UNIVERSITY OF THE AIR

Press, Volume LXXI, Issue 21404, 21 February 1935, Page 18

UNIVERSITY OF THE AIR

RECORDS ESTABLISHED j MANY FOREIGN PUPILS (TSOJT OCT* o-mt comsssosdWl-' - LONDON, January 1* Britain's "air national school run by Air &£ Training at Hamble, SouthamP Water-achieved new j, hours flown and pupils tramea 1934. reflecting the al-roundmens in the last 12 months. Hours- tw aggregated 8240, compared witn previous best annual letuin oi hours. The equivalen _ mfleag > be estimated as about ,50,00 U. civ pupils totalled 130, and they camen 25 different countries. At the end oi the year toe K "t had in service the largest and varied instructional fleet in Grew d tain, made up of 29 ranging from a small air liner to an autogiru, an amp"' and a single-seater fighter. A In 1934 the schoo trained (amateur license) pilots, 3 B ( com cial license) pilots, lo S rou ™ vi s£ t or* eprs. five second-class n*™* B^. . four radio operators, and™ e class navigator. It also titicates of proficiency m blind n. ,1 and 12 instructors" certificates.^ Group Captain K. J- *■ ~ ,\ director and commancUnt • -ft school, attaches especial the training of foreign P"?"* j a t quently pupils from abroad en Hamble after considering, me d: of the best schools in existence ao one wealthy young American e ined the best schools in tn * derta se States before deciding to under his course at Hamble. . „ .;„• The staff consists of mne «»««,,, structors and 12 lecturers, all °*' ioo \ are employed solely on in* "f* o ], work. Students live at tne There is accommodation tor • an additional 24 rooms are benw dub vided. There is a comtortab« „ house, and every kind oi s h t available. The schools o\.n j jn? club has the advantage oi -!cng- course pupils ict^"jrain; ' s ■ reamanshiu beiore inc.'- ut 3 i „ vir » in the handling of scaruancs J« u ' beats.