The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1922-07-21
Night Flying Over
Channel l~naugurated
And Much Expected

LONDON, June Z - ASSOCIATED
Press MaiD-Night flying between
England and France, which was in
augurated early this month, is expec-
ted to add immensely to the CONNER
cial value of aerial communication.
1t saves time, and makes possible re-
markable train and steamship CON
n~ections which were before impossi-
BILE.
The first plane to travel between
London and Paris at night left the
London air station at ten o'clock and
landed at the Paris aerodrome soon
after midnight. 1t contained Briga-
der General w. S. Brancker, Direc-
tor of Civil Aviation; Colonel L. f.
Blandy, Controller of Air Communica-
tons. a navigator, pilot, two wire
less operators and a mechanic.
The air station at Grovdon outside
London, was a blaze of s%earchlights,
colored electric globes, and powerful
i-ncandesent arc lamps. The illumina-
ted cabin of the machine and the
red, white and green navigating lights
made it an object of rare beauty as
it rose in the darkness and headed
for the coast.
On arriving in Paris General Branc-
ker said: 81 dined comfortably at a
London hotel, motored down to Croy-
don, got into the machine, and am
here at one in the morning after Il
very leisurely flight. l am ready to
go to bed in Paris or am prepared
to go on to M~arseilles to make a ship
connection there.
81 expect regular passenger night
living soon I'm Gtart - continued fla
Director of Civil Aviation, "but GER
tain things are needed before it be
come general between Paris and Lon
don. The first essential is greater
perfection of wireless telephony on
board a%irplanes, so that pilots can
learn what the weather is ahead of
them. Then we need better lighting
of intermediate aerodromes. in order
that pilots may be able to land safe
ly if they find Paris covered with an
unexpected bank of fog. At present
whenever there is a fog the French
intermediate stations send up rocket
flares to a height of 1000 feet at ten
second intervals to mark their posi-
ton"
The flight of General Brancker was
followed a few nights later by a night
WI UP DClM L ais anu LOIllDl
This machine left Paris at 10 p. NJ.
arrived at Croydon at l A. M. left for
Paris at 2: so a. m. and got back to
Paris at Cos A. NJ.
Great Britain pays her aviation
companies a subsidy of $3.50 for every
complete flight across the English
Channel. This has encouraged most
of the companies to put on a daily
service, which is always well patro-
nized, especially by Americans. The
railroad and steamship fare across
the channel occupying eight hours is
about S25, while the air trip, which
takes little more than two hours. is
one-third more expensive, plus bag
gage charges.
Air taXicab service is the latest
convenience offered the London pub
tic. A former officer of the British
Flying Force. in France has establish
ed a fleet of small airplanes i n the
city and suburban districts which he
calls air t~axicabs." Passengers are
landed almost at their doorsteps. in
stead of at some distant aerodrome.
One of the pilots alighted with a
women fare IN the lawn in front of
her home. Earlier in the day the
same aviator took Jockey Steve Do
noghue, the winner of the Derby from
the Epson track to the steps of his
nome. This meets my idea of speed"
SAID Donoghue, who has ridden some
OF the fleetest thoroughbreds in the
world. Usually in taking an airplane
I've been dropped miles away from
by destination instead of yards"