AVIATION

Hokitika Guardian, 17 February 1930, Page 3

AVIATION

PARKERSON’- flight. " ,

an interview

[United Press Association—By Electric

Telegraph.—Copyright.]

LONDON, Feb 15

f “ There is nothing like flying,” said when, interviewed. He is an elderly retired business man, and said he was interested in flying, but had to wait until the end of Iris business days before taking it up seriously. He found'it difficult at first,- but afterwards it had been easy. He had not been more than forty hours in the air, flying only,in, England. He bought a Moth which he was flying to Australia. As the easiest way of getting there, he hoped to make a : change in the ordinary route by taking a short cut over Turkey, but it was difficult to obtain flying permits for that country. The route would probably be Lympne, Lyons, Turin, Pisa, Rome, Naples, Brindisi, Athens, Konia, Aleppo, Basra, Jask, Karachi, Allahabad, Calcutta, Rangoon, Singapore, Reo in Flores Island, and Darwin.

all out. My machine is not fitted with slotted wings, which are alright for a novice, and are unnecessary for oljcl hands.” ‘ $ ).

MR PARKERSON’S CAREER,

keen; interest in flying

AUCKLAND, Feb. 4

Mr Charles Purnell Parkerson, who, intends to, follow in the footsteps of Bert Hinkler and Frederick C. Chichester in, an endeappui; to. fly from England to Australia lone-handed, is about 50: years of age, and is well known in Auckland business circles. For many years Mr Parkerson was a keen enthusiast of flying, and although Laving not actually piloted an. aeroplane wh,ilq in New Zealand, he had many flying hours to his credit as a passenger in Wigram Aerodrome machines. He had always shown, considerable keenness to attempt the EnglandAustralia flight in a light aeroplane, lone-handed, but the question of finance had always proved the stumbling block. His opportunity came about five months: ago, however, wflon he was sent Home on behalf of the Auckland Flax Company to. carry out some business. - On his arrival in England he immediately set out to qualify for his “A” pilot certificate, and it was on Christmos Day that his brother, Mjr R. L. Parkerson, received a cable from him to. the effect that he had success r ully got through the test for his ticket, and intended to make immediate preparations for the big flight. . ■ ■"'''Educated' At Asliburtoti : and Te-‘ muka in the South. Island, Mr Parkerson on leaving school entered the photography business and a's a; free lance became Well, known 1 throughout both Islands, For some time he carried on business'; in Rotorua and later came to Auckland, where he resided . with his brother. Mr Parkersou eventually gaye up the photography business; and joined the firm of Booth, Macdonald, and Company. For nearly five years he travelled the Auckland •and.; North Auckland districts as a salesman of farm implements, later, to becopie manager of Booth, Macdonald’s Hamilton branch. He is married.