Manawatu Herald. TUESDAY, SEPT. 25, 1917. PLYING PUPILS.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXIX, Issue 1734, 25 September 1917, Page 2

Manawatu Herald. TUESDAY, SEPT. 25, 1917. PLYING PUPILS.

HOW do the New Zealand Hying pupils compare with those at Home? In an address, delivered at Christchurch, Air C, M. Hill, instructor at the Canterbury Aviation School, stated that (he pupils so far had been rather bettor, and although he expected that the first might be regarded as the most enthusiastic, there were many thousands of boys in New Zealand who would be just as keen and enthusiastic when their turn came. He hoped to be kept pretty busy. A lot of nonsense got into the papers about risks, but an aviator had less risk than an infantryman, There were especial opportunities for training in New Zealand, for the pupils got actual practice in building and engine construction. The course was shorter, because there were fewer pupils to each instructor. At Home he had up to thirty pupils under him, and some times he forgot their names, apart from their progress individually. They were kept from four to six months, finding their own board and lodging, a matter of from £2 to £3 a week, while at Soekburn the pupils got lodging, firing and lighting free, and had to find only their board, a matter of from 18s to 18s fid a week. Parents who were dubious about dying need have’ no fear, and a course of training opened the door to a fine career.