There have been times when the loneliness has been so intense that I have longed for the sound of a human voice or the sight of a ship, or even a tiny native village, to dispel the feeling of complete isolation that one feels when flying alone over the sparsely inhabited tracts that comprise such a great area of the earth's surface.
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I made a point of ignoring both of them. | In response advice from Kingsford Smith: Don't attempt to break men's records; and don't fly at night. Batten's response as stated in: King, John (1998). Famous New Zealand Aviators. Wellington: Grantham House Publishing. pp. 67. ISBN 1-86934-066-3.