_November._ Stalled machine all round aerodrome. Captain L----: “Flying with your tail between your legs: looked d--d dangerous.” „ Wind screen completely frosted over; had only done few solos; had to take machine to 1,000 feet, lean out, and clean screen. „ Same day got in hot air over factory chimneys. Hell! _January._ Second solo on new type. Side-slipped through turning without flying speed. Ghastly sensation. Captain ----: “You would have been killed on any other machine but a ----.” „ Another side-slip, but not so bad; pulled her out of it. „ First forced landing. Connecting rod broke, and inlet valve went. Machine ought to have caught fire. Was two miles from the ’drome. Just got in, machine vibrating horribly from 2,200 feet down. _February._ Worst day so far flown in. Chucked about like a leaf. No goggles, so could hardly see. Nearly strafed officers’ mess. Landing all right, but frightful day. „ Engine lost 100 revs. per minute over trees. Had to “bird’s-nest”; unpleasant. Lucky engine did not cut out altogether. „ Rising over hangars when another aeroplane rose and headed me over tree, and kept too close. Had I not turned quickly at low altitude might have rammed me. Unpleasant. „ Cut out just in front of trees at 50 feet. Steep bank; quick right-hand turn; landing close beside trees. O.K. „ As passenger; pilot, Lieutenant ----. Engine missing badly over trees. Attempted to land in small field, but seeing would crash into trees at the other side at 40 m.p.h. pilot put nose up, and with missing engine cleared them by inches, the wheels actually touching the top. Then more tree dodging and steep banks just above ground, landing in aerodrome. _March._ Climbed into clouds and steered by instruments out of sight of earth for practice. Spiralled down. „ Climbed 7,000 feet. Glorious view from above of clouds 4,000 feet below me. Most beautiful spectacle I have ever seen. Climbed till engine would go no higher, then stopped engine and did right- and left-hand spirals down, landing without starting engine again.