Flying In England Better Than N.Z.
That he would rather fly in England all* the year round than in New Zealand because of the difference of the weather conditions, was expressed by Mr Oscar Garden, a well known New Zealand aviator, to the Whakatane Rotary Club on Tuesday night. Mr Garden said that the hilly surface of the New Zealand countryside .made flying here very difficult. The hills had a very marked affect on the weather, it being very changeable in this country.
“Because of the short distances between towns, we in New Zealand cannot fly over the weather, so that our flying conditions are very rough when compared by overseas standards,” he continued. This country was behind in radio flying aids and until they were brought' up to date, Mr Garden considered that there must be a great risk of accidents. The lack of radio aids had had a bearing on the Kaka
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Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 13, Issue 64, 14 March 1949, Page 7
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154Flying In England Better Than N.Z. Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 13, Issue 64, 14 March 1949, Page 7
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