayacross thechannel,doyou?Then,HerMajesty'sCustoms willexpectyoutoprovideaproperlycompletedform XS29Awhenyoucometodepartandifyouwant themtorefundthepetroltaxonthefuelyouuplift, thenyouwillneedtosubmitaformH061.

TheformXS29Aisaspecificationoftheaircraft, part1ofwhichisretainedbytheCustomsatthe placeofdepartureabroadandpart2ofwhichiskept bytheaircraftcommanderandhandedtothe Customsuponarrivalfromabroad.Itisimportantto givealltheinformationaskedforontheform includingfulldetailsofradio,navigationandautopilotequipment,oryoumayfindyourselfbeing askedtopayimportdutyonanextraradioortwo. Theuseofapieceofcarbonpaperavoidsthetedium ofwritingeverythingtwiceonthetwopartsofthe formandaquicklookattheenginelog-bookis usuallyacleanerandmoreconvenientwayoffinding theengineserialnumberthantakingoffthe cowlings!

ThecompletionofformH061ismoreentertertaining,ifonlyattheprospectofgettingback

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sometax.Youarepermittedtoclaim'drawback'of exciseduty(petroltax)onallfuelonboardthe aircraftwhenyoudepartprovidedthishasbeen loadedsincetheaircraftlastreturnedfromabroad. Youwillneedtolistontheformdetailsofwhenand whereitwasloaded,thenameandaddressofthe supplierandthenumberoftheinvoice.Youwillalso havetoprovidetheinvoicesfortheCustomsto inspect.Theallowabledrawbackamountsto8.1 penceperlitresowiththeaveragetouringaircraft's 200litretanksitiswellworthwhiletakingthetrouble tocompletethisformwithsomecare.Evenso,you willnotgettherefundstraightaway.Thekindfolkat theCustomsofficeatSouthendusuallyputitinthe postwithintwoorthreeweeks,however,bywhich timeitcomesasapleasantsurprise.

Wellnow,ifthethoughtoftheCustomspaying youbacksomeofyourhard-earnedcashencourages youtocopewithalltheotherpaperwork,thenitis timeforflight-planningandjustonemoreform.The lawrequiresthefilingofaFlightPlanforanyflight whichistocrossaninternationalborder.Common sensedictatesthatthisisagoodideaforyourown safety.Itisre-assuringtoknowthatsome-onewill alertthesearchandrescueservicesifyoudonot arriveatyourdestination.

DetailedinstructionsonthecompletionofaFlight PlanformweregivenintheAeronautical InformationCircular55/1978,copiesofwhichmay stillbeavailable,free,fromMS.1,TolcarneDrive, Pinner,Middlesex,HAS2DU.Atypicalform appearsonthispageandrecordsaflight madebytheeditorialteamlastyear.Ifyouare wonderingwhereEHMZis,thenyouwillhaveto lookitupintheindexatyournearestairfield.Suffice ittosayherethatitisadelightfulgrassstripwitha pleasantrestaurantwhereabeautifulblondewaitress servesdeliciousDutchapplepie.Seeyouthereinthe spring?

HORSESFORCOURSES,PARTII*

(*See, PopularFlying, November-December,1979forPart1)

Therecentletterby"Penguin"onchartsis perhapsagoodopportunitytolookintochartsin generalandwhattheyreallytellus.Themostwidely usedchartseemstobethe1/2-milanditseemsto containalltheitemstowhichPenguingavecriticism. ItisagoodideatolookatwhattheServicesteach andwhy,thenrelateittoourownpractices.Firstly, the abinitio pilotisbroughtuponthe1/4-million(the old"1/4-inch")chartforanumberofgoodreasons. Thischartisdesignedforaircraftwhichflyatless thanabout3,000ftandforthatreasondoesnot containalotofinformationonairwaysetc.which onlyaffectstrafficabovethatlevel.Itisalso designedchieflyforslowaircraftflying comparativelyshortdistances,aswouldbethecase intraining.Thekindofdetailisausefulmixof naturalandconstructedfeatureswhichenablethe studenttofindhiswaywithoutconfusion.Atthese earlystagesoftraining,themainaimsaretogeta studentthinkingright,thatis,toobservetheshapeof theground,thenaturalfeaturesbeinghills,valleys, rivers,coastline,areasofwoodlandandsoon.There aremanyareasofEuropewherethereislittleelse, andsomap-readingisreallybasedonthisapproach. Builtontothatfoundationisthehistoricfactthat mostman-madefeaturestookshapeonlowground. Townstendedtoformuponriverbanks,androads, railwaysorcanalsallservedtolinkthembythe easiestroutes.Onlywhenitwasreallyvitaldid constructorscarvetunnelsthroughthePennines,or tortuousroadsthroughhighground.Abouttheonly reasonwhyanyonebuiltatownonhighgroundwas adefensiveone,baseduponbadrelationswith neighbours.

ThispatternwaswellformedbyRomantimesand muchfuncanbehadintheUKtracingthelinesof Romanroadsacrosscountry,linkinghistorictowns, oroldfortifications.The1/4-mil.chartfitsexactly intothisbackgroundandthetraineepilotwillsee enoughdetailtocompareobjectsfor"uniqueness", suchastheshapeofatown,thecommunications leadingintoitandsupportedbysurroundingitems. Tracklinesdrawnonthischartarerelativelylong, becausethescaleisquitelarge,thewrittenfiguresof distancesandtimesarenotsosmallastobecramped orhardtoread,neitherdotheyobscurethechart detailbeneath.

Shadingonthe1/4-mil.seriesisusuallygood enoughtogiveaclearideaofthehighandlow groundataglance,sothepilotshouldeasilybeable tocompleteaqualifyingcross-countryflightforthe PPLaftersuitablepreparation.

Bycomparison,the1/2-mil.chartisareal "hogwash"ofinformation.Basicallydesignedfor ratherfasteraircraft,cruisingatgreaterheights,it alsoassumesthattheywillbegoingfurtherandmay makeuseofnumerousaidswhichthe abinitio pilot willnothavegainedexperiencein.Itisthereforea muchmore"generalpurpose"publicationandonce youacceptthat,thetemptationistoputeverything onitwhichcouldpossiblybeneeded,byanyone, anywhere.

Idonotfavourtrainingastudentwiththischart, as`Penguin's'assertionthatrailwaysdisappearon enteringtheyellowbuilt-upareasisjustoneofthe manyshortcomingsofthelayout,fortraining purposes.Fortheolderstudent,whoseeyesight mightnotbereallysharp,thedetailisreallytoo

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close-packedtobedissectedinahighwork-load sector,especiallywhenradiohastobeused.

Bettertobringupthestudentonthe1/4-mil,then converthimtothe1/2-mil,later,sothathehasa workingknowledgeofmap-readingasasubject,and canusemorethanonechartaccordingtothepurpose ofhisflight.Amuchmoreflexibleattitude.Of course,ifoneisgoingreallyIMC,itistheAerador Jeppersoncharttowhichweturnourattention.But, whatofthebasicplanandwhathappensifwegeta radiofailureandhavetofallbackonmap-readingin murkyconditions?Whynotalsohavetheplanona suitabletopographicalchartjustincasewehaveto abandontheblack-boxmethods,whicharenever totallyreliable,inanycase?

Thereisagrowingtendencytoclutterthe1/2-mil. withinformationsuchasVDFfrequenciesandlots ofotherincidentals,muchofwhichoughtnottobe thereandshouldbegainedfromanAeradguideat theplanningstage,thatisbeforetheneedactually arises.Lowlevelcontrolledairspaceofallsortswill havetoappearonallcharts,butopt/2-mMscale,the reallycomplexshapesandverticaldemarcationscan bequiteconfusing.Thesituationcertainlycanlooka lotmorehopefulin1/4-mil.andsotherealansweris tocarrybothcharts,bereadytouseboth,and thereforeoftenhavetheplandrawnonboth.

Muchdependsonweatherandvisibility.Overa well-knownroute,ingoodvis.,andcontainingafew goodfeatures,the1/2-mil.isfine.Itisadifferent storyonahazyday,overanunfamiliarroute,and withalotofquitecomplexfeatures.Asituationsuch asthiscompelsustoworkwithinasmallerareaof visionandtointerestourselvesinfeatureswhich,on abetterdaywouldbeonlyincidental,andthatis wheretheold'/4-mil.canbeausefulback-up.There isnothingworsethanbeingunsureofpositionclose tocontrolledairspaceandhavingtoreporttoaradar service,ifourgraspof1/2-mil.featurereadinghas notsomehowbroughtuswhatwewant.Youhaveto lookrightintothechartforthefeaturesyouwant, andbereallyselectiveforthischarttodothejob. Theremaybeonlyoneobjectsuchaswherearailway crossesamainroad,andithastobetherightone. Againstthis,the1/4-mil.couldgiveyoumuchmore toworkoninafairlyconfinedarea,andgivemuch lessdoubtwhereyouare.Inreallybadvis.,Iwould bemuchhappierwiththe1/4-mil.,at500ft.,ataslow safecruise,abletoexaminethingsmicroscopically. UnlessIcouldgoto3000ftplusintotalIMC,but withareallygoodradarcover,leadingtoalet-down somewheretotallyreliable.Itdoesdependonthesort offlyingwearedoing,butconditionsdochange duringaflight,sometimesverymuchfortheworse. Theonlyanswertothisistolookatbothhorsesand coursesverycarefully,andifnecessary,backmore thanonehorse.Standardequipmentforalongcrosscountryreallyshouldbebothcharts,backedupwith anAeradguide,ifradioisfitted,andaNav,aid chartifyoucarryanyradioaids.Andthetimetoget itinorderisbeforetheflight,intheplanningstages. Thatway,you'llberidingthewinner,forsure.

Lastly,awordaboutthevarietiesofchartwhich canbefoundaroundEurope.Ofthe1/2-mil.chartsof theUKalone,Ihaveatleastthreewhichgivevery differentimpressionsofthesamecountry.Thereis thewell-knownCAAone,theMinistryofDefence one(withlowflyingroutes)andtheUSAFone.They

areallsubtlydifferentintheshading,definitionof highground,detailcontentandstresstheyplaceby wayofthicknessofoutline,colourrangeandsoon. Onawiderlookatthescene,itisfoundthatthe DutchV2-mil."NorthSea"showstheEasternpart oftheUKinanotherstyleagain,theFrench equivalentcharts,theGerman,theDanishallhave theirownwayofexpressingthesamething.Heights canbeinmetresorfeetandcolouringcanrangefrom pastelshadestodownrightlurid.Andnotconfined toanyonescale,either.

Thecontinentalchartsdogiveprominenceto powerlines,anotheritemwhich'Penguin'mentioned anditwasmainlythiswhichenabledmetofind Lelystadairportinawildernessofdrainedlandin Hollandrecently,inpoorvisibility.

Thebestapproachisbasedonthefoundationof mapreadingwhichweallhadduringourprimary training:whattolookfor,wheretolookforitand whattodisregard.Nobodyneedstoconsiderallthe detailpassingunderneathusatanyonetime.Ihave

flownwithstudentswhodidnotrecognisewhatwas underthem,butcouldseesome50milesoutacross SouthamptonwatertotheIsleofWight,although theyconsideredthemselvesnearly"lost".They foundthemselvesbyflyingthetrackandlookingfor selectedfeatureswhichoughttoturnup,and examiningsomeingreaterdetail,evenflyinground themtomakesure.Onehastotakeboththewide viewofthecountrysideandthedetailedviewwithin thesmallareaquiteoftenonthesameflight.The nicestchartsIeversawwereamint-conditionset of1/4-inch(1930svintage)preservedbyanoldairline pilot,showingthe"NationalAirRoute"from Croydontothecoast,viatherailwaytoAshford. ChartsarehistoricandIhaveevenputanumber, fi amed,intomuseumswheretheyhavebeen appreciatedfortheirreferencetoairfieldslongsince disappeared.Somedayourgreat-grandchildrenwill lookataCAA1/2-mil.chartandsay"Whatwasa VOR,Daddy?"Doubtless,they'llallbejet-packages then.

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'Penguin'istobecongratulatedonthearticle "HorsesforCourses",forithasraisedanumberof pointswhichforsomeyearsnow,havebeen worryingsomeofourmembers.Itissad,butnever thelesstrue,navigationbymapreadingisadying art,atleastinthecivilsphere.

TheStaticSoldiershavemadelittleefforttostop thisrot,intruththeyhaveactuallyencouragedthe abandonmentofthissimple,accurateandreliable formofnavigation,infavouroftotalrelianceupon radioaids;foritwastheseStaticSoldiersortheir minions,whosomeyearsagopublishedaNotamor AICinwhichvisualreportingpointsofentryto controlledairspacewereidentifiedbyVORradials andDMEranges;andonlyafewmonthslateran unfortunateprivatepilothadtoadmittoATCthat sincetheonlycharthecarriedwasanAeradcharthe couldnotreporthispositiongeographically.It seemedthathisparticularclubdidnotencourageits memberstorelyuponmapreading.

'Penguin'hasraisedanumberofinterestingpoints relatingtothehalfmillionchartinitspresentform. Itisindeedclutteredwithinformationoflittleuseto theVMCpilot.Forclutter,has'Penguin'seenthe Militaryversionofthe1:500,000?Atleastthischart givesdetailsofpowerlines,oneofthefeaturescalled forby'Penguin'.Itistobehopedthatstepswillbe takentohaltthepractiseofremovinganyreference todisusedrailwaysfromboththehalfandthe quartermillioncharts,forthesefeatureswillremain usefultrackandgroundspeedchecksformanyyears tocome.

Thechoiceofachartisverymuchapersonal matter,factorsgoverningone'schoiceareasvaried astheperformanceofone'saeroplaneand,even moreimportanttheperformanceofthepilotseyes. Whenyoung,thewriterwashappytomapreadoffa oneinamillionmap,possiblybecauseitwastheonly mapavailable.Howeverinthosedaysitwasnot necessarytoholdthemapatarmslengthtoseewhat itsaid.Now38yearson,theeyesarenotwhatthey wereandtoderiveanybenefitfromevenahalf millionchartitwouldhavetobepinnedtoan interplanestrut;anywaytheaeroplane's performanceissuchthatitwouldtakeagoodsix hoursandthreestopsforfueltotransitthe 1:500,000.Nowthequartermil,isaverydifferent storyforitsuitsboththeaeroplane'sperformance andit'spilotseyes,andevenwithitsCAA overprintingitisanexcellentroadmap,whichis morethancaneverbesaidaboutthe1:500,000.By

thewaycananymemberlaytheirhandsonaworth while1:250,000topo,forit'sonlyamatteroftime beforethe250,000goesthesamewayastheother chartsmentionedinthisnotice!!

Whocantellbutonedaywemaygetanidealmap, showingtheinformationweneedinoursortof flying;ontheotherhandtheStaticSoldiersmayhave sosuccessfullytiedupallthelooseendsthatweare allrestrictedtothecircuitoreventothehangar floor.

Afinalthought,howaboutoneofourATC membersproducingasimpleguidetocontrolledai space,oristhataskingtheimpossible?Suchaguide wouldbewelcomedbymanyofourmembers.

THEMILESGEMINI

byMikeStapp

Asrumourscirculatethetradeofanewlightmetal twinforthetrainingscene,weareremindedthat therehavebeenpreciousfewofthisclassof aeroplaneovertheyears,producedprimarilytoteach twin-handling.

Almostallhavebeentouringfourseatersusedin thetrainingroleandconsequentlyquiteexpensiveto operate.Metaltwinswerealsoquiteheavy,themost pleasingtotheeyeprobablybeingtheAero45series, whichwerenotwidelysoldintheUK.

Toexaminethesceneinanydepth,wehavetogo backtothegrand-daddyofthemall,the-Monospar ofthethirties,withtwoantiquePobjoyradialsand preciousfewofthosesurvivedthewaranywhere. PerhapsdescendedfromthattechnologywasMiles' bravelittleGemini,ofjustpost-war.Milessoughtto bringwithinthebuyer'srangeaneat,strongand reliabletwinwithagoodrangeandsafe performance.Geminishavebeencriticisedforpoor engine-outperformanceovertheyearsandInever foundaCAAexaminerwhowouldconductatwinratingtestinone.HoweverwhatwouldaGemini reallydoandwasitsoverybad?Itooktheaverage ofthreetofindout.

Geminisarean"either/oraeroplane",butno moresothanmosttwins,andMilespinnedhisfaith firstlyonthewoodenairframeofgoodstrengthto weightratio,poweredbytwo100hpCirrusMinor motors.Asafour-seater,theGeminiwould theoreticallyflyaroundEuropeincomfort,butit alsohadfourbigfueltanks,totallingover60gallons. Also,theoretically,theGeminiwouldusenomore thanlOgph.andwouldthereforeflyforatleast6 hoursataround120mph.Thatwassomerangein 1946foralow-poweredfour-seaterandMiles' thinkingwasveryadvancedforitstime,byprivate flyingstandards.ThereisnodoubtthattheGemini wasefficientandrelativelycleanwithitsfullyelectric retractingundercarriage,noworkforthepilot windinghandlesetc.

Well,theGeminiwasjustfineifeverythingkept going.Ofcourseyouhadtobecarefulnotto overloaditandyoucouldhardlyexpectsparkling performancewithalotoffuelandfourpassengers. Therewas,incidentally,verylittlespaceforbaggage andyouhadtotravellightinthosedays.

Itwouldn'tbefairtoexpectanysuchtwintostay upononeengine,carryingafullload.Inthe1940s' noVikingorDakotawoulddoit,soMiles'littletwin wasfairlyrepresentativeofwhatwasaboutthen.If youhadfouronboard,youdidn'tcarryalotoffuel andyoulandedmoreoftentoupliftit,thatwassafe. Ontheotherhand,ifyouwereonlytwo,youcould reasonablyaffordtherange.Thereallydoubtful area,onbothcounts,wastheengine-out immediatelyaftertake-off.Chanceswereyouhadto beverymuchonthelightsidetomakeheightand therewerecertainlymanycaseswheretheprudent justlandedstraightahead!

SowherewastherealvalueoftheGemini?Really thislayinitsrepresentationoftwinsingeneral.It wasaverysimpletype,withfixedpitchpropellers andverylittletogowrongonthemechanicalside, butitcouldbecleanedupnicelyonretractingthe wheelsandcouldalsoflyquiteslowly,withtheshort'fieldcapabilityoftheMessengerfromwhichitwas descended.

IwasluckytoflyG-AKKBaftersometimein storageandgetre-acquaintedwiththetypeafter flyingtwoothersanyyearspreviously.Atfirst sight,theGeminiisasquat,dated-lookingdesign, withthickwingsandarathershortfuselage.Itlooks allsettoswingoffarunwayatatangent,ifoneisat allcareless.Thereinliesitstrainingvalue,toacertain extent.

Themainthingwasthatyouhadtoflyitrightand thinkahead,asitwouldnotdotheworkforyou! Theinternallayoutwasquitefunctional,withagood old-fashionedstickandtwonicethrottlesontheleft, aclassicarrangementwhichtheChipmunkorTiger Mothpilotcouldtaketo.Thehandbrakewasalsoon theleft,withdifferentialactionabouttherudderand thepedalsthemselvesweremountedonaproper rudder-bar.Allgoodsolidstuff.Ontherightwasa wheelfortheflaps,whichwerequitelargeandtrailed behindthewing. Youhadtorememberthatthe elevatortrimwasalsoawheel,lessobtrusivelyonthe left,asintheChipmunk,butthatwasnoproblem.

Instrumentswerestandardlayoutfull-panel, nicelypresentedrightinfrontandnothinggotin theirway.Theelectricsweredependentuponalarge andunmistakeableGround-Flightswitchwhich energisedthewholesystem.Therewasjustonesnag, however.Itwasvitaltocheckthattheundercarriage

selectorreallywasat'Down'beforeselecting'Flight' atthemaster.Ofcourse,itshouldhavebeenafterthe lastflight,butanyoneinterferingwiththeelectrics couldhavechangeditto'up'.Theresultwhen selecting'MasterOn'wasalet-down,tosaythe least,insuchcircumstances,asGeminisneverhad safetycut-outsintheundercarriagelegs,asdidPiper typesofmoremodernyears.Yousimplyhadtodo yourchecks.

Thefuelsystemwasalittleoddatfirstsight,but onesoongotthehangofthetaps,whichwerea combined'mainorreserveforeachside',no crossfeedandonegaugewhichcouldbeswitchedto readthedesiredtankelectrically.

RPMgaugeswereoutside!Yes,intheengine nacelles,showingjerkychronometricreadingswhich onelargelyignoredinfavoutoflisteningtothesweet musicofenginesinawoodenairframe.Theother engineinstrumentsweresimplicityitself,ontheR.H. dashboard,butfulldualcontrolandsupplementary instrumentscouldbefittedthereaswell.

Primingwasdoneoutsidethroughhatches, althoughtherewerecable-operatedfloodingdevices fromthecockpit.Better,Ithink,toturnoverthe enginesprettythoroughlyandsuckin,thentheygo firsttimeonthestarter,withnochanceofhydraulic lock,either.Yes,itcouldhappen.

Mag.switcheswererightinfrontofthepilot. Cirrusengineswereneveranytroubletostartfrom coldIfoundfromexperienceandtheGemini's usuallycauahtatonce,fortunately,asthebatteries werenotlargeandthereweretwoenginestoserve. Onedroveadynamoandtheotheravacuumpump. Itwasimportanttoknowthis,becauseyoucould loseanengineandthereforehavebigproblemsin IMC.IwouldnotregardtheGeminiasacloudflyingaeroplaneinreallybadconditions,onthat account.

Enginesstarted,onewarmsupatsomelength.No senseinhurryingit,asthereisalotofoiltomove around,rememberitmayhavetolastfor6hours flying.MostGeminishadradio,sothatcouldbe turnedonatthisstage,neverbefore,asitwasusually theenormousMurphy28-channeljobwithvalvesall aglowandconsumingafairnumberofamps.Itwas controlledfromapanelinthefront,linkedtothe unitattherearwhichwhirredandcrashedfromone frequencytothenext.Forallitsdrama,Iremember theMurphyforitssupremeclarityandreliability, eveninsnowconditionsleadingtoaGCA.

WhenmovingoffinaGemini,youdon'tseevery wellahead.Thenoseiswideaswellasfairlyhighin thelineofvisionandalotofweavingatlowspeedis required.Justasitshouldbe,forthestudent.The engines,usedcarefully,helpsteeringalot,asthe

tailwheelisnotatallsteerableanditisbettertouse differentialenginethanwearoutthebrakes unnecessarily.

Thebrakes,Ishouldadd,wereidenticalwiththe Auster,afarlighteraeroplane,eveninterchangeable withone.OnaGemini,theywereofverylittle stoppingvalue,inviewoftheweightdifference, especiallywhenloaded.Youallowedalotofroom whenhopingtostop,especiallyafterlanding!

Therudderitselfwasnotofverygreatvaluewhen taxiing,excepttoreceiveshortburstsfromthisor thatengine.Rudderareawasnotlargeandneither wasthearcoftravel,andthiswasalsoevidentona take-offandlandina.

Checksbeforeflightareverysimple,butagood exampleforanylighttwin,forstudentpurposes.A littleflapiscustomary,withtrimslightlyforward, oncetheengineshavebeencleared.Oneneverstarts atake-offdirectlyfromanentrytotherunway,off theroll.IhavesatinaGeminiwhichlefttherunway ataninterestingangle,completelyoutofcontrol whenthiswasattempted'inahurry'.

Youstop,ensurethetail-wheelreallyisstraight andthenreleasebrakes,feedinginthepowereverso gently,withthestickwellback.Atonce,thereisa needforrudder,butnothingviolent,althoughthe entiretravelisneeded.

Yougetdirectionalcontrolandcanthenafford morepower.Thereisanaturaltendencytoswingto therightinstillair,soonetendstoleadabitwiththe starboardengine,notalot,butjustenoughfor comfort.Infact,thethrottlescanbequiteusefulas separateentitiesandthishelpsoutwiththeshortage ofrudderuntilwehavereallygotgoing.

Neverbeinahurrytoraisethetail,asthishastwo disadvantages,(a)oflosinganydirectionalassistance fromthetail-wheeland(b)ofstartingaswingallof itsown,derivedfromthepropellersactingasgyros. FarbettertolettheGeminigatherspeedfirst,then, asyouapproachfullpower,allowthetailtocomeup whenitisready.Withonlytwooccupants,thiswill notbedifficult,althougharearwardpassengercan makeitmoreinteresting.Youcertainlywon'tbe anywherenearflyingbeforealotofpowerisapplied, inanycase.

ThissuggeststhattheGeminiusesalotofrunway whileallthisisaoingon.Notso,unlessitiswell loaded.Intrainingconfiguration,itwillbeoffthe groundataremarkablylowspeed,whichmeansa fairlyshortrunway.Itdoesnotlikecross-winds muchandanythingfromstarboardmakesthe nattnalswingworse,thereforeitcantakemore cross-windfromport,itiseasiertocorrect.

'KBacceleratedquiteslowly,butwasintheair almostwithouteffort.Thespeedseemedsolowthat

weshouldn'tbeflying,butitwasquitesafeand movingupthroughthe60s.Therewasquitealotof enginenoise,whichwouldwantsomesynchronising later,butfirst,theclimb.Itiscertainlyagoodideato getplentyofspeedaftertake-off,justincaseone engineshouldfail.Thatispreferable,inanyview,to asteepclimbatalowspeedtowhatseemsasafe height.

Speediseasilyconvertibleintoheight,inanycase, butwiththewheelsretracted,aGeminihasaquite respectablerateofclimbupinthe70s,withgood control.Setupinthecruise,itisgenerallyhappyat 120mph.(105kts.)

Oneengineissetandtheothersynchronisedwithit bycarefuluseofthethrottle,untilthereverberations throughtheairframehaveceased.ThentheGemini purrsalongwithasteadyvoice,mutedsomewhatby thewoodenconstruction.

Itisnotatallhardtoflyoveradistance,very stableandeffortless,withverylittleattentionto rudderrequired.Somecareisneeded,however,to changetanksattherighttimes,andnotinducesome imbalancelaterally.

Whatifanenginedoesfail?Wetrieditatasafe height.First,thereisnobadprobleminkeeping straightifthisoccursinthecruise,althoughalot morecareisrequiredifatalowerspeedsuchasina climb.Therudderforcesarenotexcessiveafter closingdownanengineforthisexercise.TheGemini ismanageablewiththeASIaroundthe80mark.The remainingquestionis,doesitclimb?Well,oursdid, withfullpowerontheremainingengine,giving about150fpm.Notimpressive,butitwentup.Metal propellersmighthaveimprovedonthisanditis doubtfulwhatrateofclimbwemighthavewith wheelsdownoralotofflap.Clearlythingshaveto becleanedupifyouwanttoclimb,andyouwon'tdo itifyouhavemorethantwooccupantsoralotof fuel.

Lightlyloaded,theGeminiwilldemonstratethe characteristicsofthetail-wheeltwinquitenicelyasit hastobeflownwithsomeefforttogetthebestoutof it.Itisnotasslowasitsappearanceimplies, althoughthebroad-chordwingsdoallowsomequite lowspeedsalso.Itcanbeflownthroughquitealarge rangeofspeeds.Itwillalsoglidequitealongway. Thisishandyifbothenginesfail!Consideringthat thisisreallyaMessengervariant,itbehavesvery muchlikeone.Itcanglideatspeedswellbelowits realsafetyspeed,inatightcorner;alsoengine-off landings,asinforcedlandings,willnotnecessarily usealotofspace.Ifoneenginefails,itmightbevery prudentiflosingheightandunabletomakean airfieldtoconsiderthissortofmethod,asopposedto 'stretching'averyawkwardbalancingact.

TheGeminidoesaneatthree-pointlandingina fairlyshortspace.Afterlanding,itdoestendto wanderabitandcanswingofftherunwayifallowed achance.Astrongburstofanenginecanarresta swingifappliedquicklyenoughwhentherudder itselfisnotsufficient.Thebrakesarenotvery

effectiveandshouldbeusedwithcare,asthey operateonwheelsspacedwideapartandcouldcause yetanotherswingifusedharshly.Infairlygusty conditions,Iapproachedat70,butbearinginmind thatextraspeedwouldberequiredifovershootingon one!

Ifyoudon'thaveenoughheighttodivealittle first,bringinginthefullpoweronone,thechances arethatyou'renotgoingtomaintaincontrolandyou arecommittedtolanding!Italsopaystogetthe airframecleanedupveryquickly.Theactionhasto betakenreallyearly,bearinginmindthepossible obstructionsahead.Onedoesnotdosteepturnswith aGeminiononeengineintheclimb,asthisrapidly becomesadescendingturniftheairspeedistobe keptsafe.Youhavetoknowwhereyouaregoingto goandthenflythereinasnearastraightlineas possible,makingheight.

TheGeminicanalsobelandedonthemain-wheels only,theclassicTigerMothtechniqueforacrosswind.'KBdidthiswell.Mr.GeorgeMileswaskind enoughtocomeouttowatchandpassednoadverse comment.Thisnaturallytakesalittlemorespace thanthethree-pointerandwasattemptedinacrosswindfromport,whichcouldnotbeavoided.Thereis notroubleingettingthewheelstotheground.Itis afterthatsamplingoftheconditionsthatdecisions areneeded,firstwhetheritistheretostay,thenisit goingtohaveenoughruddertokeepstraightand,if so,whenisthetailgoingtosink.Whenitdoes,you arestillnotfinisheduntilcomingtorest,butthe wholethingisamostusefulexercise.

ThatsumsuptheGemini,asitteachessuchalot aboutpureflying.Ofcourse,theGipsy-powered onesarebetter,butthebasiconeisanexperienceto betakenwithbothhands.Itisalsoslowenoughto walkawayfromifyouhaveanaccident,andhow manylighttwinscanyousaythatofthesedays?

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BatteryConditionIndicator

byStuartMacConnacher

Abatteryconditionindicatorinanaeroplane upgradesaradioinstallation.Ratherthanusingthe usualmeter,thefollowingelectronicindicatorcanbe madeforafewpoundsandtakesupverylittlepanel space.BymineLED's(lightemittingdiodes)and zenerdiodesthesimplecircuitshownbelowisnotso susceptibletovibrationdamage.Asameter,itis quicktoreadandsimpletomake.Theonlycurrent drainis50milliampswhenthepushtotestbuttonis depressed.Thismakesitidealforinstallationswhere thereisnomeansofchargingthebatteryfromanonboardgenerator.

ThecircuithasbeenwelltriedbyChrisParkerin JodelD120G-BDDFandMikeVaiseyinhisTiger MothG-AIRI.ItwasoriginallyconceivedbyWill BurkinshawandTedKench.

TheLED'swillgivethefollowingapproximate indicationofvoltageoutputfromthebattery.At12 VoltsbothAandBwillilluminateandbothwillbe brightuntil11.6Volts.At10.8VoltsonlyAwillbe illuminatedandat9.80Voltsnoilluminationwillbe visible.

BillofMaterials

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2—LED's(redarenormallythecheapest)approx0.2 inchdia.

2—LEDmountingmaterial(forfixingtoinstrument panel).

1-8.2volt,400mWattZenerdiode

1-10volt,400mWattZenerdiode.

2-3.3volt,400mWattZenerdiode.

1-180ohm1/2wattresistor(R1maybebetween150 ohmand220ohm)

1-82ohm'/2wattresister(R2maybebetween68 ohmand100ohm).

1—Sub-miniaturesinglepolenormallyopen pushbutton.

1metreeachofredandblack0.2mm2p.v.c.flexible cable.

Thevaluesofresistorsusedmaybealteredto valueswithinthetoleranceshownabovetoallowfor thedifferencesinthecharacteristicsoftheother components.

Itispossibletomountallthecomponentsintoan empty'Tic-Tac'mintcontainerwhichcanbefixedto theradiomountingwheretheradioismountedon thefloororsideofthecockpit.Whenitisproposed tomounttheindicatorinthepanelitselftheLED's andthepushbuttoncanbefixedtothepanelandthe othercomponentsmountedontheprintedcircuit boardinacontainerandsecuredremotelybehindthe panel.

Akitwiththecomponents,lessLED's.assembled andsolderedtoaprintedcircuitboard,allother componentslistedintheB.O.M.andaninsulated boxareobtainablefromS.MacConnacher134 Willowmead,HertfordSG142AU.Price£3postage paid.

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"Allo,'alio,'allo, What'sgoin'on'ere,then?"

byPeterUnderhill

Itwasabout3o'clockintheafternoonwhenthe 'phonerang.Itturnedouttobeanoldfriend,Bob Fitton,whowasandstillistheClubSecretaryofthe TyldesleyModelFlyingClub,anorganisationin whichIhadplayedanactivepartasanenthusiastic radiomodelleruntilIdiscoveredIcouldtakeupfullsizedflyingforaboutwhatitwascostingmeinradio equipmentandwritten-offexpensivescalemodels.

IhavebeenaninactivememberoftheTMFCfor aboutthreeyearsnow,andonlyrarelyshowmyface ontheclubfield,aflat,400ydby500ydroughly squareshapedpieceoftheWiganlandscape.(Wigan, forthebenefitofthose"southofWatford'isabout 10milesnorthwestofManchester(Barton) airfield).OwningandflyingmyPiperCub,plus familyandbusinesscommitmentsleaveverylittle timeforanymodelling,unfortunately.Itwasinmy capacityasowner-pilotthatBobwantedtotalkto me,however.ItseemedthattheTMFCwerelooking forsomeothersitesfromwhichtoflytheir (particularlylarge—e.g.an18spanscaleLancaster) mbdels,andsomebodyintheTMFChadconieup withthebrightideaofanaerialsurvey.Puttwoand twotogetherand "Yes,Bob,I'llmeetyouat Bartonatabout11o'clockonSaturday,weather permitting".

Theweatherpermitted.Wewereairbornefrom Barton'srunway09intheusualfrugal100-oddyards thatittakesforPapaDeltatoliftoffintotheluft, andequippedwithanOS1inchtothemilemap,as wellasmyown1/4-mil.tomakesurewedidn'tstray intoManchester'sTMA,offwewent.Asareference point,westartedbyflyingoverTMFC'shomefield, fencedinonthreesidesbyanembankment,a housingestate,andadisusedrailwayline,butwell awayfromthemainareaofhabitationforallthat.A tinyseedbegantogerminateinmymind.Withthe usualprevailingwind,atouchofluck,andaPiper Cub,alandingintheModelflyingfieldshouldbeas easyasinoneofthemanyprivatestripswhichPapa DeltaandIvisit.Infact,eveneasier,asIknewthe fieldintimatelyfromtheeround.Afterwehaddone oursurveyandmarkedonBob'smapseverallikely sites,thelocationofwhichwealsophotographedfor laterdetailedinvestigation,wereturnedtoBarton, andoveracupofcoffeeintheLancs.AeroClub's excellentClubhouse,IputtheideatoBob.He,asan electedOfficialoftheTMFC,andsignatorytothe leasewhichtheClubhadfromtheN.C.B.,the landowners,wasdelightedwiththeidea,andof coursewasabletogivemethenecessaryauthorityto landonthefieldinquestion.ItwasagreedthatI wouldcomeoverthefollowingday,beingSunday, thedaywhenmostClub-memberswouldbepresent. Bobagreedthesafetyaspectswithme,i.e.thatwhen hesawmeapproachinghewouldcallallmodelsinto landandensurethewindsockwasputup.Iinturn toldhimIwoulddoalowlevelpassovermyintended landingrun,bothtoindicatewhereitwouldbeand toseeitformyselfbeforecommittingtoland.Asa finalcheck,ifaftertwopassesIwasn'thappy,I wouldclimbout,wagglemywings,andgohome. Withthat,Boblefttogoandhavehislunch,andI wentontothecircuit,tofindoutjusthowshortarun Ineededforlandingandtake-off.(Thelatterwasnot criticalunlessthewindwasfromtheNorth).After fourattemptsIpacedoutthebest68yards!If1

couldn'tgetinwithanaircraftcapableofthat,I wantedmyheadexamining!

Sundaydawned.Orrather,itsortofpulleditself togetherfromafoggyhang-overthenightbefore.I motoredtheforty-oddmilestoBartonjustbefore lunch,andafterdiscussingtheweatherwiththeCFI wenttopulloutPapaDelta.Atabout2o'clockthe vis.hadimprovedmorethansomewhat,sounderthe nosesofthosememberswhowerepullingtheirarms outoftheirsocketstryingtoswingiheircoldVW engines,IgavethetrustyoldA-65fourprimes, followedbyfourbladessuckingin,thenswitcheson, standbehindtheprop,crackopenthethrottlethe merestsmidgeon,reachup,andpull.And,justlike thelasttime,andthetimebeforethat,andthetime beforethat,thedearlittlethingfiredupfirsttime, andtickedoverlikeasewingmachine.(Alwaysgives meagreategotrip,beingabletodothat!!).Notthe warmestofdays,soplentyoftimespentgettingin, adjustinedressandseatbelts,andputtingon kneeboardisagoodthing,foritallowstheengineto bethoroughlywarmbeforetake-off.(1alwaysfeel sorryforthepilotswho,inarentedClubaeroplane, doallthatfirst,thenstartup,taxyoutandtakeoff all,itseems,inonebriskmovement.Iknowwhy theydoit,'coztheyarepayingonaHobbsmeter, butIwish,bothfortheirsakeandthesakeofthe engine,thatanothermoresafewaycouldbefound).

PapaDeltapurredacrosstheLancashirescenery, andin10minutesIcouldseetheTMFCfield,and couldmakeoutsomeofthecarsonthegroundand themodelsintheairfrommyvantagepoint1500' above.Ihadchosennottolandonthe'active' runwayinthemiddleofthefield,sincetherewere severalcarsparkedquiteclosetoit,butratherto landtowardsonesideofthefield,wellawayfrom andbehindthelineofparkedcars,andonanareaI knewtoberesonablyflat.Checkscomplete,trim woundalmostfullybacktoenabletheslowestoflow passes,anddownwewent.Bobhaddonehisbit,and allthemodelsweresafelyonthearoundasIpassed overthefactorybehindtheembankmentatabout 400,didmylowpass,decideditwassafetolandon, andwentbackuptoabout800'alltomakeaproper circuitandland.AsIcameinforthelanding,I noticedacoupleofpeoplelookinaupasIwason finals,butthoughtnomoreaboutthemasIwas concentiatingonmakingasmoothandprofessional lookinglandinginfrontofmyoldfriends,whobeing modellerswereamongstthemostcriticalinthe business!

Thelandingwasjustroutine.PapaDeltakissed thegreenswardwithbarelyabump,andafteraroll ofsome90vds,Iturnedandtaxiedheruptowards thelineofcars,andparkednexttotheendone. (Alwaysverydisciplinedaboutcarparking,we were!).Sufficeiltosay,withoutboringyou,dear reader,thatmyoldchurnsweretickledpinktosee Mc,andIspentaveryproud20ininutesshowing themmynewI-to-1scale'model'PiperCub.Ialso aotcurrentagainonthe4-channeltypes,andas1was puttingascaleSpitfirethroughitspaces,alongcame thepointofthisstory.AwhiteHillmanAvengerwith a"Police"signontheroofnoseditswayontothe fieldthroughtheaate,andproceeded(theyalways 'proceed',haveyounoticed?)acrossthefield towardsthelineofseveralparkedcarsandone parkedaeroplane.Twoeuardiansofthelawaotout, andlookedaroundinaverypuzzledfashion.Roy

Lever,ChairmanoftheClub,extrovert,andowner ofthe18'Lancasterreferredtoearlier,wasallfor havingajokewiththemandtryingtoconvincethem itwashislatestmodel!However,goodsense prevailedandafterhandingthecontrolsofthe Spitfireovertoitsrightfulownerwhilstitwasstillin flight—trythatwiththerealthingifyoucan—Iwent overtohavewords.

Itwentsomethinglikethis:"Excuseme,Sir,butareyoutheownerofthis aeroplane?"

"Yes.Whydoyouask?"

"WellSir,we'vehadareportthatanaeroplanewas seentobeintroubleandlandinginthis'erefield,so wehadtocomeoutandinvestigateit:'

'Isee.Well,youcanrestassuredthereisnotrouble. I'mjustvisitingmyfriendshere. I belongtothis Club,yousee,soIcameovertoseethem:' "Butthisisn'tanairport,Sir.Youcan'tjustdrop outoftheskylikethat.Youhavetolandatan airport.Whereareyoufrom,anyway?"

'ItookofffromBarton,ItoldtheDutyOfficerin theControlTowerwhereIwasgoing,andIeven bookedoutinthemovementslogwiththenameof hefield:'

Atthispoint,thePCwasbecomingalittle confused.Hissuperior,anInspectortookover:"Doyoumeantosaythatyoucanjustflyanywhere, andlandanywhere,withouttellingthePolicewhat youaredoing?"

'Yes,providedIhavethepermissionofthe landowner,theaircraftowner,andaminsuredto landonunlicensedfields.And,sinceIownthe aeroplane,andBobhere,whoistheClubSecretary gavemepermissiononlyyesterdaytodropin,Iam perfectlylegal:'

notsureIlikethesoundofthat.Imean,we hadtoleaveawarmoffice,andahotcoffee,because wegotareportyouwereindifficulties.Wehadto comeoutheretoinvestigate

(IswearIamnotmakingthegistofthe conversationupinanyway,thesewerealmostthe exactwords).

Hewenton,"Canyoushowmeyourdocuments, pleaseSir?"

IshowedhimmyPilotslicence.Hewantedfull detailsofmyaircraft,whichthepoorPChadto writedown,plusthenameandtelephonenumberof theC.F.I.attheFlyingClubatBarton,eventhough itwasnothingtodowithhim.AsIpointedout,a privateownercanflywhereandwhenhelikes withoutreferencetoaCFI.Hewasnottotally convincedbythat,butleftitforthemoment.We thenwentroundtheloopofflyingfreedomagain, andafterabout25minutesofhardtalkinghefinally left,togetherwithhisPC,whosenotebookhadjust abouteverydetailofme,myaeroplane,andLanes AeroClub,writtenintoit.Healsoaskedmeto produceallmydocuments,includinglogbooks, insuranceandPermittoFly,atmylocalpolice station,givingmeamotoringticketwithwhichtodo so.HeenquiredtheageofPapaDella,andalthough hedidn'tactuallyask,I'llswearhewasthinkingin termsofMOTcertificatewhenhewroteoutthe ticket!

Aftertheyleft,youcanimaginethehilarity. Everybodywasparticularlyscathingonthepoint that,ifIhadbeenindifficultiesandhadinfact crashed, I couldhavebeenhangingupsidedown coveredinpetrolforalongtimebeforetheyeven arrived,andthisinanareaofsomefairlyheavy population.(However,Iknowfromthepast personalexperiencethatthisisnotreallytrue,ittook alocalpolicemanjust21/2minutestofindusaftera Maydayandenginefailureinthemiddleof Cheshire).

PopularFlying,March-April,1980

Ileftshortlyafterthat,andflewbacktoBarton. AsIwasfillinginthemovementsbook,and discussingtheincidentwiththeDutyOfficer,the phonerang.

ItwasourfriendlyInspector.TheCEIwas airborne,sotheDutyOfficeransweredit.Ionlygot oneendoftheconversation,butitseemshewas beingaskedtoconfirmeverythingIhadsaidonthe field,andwhenhefinallyhungup,heturnedtome. "TheInspectorsaidwillyoupleaselethimknowthe nexttimeyouarelandingthere,sohedoesn'thaveto turnout.Andhe'sstillnotconvincedthatwecanall flywhereandwhenwewantto,evennow!"

Ifanythinghascomeoutofthisincident,tomy minditisthis.Wearcstillveryfortunatetobeable tojumpintoouraeroplanesonaniceday,andfly pastallthetrafficjams,(mentallythumbingour nosesatthepatrolcarschasingsomepoorharassed motoristupthefastlaneofthemotorway)ordrop intosomefriend'sprivatesliprightintheheartof someoftheloveliestcountrysideinEurope.But don'tyouthinkthatmaybe,justmaybe,weoughtto acquaintourfriendsinbluetothatfact?Otherwise, wemayfindthelongarmofthelawsuddenlygetting evenlonger.Andthat'ssomethingweallwantto avoid.

MayIsuggesttoanyonewhocontemplatesdoing whatIdid,bylandinginafieldwhereperhapsitisto saytheleastanunusualoccurrenceforanaircraftto land,thattoday'smoderntechnologyhas conditionedtheaveragemanintobelievingthatall aircraftarejets,fullofpackagetours,whichneed acresoftarmacfromwhichtooperate.Thus,in ordeltoavoidanyserioushassle,makesureyouare fullylegal,youhavebookedout,andthatallother conditionsforsafeandlegalflightarebeingmet. Thatway,whilstnowbowingtotheirwishesto contactthembeforeeveryflight,atleastwecan standupandbecountedwiththeclearconscience thatcomesfrombeingintheright!

Alpp,4

SWISSGIPSY

"Therearereallynoexcuseswhyalloldaeroplanes shouldnotberestoredtoflyingcondition,especially withallthenewtechnologyavailabletoday" affirmedconcoursprizewinnerRonSouchashe recalledthesuccessfulconclusionofmanyproblems thataroseduringtherebuildingofhisex-SwissDe HavillandDH.60Moth.Theaircraft,whichwas builtatStagl.anein1930willbeflyingagainthis Springfollowingmorethanayearofdedicatedhard workbyownerRonSoughassistedbyBenCooper.

AfterleavingtheDeHavillandfactorywithconstructor'sNo.1823,theGipsyMothwasexported toSwitzerlandandregisteredCH2I7asaSwissAero ClubTrainer.Lateritwasre-registeredHB-OK1and continuedflyinginthehandsofseveralownersuntil 1957whenitwasdismantledandputintostore. EighteenyearslaterCliffLovellandRondiscovered theslowlydeterioratingMothduringaflyingvisitto Switzerlandandthefollowingyear,1976,thelittle biplanewaspurchasedandtraileredbacktotheU.K. whereitwasagainstoredpendingtimeavailableto workonit.AtthistimeRonSouchwasgoing throughhisclothPiper'period'andwashardat workonhisPA-I2SuperCruiserG-ARTHwhichhe subsequentlysoldtoagroupinYorkshire.There thenfollowedtherebuildingofhisprizewinning PiperPacerG-ATBXwhichwascompletedduring theSpringof1979butastarton[heGipsyMothwas madeduring1978whenthefuselagewasmovedto theworkshopathishomeinSouthampton.Inthe meantimeRonSouchandhisattractivewifeJoan hadobtainedasuitableregistrationfortheDH.60G MothbyvisitingtheMinistryandaskingforan unused1930groupofletters.Ronrecallsthatthey wereoffered (shudder) G-MOTHwhichtheypolitely refused,andsettledforG-ABFVwhichhad originallybeenassignedtoaBlackburnBluebirdthat hadneverbeenbuilt.

WorkwasstartedontheGipsyMothin.1tille1978. Theplywoodskinofthefuselagehadbeendamaged bydampstorageconditionsbutfortunatelythe basicwoodenframewasinexcellentshapeandafter allIhemetalfittingshadbeenremoved,sandblasted andre-stoveenamelledthewholefuselagewasreskinnedwithnewply.Whenthemetalfittingswere replacedtheboltswerepeenedoverthenutstolock [hemsecurelyaswasthepracticeattheStagLane factory.Allthewingfittingsweresimilarlyinvery goodconditionincludingtheHandleyPageslats. Howevernewwing-tipbowswererequiredandmany newribshadtobemadetoreplacethosethatwere beyondrepair.BenCoopercarriedoutmuchofthe workon[hewingsandcoveredthemwithdurable Irishlinen.Thetailplanehadbeeninashocking state,lamentedRon.Allbut[hesparsweredamaged andextensiverepairswererequiredincludinga

completesetofnewribs.SomeoldTigerMothtail featherswerecannibalizedtoprovidethedistinctive leadingandtrailingedgemembersandbysodoing onefacetoftheintriguingMothstoryhasbeen broughtthefullcircleforinthefirstinstanceaGipsy MothwascannibalizedtomakeaTigerMoth.

Happilythe100hp.GipsyIenginewasinsplendid conditionwithverylittlewearintheboresorbig ends.TheoverhaulwascarriedoutbyJohnHall(of FaireyFlycatcherfame)whocompletelyrebuiltthe wholeengine.Similarlythepropellerwashanded overtoBertEtheridgeatOldWardenforrepairs, repaintingandbalancing.

RonSouchhassparednoeffortintrackingdown asmanyoriginalsparesashecouldfind.Notablewas hisobtainingapreciouspairofPalmerAeroCord tyresfortheundercarriageandacompletesetof1930 instrumentsforbothcockpits,includinglateral inclinonleters,compassesandawinddrivenASIfor thewingstrut.

Withitsoriginal(sharpleadingedge)19gallonfuel tankand10gallonfuselagetankG-ABEVwillhave anenduranceofoverfivehourswhichwillgiveRon andJoanamostuseful crosscountryrange capabilityandweverymuch lookforwardtoseeing thematfuturemeetings.

VintageAircraft magazine 10

Thequarterlypublicationforoldaeroplane lovers.Eachissuebringsfascinatingarticles ofthekindthatdonotappearelsewhere.Air testsonvintagetypesbyrecognisedauthorities,WorkshopReportsdetailingthe rebuildsofvintagetypessuchastheAvian andMothMinor,andmanymore!Plusour MuseumReports,NewsReviewandour GoldenAgeSeriesonsportingand commercial flyinginthe1920sand1930s.

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MikeBeach(rieht)showsthecompletedfirst-gagetoinspectorJoe7-1toon.Notethattherudderand ciabilizerarefilled.Thrprt?liminaryriggingplapo,es.Theverticalbracketnew-Mike'skUihandalio ws the.stabilizerincklencetobevaried On theground.

BLERMTPROGRESS

SuchisthespeedandaccuracyofMikeBeach's workthathehascompletedtheconstructionofhis Bleriotmonoplane inalittleOverOneyear.b is completelyfaithfultoits1912setofplansfromthe malaccacanetailskidtoitsashandkprucespliced fuselagelongeronswhicharehareoffabricaftofthe winuandtestifytotheskillandpatiencethatMike haslasiskiedonthisuniqueaeroplane.His admirationofLouisBleriorsdesignisundiminished andhasevenbeenenhanced(ifthat\Velepossible) Whileconstructing.thefuselagewithitsunique'IT boltWirebraceddesignwhichdistributesallloads evenlyatanypoiniinthestructure.Toprovethis pointhequitecasuallysteppedupontothefuselage, whichwassupportedontrestlesforeandaft,and placedhisweigh!ontheport lower

lonizeron—demonsiratingthesplendidresilienceof thedesign.

MikehasmadeaspecialstudyofOnsperiodof aviationandhascollectedandreadalltheavailable associatedliteraturefromtheyear1903to1912.His studieshaverevealedstandardsofworkmanshipand designintegrityhithertounreportedincontemporary popularpressaccounts.Editors,itseems,weremore interestedinaccidentsandquitecontenttodismiss theearlyaeroplanesas'flimsycontraptions'.

TheBleriotnowawaitsitsenginewhichwillbea geareddown(3:1)V.W.conversionswingingalarge propeller,andinthisrespectMikeBeachin associationwithTedMoshnwillbepioneeringa mostusefulpowerplantforotherhoinebuilts.With ItootherexampleinHyingcondition,itisasafebet thatMike'sBleriotwillheingreatdemandby airshoworganiserseverywhere.

heBleriotfits-elagestructureisheld ri-:-erher withwirebracingcleverlyanchortobolt.fixed10 theloin..usateachjointandensureIhalallloadsninttatatheroreticalpointatanyjunction.No glueisinvolvedandalls(reswsareevenlyalso-Mutedthroughoutthe,fraine.Notetheextremelyhigh standardofworkmanshit)whichisthehallmarkofMikeBeaclCsaircraft.

Photo: A. J.Chalkley

Photo.A.J.Chalkley

42:4-Ft:

AVIEWFROMTHEBACK

Onequestionthatwasaskedmanytimesatthe recentVintageClubspotlandingmeetinganda queryfamiliartoallComperSwiftpilotsis'Howdo youseeoutfront?'

Quiteapertinentenquirywhenoneconsidersthat theimmediateforwardvisionisobscuredbyabig gravityfueltanksituatedjustinfrontofthe instrumentpanelwhichreachesrightuptothewing root.Comparedwiththesplendidforwardvisionof moderntri-cycleaircraftmanydesignsofthelate Twentieswereconspicuousbytheirlackofthought forvisualamenityfromthecockpit.Perhapspilots ofthosedayswereahardierbreedwiththeir

inevitableleatherhelmetsandeoggles.

HoweverforwardvisionfromtheCowperSwiftis notsodifficultasitwouldseem.Whetherbydesign orbyaccident,theanglemadebetweenfuselageand wingcausesabarrierofstagnantairwhichimpedes slipstreamandformsanaturalwindscreenforthe pilot.Thisairflowbarrierextendsforsomedistance eithersideofthefuselageandallowsacomfortable headmovementtoviewalongthenoseevenwithout goggles,(althoughonerisksadollopofoilintheeye withoutthem!).Regular'weaving'ofthenoseallows thepilotaclearviewaheadandwithaformidable numberof'bitsandbobs'protrudingfromthe engineaperfectvisualreferencetothehorizonis alwaysavailable.

ThisphotographwastakenfromthecockpitofComperSwiftG-ACTFenroutetoaV.A.C.fly-inat Banbury.Itshowsthatthepilotsforwardviewisexcellentandalsodemonstrates,byabsenceofcamera shake,thatthestagnantairboundaryisquitebroad.Duetolocalairfloweffectsasmallwindscreencan actuallyreducepilotcomfortinthisparticularCoinperdesign

VINTAGECALENDAR1980

(BykindpermissionofRallysecretaryDavidHarperandVintageAircraftClubcommittee—tel.02806207) Date Event Place

Sunday APRIL6th

Sunday MAY4th

Weekend

MAY 24/25/26th

JUNE15th

JULY 4/5/6th

DAFFODILRAITYEINMERE.ThetraditionalEasterEggrallywithcircuit competitionsandpre-seasonairshowpractice.

GEMINIPATROLSFINMERE.Clubformationpracticeandair-to-airphotography.(BlowthedustoffyourvestpocketKodak.)

BOSTONCAMP

BOSTONAIRFIELDLINCS.

TheSpringweekendofVintageflyingandgossipwithafull socialtimetableorganised.

VINTAGECARRALLYFINMERE.(Byinvitation)Aparadeofvintaeecarsandflypastaircraft.Aformalbutnostalgicday.

P.F.A.INTERNATIONAL RALLY

AUGUST SUMMERCAMP 23/24/25th

LEICESTER— Thebigone!

FINMERE.Twoacresofcampingsiteandfullprogramme ofsocialeventstoamusethefamilywhileDadfloatsaround thelocalareaduringthenumerousflyingeventsorjust tinkerswithanelderlyacroengine.

OCTOBER

SPOTLANDINGSHOTTESWELL(Banbury).M.0.Thompsonmemorial 5th COMPETITION competition.

(FurtherdatesareplannedandfulldetailscanalwaysbeobtainedfromRallySecretaryDavidHarper.The MarshFarmandWelshpooleventslistedinV.A.C.calendarinthepreviousissuehavenotyetbeenconfirmed andDavidadvisesthattheseeventshavebeenwithdrawnuntilfurthernotice.)

Photo:A.J.Chalkley.

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THERADIOFAILS

Failureoftwowayradiocommunications equipmentinGeneralAviationaircraftisa continuingproblem.Thisisoftenduetototal electricalfailure,whichalsomeanstheTransponder doesnotwork.Itisapparentthattheproceduresto beadoptedarenotaswellknownorrehearsedas theyshouldbe.TheyarecontainedintheAirPilot, RACSections6.2to6.7,andthefollowingextracts fromSections6.5to6.7areofparticularrelevanceto pilotswhodonothaveaninstrumentrating:

If carriedandserviceable,operatethe TransponderonModeA/3,Code76(7600). Ifitisbelievedthatthetransmitteris functioning,transmitblind*givingposition reportsandstatingintentions.

IfitiscertainthatflightinVMCcanbe maintained—proceedtonearestsuitable aerodromeandland(usingprocedure describedinpara4).

InformATC/Towerassoonafterlandingas possible.

Leaveoravoidcontrolledairspace. Ifcarriedandserviceable,operatethe TransponderonModeA/3,Code76(7600).

(c)Ifitisbelievedthatthetransmitteris functioning,transmitblind*givingposition reportsandstatingintentions.

(d)Takingintoaccountobstacleclearance,high groundandthelatestmeteorological information,either flytoanareainwhichflightmaybe continuedinVMC. orifthisisnotpossible selectasuitableareainwhichto descendthroughcloudandproceed visuallytoasuitableaerodromeand landassoonaspossible.

(e) InformATC/Towerassoonafterlandingas possible.

Iftheaircraftissuitablyequipped,operate theTransponderonModeA/3,Code76 (7600).

Ifitisbelievedthattheradiocommunication transmitterisfunctioning,transmitblind* givingpositionreportsandstating intentions.

lf,whenradiocommunicationfailure occurs,theaircraftisnotyetinthe CTR/SRZ/SRA,thepilotmustinallcases remainclear,evenifSpecialVFRhas alreadybeenobtained.

"Transmissionsshouldbekeptshorttoavoid jammingthefrequencyorinterferingwithother aircraft'stransmissions.

IfSpecialVFRclearancehasbeenobtained andtheaircraftisinControlled/Special Rulesairspacewhentheradio communicationfailureoccurs,proceedas follows:

Aircraftinboundtoanaerodromeinthe CTR/SRZ—proceedinaccordancewith SpecialVFRclearancetotheaerodrome andlandassoonaspossible.Whenin aerodrometrafficcircuitwatchforvisual signals.

(ii)AircrafttransmittingaCTR/SpecialRules airspace—continueflightnotabovethe clearedaltitudetoleavetheCTR/Special Rulesairspacebythemostdirectroute, takingintoaccountweatherlimitations, obstacleclearanceandareasofknown densetraffic.

Note:—In(i)and(ii)above,ifflyingona headingadvisedbyradar,whenradio communicationfailureoccurs,resume ownnavigationandcarryoutthe appropriateproceduredescribed.

(e)Inallcases,notifytheATCunitconcerned assoonaspossibleafterlanding.

4.TheadvicegiveninAIC50/1978onarrivalatan aerodromewithoutradioisrepeated.

(a)Flyoveraerodromeabovecircuitheight (2000ftaboveaerodromeheightifpossible) toinspectthesignalssquareandwindsock, andtoestablishthepositionofanyother aircraftoperatingattheaerodrome.

Note:

Inthesignalsquare,nothingaroundthe squareindicatesaleft-handorcuit.

Aerodromesignalsandmarkingsarefully describedintheANOSectionX.FromLime totimeitisworthbrushinguponthis section.

Makeanormalcircuitkeepingagoodlookoutonbothsides,bankingtheaircraft. Keepasharplook-outforlightsor pyrotechnics.

Joincircuitondeadsideensuringyouareat circuitheightbeforeturningcrosswind.

Makefirstcrosswindlegclosetoupwind endofactiverunway(oraerodrome boundary).

Positionwellbehindotheraircraftinthe circuitorifyouareconsiderablyfaster,well outsidethem.

Aimtolandtotherightofanyonelanding aheadortakingoff.

Ifthereisnopavedrunway,stop,turnleft, andcheckitiscleartotaxiin.

1.InVMCFlightConditions

2.In1MCFlightConditions

3. Flightunder SpecialVFR(CoveredinAirPilot, RAC1.7,para5.10)

CAVALIERSQUADRONNEWS

from TonyStarkey

Thereareplentyofnewitemstoreportonthis time.IhavehadalongletterfromStanMcLeodofK &SAircraftinOctober1979andI'lldealwiththese itemsfirst.

StanclosedupK&SAircraftinJunelastyearand isnowconcentratinghiseffortsintohisConstruction andRealEstatebusiness.Althoughheisstill preparedtosellplansetsoftheCavalierandto answeranyspecificqueriesthismustbedoneona privatebasisandmaytakesometime.Alllettersand chequesaretobesenttoandmadepayabletoS. McLeod,4623FortuneRoad,S.F..,CALGARY, Alberta,WesternCanada,T2A2A7.Anylettersor chequesreceivedmadeouttoK&SAircraftare automaticallyreturnedtothesendereitherbythe PostOfficeortheBank.

Stanstillhasafewplansetsleftat$150plus$20 airmail(U.S.Dollars)andalthoughpreparedtoprint furthersetsonrequest,thismusttakesecondplaceto hisregularbusiness.Theplanswereupdatedin1978 andcontainalotofnewimprovementsandsome modifications.

NowtothespecificpointsraisedinStan'sletter.

FuelselectorValves.

AvalvewhichwillselecteithertheLeft OR Right tankwithanOFFpositionistoberecommended.If afuelselectorthatcanselect"BOTH"tanksisused, thennon-returnvalvesmustbeinstalledineachfuel linebetweenthetankandtheselectorvalve.Healso recommendstoturnthefuelvalvetoOFFwhen parked;refuelling;whenparkedwithfullornearfull tanksandwithonewinglow,asfuelwillflowtothe lowsideandcouldoverflowwhichisdangerousand thesedaysveryexpensive!Whenrefuelling,"Fuel off"willpreventcross-feedandeitherpartialor slowfilling.Thisnormallywouldseemgoodair manship(orshoulditbegroundsmanship?)anyway butwhenIconsiderhowmanyclubaircraftthatI haveflownwherethefuelshut-offvalveswereso tight(hatweweretoldtoleavethemonallthetime,I oftenwonderhowmanynewStudentPilotsknow thataircraftareevenfittedwithfuelshut-offvalves!

Elevatorpushrod.

Stansuggeststhattostopthesympathetic vibrationsoftheelevatorpushrodintimewiththe engine,aaoodideawouldbetosplitthisintotwo separaterodsandtointroduceaswingingbellcrank intothesystem.Ihavedrawnupasuitableunit whichhasP.F.A.EngineeringapprovalandI'llrefer tothislater.

TipTankBaffles.

Thereisamodificationtothctiptankbaffles whichpreventsfuelstarvationinsteepclimb/dive attitudes.EvidentlyafewoperatorsofCavalierson theothersideof"ThePond"havehadfuelfeed problemswithlowfuel(lessthanhalftanks)and makingsteepclimbs.Stanthinksthatthisisapretty dumbthingtodobutaspeoplemustbeprotected fromthemselves,hehasmodifiedtheinterconnectingholclayoutinthebafflestorestrictfuel rushingfromoneendofthetanktotheother.

Stanfinisheshisletterbyaskingifanyoneinthe U.K.orEuropeisinterestedinpurchasingtherights oftheCAVALIER—allvariants,plusthe JUNGSTER1and11andJASCO150.Ifanyoneis

interestedIhavedetailsofthecostsand conditions.Healsohastwoenginesforsale— aContinental0-200andaLycoming0-290G. AgainIhavedetailsofcosts,hoursetc.Heisalsoon thelookoutforan80-120HP.Rotaryenginetoput intoareplicaNieuport17,23,or27.Cananyone help?Lastlyhesendshisregardsandgoodwishesto allCavalierbuildersandownersintheU.K.

Nowtothedrawinus.OverthelastfewmonthsI havepreparedseveraldrawingscoveringsome mistakestotheolderplansandalsosomenewitems asfollows:-(inydrawingnumbers)

00IMissinggussetatFearholddown.

002Correctionstorudderspar.

003to007Asetofwingribprofilesand ins(ructionsfortheirlayout.

008Aileronbellcrankmod.(1978)

009Revisedelevatorpushrod.

010Mods.tofueltankbaffles(1978)

IamindebtedtoRoyCousinofDagenhamfor lettingmehavealookathislatestplanstoenableme topassonsomeofthesemods.

Thesedrawings,10sheetsinall,canallbefitted intoanA4sizeenvelopeandifanyCavalierbuilder wouldlikeasetthenifyousendanA4sizeself addressedenvelopewith22p.stampsforpostageand alsoquotingyourP.F.A.constructorsnumberI'll sendasettoyou.P.F.A.Engineeringhaveapproved allthesedrawingsandhaveissuedeachwithaPFA Mod.No..Ifbuilderscanquotethesenumberson theirfinaldocumentsthenthesemods.willbe automaticallyincorporatedintothecertificateof designwhentheaircraftisfinished.

Ifanybuilderwouldlikedetailsofthe conventionalundercarriage(tailwheel)letmeknow asthesewereissuedwiththeoldertypeofplansand canbemadeavailable.

Talkingaboutundercarriages,Ipurchasedmy 6130gearlegsteelfromtheStatesfor$80butwatch thefreightanddutyasthiscouldaddquiteabit.The steelisavailablefromAircraftSpruceandSpeciality Co.Box424FULLERTON,California,92632.

GoodnewsaboutthesupplyofTipTanks,John WarnerwholivesatSheffordinHertfordshire,hasa setofmouldsmadeandispreparedtomanufacture tankscompletelyassembledincludingthefairingsto attachthetankstothewings.Hehasn'tgotaprice yetasheiswaitingtofinishhisownsettogeta materialslisttogethertoobtainaprice.Hehas alreadygotfirmordersforaboutsixsetssoeivehim aringonHitchin813409ifyouwantmoredetails. Johnalsomakesairscrews—heisaprofessional woodworkerbytradeandinhissparetime(?)heis alsobuildingaCavalier!

Iwouldliketowelcomenewbuilderstothefold andtoaddifanyofyougetstuckforinformationor youjustwantashouldertocryonoccasionallyjust givemearing—I'minmostevenings,orifyouarein theareapopinforachat.Myaddressis"Pine Trees",TheRidgeway,L1GHTWATER,Surreyand myphonenumberisBagshot(0276)72302.I'monly about' 4 mileofftheM3atjunction3towards Guildfordsoquiteeasytofind.

I'dappreciateaphonecallfirstifyouplanon isitingtomakesurethatI'llbeavailable.

atLeicesterEastAerodrome

4th-5th-6th-7thJuly

Oncemoreitismypleasuretobringtoyournotice thepreliminarydetailsof"Our"InternationalRally tobeheldforthesecondyearatLeicester.Mostof youwhocamealongin1979willhavewitnessedthe generalsuccessoftheeventatitsnewvenueandwill doubtlesshavealsonotedthefewshortcomingsthat weretobeexpectedwhenfacedwithorganisingthe 'LargestAirRally'inEuropeforthefirsttimeata newlocation.TheOrganisationforthisyear'sevent isnowwellunderwayandincludesimprovementsin campsite,toiletandtransportfacilities.Onthe sportingsideitishopedtostageahandicapairrace inadditiontotheusualformulaoneraceanditis alsointendedtoimprovethehomebuilttypesflypast inthedisplaywithmoretechnicalcommentaryto enlightenourvisitors.OurthanksgotoLeicesterfor invitingusbackagain.Theywereimpressedwithour organisationandthecleanlinessattheairfieldwhen weleft,solet'skeepitthatway[hisyearandlook forwardtoacontinuingandhappyassociationinthis verypleasantpartofEngland.

LeicesterAirfieldislocated4N.M.EastSouthof Leicester,and7milesofftheM.1motorway,itis[he ex-wartimeaerodromeofStoughton.Thereisone useabletarmacrunway10/28(909mx45m),andtwo establishedgrassstrips06/24(335mx30m)and 16/34(418x30m),athirdgrassstripwillbeavailable paralleltothemaintarmacrunway.Therearetwo furtherdisusedrunwayssuitableforparkinganda largegrasstriangleinthecentre.TheTic-el-Iced AdvisoryRadioFacilityis122.25mhz,thereisalsoa [rainingN.D.B.&V.D.F.facility,theformeron 383.5andthelatteron122.25.RadioLeicester provideanunofficialbeacon3'/2milesfromthe N.D.B.on1596.Theairfieldisinclearairspacebut visitorsfromtheSouthareespeciallyaskednotto infringetheLutonS.R.A.Customsfacilitiescanbe providedat48hoursnoticeandifsufficientdemand isindicatedinadvance,itcouldbepossibleto arrangecustomsfortherally.

Fuel: 100LLFuelwillbeavailableonacashbasis fromafixedpointandamobilebowser.

Camping: Alargegrassfieldwithwaterpointis availableforunlimitedcampingandcaravanning withintheairfieldboundary.Campingpermitswill beonsaleatthegate,noneedtobookinadvance, toiletandwashingfacilitieswillbeprovided.

Accommodation: Thosewishingtoreservehotel accommodationshouldbookasinpreviousyearsvia theP.F.A.OfficeordirecttoJimBenfieldour accommodationofficer!Hisaddressis53,North WesternAvenue,Kingsthorpe,Northampton.0604 842596.

ABlockBookingatthenearbyPostHouseHotel hasbeenmade.ThereisaspecialpriceforP.F.A. membersof£10.00single,and£13.00doubleper night,excludingbreakfast(V.A.T.included).Other hotelaccommodationisavailabletosuitindividual needs.Transporttohotelswillbearrangedwitha scheduledbusservice,andmembers'cars.

AnnualDinner: TheAnnualDinnerwillbeheldat thePostHouseHotel.Thoserequiringticketsshould PopularFlying,March-April,1980

applytotheP.F.A.Officeenclosingtheirorders, togetherwithremittance(£7.00inc.-V.A.T.)Asin previousyearsthenumberwhichcanbe accommodatedislimitedandwesuggestyoubookas soonaspossibletoavoiddisappointment.

CateringatAirfield: Cateringwillbeasprevious years,earlymorningbreakfastforcampersand workerswillbeavailableandHot&ColdFood& Drinkthroughout.Normalbarfacilitieswillbe providedbythecateringcontractors.

Programme: Thedraftprogrammeisasfollows:Thursday 3rd July—Settingupfencesand installations.

Friday4thJuly—Completing airfieldinstallations. Arrivalofvisitingaircraft.P.F.A.CouncilMeeting. GrandBarbecueandEntertainment.

Saturday5thJuly—Arrival ofvisitingaircraft; GeneralFlying;DemonstrationFlights;Aerobatics; F.I.AirRace;GyroDemonstrations;P.F.A. competitions;P.F.A.AnnualDinnerandPrizegiving,entertainments.

Sunday6thJuly—Arrival ofvisitingaircraft; GeneralFlying;A.G.M.;Flyingdisplayasper Saturday;Departureofaircraft;EveningMealand FilmShow.

Monday7thJuly—General Flying;Final Departures;ClearAirfieldInstallations;WorkersLuncheon;Packupandgohome

• TherewillbenoLandingFeesforRallyVisitors.

YourRallyCommitteehavemanyothergood thingsinstoreforyouatLeicester,butthemost importantrequirementisthatP.F.A.Strutsand individualmembersturnupatLeicesterreadywilling andabletooffertheirhelptomakethisrallythe greatestofalltime.Makeyourofferinadvanceto theP.F.A.office,commityourselfnow!Andwewill giveyouajobtodo.Thefollowingjobsareonoffer toStruts—TaxiServicetoHotels,FenceErectingand Dismantling,Gatekeeping,CrowdMarshalling,Car ParkMarshalling,CampSiteManager,etc.,etc. Whynottakeonsomeresponsibilityandearnsome pointsintheStrutShieldcompetition!

Finally,thefinestorganisationwillbetonoavail unlesstheaeroplanesturnup,soIurgeeveryonewho hasanaeroplaneorflies,toturnupintheir Homebuilt,Vintage,GrouporClubAeroplane, Gyro,MotorGlider,GliderorEvenHangGlider, Balloons,Airships.Weloveyouall!Bookyour holidaysnow4th-7thJulyorlongerifyouwishto helpsetuptheRally.Tellyourfriendsandkeep saying Leicester...Leicester...Leicester...Leicester...

from IANBURNETT

iNProectews

1364.W.G.011iskindlysentussomedetailsof hisBeta,whichhasbeenprogressingsteadilyover theyears—allwoodenandmetalpartsarenow completeandIheyarebeingassembledonvarious jigs.Theaccompanyingphotographsshowthe

c/sofregencyred,beige,andsmokeygrey, andisnodoubtfullyassembledbynow.

15-10223.FromPeterUnderhill,editorofNW StrutNews,wehavelearntmoreofthefirst SoneraiIItoflyinEurope—BobHallam'sGBOBY.Roll-outwasofcourseattheNWStrut Fly-InatBartoninMaylastyear,followedbya F/FatSleapon3.6.79withJackPickerellin charge.Afterwardsthemachinewastakendown toAndrewsfieldonBob'slorry,sincewhenshe hasflownover20hours.Mainlastsnagappears tobegettingthepropright,andthelastwe heardBobwastryinghisfourth!Wehopethat alltheteethingtroublesmaysoonbeironedout, andhopethatwemayseebothatLeicesterin July.

wingcentresectionbeingassembledinavertical positionusingwaterlevelandplumblinestogive goodalignment.Theouterwingpanelsandthe fuselagewillbeassembledonthewingcentre sectioninhehopethataverygoodalignment willbeachieved.Similarlytheaileronsweremade asapairbacktobackonajigsothatthesame twistisbuiltintoboth.Theintentionisto completethemachineasaracer/fasttourer,and theaptregistrationG-DARThasbeensecuredto complementthename"Dartalong".

29-10243.H.Pughkindlysentussomedetails ofhisFREDprojectG-PFAL,whichheis buildinginChester-le-Street,Co.Durham.All woodenpartswerecompletebytheendofthe year,thecontrolswereinstalled,andengine mountingswerereadytoreceivetheunitafter successfulcrankshafttests.Hemakes theveryapt comment thatthewoodenbitsgotogetherso veryquickly,butonetendstoslowdown considerablyontacklingthemetalfittings,which takefarmoretimeevenusingmildsteel.FRED shouldbereadyforairtestlaterthisyear,and Mr.Pughisonlytoowillingto"comparenotes" withfellowconstructors,hisaddressbeing150, HildaPark,Chester-le-Street,Co.Durham.

55-10185.Fromtheexcellent"NorthWestern St rutNews–wegatherthatDougBarber's TaylorMonoG-BFDZisnowpainledinitsfinal

Othersnippetsofnewsontheflyingsicfe revealafewchangesofownershipincluding TurbulentsG-ARL,ZnowwithR.W.Rushton, Blackpool,andG-AWMRwithP.R.MBowland ofRedhill,andtheNipperG-ASXIwhichhas beenacquiredbyDavidShrimpton.Onthedebit sidewenotewithconcernthedemiseofthe

1624.ItisalwaysgoodtohearofPFA machinesinfar-oITlands,butnotsogoodwhen ihenewsisbad.OriginallybuiltbyJ.Inder TurbulentZK-CGTpassedontoC.G.Munro, andwassadlywrittenoffatTaieri,NewZealand last Sept ember.

62-10383.LatestPFAmachinetoberegistered isVP-1G-BHGNbeingbuiltbyA.R.Cameron ofMalmesbury,Wilts.

PrivateerMk.2G-BCYH(PFA/1568)whichwas cancelledas"destroyed"on14.8.79.thoughat timeofwritingwehavenodetails.Onthe Replicafrontonewhichisofinteresttousisthe SopwithTriplaneReplicaG-BHEWregisteredto theHon.PatrickLindsaylastOctober.This startedoutwithM.AlliottwithPFAc/n1539, andwas80%completeby1974.Itwas,however, putupforsaleinApril1975,andwaslater bou2htbytheHon.PatrickLindsay.Withanew PFAprojectnumber95-10485itwastransformed atPPSBookerintoafull-scalereplicawith a Siemens165HPengine,andperiodserialnumber N5430.AF/Fwasexpectedbythetimeyouread thesewords.

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HIGHLANDSTRUT

Intheirfirstnewsletterforsometimethe HighlandStruthavedescribedtheyearof1979 asoneofthemosteventfulperiodsintheir history,coveringasitdidtheStrut'ssuccessful Fly-inatFearnandthefirstflightofAlistair Sutherland'sVP-1.G-BFAS.

Strutmeetingsasisusualinthispartofthe countryarealternatedbetweenthevariousabodes ofmembersand,ononeoccasioneven,inan AustinMaxiinthemiddleofFearn'drome—in themiddleofthenight!—Thiswastheoccasion ofthereturntoFearnofG-BFASforitssecond flight.

TheOctobermeetingwashostedbyAlistair andRosalie.Thisprovedtohavebeenoneofthe largestgatheringsyet,numbering14(tomy reckoning).SinceAlistair's'planeisnolongerat thehouse,hehasnothingtoshow,butDonLee hadalongwithhimtheplans,butnoparts,of theOsprey2amphibianheispresentlybuilding, togethcrwithsomephotographsoftheonlytwo examplesyettoflywhichhetookatOshkosh.It seemedtobeaverycomprehensivesetof drawings.Wernerhadwithhimtheelevatorof hisTurbulentwhichhehadcoveredwith Ceconitebutwhichhadnotbeenshrunktight. Onthishegaveademonstrationofheat shrinkingusingnotanironbutaheatgun—a toolsimilartoahairdrierbutmuchhotterand whichisusedbyaeromodellerstoshrinkmodel coveringfilms;apparentlyWernerhadusedit successfullyincoveringthewingoftheTurbulent anditcertainlyseemedtobeeffectiveandvery controllableinpullingoutthecreasesandin taughteningthecover.

DuringthecourseoftheeveningAlistairwas pressedforandgavehisaccountofhisfirst flightinhiscreationwhichhappenedon Wednesday26thSeptember'79.It'happened'for seeminglythetake-offwassomethingofa mistakeandwasjustsupposedtobeataxyrun, exceptthatheranoutofrunwayandtheonly waytogowasup!Forallthat,thefirstflight wascompletedsuccessfullyandbythetimeofthe meetingithadflownagainbriefly,theweather hasbeenconsistentlybadforalongtimeso suitableopportunitiesforflightbetweenthe exingenciesoftheweatherandthedemandsof earningalivinghavebeenfewandfarbetween. OneoftheconclusionsthatAlistairarrivedat wasthattheprophewasusingwasjustabit toocoarseat34"fortheVP,soGordonkindly loanedhimhisTurbulentproptotryout-at 291/2"pitchthereshouldbeanoticeable differenceinperformance.

REDHILLSTRUT

AttheStrut'sAugustmeeting,MikeHallam showedsomeslidesoftheLeicesterrallyon whichadiscussioncentred,Mikealsobrought alongvariousbitsofaircraftinstrumentsasdid othermembersandoverwhichfurtherdiscussions centred.

RodPoytoncamealongfortheSeptember meetingarmedwithanumberofhisexcellent films,takenattheralliesduringthesummer.

September23rdwasthedateonwhichthe

Strutheldtheirfly-inatHurstpierpoint.Asit turnedouttheweatherwasreasonableandeight visitingaircraftlandedatthestrip.Inadditionto thebasedaeroplanes,theRF5,CubandJodel, twofurtherCubsattended('TIfromSandown, andCDfromSlinfold),theAuster'RUGfrom acrossthefields,andfromRedhillcamethe Turbulent'SAMincompanywithDerekWright's BolkowJuniorandDickBarnby/ChrisTringham intheJodel.TheTri-pacer'RScamefrom ShorehamandfinallyJohnCrawfordinaBiggin basedRallye.

AttheOctobermeetingaslideshowwasgiven byPatSellar,entitled"Flightfeathersand fabric",MikePearcealsocamealongwitha coupleoffilms.Thegroupwhobuiltandflew thefirstVari-ezeinthiscountrywerepresentat theNovembermeeting,namelyJohnO'Hara, DonForeman,andPeterCalvert.Althoughthey didn'tbringtheaircraftwiththemduetotrailer problemstheydidbringeverythingconnected withthebuildingoftheaircraft.Plans,foam, smallsectionswhichhadbeendiscardedetc., togetherwithnumerousslidesandashortfilm takenofandduringthefirstflightatthe beginningofOctober.Indicativeoftheinterest showninthismachinewasthattheevening's attendancewasroughlydoublethenormaland crammedtheTigerClub'stearoomtocapacity.

EASTMIDLANDSSTRUT

TheNovembermeetingoftheEastMidlands Struthadagoodturnoutfortheshowingofa videore-runoftheFamousGrouseMothRally (HatfieldtoStrathallan),asenjoyabletowatchas totakepart,intheonlythingmissingbeingthe soundofwindinthewires.Asasupplementto thistape,'TheBombers'wasshown,thisbeing theonlycolourfilmknowntobeinexistence madeonaLancasterbomberstationduringthe war.

OnMondayDecember3rdtheStrutheldtheir ChristmasPartyattheDonningtonManorHotel, thefoodwasgood,thebackgroundmusic soothingandthecompanysimplyscintillating. Theconversationrevolvedmainlyaround aeroplanesand'wherethehelliseverybodyelse then',32peoplearrivedwhichwassomewhatless thanhadbeencateredfor.

WESTMIDLANDSSTRUT

TheguestattheNovembermeetingofthe WestMidlandsStrutwasBrianPybusof neighbouringEastMidlandsStrutwhogave membersaslidelecturecoveringpastSywelland Leicesterevents,togetherwithothersofhisown aircraftandactivitiesoftheEMStrut.The picturesshowncoveredmainlyhomebuiltaircraft andsomeVintage.Astheeveningproceeded valuablepointsofinteresttobothbuildersand flyersarose.

Abouteighteenpeopleattendedthemeeting, thusrequiringamountainofsausagerolls, (aboutonehundredandtwentywerebrought along,)plusahugeboxofKit-Kat;atanyrate thefaithfuldidnotstarve.

Duringthemeetingandfollowingthe

announcementofpossibleairfieldclosures,Barry Vickers,tryingtogainsupportforsomepositive actionretheacquisitionofanairstripinthe WestMidlandsarea,putforthseveralideason thesubject.Sparksflewfromallquartersofthe roomandalthoughnothingwasdecidedupon, certainpointsofvaluearose.OneofBarry's suggestionswasforthetotalP.F.A.membership ofabout3,000topayanadditional£40peryear eachintoanairfieldpurchasingfundwhichthe P.F.A.wouldadminister!Therewasaclear rejectionofthisideaalthoughitwasgiven someconsiderationbyEricCluttonbeforeitwas sweptunderthecarpet.Itwasfeltthatnot manyofthe3,000memberswouldpaythisextra fee,becausetheycouldnotaffordit.Another personexplainedthatinhisviewitwasquite conceivablethatagoodproportionofthe membershiphavetolimittheirinterestsinthis sport,becauseoffinancialreasons,toavisitto theAnnualRally,attendingStrutmeetings, takingphotographsandreadingmagazines.Barry concludedthediscussionbyreiteratinghisbelief thatthelongtermsolutiontothiscritical problemlieswiththeP.F.A.itselfandthat selectedtrainedpeopleshouldfightforour existence,addingthatweshouldalldoourpart byprovidingthefinancetopayforthepeople whowouldfightforus.

(Editor'snote:BarryVickersisnotthefirst persontohavemadesuchasuggestion.While superficiallyitmayseemtheidealsolution,it hardlyneedsemphasisingthatourmembership arenotideallysituatedinonelocalityand thereforetheirneedscouldnotbesatisfiedwitha singleairfieldforwhichtherunningcostsalone wouldexceed£120,000p.a.!)

ANDOVERSTRUT

GuestattheOctobermeetingoftheAndover StrutwasMr.F.I.V.Walkerwhoseattendance wasmostwelcome.Followingaresumeof P.F.A.'sactivities,plansandfuturepolicies,it wasquestiontime.Thenatureofthequestions wasthecruxoftheP.F.A.andwhatitstands for.TheycoveredallaspectsofP.F.A. EngineeringandrangedfromJohnHall'slegal wranglewiththeC.A.A.toJimWaller's61itre Volkswagenconversions!!Thememberwho monthsearlierrequestedaneveningwithMr. Walkerperhapsbenefittedthemost,havingbeen informedofthepitfallsofbuildingtoan unapproveddesign.Mr.Walkerwasfirmwithhis answers,explainingthatitwasbettertobethis waybecauseinthelongrunitwastoeveryone's benefitandcould,anddoes,savemembers throwingawayhardearnedcash.

FollowingMr.Walker'sdeparture,themeeting, atwhichanumberoftheneighbouringSolent Strut'smemberswereinattendance,continued untilnearlymidnight,duringwhichtime provisionalarrangementswereagreedforboth Strutstocombineforcesfortheirworking contributiontothe1980InternationalRally, wheretheyhavebeen'volunteered'forthe campingorganisation.

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NORTHWESTERNSTRUT

ReportingfromtheNorthWesternStrut,Dave HuntertheirSecretarysays,"Weagainheldour TrainingWeekendatAshHouseFarmon4th& 5thAugust,DickWalleyhadgotthestripinto lovelyconditionandweevenhadthreshold markingsandnumberstoaimforbycourtesyof

LynRose,'helped'bymysonNeil.Wewere luckywiththeweatheragainbutsomethingwas lacking,ahyes!Aeroplanes.Thefewwhodid comealongenjoyedthemselvesandonthe SundaywehadaSpotLandingcompetition.This wasdistinctlylesshazardousthanthebarbecue thenight,beforewhenatonepointitlookedas ifthehangarwasgoingupinsmoke.Many thankstothosewhocameandjoinedineitherby airorbyroad,especiallytoJohnMiller, SecretaryoftheHeartofEnglandStrutwho cameandmadeaweekendofitandeven donatedaprize!

P.F.A.participationintheLancashireAero Club'sFly-inwaspoor;RoryChisholmbrought theTurbifromHatfield,therewasaNordfrom SherburnandasfarasIrememberthatwasit. WhydosomanyP.F.A.typesseemtodislike strayingfromthelocalcircuit?Itisthatafterthe expenseofbuildingtheycan'taffordamap?

PeterUnderhill,theStrut'sNewsletterEditor, isalsotheorganiserofTheJodelOwnersClub whichisabouttoliftoffwithaFly-inatSywell, whileafuturedaylongeventisplannedforOld Warden.Furtherinformationontheseandother activitiescanbeobtainedfromPeterat12, Weaverside,Nantwich,Cheshire,CW57BD.He alsooffersanOwnersClubNewsletterthecost ofwhich,inclusiveofannualsubscriptionis 0.50."

SOUTHERNSTRUT

ThemembersofSouthernStrutfinished1979 withadinneratShorehamAirportRestaurant, thepleasureofthiseventbeingheightenedbythe absenceofamusicalbackgroundthusallowing conversationtoproceedinnormaltones. CommendationsmustgotoGrahamPostance whoseinterestinourtypeofaviationhasled himtomakeseveralunusualjourneysduringthe pastyear,ontwooccasionstotheevening meetingsofNorthKentStrutandtothe HighlandStrut'sFly-inatFearn`dromewherehe actedasamarshaller.Thesejourneysweremade byfootandtrainexceptthatfromEearn,whereas arewardforhislabours,hewasgivena'lift' downbyplane.IncompanywithDonLordlater intheyear,GrahamsetoffintheJodel`Moby Dick'intendingtohaveadayinFrance.They leftShorehaminfinefettlebutwindstrength increasedtothepointofmakinganonsenseof theJodel'scross-windlimits.Theflightplanwas amendedtoHeadcornandRedhillbefore returninghome.TheHeadcornlegwasjustfine withChrisFreeman'sorganisationchargingjust 50pforthepleasure,butnotsoRedhill.This airfield'sownersnowcharge£2.60forlandingon thesacredsoil,thereisnoconcessionforTiger ClubmembersandwhenDonqueriedthefeehe wastoldthatifhehadusedtheradioHE WOULDHAVEHADA£2.00NAVIGATION FEEASWELL!

Truthissometimesstrangerthanfiction,no lesssowhentheplightofHenstridgeisin question.Here,the'locals'actuallylikethe aerodromeanditspresentvarietyofsmall aircraft.Inbeingsooutofcharacter,(compared withthoseatFordandShoreham),theyhaveset upaverystrongantiBroadcastingStation movementthere,towhichweintheP.F.A. shouldalladdourvoice—bywritingtothe MinisterfortheDepartmentoftheEnvironment (Airfields).PatHolmes,thatwellknownand muchtravelledaviatrixoftheSouthernStrut,has writtentotheDirectorGeneraloftheB.B.C. askinghimtoexplaintheirpolicytowardsthis

airfieldwhichistheHeadquartersofaP.F.A. Strut.WritingareplytoPat,(herselfemployed bytheBBC,)theDirectorGeneral,saidhewas sohappythatPatshouldfeelabletoapproach himonthematterofHenstridgeAerodrome.He continuedbysayingthattheB.B.C.requirethe siteforShortWaveandSatelliteTransmissions, hopingthatitwillreplaceanolderstationin Cumbria.

"However",saysPat,"theydon'thave planningpermissionyet,andtheD.G.tellsme theywon'tgoaheadwiththepurchaseunlessthis isforthcoming."Patcontinues,"Iwouldbevery sorrytoseeapieceoflandwithexistinguser rightsforflyinggettingusedinthisway,airfields areirreplaceable!"

Pat'sviewiswellputanditechoesthefeeling ofusall.Supporthernowbywritingtothe MinisterfortheDepartmentoftheEnvironment andhelptoSAVEHENSTR1DGE!

NORTHERNGYROPLANESTRUT

TheNorthernGyroplaneStrut'sRally,will againbeaweekendeventandwillbeheldin JuneatMelbourneairfieldasusual,adanceand buffetsupperwillbeavailableontheSaturday evening.

Theproblemofsitesfromwhichtooperate GyroplanesinthesouthernpartoftheStruthas beensolvedbyKenWillowsaftermuch persistenceanddedication,anyoneexperiencing problemsoversitesshouldcontactKenwhowill beabletogiveprecisedetails.

StrutmemberMarkTalbotistobe congratulatedoncompletinghisGyroplane trainingonhisnewWHEAirbuggyG-AXYY.Heis nowtheproudholderofaPPL/G.afterpassing theflyingtestinNovember'79.

HenryBeevershaspurchasedandiscurrently rebuildingtheWHEAirbuggyG-AXXN.

ArthurDuroseiscurrentlybuildingaBensen B8Mandisworkingonsomeinterestingengine ideasinvolvingareductiondrive.

EamonKennyisstillworkingonhispower conversionoftheBensenB8MV,thismachine wasrecentlyregisteredasG-BHEM.

ThoseinterestedinattendingtheNorthern GyroplaneStrut'sRallyshouldcontactVernon W.Kelk,7,AmbertonRoad,Leeds,LS83AJor 'phone0532-651029.

THEHIGHLANDSTRUTFLY-IN,FEARN

WhenIgotoutoftheofficeontheFridayevening beforeFearn,Ithoughttomyself"great,we've crackedit",foritwasalovelyeveninginCaithness, suddenlyafterwhatseemedlikeweeksofunrelieved badweather,andalthoughtherewassomehesitancy furtherSouthinRoss-shire,bythetimetheFly-In wasbeingsetupontheSaturday,theweatherwas good.

Still,despitethebrightdaylocallywewereyetto sufferbecauseoftheweather,asseveralaircraft stoppedatSunderlandanddecidednottotakethe riskofpressingoninuncertainconditions.

Forallthat,theFly-Inwasasuccess.SmallI supposesinceweonlyhad 14 separatearrivals,not countinglocalflights,butwehadalotoffun,and that'swhatit'sallabout.

Theaircraftwhichdidcome,notinanyparticular orderwere:

JoeTurnerfromDalcrossintheVolmer SportsmanG-BAHP,GeorgeStrathdeefrom

AberdeeninhisBeagleTerrierG-ASBLJ,David LockettfromDingwallinSandy'sJodelD117GARNY,aCherokeeArcherIIfromPrestwickGBEYS,JohnKinchfromDalcrossintheCessna150 AerobatG-BAUY,IanFisherfromWickinhisJodel D120G-BCGM,JimAlexanderfromAberdeenin theBeagleTerrierG-ASBU,DennyDenhamfrom EastFortuneintheEmeraudeG-BANW,Ramsey DrydenwithOliverandMarySmithintheJodel MousquetairefromTeesideG-ARDZ.

WillyRosefromDalcrossinhisBeechBonanzaGBEIK,EvanMcIntoshfromDalcrossinCessna150 G-AYRF,PatHolmesfromShorehaminherRF4, G-AVWZ,theTipsyNipperfromDalcrossGAWDD.

AlisterbroughtbacktheotherHighlandAero ClubCessna150afterbeingcheckedoutinit,butI missedgettingtheregistration.

WealsogotabeatupfromPaulGliddoninthe BristowsBOlkowhelicopter,G-AZOM,buthedidn't landsoIsupposeweshouldfileitunderanairmiss.

Althoughwedidnothaveaprizeforit,themost meritoriousarrivalnotbyairwouldsurelyhavegone toGrahamPostancewhotravelledbytrainfrom Londonandwhoturnedupafterhikingoverthe fieldsfromthestation.

Thisyearweusedtheoldcontroltower,after dismantlingafencetogetaccesstoit,asthecentreof operations.It'sabitdilapidatedwithnowindowsor doors,butafteritwassweptoutandmademore weatherproofandsnugbysometemporaryhole fillingsofbattenandpolythenesheets,itservedquite well.Thefirstfloorwasusedasakitchen,dining roomandbar,withthebasementhousingand generatorfortheelectriclights,andthesecondand thirdfloorslaterprovidedsleepingaccommodation foroneortwo.

BylateSaturdaymorningaircrafthadstartedto arrive,thefirst,notcountingtheAerobatwhich Johnhadflowninthepreviousday,wasJoeTurner intheVolmerwhichcanbeheardaboutfiveminutes beforeitcanbeseen.Hewashavingsometrouble withhisundercarriageretraction,butafterJohngot atitwithapairofpliersitseemedtoworkOK. GeorgeStrathdeethenturnedupinhisBeagleTerrier inwhichIwasluckyenoughtogetaflight,andafter thatthingsgotquitebusyasthepilotsandpassengers arrivingwentuptohaveagoatthespotlanding competition,whichprovedtobeverypopular. Throughouttheafternoon1markedthespot landing,andsaweveryone,orsoitseemed,flying aroundenjoyingthemselves,soIaskedJohntotake meup,andwhilewewereupcouldwedosome aerobatics?

Soupwewent,andafterclimbingtoheightforthe spotlanding,Johnpulledoffaloopandaroll.Never havingexperiencedanythinglikethisbeforeI thoughtthatIwouldnotlikeit,butitwasgreatandI waskeenformore,butdownwewentforthespot landing.

However,halfwaythroughtherolloutweopenedup andwereawayagain,climbingto5,000feet,and thereafterfollowedoneofthemostexhilarating experiencesofmylife.Loops,rolls,flickrolls,stall turns,tailslides,upsidedown,sideways,rightway up,theEarthbelowfillingthewindscreenandthe skyalltherewastosee,Gforcesbuildingupand fadingouttonothingandushanginginthestraps, thestallwarningbuzzinginalarmandJohnandI hootingwiththethrillofitall.OK.somaybeit wasn'tcompetitionclass,Idon'tknow,butitwas magnificant,evenifIwaswhiteinthefaceand queasyinthestomachafterwards.

ThroughoutthedayGail,RhodaandRosalie, thoseunsungheroinesoftheStrut,fedandwatered uswithcoffeeandhamburgersandatnighta

splendidarrayoffoodwaspresentedfordemolition. Thetengallonsofhomebrewedbeerwasbroached andthingsbecamewell,livelier.Lachiehadwithhim hisaccordionandprovidedthemusical accompaniment,storiesandyarnsaboundedand facesbecameflushed.

Byabout3o'clockinthemorningmostfolkhad driftedintothenightsothoseofusstillonourfeet, wellnearly,dousedthelightsandreleasedthecamp fromtheclatterofthegenerators,leavingonlythe hissofthegaslamptolightustoourbeds.

Sundaymorningdawned,butdamply,heads emerged,sometentatively,andthedaywasunder way.Theweatherwasnotgood,withlowcloudand lightrain,butstillwesawthearrivaloftheTipsy NipperG-AWDDfromDalcrossandalsoofPat HolmesinherRF4whomwehadheardontheradio thepreviousevening,arrivingatDalcross.

ManyaircraftwentofftorefuelatInverness leavingthefieldnearlyempty,andlaterintheday, whereSaturday'scompetitionhadbeenspotlanding, Sunday'swasthetreasurehunt,withmostaircraft participating.

DuringthedaySoutherneyeswerecastoftenatthe sky,fortheweathertotheSouthwasmarginalin places,buteventuallythingsseemedtobeimproving.

Inthelateafternoon,Johncollatedallthe competitionresultsandtheprizesandrosetteswere awarded.Inatypicalstateofcarelessness,Iforgotto listwhogotwhat,butcertainlythewinnersineach eventwereasfollows:

Treasurehunt—RamseyDryden;Spot Landing—JohnKinch(again).

Therunnersup,I'mafraidIjustdon'tremember.

Afterthis,preparationsweremadefordeparture, GrahamPostancewhoarrivedbytrainleftbyair havinggotaliftfromRamseyintheBIG Mousquetaireatleastpartofthewayhome,and shortlyafterthefieldclearedleavingonlyG-BAUY.

Anhourorsosawthestrippingofthetowerand itsreturntothesmallbirdsandanimalswhichuseit therestoftheyear.

Justaswewereabouttoleavethefieldwehadour lastarrival,buthewastoolatefortheFly-In.Sandy flewinhisJodelhavinghaditoffSouthforacheck.

GoneSolobutoneweeklater

Iamclimbingawayfrom19andreflectonmylast 50minutesofflight.Itallstartedlastweek,the weatherhadbeengood,perfectinfact.Ihaddone3 circuitswithKeithinLU,aCessna152,andhe thoughtIwasdoingalright."Dometwomorelike thisandyouwillbeonyoarown"hesaid,and fifteenminuteslaterheclimbedoutofthecockpit. TherewasnoapprehensionasIlinedupon14,the take-offwasquickandcleanandsoonIfound myselfturningbase,suddenlythereisavoiceover theradio,"Tigeroneandtwolongfinals,runway 14".Istartedtoworry,thesewereRAFJaguars,I knew,thattheywouldbejoiningmeonfinals, overshootingwhileIwoulddescendontotherunway. 1turnedfinals,settledat500ftandthenIsawthem, oneofthejetswasjustonmystarboardwingalmost touchingmeitseemed,butinfactfaraway.1putmy mindtothejobinhandandtoucheddown.Ithadall gonewellandIfeltgood,perhapsalittlesmugeven.

Whatadifferencetoday,Ihadflown3circuits withKeithandnowIwasonmyown,"flyuntil11 o'clockWerner"hesaid"andincludetwoflapless landingsandyourlastoneshouldbewithflaps".

FlyingintoastrongwindIhadturnedcross-wind toosoonandfoundmyselfwithverylittletime down-wind,driftingtoofaronbase-legand generallymakingamessofthings.Iwentalittle furtherthesecondtimeandthingsimproved,the thirdcircuitwasquitegood.Iamnowonthefourth andlevelatathousandfeet,turningdown-windnow Imakearadiocall,domycheckswhilehavinga goodlookaround.Thisisgoingtobewithoutflaps, somethingIhaven'tdoneonmyown,Iwaitalittle beforeturningbaseandtrim,thislooksquitegood, turningfinalsnowandaskforaclearance,thewind issouthandverybumpy,butitalwaysisina southerly.Igetclearedforatouchandgoand shortlyafterwardstouchdown."Nowthatwasn't toobad"IsaytomyselfanddowntherunwayI chargeforanothercircuit.InpassingIwonderwhat Keithisthinkingaboutallthis,heisprobablysitting inthetowerwithhishandsoverhiseyes,wondering howlongtheCessnaisgoingtostayinonepiece.

Ihavenotroublewithmysecondflaplesslanding

andasIclimbawayformyfifthcircuitItakealook atmywatch,thiswouldhavetobethelast.AsIturn cross-windIcanseemyfactorybelowandthe harbourtotheleft.Iwantthislastonetobegood andturndown-wind,Icallthetowerandgetcleared tofinals.Ihaveagoodlookaroundanddothe checks,Ihaveanotherlookandturnbase,carb-heat isoutandIsetthethrottleto1500r.p.m.andkeep thenoseup,puttingdownflapnowandlettingthe speedcomebacksomemore,thenIdropthenosea touchandtrimandshesitstherequitebyherself..

IstarttoturnfinalsandmyeyeisontheASI,it alwaysiswhenIdescendontotherunway,suddenly thespeeddropsto55andnowitisalmost50,I remembermystalllessonsandhowthe152wasvery unhappywithflapsandhowshewaspositivelyvile whenstalledwithflapsandpowerandhere1amwith theport-wingdown,flapsdeployedat1500r.p.m. lettingthespeedcomedown,whatafoolIam.Ipush thestickforwardgentlyandaddpower,IseetheASI climbingbackto65andIhopeKeithhasn'tnoticed, don'twanttomakeafoolofmyselftherunway rushesup,themainwheelstouchdownfollowedby thenosewheelsomesecondslater.

Ienjoyedthat,butIlearnedalotinthelast40 minutesandasItaxibackIrealisethathavinggone soloisonlythebeginning.

AeronauticalInformationCirculars

AeronauticalInformationCirculars(AIC's) containaconsiderableamountofusefulinformation forthesportingpilotandenablehimtokeepabreast ofcurrenttopicssuchascontrolledairspace,advice on safetymatters,availabilityofnewandamended charts.Theyarepublishedmonthlyandareavailable toallaviationorganisationsandinsomecases individuals,freeofcharge.Detailsofcircularsand theavailabilitymaybeobtainedfromthe AeronauticalInformationService(AIS1),Tolcarne Drive,Pinner,MiddlesexHA52DU.Telephone018668781Extension271(Distribution).

YourAssociationcarriesacompletesetof circularsandamongrecenttopicscoveredthe followingareofparticularinterestorrelevancein ourfieldofaeronautics:-

AICNo1/1980—Medication,AlcoholandFlying

Thiscircularhighlightsthedangeroferosionto pilotingperformanceduetocoldsandillnessaswell asthemoreobviouseffectsofalcohol.Antibiotics, Tranquilizers,Sedatives,Anti-Depressants, Stimulants("peppills"),anti-histamines,analgesics anddrugsforthereliefofbloodpressure.Allaffecta pilot'sjudgementtoagreaterorlesserdegree,aswell asindicatingabasicmedicaldefect.Theadviceofthe circularbasically,is:-DON'TFLY.

Lessobviouscausessuchasrecentblooddonation, localandgeneraldentalandotheranaestheticsalso haveadetrimentaleffectonpilotperformance.

Thecircularremindspilotsthatabloodalcohol concentrationofonly40mgsper100millilitres(half thelegaldrivinglimit)causessignificanterrorsby pilotsinevensimpleaircraft.Thismayresultfrom drinkingonlyonepintofbeeroradoublewhisky. Allowatleast8hourstoelapseafterevenasmall drinkbeforeflying.Pilotsareremindedoftheir obligationsunderArticle46(2)and20(8)oftheAir NavigationOrdertobefittoactasamemberofa FlightCrew.

AICNo4/1980—LowerAirspaceRadarAdvisory Service

Thisserviceisavailabletoallaircraftflying between3,000feetamsltoFlightLevel80in uncontrolledairspacewithin30n.m.ofthe participatingATCunit.Itisintendedtoprovide adviceofconflictingtrafficintheareaandunder IMC theservicewillgiveadvicetoachieve separation.Fulldetailsofthescheme,itsobjectsand participatingATCunits,togetherwithachartare giveninthecircular.

AICNo5/1980—ChartofU.K.Airspace Restrictions

Dangerareasarealwaysusefulplacestoknow about.Anewchartisavailablefreeofchargefrom theSuperintendant,MinistryofDefence (ProcurementExecutive),CentralStoresDepot, AstonDown,Stroud,Glos.GL68HT.

AICNo8/1980—ChartofUKareasofintenseaerial activityandmilitarylowflyingsystem.

Thereisalsoachartshowingusefulplacesnotto be.Ittooisavailablefreeofchargefromthe foregoingaddress.Youdon'toftengetsomethingfor nothinginaviationsogettheminyourflightbag rightaway.

AICNo10/1980-5thFebruary

Thiscircularrelatestothepublicationofvarious

charts.Thepointsthatwillinterestmostsporting pilotsare:AcorrectiontotheNorthernEngland1/2million chart(edition5)byaddingaspotelevationof 887atposition552113N044414W.

theissueofanew14,millionchart—EditionNo. 8ofsheet16—SouthernEngland.Edition7is nowobsoleteandshouldnotbeused.

AICNo11/1980-5thFebruary

Thisimportantcirculardrawsattentiontothe extremedangersofstrayingintodangerareaswhere tetheredballoonflightsarecarriedout.Balloon flyingmaybeassumedatCardington,Hullavington, HankleyCommon,Weston-on-the-Green,and BarryBriddon.Theseareasarepermanentlynotified butballoonsmayalsobeflownfromtimetotimein otherdangerareasandoccasionallyfromsites outsidedangerareasasnotifiedinNOTAMS.The consequencesofencounteringthe8m.m.diameter steelcableoragasbagdon'tbearthinkingabout. Thecablewillneverbevisibletoapilotandsincethe balloonsmaybeflowninoraboveclouditiswell worthbeingvery,verycarefulifyouaregroping anywherenearadangerareaandifindoubtgiveita verywideberth. Inthewordsofthe circular—"DangerAreasreallyaredangerous".

AICNo13/1980-5thFebruary

AnewsetofrulesgoverningtheHeathrowto GatwickHelicopterLinkhasbeenpublished.The RoutepassesfromtheLondonControlZoneata pointbetweenEpsomandLeatherheadina SoutherlydirectiontoentertheGatwickControl Zoneatapointabout 1 mileWestofReigate. AnyonepassingbetweentheZonesshouldkeepa verygoodlookoutinthisarea.

FormoreinformationonalloftheseCirculars makesureyouseethem.

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Ifthisisyourambitionbutyoucannotaffordthe cost,thiscouldbethebreakyouhavebeenlooking for.Aspartofitsproerammeinaireducationandto stimulateair-mindednessamongtheyoung,theAir Leagueisofferingthroughthegeneroussponsorship oftheEssoPetroleumCo.Ltd.,thechancetolearn toflytoPPLstandardtotwoyoungpersonsofeither sex.

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DUTCHRALLY

TheDutchequivalentofP.F.A.,theNVAVarein theSouthEastNetherlandsovertheWhit.Weekend, HoldingtheirannualFly-InatBudelnearEindhoven (23-26thMay).TheDutchneedoursupportinthese formativeyearsandwecanbesthelpthembyturning upineverincreasingnumberstotheirFly-Ininour typeofaeroplane.LastyearatLelystadTonyFrancis wonthebesthomebuiltprizewithhisIsaac'sFury,so weneedtokeepthetrophyintheU.K.

Dutchlawdemandsthatpermittypeaeroplanes musthavespecialclearancestoflyinDutchairspace. TheNVAVPresidentWolandaVerlaanwillobtain thesedocumentsattheNVAV'sexpense,soifyou fillintheformandrequestclearancepleasemake everyefforttoattend.TheP.F.A.havefulldetails andformstosendtoNVAVsowritetodaytoPFA OfficeenclosingaS.A.E.(9"x 4") marked"NVAV Fly-In".

Ifthiswillbeyourfirstvisittoaforeignrallyyou needthe1:500,000chart"LowCountries— Brussels"availablefromAirtour.

FordetailsofotherralliesinEuropecheckthe eventscalendarin PopularFlying orringStuart MacConnacheronHertford58693forlatest information.

LONG-EZEBREAKSWORLDDISTANCE RECORD

At7.27a.m.December15,1979,DickRutantook offfromtheMojave,CaliforniaAirportinthenew Long-EZEprototypeinanattempttobreaka distancerecordheldbyaCzechoslovakiansince1959. Therecordisfordistanceinaclosedcoursefor piston-engineaircraftweighingbetween500and1000 kilograms(1102to2204lb).Theoldrecordwasheld byJiriKuncwhoflew2955.39milesinaL-40Meta SokolaircraftinAugust1959.

WhenDicklandedat5.01p.m.thenextdayhehad coveredadistanceofabout4900statutemiles, 4800.28ofitcreditedforthenewworld'sdistance record,pendingFAIapproval.Thecrediteddistance isequivalenttoastraightlineflightfromSeattleto London,orfromHawaiitoWashingtonD.C.

Dick's0-235Lycoming-poweredLong-EZEwas modifiedtocarryextrafuelintwowingtanksanda 74gallonback-seattank.Take-offfuelwas143.6 gallons,loadingtheLong-EZE600poundsoverits

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normal1300poundgrossweight.Initialrateofclimb wasover600ft,perminuteallowingDickto climbtheheavily-ladenLong-EZEpromptlytohis cruisealtitudeof11000feet.Hiscoursetookhim15 completelapsbetweenMojaveAirportandthe BishopAirport,California.Theentireflightwas blessedwithperfectweather,cloudlessvisibility, smoothair,andlessthan5knotsaveragewindat cruisealtitude.However,theflightincludedover14 hoursofdarknessoverasparselypopulatedarea requiringextrademandsonthepilotforattitude orientationandnavigation.Theaircraftdidnothave anautopilot,directionalgyroorattitudeindicator.

Thesoloflightlasted33hours34minutes.The averagespeedfortheflightwas145.7mph.The averagefuelflowwas4.17gallonsperhourgivinga mileageof35milespergallon.(TheLong-EZEcan attainover40milespergallonatitsnormalgross weight).Dicklandedwith3.75gallonsoffuel onboard—enoughforanadditional150miles,but notenoughforanotherlaptoBishopandreturn.

The108horsepowerLycomingengineperformed flawlesslydespiteits1500-hoursinceoverhaul condition.Itburned2.3quartsofoilduringthe flight.

Notethat,at1900lbs.(300lbs.undertheallowed maximumCIB),therangetodrytankswasover5000 miles.Futureattempts,i.e.straightlinedistance,can beflownat1000kg.takeoffweight(2205lbs.)and achieveover6500milesrange!

Dickreportedthecockpitwasextremely comfortable,theonlydiscomfortbeingsuppressing theurgetosleep.Thegoodspeedstabilityallowed extensivecruisingwithoutneedtomonitorairspeed oraltitude.

TRAININGFOR1980

Twotrainingsessionshavebeenarrangedso farfor1980.Theseareacrosschannelflighton Saturday3MayandtheotherisatrainingweekendattheNEStrutfly-inatBagbyon31May and1June.

Theaimofthecrosschanneltrainingflightis togetacquaintedwiththeproceduresandtomeet upwithourFrenchfriendsatCalais.Those takingpartshouldbeatLyddairportby10.00 on3Mayforbriefing.Thereturnflightcan eitherbethesamedayorthenextdayafteran overnightstay.Allthosewishingtotakepart shouldcontactthePFAofficeforfurtherdetails.

FortrainingatBagby,thoseintendingtocome shouldinformtheChairmanoftheNEStrut—G. L.Kemp,17RailwayCottages,Carlton, Minniott,Thirsk24010,andaskfordetails.

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WANTED forFREDproject.Seat harnessand56x26"VWPropeller.P. Gronow,Tawelan,Llangunnar, Carmarthen,DyfedSA3I2PA.

WANTED. McCauleyCM7343Propeller, Sensenich72(.11(50Propeller,Sensenich M76AK-2-42propeller.RodBrownTel: Watford(Herts)28382(day) Rickmansworth70458(evenings)

FORSALE BendixMagsS4RN/20and S4RN/21£100thepair.Enginebearer Jodel112.A65Type£60.lodel1050 Frontfueltank£60.G.Johnson34 RipleyRoad,Luton,Beds.Tel:Luton 596965.

WANTED. Jodel1050Cashwaiting. Priceaccordingtoconditionand equipment.PhoneGordonWinterbourne 01-657-4178.

WILLANYONE sellmeasetofLuton Minorliftstruttubesasoncesupplied byPhoenixAircraftLtd.MikeVaisey Harpenden68285.

CLINOMETERS byHilger&Watts, MK7,360°Notation,Vernierscale.New andunused,fittedinpolishedwood case,completewithmanufacturers certificateofaccuracy.£75inccar.No VAT.Tel.0214453018.

FORSALE F.IIProjectPFANo.906 completewithC.90engine&u/c.wing tobesprayedwithsilverdope&finish. Signeduptodate.Offersaround£2000 toG.K.EllisPhone07282057(Home) 07282717(Business).

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FORSALE. G-BGFK.VP-Iproject. Fuselage&Ruddercompleted, undercarriagereadytofix.1500ccVW enginewithPeacockconversion completed.2.5R4Magneto'soverhauled byLucas.WoodforTailplaneMainspar andGLIPly,variousmetalfittingsfor project. El 200.Tel.Bradford(0274) 44775.

INVERTEDOILSYSTEM. Complete exceptforminorhoseswhichareeasily obtainable.Suitableforallfourcylinder 1,ycomings.£60RichardGoodeTel.01388-2051(days).

FORSALE. JodelD.9Permituntill 1980withtrailer£2550.Converted1200 VWwithlogbook£75.Spinnerkit unused£25.ContactPeterGriggs,3 SouthStreet,WoodHurst,Huntingdon, Cambs.,PEI73BYPhone0487-822751.

HOFFMANPROP. 175B115,onetip damaged,suitableforreworktofit Airboat,Hovercraftorastestclub. Continentalflangefitting.Offers?Phone FrankAshurst,Hornchurch49402.

STRIPAVAILABLE PPOTel.0823 87219GridRef51°04N03°05W2 milesNorthofTaunton.

WANTED 13Cubfrontandrearwing strut.PA20frontandrearwingstrutin exchange.RatcliffeTel:Holbeton(075 530)223.

FORSALE TipsyNipperMkIllGAVTBlowairframeandenginehours. Excellentcondition.Saleonlydueto entryintotwo-seatermarket£4,000. J. HobdayTel.Fillongley41305.

JODEL D119 built1959,1100hrs. Eng/AirframeC.90,360chNav/Com, fullpanelexceptT&5,repainted1979, refabricsince1976,PermittoMay80,. ForSale£4,500,orconsidershares basedatBarton.BobHarperTel.092575-2796.

TYPE4V.W.ENGINECONVERSION1700-2400cc(60-80HP). In responsetomanyrequestsdetailsof theprototypeenginearenowavailablepriortotestflying.Some modificationsmayberequiredafter restandthedrawingsaresoldonthis understanding.Flightapprovalfor engineswillbegivenonanindividual basis.

Fordrawingsandinstructions pleasesend£8to Don Peacock, ParadiseCottage,Kempsford,Glos. (Tel:Kempsford246).

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SimplvbuiltVWpowered.Onlyone verticaland t)ilc horizontaltailempennage.Onepiecebentupaluminiumgear. Simple3hulkhead,woodfuselagewithno metalfillings or clothcover.Noengine rnounl.Simplewing,plankspars,ribsstacksawedfromply.EvansVP-1 roadtowswithouttrailer,andstoreseasily ingarage.ForPlanandBrochureprices seePAHA.officeadvertisement.

Thepopularsingle-place,lowwing,all woodmodel.30to60h.p.100m.p.h., with1300VWengine.Span21,length 15,Brochure,70pPlans£17,Construction photos£3,S.A.E.withenquiriesplease. Mrs.J.Taylor,25ChesterfieldCrescent, LeighonSea.Essex.

Asupersingle-place.iowwing,acrobatic tourer/racer.Simpletobuildwood constructionfor40to95h.p.engines. Superbplansforthissuperbaeroplane includefullsizeribsheets,material listandnumerousadvisorynotes.Span 113 T; Length16 Ir.Brochure,70p,Plans £21,Constructionphotos£3.S.A.E.with enquiriesplease.From:Mrs.J.Taylor,25 ChesterfieldCrescent,LeighonSea,Essex.

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FORSALEtogoodhomeatgiseawty priceIearADEcompletewithharne.s etc.Workingorderthoughveryold.No certhutveryreliable.£35o.n.o.Te: MacphersonDisley3773(Cheshire).

FORSALE.Variezetypecanopy,clear perspex,stillinprotectivecoating190. HobdayTel.Fillongley41305.

PAZMANVPL-4APlans.Completeset ofplansforthiseasytobuild,easvto fly,acrobaticaircraft,withlowinitial andoperatingcosts.Unused,assupplied byPEA.Alsoconstructionmanual.Will selloutright,offersinvited(31consider exchanveforgoodairbandradio, binocularsetc.,DavidBartlettTel. Brighton31675.

QUANTITYOflinenfabric54'wideto spec8F1/6.I.C.andonerollof2" serratedtapetomatch.Tel:Leicester ()533)677552.

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TheAnnualGeneralMeetingofthe PopularFlyingAssociationwillbe heldatLeicesterAerodrome, Sunday,6thJuly,1980,at0900 hours.

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360RADIOForsale_KingKY95360 channelradiocompletewithharness benchtestedandfoundserviceahle. Sparepowerpackconditionunknown alsoavailable.Whatofler,.Tel. Compton(003522)791evenings.

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V.W.ENGINES SuitableFor aircraftuseCompleteengines 1600c.c.1835c.c.and2074ecOR C'onversionKits. MachinimaServiceavailable. LysterAviationLtd,AviationWay, SouthendAirport.Essex,

FORSALE.TaylorMonoplanewithfull drasslogsandmaterialstocomplete constructionmcludineenuine.90percent complete.TelephonePiercebridge321for furtherdetails.Onlyseriousbuyersplease.

FORSALEDuetoabandonmentof project.Continental0200Aengine complete,600hourstotaltime.Mount andspinnerforsante.Fallsetofbasic instruments,rearfueltank.spats. controlcolumn,rudderpedals,throttle controlhillfrom1050Ambassordort Beltsandingmachinecompletewith table.Nosensibleofferwillberefused. Phone1774421789anytime_

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FORSALEtodel119,Rebuilt1977. C90-81".1100hoursTorun.Permitto Decenther1980.360Ashradio.New aircraftwetbattery.25gallontank.41/4 g.p.h.700mileranee.10.5kicruise, canopyasSicile.Veryquiet,fullylined cabin.IlangaredatShoreham..14500. Tel.Crowborough61001.

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FORSALEVW1700typeIlleneine COYVW1600engine.I\Ink'barrels.180 Tel.T.Cos0454778111.

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