'RETURN TRIP JUST AS IMPORTANT'
Captain’s Story Of Uneventful Flight.
IPer Press Association. Cnvyright.l AUCKLAND, This Day. “The trip to Auckland is only one stage in the survey flight,” said Captain Musick, when interviewed this morning. “We shall attach equal importance to the return trip from the viewpoint of collecting data for any future commercial service, and, on our return, the report of our various experts wMI be collated and forwarded to the company. I cannot express an | | official opinion, but, from the flying viewpoint, it seems to me that the trip across the Pacific is just as practicable as the flight to the Orient.” Captain Musick said that from Pago Pago they flew at an average of about 8000 feet most of the way. It was an uneventful trip. They struck a good deal of clouds at intervals and, at times, had to climb to 10,000 feel and then come down again. There were just wide expanses of sea, cloud and sunshine following one another. Saw The Flying Fish.
Once or twice they came down below the clouds and could see flying fish. They worked several ships during the trip. They had glimpses of islands and the Tongan Group was sighted, but the Kermadecs were clouded over. Cloudy weather was encountered as they neared the New Zealand coast and several rain showers were experienced. They had their first sight of land when they picked up a fairly high mountain north of Auckland, and altered the course slightly and passed between Great Barrier and Little Barrier Islands. Work Of Expert Staff. Captain Musick attributed the sue cess of the flight to the untiring work of the expert staffs of the Pan-Ame; • can Airways at the various plac ,: " along the route. Long-distance flying | was now an exact science.
Captain Musick added that the establishment of a meteorological station on the Kermadec Islands would be invalu able in operation when the full commercial service was running. He was j most favourably impressed by the t > jpanse of water available for landiiv in the Auckland harbour.
“We all appreciate the welcom Auckland gave us,” he concluded.
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Northern Advocate, 31 March 1937, Page 5
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