less and less. My feet grow heavy and tend to come down. Between the seat and myself an air-gap appears, and the belts on my shoulders press heavily. A slight numbness sets in which at once passes away. We are now flying upside down. Apart from the enormous pressure on the shoulders (the entire weight of the body), I observe nothing unusual. After a while I get used to the position and do not notice that I am hanging head downwards.... The belt presses enormously. Will it hold? If it were now to tear, or if the lock were to break, I should smash down. Quite suddenly the pressure shifts to the right. I slowly come into contact with the seat cushion—again a slight numbness. Now we are in the normal position.”

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 510, 13 November 1928, Page 20

less and less. My feet grow heavy and tend to come down. Between the seat and myself an air-gap appears, and the belts on my shoulders press heavily. A slight numbness sets in which at once passes away. We are now flying upside down. Apart from the enormous pressure on the shoulders (the entire weight of the body), I observe nothing unusual. After a while I get used to the position and do not notice that I am hanging head downwards.... The belt presses enormously. Will it hold? If it were now to tear, or if the lock were to break, I should smash down. Quite suddenly the pressure shifts to the right. I slowly come into contact with the seat cushion—again a slight numbness. Now we are in the normal position.”