Young men who desire to enter the aircraft industry by way of firms' apprenticeship schemes, but who foresee difficulty by reason of personal finance stringency, are reminded of the existence of the Society of British Aircraft Constructors' educational grant. The value varies in individual cases, but the intention is to supplement the holder's means to an extent which will permit him to maintain himself during his training. The minimum academic qualification for apprentice aeronautical engineers are, normally, the possession of the recognized General Certificate of Education with a pass at ordinary level in mathematics and a science subject. Selection is by interview and candidates may be called upon to pass a test or examination.
New role for McPhee
Well-known as assistant secretary of the Helicopter Association of Great Britain, Miss Sheila McPhee has left that post in order to become a B.E.A. stewardess; she has successfully completed the six-week training course. When the Corporation puts its first large helicopter into service, and if a stewardess is carried, will it be Miss McPhee? She should certainly be able to bring the strength of her convictions into instilling confidence into the passengers. We wish her luck.
A guide to the Jet Age
Ronald Walker, air correspondent of the News Chronicle, we know as a lively-minded journalist and a genial companion on many an excursion. We have never imagined him, however, as a reporter on the staff of the Wagga Wagga Advertiser which, according to an autobiographical note in his newly published booklet, The Jet Age, he indeed was. Interesting as this fact is, it is of less moment than the work itself, which sets out, with admirable lucidity, the background of British civil aviation, the fundamental reasoning behind the Comet, and the essential facts concerning the Britannia, Viscount and other British contenders for world airline supremacy.
Source: Flight International
