"It was lack of preparation that killed those flyers." Hal was on his feet, too, defending his most cherished plan, his dream of a great Western flight. "They tried to do it in a mere average land plane, over-weighted with nonessentials, not enough space for extra fuel and the like. They hadn't planned and dreamed an ocean-flight plane for years and years. Wait, just a moment--" and Hal Dane slipped out of the office.