A FAREWELL FLIGHT.

Press, Volume L, Issue 14917, 16 March 1914, Page 8

A FAREWELL FLIGHT.

INTERVIEW "WITH MR J. W. H

SCOTLAND

It was authoritatively stated on Saturday that.Mr J. W. H. Scotland, the young aviator, had made his last flight in Cbristchurch,. but yesterday morning the whirring of his bi-plane was again heard, and for nearly half-an-hour the machine soared above the city and suburbs to the delight of those -who were fortunate enough, to ■witness the flight. "The weather was 60 good that I could not resist, going up." said the airman to a reporter last night. On Saturday it was very rough going Tiear the ground, but delightml up above. To-day it was ouite the reverse, and I found the upper air full ot pockets and currents, wnilo down below it was plain sailing." ■ , \ query as to his future movements brought from the avia,tor the reply that he would probably remain in Christehurch for a few days, although he would make no further flights here. "Nothing has been definitely decided about the trip across Cook Sorait, he went" on to say. "I must be guaranteed against loss, you know. . 1 o have a £600 bi-plano lost in Cook Straitjie no good to mc. Blcnot got £10,000 in tho early days of aviation for a flight across the English Channel. This is a more difficult flight, with awful currents, though the distance is about the same." . Mr Scotland added that the bi-plane wl. quite capablo of accomplishing the difficult journey across Cook Strait, but he would; have- to pick good weather conditions. The only dimculty in.the way of making the trip was*the guarantee against tho loss of his machine. , ;w "Christehurch is a good show town,,, and has treated-us we 11 ,,, was the aviator's parting observation.