In addition to training volunteers and Royal Air Force personnel, the school trains a large number of civil-fan pupils, Courses. are available for every type of British licence for both pilots and engineers, and vary from three weeks to three' years.
'A'unique feature of the school, is that "its parent company, the Far East Aviation Company Ltd, is always handling various new types of aircraft which are shipped out from England, and assembled and tested in Hongkong before delivery to customfers in different parts of China; thus flying and engineering pupils receive fan excellent opportunity of examining new and different types of alt-craft and engine design.
T noticed a class of "young men working on the assembly of a Clerva autogiro which, by the way, was the first aircraft of this type fo fly in China, In another part of the hanger, T saw a group of youths putting the final touches to a Miles Falcon. Mr. Neyle informed me that some of the second year students could claim perience on no fewer than a dozen Gifferent types of British manufactured aircraft. The aircraft engineering student certainly gets his money worth and avery thorough training into the bargain, Complete Engine Overhauls Naturally the school carries out all its own top and complete engine overhauls and all repairs. The workshops I noticed were very well equipped. 'A great deal of thought has been given to the layout of these shops Which incidentally are, ght, clean and extremely tidy. Students receive instruction on no fewer than ten different types of aero-engines of both air-cooled and water-cooled types, with powers ranging from 90 to: 700 lip.
'The courses range from twelve hours dual instruction and three hours solo to two years and six months, prices ranging from HK$825 to HK$0,500. Special engineering courses cost from $75 to $150 each month. Prices are' tentative and subject to change without notice.
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