Volume 8 No 3 Jun 1957.pdf - Lakes Gliding Club

hampering, though it was clearer south ofLudlow. Wills and Nick Goodhart decidedon an informal race to' Inkpen, the Goodharthome; both landed in Gloucestershire.Martlew took the ancient Petrel nearly asfar as the two Skylarks, landing only threemiles short of his goal of Staverton, theGloucester Club's fonner site, whileSailplanePetrel (P)Skylark 3 (P)Skylark 2 (P)Skylark 3 (P)Skylark 2 (P)Skylark 2 (C)Skylark 3 (P)Skylark 2 (C)Skylark 2 (P)Skylark 2 (P)Olympia (P)Olympia (C)MU-13 (C)T21b (C)Final ResultsPilotsD. MartIew, G. BuTtonH. C. N. Goodhan, G. A. J. GoodhartR. H. PrestwichP. A. WillsB. JeffersonJ. W. S. PringIeD. Bums, Anne BurnsB. R. WrightD. LoweJ. KnottsN. P. AnsonB. H. SmithSeth SmithS. Neumann ,and others(C) Club aircraft.A COURSE TO ATTENDAPrestwich was the only pilot to reach hisgoal, a modest one at Newtown, 18 miles.On Tuesday the upcurrents were so poorthat tbe task, a race to Shobdon, wasscrapped. At the final briefing, tribute waspaid to the excellent met. briefing giventhroughout the Rally by "Jock" Findlater.AE.S.ClubLashamLashamMidlandLashamDerby & Lancs.CambridgeLashamMidlandMidlandMidlandLondonCambridgeR. Naval G.:S.A.Cambridge(P) Privately owned.CorrespondencePoints167163.5155.5147.86867.462.24024.819WEEK'S residential course (In "Weather Dear Sir,and Flight," to be held at Preston With the arrival of what we ferventlyMontford Hall Field ~ntre, Montford, hope will bea cross-country season equalnear Shrewsbury, from 3rd to· 10th July to that of last year, may I through Y0t!T'1957, is announced by the Field Studies columns make a plea to the pilots who makeCouncil.use of the suitable farm fields on which theyare fortunate enough to make their un-The principal lecturers are Dr. R. S. invited landing, to at least acknowledgeSCorer (Imperial College Dept. of h' . l._ r: cd.Meteorology), Mr. C. E. WaJlington t err appreciallon to tu", ,arrner concernLast year there were rumblings at certain(Meteorological Office) and Mr. F. G. National Farmers' Union meetings and inIrving (Imperial Colle~e Dept. of Aero- the farming Press, and it would be mOstnautics), which is as much as to say that the unfortunate if the agricultural industry tookcourse will have a strong gliding bias. the view that indiscriminate glider landingsElementary meteorology (including cloud were detrimental to their interests throughphysics) and aerodynamics will form the the thoughtless actions of a section of thebasis of the course, for which a knowledge gliding fraternity. It is not perhaps appreciofadvanced mathematics is not necessary, ated that a 10 to 12 acre field which is of athough any who wish to discuss mathe- convenient size to use for a landing, wouldmatical aspects with the lecturers will have cost a fanner about £50 a year or nearly £1ample opportunity. The emphasis of thecourse is upon observation out of doors,per day or nearly 2s. per hour, and from thefarmer's point of view there is no morewith particular attention to weatherphotography and the recognition of clouds.reason for a glider pilot, or anyone else forthat matter, to use his field without hisThe fee for the course is 8 guineas (with permission, than for him to go into hispossible extra transport charges), and next-door neighbour's house and use hisfurther information can be obtained from telephone without first asking pennission.The Warden, Preston Montford FieldCentre, Montford Bridge, Near Shrewsbury.F. C. WORLEY.Grange Farm, Woolstone.~151-