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flight Training in ptenther. 1954

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to tiidcnt ctliIii to ( orrv 1-icld for inIN THIS brief it is truint.nt more t ci tilt'. to sonic extent one of the training and lcsscr knossn tsptcts of file budding flying. Spending t good dc ml of time under the hood n is it Isi itor s ti tinint. This is [tie m the back scat of [lie Harvard and in the link trainer. scheme whereby a certain proportion l his 1' isa training. and of tile I kct I ntrs and short scrs icc mtcd (Pt and otlici.r who have volunteered for British oflict.rs in. isi tilt ii art. (lisp mtchcd to ,'.sincric i begin getting flight p-is but, for II'. ink. training with the 13 S Navy. our contemporaries it hoinc do not rcccisu. sins until completing the in Pciis icol i I It rid advanced training. 1 his I he sclicinc which is m idu. p0 siblc tour month i to keep in lint. with our \ilicric w through file Mutual Aid Defence I'ro ,i iilliiic pros isks flight training for cotiilicrp iris it dls incu.d hr mmmi. is oiliccrs and cadets front the N A I C) couiitri is well is ccrh tin Central ( hristi in southern (e is on the (mull weeks Amc nc ill Republics md besides tilt. ot Sic Xit.o and consists ofAlt si ..h.iiic .)t.iii''i 5.1 tii-it.,iillt.t cccItc'iIt traiiline_ gives 111cm tile " Us in_ Ikcchcrift and latterly tuilit'. ob to Flight. miniquc oppoi getting 1.2$ trainer. iii is is know Americans on "their home the nc by two to three months on zmds'anccd ground.--t training either lighter, strike 1 he Naval Air training Command. with Headquarters at Pensacola, is the or search in the Hellcat. Skvraider and Advanced students then reNavy's largest shore-based command, Avenger. and is charged with developing new turn to Pensacola I or advanced carrier are ilava I aviators, training skilled a via- qualification. alter which the'. lion technical pcisoiinei, and main- designated aviators, and receive' their t.m iii miii. tile prul is, ic nc s of the N '. ii I si. i nt.s from the Admiral in charge 01 Air Reserve. l'eiisacoba is a I so tile training.

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Ros.tI N.tsv. both as a means ot cklt.ncc md is i mc ins of attack. It is still rd itiscls few ol its who are able to ciiJo't the opportunity of ictu iii'.

II i il ii Cii I t ourselves. We are glad. therefore. to hi. able to bring to the notice 01 officers and ratings scrv iii. iii POT tsniouth C oinni md the I mciii lit, oitcicd l's the Royal Naval Fly int.

C Rib I lii club which existed before the list ss ur St is reopened it the R N '.ir Station. Gosport. in July. 1949 1%l111 tile bIb'.'. ins. objects: (it To iRj5 dt. m social centre for iii'. ii officers, serving and other'.s iss ss ho are interested in isi i.n

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S it it ( :1 It c ~.t ;L c( tics to U oiiii on tile str imt.Iit I ict.clu ut. riding motor c'.Llcs in ilk l's itsimi uth ii.. m i few hard while still banked osu in m cot run irks about the,e potentially Icth ii tier is Under asking for '.'. capon s is in it out of' place. norma I ci rcumsta lice, it I also [lest here i i large hod'. ot opinion in to keel) tile hock in his s mint. ins m I tic illotoi t.'.cIt. r ut.miit. u_tint. that the the m ichinc ssithomit It. mini. rsl just. c ni ichiiit. iii out trippcd thc to tile iii ichinc I his ippli pit ticii ihilits of all but tilt. su.rs experienced hi tiM sshs h iris to pillion p isssnt.cr The "titer. stho flits considerml'.'. mss lie instructed to sit sqil tict'. th0 . experience of dris ins. ill is pcs of and Close up to tilt. I dci and flu.'. ci I not(:r csclcs ears and uRn itt and to ittcinpt to issi t tit t dci I k iii its had, his fair sIt inc S I till ills (and ilL citllci ss is is oh siin,i ii There hospital). opinion So far is braking i conccincd 1105 is no ( ouht th it iii its p iisihlc or riders seem scared to ii t. tile troni (Xt C Ii mdc file modern cptrit.ncccj brake and rely- only- on tilt. ii one s orh motor-ct.lc is potentially the most icifl ii weal sin cscr t(l iii. ill de '. ailable to tile public on litre-pill ch.ise terms.

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1o mdc facilities for private 11% inc at economical rates within iy access to its members at - "-"al naval ports and possibly I_onE& '.

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I he it' un oh ths-.e notes is to help I l iii) I o enable naval officers, not tliiisc of son '.t miii coiiitmoit sense to trained by- the Service. alreacl our nit out -t. cli iig without cnJo to leant to Ii . your necks unnecessarily the jiipi"rdisin (is-I lit pios-ide contacts with My Ii Nt piece tit abs ict. therefore. Is at. ron i ut mc ii si orld and obtain in tile salt.'gu;m rcls for the rights and ill- iii mchmiit. ',"less Still can ci issils sour oh rncnibs.rs in conncc terest (ii)

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geiimmiiiel. a set'. espei iemiced: tion with aiiv- iii the above sell',, the II cc. macli mime can provide on Air Basic Training, which is in direct trained pilots. a percentage oh the matters. newi hued students are sent hack qua with all the full ('m@ desire. apart oiit rot kit' - the basic training- -prorhe ci up Is at present operating 5'.fin front being cheapen and inorc' easil ( orpmms ( liristm for training in jet v gr_mmiilnc', ssliieh together with ihe ad- to t at (josport. I he iimiiciIed. Secondl , dtiii't he too proud Ilie net result mc Ihat -in aii emitci t.'euicS iiiccd training Pt.r mimi. at Corpus minerI it though in future this w ill he Ii '. e training aincrzil it the south end of t wear t cr msli Ii Imiict Bclmt.',c inc m omils the rear brake m ii ccl ssmtli the ( linmsti I exits. tunis out approximately carried out is part of advanced train- club building t besides the (hid 1:15--- In mcttmrcd skull i in t mm ill phi.

At present. British sttmdcnt. are the airfield and ii risk of m skid mild s iolcnt contact si mtbi 4 011(1 qmi mltimcd aviators cvcrs sear the uilc1 iii lighter turd itt the I 6 or ing Instructor's office contains m large s I know to ins t.o t I limmdI get your the road it son are iii t clcsct I lit. liajonmi being cadets sthio are eti"Ill- tiHelical. 'file but it is hoped that t he'. st-ill reading and ret ieshiinent room, iiiissiuiiii iii the Naval or Marine riding positioii C01 reek. 1oo iiimiiv wise rider aIwa s use.; both b.rzmkcs. sit flying and other facilities now at the riders these da -. cent to b pet cited on , ihi;mt in an enicrgcmlc tiles are both I-ti. cmst. till receiving their wings. I lit. he jet-ti-mined in future. will enable mnomc Apart from the excellent training. dmstcsal of the club reai.i mnclcr consist lila iii Iv ol I-let.t top of their iii iclimiic sitting too far mutomn ttii, ills tisell, '.t itli i iiitmcbi hcttti flying member, to join before it be- back. thei r ted amid knees too high and eli;m mice of stopping. since tile I it ii m iiblmct.rs from (lie Naval Ac mdciii'. it the mere fact of spemd illg stone I6 ctimiic nccc s ii s to further airiniuitlis ii file United States. living acquire .,trill, stretched it far lorsi mid to brake is the minim u.tttcti'. t the ('.5 Annapolis, who have coiiipbcicd i inonc or Ic i an American. illords craft. The total iiisinlicisliip n o%% c\ 1 nd mcli tile It imidlst ii It is 5cr'. mm short peril)(] 01 sc m dii t s before s 0Iii ii HidIllhi n Ii m is m ri Uii it 5 tO the ccu.dI '50.

Full junior p unique tipt RearA i._h biii,_-Renhiiidt r teen ng I 0r aviation. I ii is is basmea Ib tort iii t that oil lit ii IsI feel thoroughly officer, 5cr'. ins. or wlni have se rs ed coin fort ahtc and pa m t itt the machine. similar to our own training pro 11 %.it otliccr, si h cii 'lie si ou Iii tics er fly lot. t It is ' tit still 5'. i litimi t tile ieee' iii tli Ros \ is s Ru'. ii Marine, and otlisrss m c and sihicli sliiiulcl ml get, pnost. itli tile t ('cbs mimccls Ii ml int.scb the t.r itulimic ilmiitit.hi oil t comcssbi it I mnm.cr ins it. ii isticcitim sill stint cal, iiisl sc ii lit. m ilso their Rt.su.nvm, mild in tile l)onimmiion mlii ihlc in litter knees ibis to LI I tilt. I niL c msmls and Sc tic tit i st.rs sill ill hand tit Hi mtmsli 's is mc \s ocm itt. tnt.iiihcrsliip is open 5cr'. little sucmmIit till (lie mmmii'. 'file Illittill '.t.1t. sbt ii m tOiLdi tii mtI itt I cmi'. icol m is situated (iii lie (in t tint. il ollmccr, iii the United State,, md to i mtini. ;it t iit' cuiptmon of Li ill tcclmnm_ should, I c title oh coiiiplctt. are diiiiiltil ors from October 01 Mexico, iii north-west Corner its stmt Ii lit. i b "11'd to ph is ;tit till per mnritmmii '.sitli hum cntm mdc Ict. I ciii onmii mci m tct_limlt. you cannot Ii isc mull imidic (it I loi id i s I ,tlit. ihout _O() limit ( It mint. mt r tnt ill luntht.rimim_ illutu ml pon mm '. nit.inhu.i hip is opcii to ofbicu.i it '.ini iii. pcicbicd oil top s I thu. iiitbcs c m t 01 \ct,i Uric miis l-tout.uiIs port tricncl hip mncl undt.r t mndmnt_ 1 oth cr5 us. ott thu. ctm'.c I msts (if tilt. ,\rins mclimnc in i h md mint mtmon sit m I I I licri. irc scsu.i 1 _i i sI is Ii hut. 5 milic si/t. is \Wc miiouthi it rclmc ilis \ is s imid '.tithi th tit ins mci Ros ml Sit I once mud to cmsmim un nmdcr ilit. in inkct mliii this 5'.'. ii I . i mit 5cr'. I mrt.cts oil tlic Pmc"ccc ob thic with 015 lit. int.t.t obiict.r in \clmmitr mlt sirs mdc Also it ii,, br ictim ml i Idluilm_ tct.hinmqumc tilt.

I)miis I' is'. sslims,li di sum mt thss Nas tor its sue and prosperit , aini cisili witmisber litiSi the ma ', not h gemier.iih y kmioss ii t lu_it al I tiit.-tlitids of t he Iamilsitis -lec Iteiiiiett claini. 'I lit.- '.vrmter ha s aIs'.as s I omimisi is still dsl miidmmit. oil tilt. stncnm tli ut it hc- reider moat otlmcsr mit in is.cs iii I c'tscutivc uh ilcutcIl tilts oil coumisc Iii ill tiic I itt. t'.'.cmmtl simmint, iuist u. ii I'. hhmrtit.s thi It Ro/ mIt. uscd b I tic t.simiu 1 iit.ii I lit. N is ml -\ir St itmon Is ibout Ii'. c 1111povmmii nmsticd uliScilt iii liii I mud I limt.h I'iirt mnoumth ( oilltn icici c in cki 7 still mppls I hcsc sssiu. miiipls th it ill stork mini cit. illimit. tip ittcms% mmd si itti nimhc sic i (it tIlt. t(i'.'.ii mud it is licnt. rcili H5 s. it miiiin_ ssmthi tIlt. club ,,, ih bisimit. mud siclI bit. Iilit.Ilt liotit-. Ii'. iii. hr ikilit. shuimmisl I t. di. mis, ii tilt. sim iit.lit tint. tib th s jt.llmcs I tlit. it. ii i lutt it th ml tilt. mdiiiimmmstr tmoii ob tlic N is ml to con v.Iiich Is p mmcl Ii'. tht. Adinir ilts I ht.mi hcluirc smitc.i nit,. m situ nt.r oat ics.ckr m to kccpmiit. omit. s ii mud iii i_ i d t. mliii .-ir Ir,m i bug ( omiiiiiand i ea m m mesi out, toni;r p is-itliis bso-tt.d lit.lltl'..Ainericami v in this course i. £ I 15s, : onl expense contemporary oil %il(iii si '.'. ,i it mmiiiil Ilie Conner has - hull.

-i uii t lie Vmce-.Actimimr.m I iml cotilillIm nd rites ot pm s iiid iIten -m n iii it ial out- Ion insunance tIi is bc i tig a st i piil at mon Ii' till stich -as a car (by hire- by the Admiralty. which coiers the At Arlierican naval aviation , hut tlit.' la% reli ise 1 1.lu_u k i ti ii iforms and nuiller- html I 7 t -hour course. s a intiebcl ha lu_mci I IltIc' original very lglit-eictit cisibiati clothes to iSppl icat ions ton nieiiibcrslim p on for roo,ii Ion cpamismoil wnhm the mid easimig '. Ii ilie hot amid stickV climate. the Acliiiital t coUrse should lie sm/C zmnci sPeed ol iiiodenn amnenat I, so k possible to pros id smmieself si itii addressed iii the (hid lIving Iiistnimcall stmiclcnt mm.illlmmig is earrle(I out at eiltc'ntainmiiemlt. (sir. Ro.ml Naval I-l)'mllg ( huh. k_N. the ii u liet (iii S aii SiIIa rV bielcls luic;i k-cl adequate l)u ni ii ' the si in te n ss : 55 CIC able to ir Stat iou . ( 'i islisirt , tebe phone ii uni svitliin a 40-mile radius of die main 'oursels c-s on a between bc-n rugger Ciospuirt Stt146. iit. 227. Liitraiice air statioli. Some idea of the a/c °! the plas .- -jron tIme baseball sum are as follows : nitli borrowed fees amisi bscriptmoiis tr.i iii lug Coiiliii,m mid miia v he ga inc'd I roth I - .. er miich es emit n.m IIs ' .

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Fittna nee fee : £ I Is. . qsmite tilt. I a.i iii it iiicrt. tnt. 27 dttlt.rcnt imr P im'.citil tu. liii stliich prodmicecl ht. it 11 51 S I Istlit. ".iiiiu ml Sith (1 _. scmmptmomis ttels!s mmisl l,inclihig grouiids in thcllasmc Sheblielcl s'. lien she .tnciiihc'r serving in the U.K. or in paid a short visit I namilhuig C omiimiianct aloiic'. s'. hmmlc at .-s miioiith later the the i-hiinc Ileet sir on Hoilie Ser('lie ii! the two Pnimllary tr_mmmiimlg tietds hiene in Slareli, s icc. £2 2s. uieiiihers oserse.m' tu.'.mmli hew to ilerili(md.i Cci take -\Vtiiti mig I - tc'l si . north ot h'cn s_mcola - nuggen si nd a rt iii the aii nuaI rugger eek. a I tI5. (.d . 12I Noii -ti ying miiem bem s. theme aie appioctniatels 43(1 amrcratt -- -had b'. , week ssas all. lO d. mi;ot cnjosahte ;.

101 rnmmnars ti miilillt. mboiiu. ol '.smiicmmc iii . umrcr ift Inc (ittid ssmtbi mils i iitiitil'cr Sli tlis climb -csIXcm I(owes-er, it is ,it l'eiis.meola N.A S. were conipet i hg amid liii Iida . - clua I coil t i-ohs amid are fu IIv insured I on / that lilt.' . student starts bits basic cuil legcs as well. ondimtar liabilitIes armsmiig from their there ilig training St ith an intensivc tis-e '.ecks Over the long wcek-emicls it is lisuall) use. 1 his includes perssinal mnsurailce C(iimrse at tIme Nasa I School oI l'neI.Ie Iii get a scat oil a SC ns ice Il i gut of mcmiihc ns st-lien usm ng the cl ub s 1I '.sliicli miii_lmmdcs clcmncnt ins I Ii1,_iit in ti uction is t.m'.cn h5 tIlt. stllit. nu.tiiott. p mt ot thu. couilitrs ci mIt I)tm-il ' ,, il_i S i(,i ti(lIi . emig mneerl 11g. pnm 11Cm plc's 01 tul thou cli dum ri tic the su miller Pcnacola. : cI u h'5 ( Ii ie t I - I m mig Instructor at mio at time end ot '.tbiicbi lit.' is light, c'ic., - ., ... vast seaeIies arid tacmlities br estra charge abosc tit.it Ion solo ulvmmig .

I withijts teach Ion Pt imulmry Iliglit iulstnmmctiu)il. '. illillilmig staten ski-lug and skin iu_imnel'. : _ I lii'. i5 c.mnm ieci out at two auxmlmar diving.

I kec'ps insist people from straylip . 42 Ills. pen hour.

Ileids ---smile at \Viittimig, sum.' 3t) miles . far. '.iamsIer. £ I5s. per hour.

I I mliii ili-stest 01 Peiiacola, ss here the jugIiitoocuimiciimsisiii I wmuld like to say ] igen Sloth. £3 is. per hour. lila j(i ri t\ sit' .15-mation cadets amid lInt isli that t lie i itnc spell t over here w mII hiisc 1:1 V ing is as-a mIa b!e eseny sla . Iii _ illicisli i Pinc'ui are sent ; the ot her at been tiine spen t sill a niost iii terest I 11g. cl mmd ing I Inoni I t)(K) ii n'.. ttII week -cud'., ( om m I- meld. just oti tlic' (ititsIt.mrts (lb imsetmmi amid eiijos-ahbe t raiilimitz pro' husk . '.', it Ii the eceptioil ot I iesd.i, s.

Peiis.icoba , where the otliccr st udemits , gra iiimile amid I hope tha t aii '. pnospee- I ii lu rt lien ed it ions of N iv s Ni s s we are trained, ti'.C aviators '.s ho are teetering dlii the i shall hiing itu ilesvs of our actismtles: "l'li ree 111011 I Ii s aIe speml t oil pnm lila rv brimik of dcci siomi to ily dit hOt to fly means'. liile si e litipe %ve sii.mlI liase tlie " I t ra jun 11g. witit tltree sepa rate stages )) II ava iI i lieriisel scs 01 the tra I ii ing pleasure ii I St el coin ing some ot you each Iastiiig (Inc nioiith. I-light instrmmc- prtsidcii by the U.S. Nas . It's welt a. miienilscrs, , ._.

Ken Bitt, I).F"C., tiOli iS carried (lit ill the Harvard. wom thi it.

ChIef FlyIng Instructor NI R..

N 1.11.1 Ii.A I stliicli is still iii gemieral use thirougimout \ ihe itasic 1naiiiiii CoiTimiiaiidl, though it will probabiv be replaced 11% it iic%keiO)iISIilOml pa,s _,Isfroni aiIlccmPflt I'rospc('iw-( trmmikrhdort, loil)utI sti Flicti fl 11 '-------------------------------------------------------of 24 hiouns precede the Iirst solo blighl. Sdvailceiilerit to chief PettY ofticer we are up to Pont nunihers. Dunimig tIle .u- " u " mdi 2tlihBh Lit t ss,mh rtb t4 pric ort number, ill the chief and Petty C~ consists I hours ,icr hmt c - t m WIt tt is the good old flotilli cl will con SmiiImker Itr-,mnch.

In chief sailsifl ic-en rites and advancement tiiii. whuIm comitmIetes tlb makers we are overborne and it is nit : icn r( tinue unsacancies. custom that has come right back blight tr.iuiiit I hc" stu cultuiimii.minent.l I-on ads;imiceinent to tlic' leading rate espected that any advancements wmll ceeds to S.mufle' i-ic I, north1 open and thio-.c who he made during the year. Ilie rosters into wardroom and club populartty? Requesting I It ,mnilhi sacola. where lie is imltrti (mccc - ts the door is wide -mss -md -ire others'.ise bully qstalificd for sailmakers and sailiiiakers mate toniii muon cross cos,ritm 5 ids mnu.cd mmmcdi itcls ill hi. in. drs at in1 wtth pink tontc vermouth, squ ish or lLhst plahfl hying. Afkr SIX wLc --Th, t th' in the various position ilu.-xt step us to itanihi i-ielcl. located 3(1 - Regulaling Rrancb.-It is cxpt.chcd arc wtter - Plymouth the Navy's own gin, ts ruht hack to prenile'. stest ot Peiisacola. iii Alabama, that advancement to master-at-arms branches-ut present Hut forecastssince dtlicult to make with certainty where the rudiiiients of air to air ad will he slow for sonic time, as we are ss -tr pertection R.P,C. at the R.N.V.R. Club or any good bar. air to gnomiiisb gunmiery are tatiglit b(r I LIP to Pont nunthens and acvanceincnt changes in the size and tasks of the Nay -iffect advancement I)o ilways thit. Iirst uc'.'. siccIss I hcn comcs Ii istt. '. ic incic lilt. iostcn Ion nu.s.ul-it not thcrcfore hoard your copy cf this I carrier qualification.

I mnduiisihoitd nient m`11 he ininiediate for thosc wht) article expecting it to remain true for tile U.S.S. Montelcy, a Light llect i pass and' are otherwise fully qualified. ever. On the other hand if you should convinced that mrr.Ier rermiu.iilciitl% .mtt:ie dd, it, the' Ship'.'.right Branch.- -Vie are over- feel PLOUTH ment has iveen unduly delayed, or ml Co:i I horns un chit.t and Ilipwrihitartl1Icrs Monterc% holds the rcI for c'irii zt(i%itnecilictit is at present in GIN l.uiicbmng. biasing i e()re "511 s(i!lic operation. We expect to advance inment put in a request. If the grounds 90,000 since lirst comnnimssioiling during acancies v hs the end of next year. for the request are reasonable you will the second World War. After successfull), qti~tlil*~iiig aboard the carrier the Artisan Brznche. ---In alt branches get your explanation or your estimate,os/a so MORL I/IAN ORDINARY GIN