AEROPLANE TOUR.
MORE DELAY IN WELLINGTON.
"STUNT" FLYING EXHIBITION.
FLIGHT TO HASTINGS TO-DAY.
[r,y TELEGRAPH. —SPECIAL REPORTER.] WELLINGTON. Friday.
Strong winds and bad visibility inland detained tho Auckland Aero Club's touring party in Wellington to-day. Conditions this evening were exceptionally clear and fine, and the Government Meteorological Office reported that indications wove favourable for flying to-morrow.
It is expected that tho three Moth machines will leave Wellington between 7 and 8 a.m. to morrow. A stop of about one hour will bo made at Masterlon. and one machine will probably land also at Martinborough for a few minutes. It is hoped to spend tho night at Hastings, where the party will bo met by the Hawke's Ray Aero Club's new SimmondsSpartan machine. This afternoon Major G. A. C. Cowpcr and Mr. I. C. Hotton gave an exhibition of "stunting" over Wellington Harbour. Major Cowpcr looped the loop 11 times. Tho Moth seaplane attached to tho whaler Ivosmos was given a trial flight to test its. wireless equipment.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20384, 12 October 1929, Page 12
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