Great Britain. Royal Air Force; World War, 1914-1918 -- Aerial operations
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Height. | Course. | Remarks.
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350 ft. |Circuits of Aerodrome |Calm and even; dusk;
| | rested hands on controls.
| |
1,000 ft. |Round Aerodrome |Smooth; dusk; felt controls.
| |
1,000 ft. |Aerodrome and |Had control a little time,
| neighbourhood | and did left-hand turn.
| |
900 ft. |Aerodrome |Controlled along straights.
| |
800–1,000 ft. |Aerodrome with |Bumpy. Had control along
| occasional turns | straights for some time.
| outside | Did several left-hand
| | turns, and one complete
| | turn right round.
| |
600–700 ft. |Aerodrome |Did circuits, turns, and
| | one landing.
| |
600 ft. |Aerodrome |Bumpy; so did not get much
| | control.
| |
500 ft. |Aerodrome |Controlled circuits, and
| | two landings.
| |
600 ft. |Aerodrome |Entire control; recovery
| | from bank not quite quick
| | enough. One landing.
| |
400 ft. |Aerodrome |Better; two landings.
| |
300 ft. |Aerodrome |Two landings; taxi and
| | take off. Told to go solo
| | in afternoon.
| |
300 ft. |Aerodrome |Two good landings; one
| | bad. Too bumpy for solo.
| |
400 ft. |Aerodrome |Bumpy; one landing.
| |
300 ft. |Aerodrome |One landing; bumpy.
| |
300 ft. |Aerodrome |Entire control, and then
| | sent solo.
| |
350 ft. |Aerodrome |First solo; a few circuits
| | and smooth landing.
| |
500 ft. |Aerodrome |All right.
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