3ZR BROADCAST.

Greymouth Evening Star, 11 May 1934, Page 5

3ZR BROADCAST.

[to Tin: EDITOR. I Sir,—As a contributor of 37,11, listening to I lie broadcast on Wednesday evening, I must say I thoroughly enjoyed the lecture on the experieuc:' of two of our local airmen, it. was more interesting perhaps, because of the unusual type of accident which I am sure must be without precedent in New Zealand. 1 read in to-night’s -‘Star” that. “Prop.” and “J.S.” have taken strong objections to this lecture and the strain of both letters suggests both writers tire suffering from some form of neurosis, and they go so far as to imagine 1 lie healthy iratnxnily of the Coast are the same. If Wednesday’s lecture had been garnished with Yankee sensationalism, one may have understood a few mothers being disturbed in their confidence of air safety to a. minor degree, but when "Prop.” ''and “J.S.” suggest that our present, and to be air aspirants, would be disturbed in air sense through an intelligent, practical, and ’interesting lecture, 1 can only suggest "Proj).” and “J.S.” put a propeller and joystick on their invalid chair and take a. trip to ITanmer Springs, or they may see an air pageant in Greymouth shortly.--! am etc., RASPBERRIES, Greymouth, May 10. , [to tiie editor.] Sir, —The letters published in your > issue last evening, signed by “Propeller” and “.Joy Stick,” are indeed, from my point, of view, a lot of hot air and nonsense. Many I know of personally listened with interest to the broadcast in question, which was well given and really interesting, and as for saying that such a lecture, or story, would put any air-minded intending pupil off becoming a. pilot .. . well if the intending pilot was put off flying as easily as that, it would be a

blessing in disguise, as he would be absolutely certain to fall down and pm the country to the expense of another air inquest, if he hadn’t heard the broadcast. The public can be fairly certain now, however, that all iutending pilots have now weighed the arguments for and against, as indicated by the broadcast, and will act accordingly, so if all the local pupils, with the exception of the lecturer, have withdrawn, and may be one or two oilier exceptions, wo will know that, it has all been for the best, and the only nearly air-minded have pulled out. Every night, almost, wo read in your cable news, Sir, reports of dreadful accidents in the air, abroad, and a crash killing pix is reported in the same issue, but this does not stop those who are really and truly inclined. to fly. Their mind is made up in suite of any scares they might get, and a mild lecture that, was broadcast last Wednesday is not likely to put the wind un anv aviator to be. Yours, etc., ‘•FLYING AGE (POT)”.