John Charles Posted August 12, 2018 Share Posted August 12, 2018 I flew with Chieftain Aviation back in the early '80's. Had an absolutely marvelous instructor named Marc who has gone on to be one of QANTAS's finest captains on the A-330. I continue to fly in Canada and yesterday, aboard a WestJet flight from YYT to YYZ, the Operating Captain was from Oz! At the end of the flight, he and I had an opportunity to share some common interests, including the fact that we had both trained at Bankstown. "What are you doing in Canada?" I asked. "I married a Newfie" was the response. Just to clarify for my Australian friends who may not know the term "Newfie", it refers to those who come from our eastern most province -- Newfoundland. So, Capt. Nathan from Oz who has given up his dream of flying "QF" and has replaced it with "WS", welcome to Canada! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thalass Posted August 12, 2018 Share Posted August 12, 2018 Hello from northern Ontario! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
farri Posted August 21, 2018 Share Posted August 21, 2018 Hello John, Frank. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dsam Posted August 22, 2018 Share Posted August 22, 2018 G'day John! I'm a Canadian now living in Oz. I got my initial flying training done in the 1970's as an air cadet at Penhold, Alberta (both gliding & private pilot). Then in 1980 I moved to Melbourne where life and career took over from flying. I took up recreational flying again upon retirement in 2012 and have enjoyed all sorts of outback flying since that time. Welcome to the Recreational Flying forum - happy & safe flying! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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