downwash Posted March 16, 2005 Report Share Posted March 16, 2005 (Aside) Pray tell, what were YOU doing in High Level in 90-91, 412 (as if I didn't know!)? Wasn't that a party? And Mike, cap is right. You could fill the year with stories from only a handful of us! As the wise man said, "Watch what you wish for - you might get it." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackmac Posted March 16, 2005 Report Share Posted March 16, 2005 Mike: The only other pilots that I knew of would be Bill Loftus (gone to helicopter heaven) and Roy Kilburn ????, both WW11 vets. Cheers Don PS: I want those pics back when you are finished with them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
412driver Posted March 17, 2005 Report Share Posted March 17, 2005 as yes DW, those were the days :up: young, wet behind the ears and not too smart................. :up: i ain't young anymore..dried my ears..what was that last thing again??? :shock: speaking of parties....ol' RS still owes me a hundred bucks!!!! :shock: :shock: ah yes, fond memories those...a little blurry but rather fond...... :up: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Reyno Posted March 17, 2005 Author Report Share Posted March 17, 2005 Images will be on the way back to you tomorrow Don, with a Vertical Golf Shirt for your help! What size? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cap Posted March 17, 2005 Report Share Posted March 17, 2005 Vertical Mag -----I believe that you'll find that Okanagan had a "whole passle" of folks who flew for 50 years (and the engineering fraternity was also well represented in that regard). One that 407 Driver worked for one time flew off of a Base on an airport where he had instructed RCAF Pilot Officers during WW2 and just kept "right on truckin' afterwards on the same airport. Downwash is another one who could add to that list also from the Okanagan folks, although he and I were "learners" when those folks were already well-experienced. The list is longer than one might think. Unfortunately, as Blackmac stated, the last 10 years or so have seen a lot leave us "for the Big Hangar"........and did so very quietly......maybe too quietly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rumrunner Posted March 17, 2005 Report Share Posted March 17, 2005 [Does anyone know of any other pilot that has flown for 50 years? Our research tells us no, but we want to be certain. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Yep..there is a feller out of Grand Forks, Jock MacKay. He is into his 52nd year of flying..comes to the Yukon every summer and does relief flying on BH-06 for Trans North, Fireweed and Capital. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DGP Posted March 17, 2005 Report Share Posted March 17, 2005 Met a guy in 89...first name of Max...last name unknown...he was 70 at that time ...never seen a guy move so fast...anybody else ever met him... I THINK the guys last name was Sanderson...very nice guy...if he's still at it...he's probably got more than 50 yrs in... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DGP Posted March 17, 2005 Report Share Posted March 17, 2005 Hey rumrunner...so you know jock...he's very addiment on how you pronouce his last name...sounds like MA...KY...and he could get a job as a backup for the alexander keiths beer commercial guy...no problem....haven't seen him in a long time...said he was the first guy in canada with the 214ST endorsement from those guys in Abbottsford that went belly up ...can't remeber the name anymore...a/c were white/black/red :boff: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
412driver Posted March 17, 2005 Report Share Posted March 17, 2005 dgp, you thinking of quasar? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rumrunner Posted March 17, 2005 Report Share Posted March 17, 2005 Hey rumrunner...so you know jock...he's very addiment on how you pronouce his last name...sounds like MA...KY... I would think it is not fair to talk about our elders without their knowledge !! Jock's background is CAF he flew **** near everything they had..primarily fixed wing..Jock won the Tog Gun award once for some competion somewhere, I dont recall all the details, anyway I now call him "Pop Gun" **** of a man..has the body of a 55 year old and the mind of a 21 year old!!! Talked to him the other day, he said that he would like to do a few short relief stints "up north" if he was required. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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