ELEVEN NEW PILOTS

Daily Telegraph (Napier), Volume 58, Issue 220, 17 October 1929, Page 5

ELEVEN NEW PILOTS

HAWKE'S BAY AERO CLUB EXAMINATION. A NEW ZEALAND RECORD. At the Hawke's Bay Aero Club's Aerodrome yesterday, Wing-Command-er Grant Dalton, conducted a most successful examination of aero club pupils who sat for their pilots' "tickets." The examination constituted a record for New Zealand, for of the eleven candidates, each one went through with honours, and Wing-Commander Dalton expressed great surprise at the very capable displays given by every one of the candidates. Those who secured their tickets. were Mrs C. M. Richmond, Messrs Geoff Field, Maurice Field, Guy Field, Ewan Campbell, J. Pellow, R. Barker. J. Nicholas. W. McLeod, J. Stead ond D. Newbigin. All of the candidates, with the exception of Mr Nicholas, who is a visitor from Hawera, are Hastings students, and their success reflects the greatest credit on their instructor, Captain White. All the flights were done in the club's Moth 'plane. After the examinations, Captain White took Wing-Commander Dalton for a flight over the district in the Spartan 'plane, accompanied by the Spartan 'plane, accompanied by the Moth, piloted by Mr J. Stead. The successful pilots were presented with their tickets at a most successful hall held in the Hastings Assembly Hall last night. It is hoped to have another examination carried out early in December, when it is expected that there will be 16 candidates sitting for their tickets.