loriga, together with the engineer eduardo gonzález-gallarza, continued flying in the last biplane. the pilot registered strong dust storms between karachi and agra, and takeoffs in fog after calcutta, so they could only use their stinchilla compass for navigation, the first time only instruments used in spanish aviation. the two explorers landed in aparri on 11 may at 2:20 in the afternoon; a multitude of filipinos, whom the pilots described as frantic with enthusiasm, gathered around them and carried the spaniards on their shoulders.