The Alan Marsh Award Flying Training

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The five hours flying training obtained under the above Royal Aeronautical Society Award was given at Bristow Helicopter Flying Training School, Army Air Corps Centre, Middle Wallop. In this instance the training consisted of seven approximately equal duration flights in a Westland built Bell 47G-4 helicopter.

My flying experience prior to this award consisted of two short helicopter flights as a passenger apart from scheduled airline flights. I therefore found the flying a thoroughly enjoyable personal experience, and think the flying training will be of some professional value to my career as a helicopter engineer. It is difficult, however, to qualify this training in terms of benefit to my future work since the experience has primarily led to an environmental appreciation of the helicopter in flight.