FLIGHTS OVER COOK STRAIT

Press, Volume LXX, Issue 21118, 20 March 1934, Page 10

FLIGHTS OVER COOK STRAIT

c iu;i kim; systkm ]■ \ri..\i.\Hi) s J 'R* ' i Aft >.. VI ..H i . *.<• R \ :«! .) I WELLINGTON. Maivh 1!). i A rivninl Hint the : y;.U>i.i <>; | checking and ri porting aeroplanes I travelling north or ili lii from or In Wellington \v;ii "honoured nmic in i the bn aeh than hi the observaiiee," j ; ;ih stated in a message Irom Bleu- I ! lieim, lias been made by an olliciall <- f the Wellington Aero Club. j It is explained thai v hen an aero- | plane loaves Wellington for Blon- j iieim the time; of departure is noli- ■ lied by telephone. A lookout is tiien j maintained a! Blenheim until the j machine appears. It' it. is not. re- ; ported within a certain time. a search is instituted. Similarly, i Bongotai is informed of the depar-; lure times of aeroplanes leaving! Blenheim for Wellington. In the ease | of trips from the South Island to , points further north from Welling- i ton 'he chocking point is Paokuka- | riki. where the stat ionmastcr is ad-! i vised of pending tlights and depar- ; i ture times. 1; is obligatory !'..r all pilots living; either north or south to circle over 1 I'aekahariki mil il too appearance ol i a signal in < lie form of a v. bite sia '•( 1 indicates ih.it tie machine concern* d has hi eu su'iHed :>• d I eheeked '

"H IS itu'iinir! ,-.iy that thi.= ruli' has In imi hum.iu < u <inly i.t I lie; breach," tlm club oilicia! vial. "it ; is Iho rt-.<_;i!!;ir practice. and there v a i >ivv ;< it [<■ i.i.i rjirricil out." Tin-: s«>rrin-:i{\ ruoss rkthins «—. .■!■ (■ im i j j;111;i- I i.y I ,;.<iy i\ ai;: -11 ivi ! . SccUi avl \I: WJ'vd K 11, t, i - (I. . a 1 (■ i: Sir (" 1:rm■ U ■ v m) «\irr» 1 a-M.iv.. v a,a ,■ >!; v!;. Special ar- , I anaeir.i n!-- !i a 'e. ■b; cn made in:- th-,'-.' ! a:hi tic.lit:-. and powerful ••ai'ih--1:': 111.- 'yi!! I.e ; Cached to the Sou!h..ni and pruvidid -:, a the ac.o-; .irer.ie. ! T»!<« Sue iiH ■ ! < 'r.,- : |..,t t"n r I- ; • h s:ie ( i.iy >;ii>ri"n • s'..r Wi- j ■ I.e. v.-ill r.■ ''''" - elver I'viil - v.a vi A. !''. 1' la i > ai ul I .aii\ K a v.-l. >;-d m Hi" m.H hv.e V<.Mt-vcsay l h<- S.'UIIH IM C'l..-vi.-ated Muiuoka and used tor t|i<- i time the new aerodrome liicre, which j was mado ready for the blue machine I in less than lour days. Sir Charles! remarked that though it was a li'.ilej ruuilh at it was a very satislaetory Jandina sjroLind. and lvf'ccted , real vr: iiit • :• th. Iwvn. ; l,i .ivnm Motueka abeul 4 o'clock i yc>iL'!(l.i> aticrniien .the party flew ai 1

I ~~ ' 1 •' ill'l'.i i •>( i t'l'i al)i)\'C : v I\m i h«i'.u>. «*vcn!'.iuil.v i i::n- ! I'll' down through Ilirm ;i! a pomt i ; about i mile.; ou! In -ca i-if K.nk"iira. T!i'- machine landed at Wi.'U'am about > p.in. i I Tin-; Sil' Oiarle. Will ca.avj pt'oju rty ;i| Oxford. ;m(i :n ', > I ■ i aifcrnoon from Mr .1 P. Hayes' pad- I ooek at :!an;:ii'iM. (>n Tluirsda;. the J . i'.'i-I.v ill viml (.Icnildino and tri>v. j will he made from ;hr property ol' Air Tmlady. On Friday the machine will leave tor Mart mburoui;!), to attend the X.TJh 1 land ;-r oar', v.-iv-'i - ,ii i'v i: 1 d a; l!a-t:n : - on 'vd'ad . . \l li i oi;< i: i; i-1 i; i;sh !•; k ( ol i;>i;i ♦ lin .■ 1 I ' Army I'o-opera' urn . ; Squadron ol 'lie New Zealand Tern - ' i V-rial Air l-'oree. which is under.nuui;; I a refresher course at \Vi;;ram Acto- i drome, carried out prac- I tice over Lake Plllesmere ycMmlay. | The course will end on Thursday. I | 1 M;i;(I ( i.i i; M \< iii\i:s KI: IT un i'Uom w i:.»;r < o\st ♦ - - - Two 11 f the ( .a .' ei I' in ;> .'win (.' o o ' n iael; ini ;u t ;wfl hack e.-'erc:a> ■' aiieriioi'u irotii the West Coast. Th-y- ---| were piloted by Air J. Adams and .Air | K. S. Taylor. and earned as passengers ilr J. C. Guinness, president of the i club, nnd Mr J. C. Mercer, instructor I to t*? club, who have been atlciidiiir, | the South Island air pageant at IlokiI ti!;a. Sir lJruce Stewart also re- ; turned in hi • buss Moth, briiurii'.;,' with i 'nm a patient for the C'hristrhurch I ilos]n'a 1. Mr Murray, of Blenheim.