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In This Edition of Guild News JUNE 2009 No.175 THE GUILD OF AIR PILOTS AND AIR NAVIGATORS Guild Diary JUNE 2009 2 2nd Technical and Air Safety Committee Cobham House 11 3 rd General Purposes and Finance Committee Cobham House 11 New Members Briefing Cobham House 11 Aptitude Assessment RAF Cranwell 12–14 Aero Expo 2009 Wycombe Air Park 24 Election of Sheriffs Guildhall JULY 2009 2 Trophies and Awards Committee Cobham House 7 Benevolent Fund Board of Management Cobham House THE GUILD OF 14 2nd Education and Training Committee Cobham House AIR PILOTS AND 16 4th General Purposes and Finance Committee Cobham House AIR NAVIGATORS 16 2nd Court Meeting Cutlers' Hall 26 Guild Sunday St Michael's Cornhill PATRON: His Royal Highness AUGUST 2009 The Prince Philip 2 Garden Party Old Warden Military Pageant Duke of Edinburgh KG KT 6 Aptitude Assessment RAF Cranwell GRAND MASTER: His Royal Highness SEPTEMBER 2009 The Prince Andrew 83rd Technical and Air Safety Committee Cobham House Duke of York KG KCVO 10 5th General Purposes and Finance Committee Cobham House 10 3rd Court Meeting Cobham House MASTER: 29 Election of Lord Mayor Guildhall Rear Admiral 30 Guild Luncheon Club RAF Club C H D Cooke-Priest 30 Sir Frederick Tymms Lecture Royal Aeronautical Society CB FRAeS OCTOBER 2009 CLERK: 8 Aptitude Assessment RAF Cranwell Paul J Tacon BA FCIS 13 Benevolent Fund Board of Management Cobham House The Guild, founded in 1929, is a Livery 13 3rd Education and Training Committee Cobham House Company of the City of London. 15 6th General Purposes and Finance Committee Cobham House (Letters Patent 1956) 29 Trophies and Awards Banquet Guildhall 31 Flyer Show Sofitel, Heathrow PUBLISHED BY: The Guild of Air Pilots and Air NOVEMBER 2009 Navigators, Cobham House, 9 Warwick 34th Technical and Air Safety Committee Cobham House Court, Gray’s Inn, London WC1R 5DJ. 12 7th General Purposes and Finance Committee Cobham House th EDITOR: 12 4 Court Meeting Cutlers' Hall Group Captain T Eeles BA FRAeS 12 Scholarships Presentation Cutlers' Hall 13 Silent Change Guildhall FUNCTION PHOTOGRAPHY: 14 Lord Mayor's Show Gerald Sharp Photography 16 Lord Mayor's Banquet Guildhall View images and order prints on-line. St Cecilia's Festival St Paul's Cathedral TELEPHONE: 020 8599 5070 EMAIL: [email protected] Guild Visits Programme WEBSITE: www.sharpphoto.co.uk 22 July RAF Brize Norton PRINTED BY: 15 September Brooklands, Weybridge Printed Solutions Ltd 01494 478870 Please see Flyers accompanying this and previous editions of Guild News or contact Assistant Michael Glover at [email protected] Except where specifically stated, none of the material in this issue is to be taken as expressing the opinion of the Court of the Guild. GUILD GARDEN PARTY, Old Warden, 2nd August. If you are planning to come, please send your response slip and cheque to Mike Glover as soon as possible. Whilst there is no limit on EDITORIAL CONTRIBUTIONS: numbers he does need to know how large the Guild group will be in good time as he must The copy deadline for the August 2009 make sure that adequate car parking and picknicking space is allocated, and that the right edition of Guild News is 1 July 2009 and number of admission tickets are printed. should be sent to: The Editor, Guild News, Cobham House, 9 Warwick Court, Cover picture: HMS Illustrious at sea, in the North Sea Exercise Areas as Gray’s Inn, London WC1R 5DJ. seen from Graham Colover’s PA30 Twin Comanche, en route from TELEPHONE: 020 7404 4032 Newcastle to Biggin Hill. Photo by Alan Jackson FAX NO: 020 7404 4035 EMAIL: [email protected] 2 WEBSITE: www.gapan.org In this edition of Guild News Page 4 News Round Up Page 15 Embraer 190 gains London City approval Page 5 The Master Writes Page 6 HMS Illustrious Visit Report Page 16 The Guild Goes To School In Canada Page 9 Profile Capt E M Brown Page 18 Hawk Flight Page 11 Gazette and Letter to the Editor Page 12 Livery Dinner Page 20 Guild Visit to Martin Baker Aircraft Page 22 Flying The F86A Sabre Page 24 Guild Visit to Defence Helicopter Flying School, Page 14 The Guilds New RAF Shawbury Affiliated Unit Page 25 Sir Alan Cobham Lecture 3 Flight Club (CFC) on 6th June, with the offer of flights in a De Havilland Dragon Rapide and a personal guided tour of the CFC's hangar by GYM committee member Steve Bridgewater. A report on this visit will appear in the next edition of Guild News. JOINT EVENT WITH COACHMAKERS’. The Guild and the Coachmakers’ Company have agreed to sponsor two scholarships to mark the Centenary of Powered Flight in the UK. The Guild scholarship would be named 'The Cobham Scholarship'. The winners of the scholarships will each be STOP PRESS: HENSHAW RECORD Exhibition, organised by Flyer magazine, presented with a certificate at a function to BEATEN. Chalkie Stobbart has beaten Alex has now moved to the Sofitel Hotel at be held by the Coachmakers’ and also at the Henshaw's record flight, set in February Terminal 5. The first two 2009 shows took Guild's presentations in November. 1939, for the fastest time in a single engine place on 25th April and as usual GAPAN DEDICATION OF RAAF SQUADRON aircraft from London to Cape Town and members were out in force. The Guild stand PLAQUES. On 26th March 12 Squadron return. Full details of Chalkie's achievement was in a prime location to catch attendees plaques of the RAAF were dedicated in a both when they entered through the main will be published in the August edition of Service in St Clement Danes attended by doors and while they queued to attend the Guild News. 175 RAAF Spitfire veterans, Marshal of the popular seminars. As such the stand was RAF Sir Michael Beetham, Air Vice Marshal GUILD LUNCHEON AND COBHAM constantly awash with potential airline Geoff Brown RAAF Deputy Chief of Air LECTURE. The 29th April saw two notable pilots eager to learn about the industry and Force and Air Vice Marshal Tim Anderson Guild events, the first Luncheon Club of what GAPAN has to offer. Throughout the RAF Assistant Chief of Air Staff. These 2009 in the RAF Club and the Cobham day the Aptitude Testing computers were in plaques joined the 8 RAAF plaques already Lecture in the Royal Aeronautical Society's constant use and it was refreshing to see an in the church and represent the RAAF's Headquarters at 4 Hamilton Place. Those increasing number of existing Guild Young contribution to WW2. After a lunch and attending the Luncheon Club were Members (GYM) operating these computers reception at Australia House the veterans entertained to a fascinating and thought and passing on advice to fellow youngsters. visited the RAF Museum the next day and provoking talk by Squadron Leader Keven Jaspreet Singh, Ludo Forrer, Ed Scurr, were hosted on a guided tour and lunch by Gambold titled 'Operations using Henry Salmon, Nick Chan and Kat Hodge Dr Michael Fopp, Museum Director and Unmanned Aerial Systems'. The subject of were among the GYM members in Master Elect, and Mr Tony Edwards of BAe the Cobham Lecture, given by Rear Admiral attendance. According to Flyer's Editor Ian Systems. Finally, on 29th March, the Tony Johnstone-Burt OBE MA FRAeS Waller the show broke all previous records veterans visited Biggin Hill where they were FCIPD, was 'Helicopter Operations in Iraq with 1,100 attendees. There were also 36 hosted by the Spitfire Association, and Afghanistan'. A shortened transcript of exhibitors and the feedback from them and including lunch at the Old Gaol Pub. this lecture will be found in this issue of visitors was overwhelmingly positive, with Guild News. The Guild was honoured by several exhibitors actually running out of PAST MASTER FLIES IN HAWKER HIND. the attendance of Honorary Liveryman merchandise, such was the demand for Prince Michael of Kent at this event. information. This bodes well for the industry and the Guild. Exhibition Manager Darran Ward said 'In these challenging times, it is encouraging to see that interest in professional pilot training remains high.' The next Flyer Professional Flight Training Exhibition takes place on 31st October, with a further event at Dublin's Regency Hotel on 12th September. These events are not to be missed by anyone at school, During an Air Squadron event at Old college, university or considering a career Warden on 26th April Past Master John change as an airline pilot. Hutchinson was lucky enough to win a raffle prize which turned out to be a flight ANNUAL GYM FLY-IN. Members of the in the air gunner's seat of the Shuttleworth GYM joined forces with the Pooleys for the Trust's beautiful Hawker Hind. A number of FLYER FLIGHT TRAINING SHOW. After Annual GYM Fly-In at Compton Abbas on Guild members were present and witnessed many years at Heathrow's Renaissance Sunday 17th May. The GYM are also John thoroughly enjoying the experience, Hotel the Professional Flight Training planning a visit to Air Atlantique's Classic as can be seen from the accompanying photo. Quite a change from the left hand SHEEP OVER LONDON BRIDGE. Last seat of Concorde! September, together with about 450 other THE MASTER ENTERTAINS ON HMS Freemen of the City of London from a variety of WARRIOR. On 21st May the Master, Rear different Livery Companies, Liveryman and Admiral Colin Cooke-Priest, hosted a Assistant Dorothy Pooley took part in the luncheon for members of the Court and ancient tradition permitted to Freemen, namely their wives in the magnificent setting of driving a flock of sheep over London Bridge.
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