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Senior pilot: I went for a trail flight and i was hooked, says ultralight pilot Strachan
Senior pilot: I went for a trail flight and i was hooked, says ultralight pilot Strachan

Senior pilot: I went for a trail flight and i was hooked, says ultralight pilot Strachan

Date2/5/1984
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0134478F
Sky's the limit: Clare Strachan, 75, pilots his ultralight aircraft around Claremont, northeast of Metro
Sky's the limit: Clare Strachan, 75, pilots his ultralight aircraft around Claremont, northeast of Metro
2/5/1984
Flight's end: Pilot Rick Feamley squirts a bottle of bubbly to celebrate the end of his flight at Toronto Island Airport today.
Flight's end: Pilot Rick Feamley squirts a bottle of bubbly to celebrate the end of his flight at Toronto Island Airport today.
8/31/1984
Hollcopter flight instructor Peter Crry pilots a Robinson R22 overr the Toronto waterfront. Curry, who has logged a lengthey 10,000 flying homourse in his career, has been beachig at toronto Island Airport of about years. Total cost to earna private helicopter licence is about $15,000 triple the cost in other aircraft.
Hollcopter flight instructor Peter Crry pilots a Robinson R22 overr the Toronto waterfront. Curry, who has logged a lengthey 10,000 flying homourse in his career, has been beachig at toronto Island Airport of about years. Total cost to earna private helicopter licence is about $15,000 triple the cost in other aircraft.
8/21/1990
Up, up and away: The day is near for veteran pilot Brian Summerfeldt's flight of a lifetime - aloft in the single engine Thorp T-18 airplane that he's jigsawed together for about $15,000 in his Oshawa garage
Up, up and away: The day is near for veteran pilot Brian Summerfeldt's flight of a lifetime - aloft in the single engine Thorp T-18 airplane that he's jigsawed together for about $15,000 in his Oshawa garage
1/27/1993
This is the most challenging aircraft design problem I have ever had,' says James DeLaurier. A test flight of his model ornithopter is set for June.
This is the most challenging aircraft design problem I have ever had,' says James DeLaurier. A test flight of his model ornithopter is set for June.
3/27/1989
Arthur Lashbrook: Winnipeg pilot and aviation inspector with Transport Canada says colleagues think less of him after Air Canada rejection.
Arthur Lashbrook: Winnipeg pilot and aviation inspector with Transport Canada says colleagues think less of him after Air Canada rejection.
2/15/1980
Here come the judge, or does he? Court congestion is the single biggest headache I have, says senior County Court Judge Douglas Coo. Judges have too much work. They're all busy and dizzy, says another judge.
Here come the judge, or does he? Court congestion is the single biggest headache I have, says senior County Court Judge Douglas Coo. Judges have too much work. They're all busy and dizzy, says another judge.
11/9/1979
World War II veteran and author Arthur Bishop holds a photograph, above, of his father, Billy Bishop, the World War I flying ace. Right, the senior Bishop pins RCAF pilot wings on his son in 1942
World War II veteran and author Arthur Bishop holds a photograph, above, of his father, Billy Bishop, the World War I flying ace. Right, the senior Bishop pins RCAF pilot wings on his son in 1942
10/15/1992
Mike Soegtrop: Metro diver says he's hooked on lore of Empress of Ireland, the subject of an episode of The Sunday Star's Profiles of Tragedy series, since he recovered captain's teacup
Mike Soegtrop: Metro diver says he's hooked on lore of Empress of Ireland, the subject of an episode of The Sunday Star's Profiles of Tragedy series, since he recovered captain's teacup
4/15/1983
Hooked on work: They are hyperactive, aggressive, restlesss, driving, highly competitive people who frequently suffer coronary disease, as well as ulcers and hypertention, says psychologist Ron Burke.
Hooked on work: They are hyperactive, aggressive, restlesss, driving, highly competitive people who frequently suffer coronary disease, as well as ulcers and hypertention, says psychologist Ron Burke.
11/14/1974
Pilot-watcher: Dr. Charles McIlveen is one of three Oshawa doctors who test potential pilots for the MInistry of Transport. McIlveen is a former Oshawa politician and provincial parliamentary assistant.
Pilot-watcher: Dr. Charles McIlveen is one of three Oshawa doctors who test potential pilots for the MInistry of Transport. McIlveen is a former Oshawa politician and provincial parliamentary assistant.
9/18/1981
'This was an idea even I couldn't kill, says comedy king Mark Breslin as he pilots Yuk Yuk's Kabarets from Hawaii to the British Isles
'This was an idea even I couldn't kill, says comedy king Mark Breslin as he pilots Yuk Yuk's Kabarets from Hawaii to the British Isles
5/18/1988