A NEW ZEALAND AVIATOR

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2117, 7 April 1914, Page 6

A NEW ZEALAND AVIATOR

MR. HERBERT A. COOPER.

Mr.- Herbert A. Cooper, son of Mr. Justice Cooper, arrived from London l.y the- Remuera yesterday. The young New. Zealander, who has been absent ■some time in the Old Country, has been qualifying as an aviator at Hendon— one of the two big flying centre's in England, where young men from all parts of the Empire aro being trained as airmen. Mr. Cooper is now a fullycertificated aviator, having secured his pikt's brevet under tho new regulations, which are more exacting than those of. two years ago. It used to be tho practice to require an aspirant for a pilot's certificate to execute five figures of eight 'in'one flight,_ but. under-the new regulations, two series of five each havo to be executed at an altitude of not less than 100 metres. The candidate may cut off his engine or not on the descent, but lie must land safely within a certain distance of the official observer. Mr. Cooper underwent his third test at a height of nearly 1000 ft. He had undergone his tests, and scliool'ng in Mr. J. L. Even's school at Hendbn, and throughout the four months that, ho was there ho never had an accident or broke the smallest part of the Caudrbn aeroplane which he used. Mr. Cooper speaks very hopefully of the future of flying, which ho states lias been given a great impetus by the wonderful feats that airmen can now accomplish with practically little risk. It was not uncommon to have attendances of 00.000 and. 60,000 people at Hendon when some of.the best flying men were announced to givo'an exhibition

Mr. Cooper Hid not bring out an aeroplane with him. and he had nothing to say respecting his future intentions.