Cbe British Gliding Association U Journal N0
JANUARY, 1931.
CONTENTS PAGE Members of the Council of The British Gliding Association ...... 58 Secretarial Notices ...... 59 Gliding Clubs ...... 60 Gliding Certificates ...... 61 Inter-Club Competitions ...... 62 Technical Report of the Rhon Glider Meeting, 1929 ... 66 The Gliding Movement in Germany ...... g^ Regulations Governing Airworthiness ...... The Rhon Rossitten International Competition ... Q ,
TWO SHILLINGS AND SIXPENCE (To Non-Members)
THE BRITISH GLIDING ASSOCIATION 44a, DOVER STREET LONDON W.I
CDe BrittsD Gliding association journal
Vol. 1 DECEMBER, 1930 No. 3
AIR VICE=MARSHAL SIR W. SEFTON BRANCKER, K.C.B., A.F.C., F.R.Ae.S.
THE BRITISH GLIDING ASSOCIATION deeply mourns the loss of its President, Air Vice-Marshal Sir \V. Sefton Brancker, K.C.B., A.F.C., F.R.Ae.S., through the disaster which overtook the British Airship, RIOI,. at Beauvais, on Sunday, Oct. sth, 1930. \Ve had considered ourselves most fortunate in having the full support and interest of the Director of Civil Aviation in all matters connected with the Gliding movement. The work which he, as our President, has done will for many years to come prove of great value. He has built a memorial to himself through his creative work in ihe cause of British Aviation, and those who had the privilege of having his personal friendship together with those who were associated with him in his work will long treasure happy memories of his charming personality.
The British Gliding Association has made steady progress since the Journal was issued in August. The number of affiliated clubs has increased from 20 to 35 the number of Glider Pilot's Cetificatcs from 19 to 37. The first Inter-Club Contest was held at Ditchling Beacon (the Flying Ground of the Southdown Sky Sailing Club) on October i8th and
The Editor regrets that owing to lack of space the Club reports have had to be omitted.ted. 57 MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL OF THE BRITISH GLIDING ASSOCIATION
PRESIDENT :
VICE-PRESIDENTS : Lieut.-Colonel M. O'Gorman, C.B., D.Sc., M.I.C.E., F.R.Ae.S., M.I.M.E., M.I.E.K., M.I.A.K. F. Ilandlcv Pag-e, Esq., C.B.E., F.R.Ac.S. Col. Tin- Master of Scmpill, A.F.C., A.F.R.Ae.S. Air Chief-Marshal Sir John Salmond, K.C.B., C.M.G., C.B.E., D.S.O. Miss Amy Johnson, C.B.E. CHAIRMAN E. C. Gordon England, Esq,, \.F.R.Ae.S., F.I.M.T. TREASTRER S. \\1iidborm-, Esq., M.C. SECRET\RY J. L. R. Waplington, Esq. COI'NCIL : T R Ashwell-Cooke, Esq. B.A. R. L. Howard-Flanders, Esq., Ft.-Lt. L.R.L. Brown, D.F.C., R.A.F. M.I.Ae.E., A.F.R.Ae.S., G. M. Buxton, Esq. A.M.I.Merh.E., M.R.S.T. .-Licut. C. Crawford, R.A.F. C. H. Lo\ve-\Vylde, Esq., A.R.Ac.S.I. 1). C. Culver, Esq. Capt. C. H. Eatimer Xeedham, M.Sc., R. F. Dag-nal, Esq. F.R.Ac.S. Capt. Entwistle, Dr. E. H. Milner, J. Flcteher, Esq. E. Morton-Hicks, A. Goodfellow, Esq., Ft.-Lieut. Graham Xicholls, R.A.F. F. Graingcr, Esq., E. D. Palmer, Esq., G. Gricc, Esq., J. H. Payne, Esq., Ft.-Lieut. B. Hamilton, Major H. Petre, D.S.O., M.C. J. R. Holden, Esq., ' F. Pilling-, Esq., Capt. W. L. Hope, F. Small, Esq., S. C. Howard, Esc;., F. Cairns Smith, Esq., H. Knight, Esq., F. Wilkinson, Esq., T. E. Lander, Esq., L. A. Wing-field, Esq., M.C., D.F.C.
COMMITTEES OF THE BRITISH GLIDING ASSOCIATION.
FINANCE. S. Whidborne, Esq., Chairman, D. C. Culver, Esq., T. E. Lander, Esq., RI'LES. T. E. Lander, Esq., Chairman, S. Whidborne, Esq., L. A. Wing-field, Esq., CONTEST. Major H. A. Petre, Chairman, J. R. Aslnvcll-Cookc, Esq., Capt. C. H. Latimer-Xeedham, TECHNICAL. Capt. C. H. Latimer-Xeedham, 'I". E. Lewitt, Esq. (co-opted), Im- C. H. Lowe-Wylde, Esq., perial College of Science, L. Howard-Flanders, Esq., 58 Secretarial Notices.
MEMBERSHIP TO THE BRITISH GLIDING ASSOCIATION.
It has been decided by the Council that as from the 6th August, 1930, Candi dates for Membership to the Association who are Members of the Affiliated Clubs shall be admitted without entrance fee. It has also been decided that as from ist January, 1931, the entrance fee for Members be increased to £i : i : o. All Subscriptions to expire on the ist January each year except that the ist Subscription of Candidates joining on or after ist October shall not expire until the ist January, after a full year has elapsed from the date of their joining-. J. L. R. WAPLIXGTOX, Secretary.
TECHNICAL INFORMATION.
The British Gliding Association would welcome from any member Technical, Meteorological, or other information which may be used for the benefit of the gliding movement. Permission must be given by the subscriber that the information submitted may be approved, tabulated, and clarified, by the Technical Committee of the British (Hiding Association. It will be readily appreciated that this will help to* build up a fund of valuable information which will always be at the disposal of all affiliated clubs and individual members of the Association.
In future no machine may be used for test flights for glider pilot certificates, nor will be allowed to enter any competition, unless it has received a certificate of airworthiness from the British Gliding Association.
MACHINE DESIGN APPROVAL.
It has been decided that all new designs submitted for design approval should be delegated to a Sub-Committee of the Technical Committee. It is a condition of membership that members serving on that Sub-Committee have no direct interest in any manufacturing or designing concern with financial or competitive interest in connection with the designs submitted.
59 GLIDING CLUBS Affiliated to the British Gliding Association.
Barrow-in-Furness Gliding Club, Littlehampton Gliding Club, K. Cuttell, Esq., 31, Church Street, H. W. Carter, Esq., The Laurels, Barrow-in-Furness. 17, New Road, Littlehampton. Bridlington Gliding Club, London Gliding Club, A. Wilkinson, Esq., Crescent Court, J. R. Ashwell-Cooke, Esq., The Esplanade, Bridlington. Empire House, Channel Gliding Club, St. Martins-le-Grand, E.C.I. Manchester Fo H. \Yorrad, E>q., 42, Rendezvous Gliding Club, St., F. Folkestone. Paxton, Esq., " Cyntra," Poplar Road, Dorset Gliding Club, Didsbury, Manchester. J. Laver, Esq., 9, Commercial Nottingham Gliding Club, Street, L. Burbidge, Wey mouth. E'Sq., Welbeck Hotel, Driffield Nottingham. & District Gliding Club, Oxford & County R. G. Spencer, Gliding Club, Ksq., The School House, E. Walpole, 1-Jsq., Brasenose Gembling, Farm, Driffield. Cowley, Oxford. Dumfries & District Gliding Club, Portsmouth & Southsea Gliding Club, W H. Davenport, Esq., " Tkornlea," E. A. Finley Day, Esq., Rotcliell Park, Dumfries. 9, King's Terrace, Southsea. Edinburgh Gliding Club, Sail-plane Club of T.M.A.C., J. D. M. Murrie, Esq., E. G. Smetting, Ewq., 16, Bernard Street, Leith. 2, \VineOffice Couwt, Fleet St., E.C.4. Essex Gliding Club, Scarborough Gliding Club, I1 . E. Darlow, Esq., 17, Randolph Road, Miss G. D. Cox, The Royal Hotel, Walthamstow, Essex. Scarborough. Falkirk & District Aviation Club, Sheffield Gliding Club, A. C. Tomison, Esq., Wm. C. Wood, Esq., 122, High Street, Falkirk. C/o Messrs. Cole Bros. Library, Glasgow Gliding Club, Fargate, Sheffield. A. Y. Pa ton, l^sq., Southdown Skysailiug Club, 70, Kxeter Drive, Glasgow. A. York Bramble, Esq., Harrogate Gliding Club. The New Yorke Hotel, E. T. W Addyman, Esq., The White House, Bedford Square, Brighton. Starbeck, Harrogate. South Essex Gliding Club, Huddersfield Gliding Club, E. A. Sissons, Esq., 19, The Pavement, C Brooke, Esq., Chadwell Heath. The Cottage, Woodside. South Shrops. & North Herefordshire Ilklev & District Gliding Club, Gliding Club, P T Fawcett, Esq., The Red Lion Inn, A. Handy, Esq., Dinmore, Hereford. South Stainley, nr. Harrogate. Surrey Gliding Club, Imperial College Gliding Club, C H. Taylor, Esq., P Adorjan, Esq., Imperial College Union, 24, Woodbridge Hill Gardens, Guildford. Prince Consort Road, S.W.7. Wilts Light Aeroplane & Glider Club, Isle of Thanet Gliding Club, C. T. Cuss, Esq., Church Place, J. T. Huddlostone, Esq., 17, Chapel Place, Swindon, Wilts. Ramsgate. Winchester Gliding Club, Kent Gliding Club, Walter Russell, Esq., Ronald B. Haynes, Esq., 14, King Street, Fordington Road, Winchester. Maidstone. Wolseley Glider Club, Kilmarnock Gliding ( lub, E. H. Doughty Esq., Boyd B. Xeil, Esq., 29, John Finnic St., C/o Wokseley Motors, Ltd., Kilmarnock. Drew Lane, Ward End, Birmingham. Lincoln Gliding Club, Worthing Gliding Club, H. L. Searle, Esq., The Manor House, V. C. Abel, Esq., Sherwood, Cherry Willingham, Lincoln. Offington Gardens, Worthing. 60 GLIDING CERTIFICATES.