po training of airmen at one of the 104 schools operating in Canada under the immense British Commonwealth Air Train-iħg Scheme, was the interesting subject discussed over XGDN on Thursday evening by a representative of "Canada Speaks," a broadcast sponsored by the Canadian Association of Shanghai. The talk follows In this broadcast, the eighth of a to the ground without breaking any-fortnightly series sponsored by the thing. And it's in the first twelve Canadian Association of Shanghai, I hours that most of the hair-raising am going to tell you something about episodes occur. "the-training of airmen at one of the Finally, after living through a 104 training schools which are being period that would make the trials of Operated in Canada under the im-Job seem like a pleasant holiday, the mense British Commonwealth Air instructor climbs out and-the pupil Training Scheme. taxis out, alone for the first time.
First lets look at the Commonwealth air pupil's progress through the No Chances Taken eyes of a flying' instructor at xan The inétructof usually stands on Elementary Flying Training School the aerodrome, watching the pupil somewhere in Canada. For when he with comments either caustic or matriculates into that school. he has prayerful. "Hold it off, hold it off, passed from "link" trainer to real easy now, chhhhhh—ah, he's down, aeroplanes. It is there he will first 's stopped. There Santa hear the "Instructor's Lament"
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"Though the skies be clear, I fear But the situation isn't as bad as it much evil, sounds, The R.C.A.F. takes no chances "For thou, my pupil, art with me"—and when a pupil is sent solo, he's been well instructed and there's little Strong Planes Used doubt in his instructors' minds that er Divine Service at-Historic Sea Meeting Not, that the instructor means it. he'll be all right. After the first solo Like áll of them, he is genuinely in-flight, the pupil is usually more con-President Roosevelt and Mr: Winston Churchill are pictured in an intimate and informal chat on the terested in his pupils, and convinced fident in his own ability and he pro-deck of H.M.S. Prince of Wales after divine service on August 10. Standing at the right are General that his own are the school's best. grosses much more rapidly.
George Marshall, U.S. Army, and General Sir John. Dill, Chief of the-British: Imperial General Staf. Every pupil is given instruction in aerial acrobatics, or aerobatics as they are called. This instruction is to enable the pilot to retain control of have the she the aircraft in any and every position mammoth bridge. into which he may get during an "Ability of an ox team to cope with engagement. The first few hours of
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