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Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Volume 81, Issue 43, 13 November 1937, Page 2

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Last May the Hawke's Bay and East Coast Aero Club's Gipsy Moth .ZK— ABB was badly damaged when it collided with the Golf Club boundary fence and finished up on its back. The club decided not to rebuild this maehine aud the remains were stored in the hangar. But apparently wo may yet see old BB° flying again. for Messrs. Ian Keitli and H. Lightband, of. the Wcstern Federatcd Flying Club, came ovey from' Neiv Plymquth this yveek to inspeet tho remains and evcjxtuaily purchased them, together with the disniantled engiue, on behalf o£ their club. Meaiiwhiie; Moth ZK — AAB has been lying idle jn the hangar pendiug adviee regarding the neeesgary repair work for a renewai of its certificate of airworthiness, I'ermissipn has been grantej to' Iiave the maehine fiown solo to Hobsonville, where the' Air Survey and Transport Co. will do the repair work. It has been found unnecepsary to fit ft new fuselage compiete and probably i only the rear half will be yenewed, aiiong with othey mi»or parts, So we are fioping to have A.AB fiying again bef ore very long. Stan White' s Gipsy II. Moth ZK— - ADT is now receiving the finjshing; touches to tfie« airfjrame which has been completeiy reassembled after overhaul. The assembly of the motor is being proceeded with. Stan has had numerous offers for his maehine, but we understand that h© will .be llying it for about a year before he disposes of it. Removaj of Trees, Work has been started by the Puhlic Works Department on tbe~ task of cutting doWn the pipe trees along ihe boundary fence- between the Golf Club and Aero Club properties, aud when this hag been done the availabJe area will have been greatly inereased, The well-known up-a«d-down draughts pver the trece have been a tfap for the unwary in tho past and all pilotp will be pleased to-see the menace ended forever. A number pf five-cord stacks of timber will result L'om the cuttiugup process. ' Cverjiaul work on the Monospar ZK — AFF is proceeding apace, The final colour scheme wffi be siJver and red aud.Georgo Tlilson js making an'excellent' job of the maehine. The motors are also receiving a regular rputinp overhaul. - Personal. "Y ' . ....... G. W, Cotterill is the third member of the Civil Reserve pf Pilots to begin his training. Joey has already done some flying- with the club and obtained liis A ; licenee a. month or two agp. Jn some respects, therefore, he has .an advantage over the raw newcomers,.

Wo were pleased to receive a visit from Jpck McHardy a day or two agp. We thought it would he gome tim© befpre we shduld see him again as he had gone to a Gisborne sheep station. However, Jock had a Iroin a horse resulting in his being sent tq hpspital for a few days. Hence his trip back tp these parts -looking quite fit again after his accident, Cluh Conwetitions, Competition which have heen decided to date include the following;— Gordon Cup for Janding E, A. Barker I, It, J), Brown 2» R- M» Field 3. . Kesseli Cup for bombing.— R. D, Brown (131 points) 1, H. I1- D, van Asch (129 points) 2, R, M» Field (124 points) 3. The Brian Boys Cup for fprced'landings wjji be competed for during the next few weeks, and by the#end of the month all trophies for -the year will have been awarded. The Efficienqy Trophy, which is awarded to the pilot securing the greatest aggregate of marks in all competitions held during the year, is being very closely contestgd, by whom w© will not say just at the moment. A vacuujii pleaner has just been acquired by the club for use in keeping the interiorg ef.the machines clean and for club-house work. During its aeCeptance tests fpr -a certificate pf airworthiness, strang© things were found in the bag— cigarette butts, grass-seed, string, nuts and belts/ stones, plain dirt and lumps of some unfortunate's hair, This week's puzzlo: How does a fly aligbt upon the ceifing? Hoes it half loop on, or doea it hal| roll? Cross-COuntry Trips A number of cross-country trips have heen done jfiluring the wedk. Stan White flew ADK to Palmerston Nqrtb and returned with his brother as passenger, and Wallace Shrimpton, who is leaving shortly for a trip to the Unitcd States, went to Hamilton and Auckland in the Horuet Moth, David Ritchie made hia first cross-country fiight to Gisborne and back in the Moth Majpr, and M. W, Bateman took a, passenger to Auckland, ' P. M. Murphy, of Waipukurau, ha© just received his A licenee endorso ment and took up his first passenger on Thursfiay. .We ott'er him our congratulatio^.^ . Teddjr "Barker mopea to- ii|ake"an".*an- . nouncement shortly abput Bis hangat whtch is tp be erected beijween .tho club's hangar and ihe clubhouse. He is considering tenders at ihe moment. A price for the construction of the swhnming ppbj should also be received at'.anx timo nnwr *