TRANS-TASMAN FLIGHT

Radio Record, Volume II, Issue 1, 20 July 1928, Page 3

TRANS-TASMAN FLIGHT

EXPECTED SOON OUTSTANDING RADIO EVENT, Latest information in connection with the flight of the Southern Cross by Captain Iingsford Smith to New Zealand is that it may take place between August 1 and + when the full moon will be available, or, as an offchance, may be put back to the neighbourhood of August 31, when the moon will again be available. The same thorough care that characterised the trans-Pacifie flight is being displayed, and listeners will appreciate the need for this, So far, no request has been made to the Meteorological Office for the supply of special information in connection with weather conditions. This will certainly be made before the flight is actually undertaken-at least, it .was done even from New Zealand in connection with the flight from United States to Australia. The flight, it is believed, will be from Sydney to Christchurch. The Post-master-General, the Hon. W. Nosworthy, has advised that on receipt of official advice, request will be made to settlers along the West Coast of New Zealand to keep a look-out for the aeroplane, so that, should any mishap occur to the radio apparatus of the aeroplane itself, early news of its arrival in New Zealand quarters may be available through the Postal Department,

Landing is to be made at Christchurch, and from the broadcasting point of view, one of the four stations will be placed on the air to act as a

radio beacon for the Southern Cross, and the others will alse be on the air f-> the convenience of listeners, in order to give them descriptions of the morse messages that will be transmitted from the aeroplane itself, and any other news availabie concerning the fright. On arrival at Christchurch, a rus ning description of the event and scenes associated with the arrival will be broadeast by SYA and rebroadcast by other stations.