Kip Powick Posted March 23, 2005 Share Posted March 23, 2005 I think some of you are aware that I am involved with writing/proofing/ etc. biographys from retired airline pilots…any company…as long as it was based in Canada. I get a few bios each week and one crossed my desk that I found very interesting. I would like to give the gentleman a “free plug” here on AEF…… If any of you did any flying in the Arctic you might find this interesting….anyhow here is part of what was included in his bio. QUOTE I just finished writing a book about my experiences flying as a neophyte DC-3 captain in the Arctic before I joined Nordair. I don’t pretend to be another Ernie Gann but, in his tradition, I tried to put the reader in the cockpit with me rather than say, “I took off, crashed, fixed the prop, and took off again”, like so many aviation books today. I also spent about half the book describing the interaction of the various cultures that worked in the Arctic in those days and the beauty and dangers of the Arctic environment. The book is called, The Big Dipper Route and is available for $16.95 plus shipping from me at the following email address: danbereza@shaw.ca UNQUOTE. I am sure many of you know the author, Danny Bereza, and it sounds like a good read.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreatSlave Posted March 24, 2005 Share Posted March 24, 2005 Kip, Welcome back. I had the pleasure of flying with Danny on a couple of occasions while he was working contract for us after his retirement. He sat left seat for me on my first ride on the '37 and we did a few trips subsequent to that. He is a real good stick and a truely interesting gentleman. Will definately pick up his book. Thanks, Kev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoomerPete Posted March 24, 2005 Share Posted March 24, 2005 Kip ... Danny's a great guy! Not sure if you know, but he now toils in the sim for us in the lovely ROK, that is when isn't at home on the island. Knowing Dan, I'm sure it'll be a worthwhile read. Cheers, Pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kip Powick Posted March 24, 2005 Author Share Posted March 24, 2005 Hi Pete, Yup, Danny filled me in on where he is working now, also knows a couple of great guys I flew with in WD. The only arctic experience I have was when I was flying MIL CV580s and C130s up in that area so even I am very tempted to spring for the book as well. It was a real eye opener for this southern farm kid to come out of a bar at midnight and find it was still daylight !!! Kip Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Curious 2 Posted March 24, 2005 Share Posted March 24, 2005 Since I can^t name a dozen arctic pilots that can read let alone write, I ll have to pick it up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreatSlave Posted March 25, 2005 Share Posted March 25, 2005 can^t Better check yer own readin' and writin' skills before you start picking on the rest of us snowbank jockeys. Kev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreatSlave Posted March 25, 2005 Share Posted March 25, 2005 I ll Sorry, I missed your second typo first time around. K "People who live in glass houses...yadda...yadda...yadda" . No wonder my copilots hate me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Curious 2 Posted April 6, 2005 Share Posted April 6, 2005 Surprisingly, now that I am home, I discovered that there is another literate Arctic Pilot on the horizon... GreatSlave. I see he has a 3 part series on flying Skiis, Big Wheels, and floats in Canadian Aviator. For what its worth, I was writing one of those 'bungling fool pilot ' memos, and happened to see the big wheel article. Tired and disgruntled after a long day, I sat down to read it critically, and... guess what? He was pretty much spot on in most of his observations! I'll find out whether his ski hints work for the Northern Hemispere this afternoon. BTW Sorry, Spanish Keyboard in Ecuador between poles. I was too busy concentrating on being really warm for the first time in 5 months to find the ' symbol. Where it normally lives there's a choice of four symbols and that was the closest I could get. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreatSlave Posted April 6, 2005 Share Posted April 6, 2005 JC2, Thanks for that. Really. It's always nice to hear from your peers that your opinion on things isn't neccesarily grounds for a phsycriatic...psicriatic...sycriatic...Oh to hell with it...grounds to have your head examined. Particularly when one's articles are not prefaced by a long, legal sounding disclaimer. My time in the bush will always be the cornerstone of my story telling and I do miss it...everything except digging out drums. The jet driving gig doesn't seem to lend itself to many stories. "No Sh1t... there I was on the ILS when the glideslope packed it in". Yaaaawn. I take it that you're recently back from the great frozen continent. Please tell us about it. I'm something of a student of the great Antarctic explorers; Byrd, Shackleton, Scott, Amundsen etc. I have never been, but am fascinated. I have worked out a plan to get there with my boat but the wife says that I'll be doing that trip alone and very well insured. Perhaps I will have to do a tour in a red and black Twin Otter before I hang up my spurs. Once again, thanks. Let's hear a story or two. Kev (ps...I've figured out who you are. Nice yackin' with you again.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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