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I especially enjoyed the fact you were from the Gladstone area. My husband was in the RCMP and was stationed in Manitoba his last ten years of service - Dauphin, Amaranth and Minnedosa. I had a private pilot licence which I obtained while in Regina. Sadly, I didn’t make good use of it. Finances were an issue. Last solo flights was in Dauphin where I was able to rent a tri-pacer from the flying club owned by Harold Freeman. $12.00 an hours back then.
While we were in Amaranth we became friends with Ian Foster from Langruth. He was a flying farmer. If I remember correctly, he owned a Mooney (very large tail section). One winter he flew out to our cabin on Lake Manitoba (on skis). He froze to the ice and we had a heck of a time rocking him loose.
I’m 89 mow but still look up every time I hear a plane.
I’ve been lucky to hitch the odd ride once in awhile and am overwhelmed by the new technology for navigating now. Sure would make life easier. Navigating wasn’t my strong point. Happily, most of my flying was on the prairies and I could buz the elevators to see where I was.
Thanks for writing your book. Very interesting.

I'd love to read it, but it's a gift for my grandson who is learning to fly.

I have not read it yet. It is for a gift when my boyfriend (who was a similar pilot before he retired a year ago) to read when he is recovering from surgery

Interesting read. Great to see stories of the North and the adventures of bush flying.

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