Dave O'Malley Dave O'Malley

INSPIRATION MACHINE

It had been a long week at work. My wife and I and Wallace the border collie were jammed into the truck with a weekend’s worth of gear, headed to the cottage. Ramping up onto the 417, westbound into the sun, we found ourselves in…

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Jeff Bell Jeff Bell

POSTCARDS FROM PENHOLD

In late January, I received a Facebook message from WestJet Captain Dave Maric, with whom I flew as an Air Cadet and Cadet Instructor List Officer. I hadn’t seen Dave much in the last 13 or so years, so it was a bit of a surprise to hear from him. …

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Rob Kostecka Rob Kostecka

ON YELLOW WINGS

As we walk into the hangar, the sound of our footsteps echoes in the vast expanse. The low, early morning sun blazes through the row of windows on the closed hangar doors…

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Blake Reid and Dave O'Malley Blake Reid and Dave O'Malley

YELLOW WINGS IN MONTEBELLO

This year was the 22nd Annual Challenger Winter Rendezvous with over 30 Challenger Ultralight aircraft expected. One can imagine that potential challenges for the Challengers include, overly cold temperatures, wind, general weather conditions…

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