FLYING—AND PUBLIC SAFETY

Dominion, Volume 23, Issue 169, 12 April 1930, Page 13

FLYING—AND PUBLIC SAFETY

Sir, —As one of the spectators at the recent Sarron-Donovan boxing contest, may I protest through your valuable columns against the manoeuvres of one of the aeroplanes which circled the Stadium before the contests. This machine, on several occasions, flew directly across the enclosure, barely sixty feet above the heads ot' the spectators, many of whom exhibited distinct signs of nervousness. In other civilised countries such flying would probably have led to action being taken, but, surprisingly enough, it seems to have passed without comment here, press or otherwise. In such displays it only requires a momentary loss of control, a side-slip or a broken strut to send several tons of wood and metal crashing down upon the heads of helpless spectators. . . It is only fair to add that one of the pilots who was flying on the day in question was careful to keep his machine and his manoeuvres outside of the Stadium limits. He did not lose in public respect and appreciation by so doing.— I am. etc., VULGUS. Wellington, April 9.