"MAY MEAN MORE THAN A BLACK EYE."

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 922, 15 September 1910, Page 4

"MAY MEAN MORE THAN A BLACK EYE."

.BUDDING AVIATORS WARNED. - ; ißy Telegraph.'—Special: Correspondent.)::. "'■■.•■ Auckland.ySeptcmber ■■ Mr; Baldwin,; who is a vice-president of the Canadian Aero ; Club,. and'partner of Mr.: J. A.'D. M'Curdy.ih an aerodrome manufacturing company atßaddeck, Nova' Scotia, 1 is .at present, on a visit to Auck-' land. '.'He isonii of the four young!men who /were .associated with Dr. Alexander Graham Bell, .the\inventor- of the tebv phone.tiii the :formation/of . tbo '/Aero Experimental-Association, iin 1901., Since, then he has' : beeome; famous as. a flyiiigman, and, his name is. quite familiar to newspa*'«r readers;- having been mentioned in .cable', messages'-time.: after' timiv. '•/Mr. Baldwin was.considerdbiy'surprised /to learn of. the.existence..of.cthe. New' "Zealand Aero, Club in - Auckland.. ' ,Hi>' 'arrived in Auckland only yester'lay, and left ,this).moniing, "so that! he. had ; only one evening in the city, but that; evening 1 he gave up, in' meeting tbd,members of the new club, and.in. .discussing 'with them many details' of --/ aeroplane construction. The v members of:' the.. club were allyoung men, apparently very keen, and several of ■ them' are already engaged in 'the. building i'of flying -machines..., .■'... Dr. Bell stated that, he: had, seen !in Auckland .two '■■ aerodromes;.-under r; con- . struction,' and he- was : .'very .-pleased indeed, to find : young■■ .New.': Zeafanders taking such an interest in the most- up-to-date, problem of .the day.. They: woro working on the right lines; and ho wished: them/ every success.. _.;••. ,-. -.::;; ...■Mr. Baldwin answered numerous'.questions put to him by the budding aviators! 'and, .by :means of- a, blackboard, - illustrated many of his bwn.experiments.'He also exhibited many photographs: of; his' company's successful machines. Incidentally he gave 6ome valuable advice on.thn need for.caution'iniflying; ■■".■.'' : "Before you. fly," '/he said,' Tsubject your, machine, to the'.most /severe - tests, and run .with it: on- the: ground -until vbu thoroughly ;kn'6w,. the■ ■ feel:, of 'it. Then proceed by hopping and,, afterwards, by. short flights, but do not try ■ anything sonsatibnal, and attempt to' makelong cross-country-flights from the start.. A mistake will' perhaps destroy'the work of/years, and may/.mean more .than a black eye.",/. •:■;.■'■■. •'... - ..'■ "You., speak: from - experience,' Mr. Baldwin?" queried Dr. Bell. - : Mr. ; Baldwin's': smile was eloquently affirmative.,', : ">{■:'. ■''./-' \ Mr. Baldwin also, referred- to the difli-; Culty_. which Aiicklanders would-have 'in obtaining suitable ground for. experimenting on, and advised them to follow the plan of/starting: from the. water, .which he himself had adopted at times. The configuration of the country; about.Auckland, he said, would render .that ' nn absolute necessity. . ' > .