Wise? Not sure about that. But always happy to chat about history, writing, and aviation! Here’s a link to a short interview I did recently on those subjects…
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Travel article about Alaska and Yukon on Beststory.ca
I recently found out about a new journalism site, www.beststory.ca, being set up by Montreal-based reporter and editor Warren Perley. After checking out this new delivery model – readers pay only for the stories they want to read, and there’s no advertising – I was intrigued. Enough so to get in touch and offer to write somethingContinue reading “Travel article about Alaska and Yukon on Beststory.ca”
Commemorating a Prairie Aviation Legend
John Howe, one of the pioneers of crop spraying in Canada and a member of the Saskatchewan Aviation Hall of Fame, passed away March 22, 2012. His family has created a lovely website to commemorate his achievements and those of his company, Praire Flying Service. As his son Marty wrote me, the company was formed byContinue reading “Commemorating a Prairie Aviation Legend”
Historic Wings Online Magazine Relaunches
I just learned that Thomas Van Hare, publisher of Historic Wings Magazine, has relaunched this free online publication. It’s a magazine dedicated to stories about “airplanes, helicopters, jets and all things aloft from the past and present” and includes: Feature Stories: articles that provide intensive, deeply researched aviation history. Photo Features: aviation photo galleries depicting currentContinue reading “Historic Wings Online Magazine Relaunches”
Review of Michael Vlessides’ The Ice Pilots
Since the television series Ice Pilots, NWT debuted in 2008, thousands of devoted fans have tuned in weekly to watch the Buffalo Airways team keep vintage aircraft like Douglas DC-3 Dakotas, DC-4s, and Curtiss C-46 Commandos flying in Canada’s North. Viewers are equally riveted by the show’s “characters”: the McBryan family, headed by no-nonsense “Buffalo”Continue reading “Review of Michael Vlessides’ The Ice Pilots”
Call for Presentations: Women in Aviation Conference 2013
Call for Presenters for Women in Aviation International Conference WAI is now accepting proposals for the 24th Annual International Women in Aviation Conference. Location: Gaylord Opryland Hotel, Nashville, TN Dates: March 14-16, 2013 Conference Theme: Setting the Stage for Your Success Your audience will include women and men, aviation and aerospace professionals and students aspiringContinue reading “Call for Presentations: Women in Aviation Conference 2013”
New Brunswick’s Place in Aviation History
Conference announcement! The 2012 Canadian Aviation Historical Society convention is taking place in Saint John, NB from September 5th to the 9th. This year’s theme is “First in the Air: New Brunswick’s Place in Canadian Aviation.” Conference Presentations will take place at the New Brunswick Museum and the Saint John Free Public Library at Market Square.Continue reading “New Brunswick’s Place in Aviation History”
Canada’s Aviation Hall of Fame Induction Dinner – Montreal June 14
Tickets are now on sale through the CAHF website. For more information or to buy, please click here! 2012 Hall of Fame inductees will be: Nils Christensen of Salt Spring Island, BC, made his contribution to Canadian aviation with the founding of Viking Air and the acquisition of the rights from de Havilland Canada to manufacture sparesContinue reading “Canada’s Aviation Hall of Fame Induction Dinner – Montreal June 14”
Alberta Votes 2012
Election season is upon us here in Alberta, and as this is my first provincial election as an Albertan, I am paying particular attention to the platforms and candidates. The parties have staked their lawn signs and their members are putting the word out, but it can still be difficult to track messages, policies, and make a final decision comeContinue reading “Alberta Votes 2012”
Author Q&A on Aviation, History, and Writing/Publishing!
I’ve often said this little apple didn’t fall far from the tree: I was destined to write about aviation because there were so many airplane nuts in my family. Well, maybe I was also destined to write – period – because of my genetics. I come from a long line of journalers, journalists, radio play writers, andContinue reading “Author Q&A on Aviation, History, and Writing/Publishing!”