AIR PILOTS

Hokitika Guardian, 4 November 1932, Page 2

AIR PILOTS

AUSTRALIAN TEAM

THE PROPOSED VISIT.

WELLINGTON, November 2

Arrangements concerning a visit to New Zealand by a team of Australian pilots was considered by the council of the New Zealand Aero Club to-day, although it has not yet been decided to invite a. team. A sub-committee consisting of Messrs S. E. Nielson, A. W. 'Nisbet and 0. 0. Weinstein was appointed to interview Mr B. Shi:l, of the Vacuum Oil Company, in regard to the proposal. A letter from Mr Shiel, sponsor of the .scheme, stated that he

’d interviewed Squadron-Leader Guy Moore, secretary of the Associated Australian Aero Cluib, who was particularly interested in the idea. (He stated that a team of club pilots could easily be 'arranged \jn Australia. The principal difficulty would be transport. He suggested that only three pilots be invited instead of . four as originally sugr°s'ted. Tt would be simple for each of the major clubs in New Zealand to arrange transport over its own territory. If the team arrived at Auckland for the pageant, Auckland could send three machines to New Plymouth with the visitors, and three local pilot-; i could fly the machines back. The Western Federation would care for the team from New Plymouth to Wellington ; and bo on. There should be little difficulty in Ibilleting the visitors for the short time they would remain in each centre.

'Mr 'Shiel continued that the chief item of expense for the visitors would be the boat fare. This could at least bo partly met by allocating a small percentage of the pageant gates to the visitors.