Aviation

Inangahua Times, 13 November 1934, Page 3

Aviation

FLYERS RETURN McGREGOR AND WALKER . WARM RECEPTION. (Per Press Assn.) WELLINGTON, Last Night. Among the very large number of passengers who arrived in Wellington by the Monowai from Sydney to-day. none received a more hearty welcome than McGregor and Walker, who narrowly missed flying into third place Jr the handicap section of the Centenary Air Race, in the light aeroplane rum-, inated by tbe Manawatu Aero Club. Four ’planes from tbe Club flew to Wellington from Palmerston North, and before larding, continued about five miies out to sea to greet the steamer, over which a bouquet was dropped. The aviators were extended a warm welcome at the wharf. They made their first public appearance' at Palmerston North land. on Wednesday, are commencing a tour of New Zealand.

I Walker said that on the section from || Darwin to Newcastle Waters, they had I to follow tracks on tbe ground in the I absence of landmarks, but even as low I as 200 feet their view of the ground wap so bad that they could not. find ♦heir bearing and had to land at Brunette Downs. Staying the night, ♦here counted, them out of the prize money, because it was not a checking station, so the time was counted I o -them. They were threai hours behind Melrose, who gained third r>i.Q Ce and spent 15 horn’s on the ground there. They were most tired the first night out. and thereafter felt better and better. At each stopping place they were able to find out how those competitors in front of tkiem were pro-o-’-essing. but the -nows the ones following was difficult to obtain and unreliable. Tbe organisation of the