ACROSS THE TASMAN.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXI, Issue 18756, 9 July 1924, Page 11

ACROSS THE TASMAN.

_; ; ■ ♦ ..-■-.--■-,-■ -.' ..-.,'"" AUSTRALIA TO DOMINION. GEELONG BROTHERS MAY FLY. A. and N.Z. MELBOUBNB. July 8. Two brothers, Messrs. PMtt, of Geelong, state that they intend at an early data to attempt to fly from Austr&ja to New Zealand, if they can obtain a suitable flying boat.

AVIATOR? NEW ZEALANDERS,

ATTEMPT NOT DIFFICULT. fBX COURSSPONDENT.] CHEISTCHUKCH! .Tuesday/ "The P att brothers, who are arranging for the Tasman flight, are New Zealand aviators, and their proposed enterprise has been in the minds of a number of New Zealand pilots for a long time. The. principal difficulty ia finance, and it is estimated that it would cost at least £10,CQQ to make the flight. First there is the machine, and then there is the cost of making other arrangements, and general organisation. „■"•■ , ! , The flight could be accomplished easily enough in a good amphibian machine, such sis Squadron Leader Stuart MacLaren is using on his world flight, said Captain L. M. Isitt, of Sockburn Aerodrome, today. As long as the machine would land on water and"was fitted with wireless the flight jwas safe enough, because the. pilots, could live on the water for 48 hours. A number of New Zealand "pilots had been negotiating to make the flight, but bad c not been able to , interest English eon- | structors. The flight was too far away : from the world centre to bo of much use as an advertising "stunt." The shortest distance across the Tas. man Sea was between Hobart and Bluff, and it presented nd navigating difficulties, because the compass variation was only about two degrees. Given a fair wind and luck with the engine the flight would be easy, said Captain Isitt.