hiː wʌz sˈɛkɹətɹi ʌvðə ɹˈɔɪəl ˈɛɹoʊ klˈʌb fɹʌm nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd θɹˈiː tə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi fˈaɪv, ænd ɪn ðɪs kəpˈæsᵻɾi sˈaɪnd mˈoːɹ ðɐn twˈɛnti,zˈiəɹoʊzˈiəɹoʊ zˈiəɹoʊ pɹˈaɪvət pˈaɪləts lˈaɪsənsᵻz.
He was secretary of the Royal Aero Club from 1903 to 1945, and in this capacity signed more than 20,000 private pilots' licences.