These have resulted in labor precautionary measures, Including alr Patrols to warn the surfers, and the placing of enormous shark nets along the shore outside the line of the surf, The Government now grants a subsidy to companies to undertake large-scale netting operations, which not only make surfing a less hazardous recreation for thousands of people, but return a substantial profit to the companies, A TM4-your-old man is learning' to fly and is hoping that soon he will be able to take off from Heston Air-Port on a solo flight to the Cape, He is Be. Henry Ebbage, a consulting optician of Kingston-on-Thames, Surrey. For several weeks experienced pilots have been watching his progress some time. Mr. Ebbaje said that he does not think that the eduation of a man ts complete until he can pilot an airplane." want to show the young men of to-day," he said, "that as one is never too young. {o Jearn, neither is a man too old, was while at mn Alrport on Empire Alr Day that I hag the urge, One of the pilots said What about ip?" Why not, I thought, T went up, and the pilot made the thing look $0 easy that I decided T should ike to leam. I had lessons early in September, but my progress has been slow because of my business, 1 have done about six hours flying time and am hoping to fly solo soon, Thave learned to Jand and take off, I have been in three spins and now know how to correct them. My dificult is in landing.. T sometimes come down a little too' fast, but it Is all 'a matter of judgment and experience, and I feel sure I shall soon perfect this. "I have no fear. My instructor phoned me up one day and said the weather conditions were not suitable for me to take my lesson, but said T might fly if T wanted to. T agreed and, was not sorry. 1 am learning navigation. That is essential if one wants to be a real pilot" "Mr. Ebbage Sala that e had been driving motor-car since 1915, bod
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