February 1917 - Pilot's Flying Log Book

Athol adds to his flying hours in late January and into the first week of February 1917.

On 27 January he is still being instructed by Lt Matheson and also by Lt Lindup (sp?) but by 28 January he is ready to take his first solo flight. At the end of the first week of February he had completed 11 hours and 36 minutes pilot training including seven and a half hours solo flying.

One of the 'remarks' in the Log Book notes that Athol crashed his right main skid on 4 February. All these flights were in Maurice Farmans with aeroplane numbers: 365, 2452, 369, 4124, 2450.

I can recommend watching this short YouTube video which shows this type of aircraft on a short flight: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HTxBN1-EcWM