THE MAKING OF AIRMEN
AERO CLUBS’ USEFUL WORK. If New Zealand is to develop aviation for mail-carrying and passenger and commercial transport, every assistance must be afforded to the aero clubs in our midst, for they are doing invaluable work in the training of pilots, and in demonstrating the advantages of air-travel. There are many business men in the Dominion who now regularly “hop” about the country by air, and in an hour or two cover a distance that would take much longer by other modes of conveyance. The existence of the aero clubs makes it possible for a person to learn flying and to afterwards have the use of a plane-— both of which would be beyond the resources of the ordinary individual. Three North Island aero clubs (Manawatu, Feilding and Hawkes Bay) will begin the new year with an art union authorized for the purpose of assisting their funds. Details will be announced in a few weeks. There will bo 105 prizes, of a total value of £4,000 in alluvial gold. The club’s enterprise deserves the support of all citizens. _____
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Southland Times, Issue 21605, 18 January 1932, Page 2
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182THE MAKING OF AIRMEN Southland Times, Issue 21605, 18 January 1932, Page 2
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