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Illr.i*Uk-• itrr!•\ h I!IIBrandon Flying Club in Unique Place in CanadaIt Only Club WhereTraining Army PilotsIt Carried OnUse of army gliders and artilleryair observation posts as necessary components of Canada's new airbo’ne army gives to the Brandon Flying club the distinction of being the only civilian club in the country to train pilots for these craft| Selected for this specialized !pe of instruction because of its proxlm-* ity to both Shilo and the joint air | school at Rivers, the club has givej;elementary training to 40 army fliers ( thus far.Rivers has sent a number of poien-11 tial army glider pilots here. wh»rn basic flying instruct inn in given Inpropeller-driven planes, but where classroom subjects pertain directly to this specialized type of craft.Direction of artillery tire from the flying O-Pips—Ausfer planes withan air-ground radio link proved itself s0 effective in the last war it is being continued. For that purpose, artillerymen are being groomed at the club to handle these light planes.Plaudits For ClubThe new Brandon Flying club took over these training duties in November of 1917. scarcely more than a year after it was formed, said Chief Instructor Ed McGill. But it has already received plaudits from the directorateof air training at Ottawa for the highstandard of instruction.During his week-end visit to Brandon. D. L. Buchanan, serretary-man-ager of the Royal Canadian Flying Clubs Association, said re-training offormer Air Force pilots as a flying reserve is receiving the special attention of Ottawa.In Winnipeg, two chtomnnV »f• are arriving at the flying club for this scheme, he said, and classes will begin Nov. 15.Mr. Buchanan explained that on!vin the large centres can enough former pilots under the maximum age limit and with instructing or overseas experience he found to warrant forming classes H‘ said 36 pilots, all below the age of 30. are lined up inWinnipeg for this new training.
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Brandon Daily Sun
Brandon, Manitoba, CA
Wed, Oct 11, 1950
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