I do not have 'blind acceptance' of the Rodliffe books - The ones that I have read show that he carefully checked the statements both against each other and with the conditions of the period.
They all agreed quite well indeed.
I stand by my comments that the dates and distances are correct.
I stand by my comment that there is no reason to believe/disbelieve the Wright's observers any more/less than Pearse's. There were no qualified or experienced aviation observers in that era.