AERO PAGEANT

Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 3, Issue 725, 28 December 1933, Page 4

AERO PAGEANT

FINE EXHIBITIONS GlVftj BY AUCKLAND 1 PILOTS J OPENING OF THE HAKfiJ A thrilling exhibition of sl given hy five planes beloinging jJ Auckland Aero Clnb was the J feature of the carnival progjl yesterdlay aftemoon, when a J attendance was kept •throughout th,a aftemoon hy tacular display provided hy the® ing pilots. Although a strong® erly wind .• was hlowiing, the t® uled programme was carried out® but a 'hitch and those passenge J accompanied the pilots in a nj® of the events thoroughly enjovj experience. ■ In the npening event, threeH 'pllanes, piloted hy Messrs Cafl Kirkup and Firth (membars^B Auckland Cluh), gave aint intefl exhibition of formation flyinjH ihe horough, and this was hy a spectacular stunting fljgj^H hy the club's instructor, PUgjjH tenant D. M. Allan, accompa^B Master Pearce, of Rotorua, asfl[ senger. In this event Flight-I^® ant Allan demonstrated in at^| able manner the progress of^B flying and ihe tests under a macihine may he placed witsfl® ficient pilot afc the controls,^® ■heig'ht of ahout 2500 feet^B ifiick loops, fiick bolls ar^^B methods of crazy flying were^B in with apparently little dat^H the ■ crbwd was thrilled pilot suddeinly dived to suddehiy xegained altitude $;JB •heads. In lqnding the* pi'iot SH the IbhgifcE oi liis run by an^^B of SwisH t,ail ' lahding. The riext. exhibition, - j F light-Li eut enant Allan.; j bombing demcnstration and^H j only on© direct bit in seves-^B tired, the pilot, aceordifig ^ eustom, thrilled the attacking -dive on the before releasing the bonil), Following a inumber of hitioiis of trick flying, most interesiing demo-iisii^^B^ an aerial batble between piloted by Flight-Lieutfflal^Rgjf and Mr. Kirkup. lEmitti^^S screens ftom their planes cdreered ahout in cra^K ion as they dived at eiadi aH endeavoured to secure position for niachine-giin'^B Another display whici' {k^wPr. ed the skill of the Auclin^B tor was an exhibition of ing. Owing to the danger^M „ of this event, the pilot " companied by a passenge?, .s The Auckland 'planes in Rotorua until to-day 1 pany with the Rotorua ] Puss Moth Monoplane, Squadron-Leader A. J. 1 senger flights will be I (Owing to the design j dng monoplanes- and that^^Bc^ ■ torua 'pllaine not being J stunting v/it'h safety thes^B not .participate in the e^H g J -made a number of trips J ers. M ifl