Goodly morning Paul...
I guess like many Canucks we enjoy all Four Seasons Mother Nature brings to us.
Now the Old Girl and I don't fly much anymore, about five hours a month with another licensed aviator who is usually a good friend or family member.
What I like about Winter Flying is the landscape, everything from the air looks so tidy, groomed and organized when flying over rural areas or small hamlets, villages and towns.
There is something about landing on skis/wheel skis that is comparable to flying off floats, amphibious floats or a seaplane.
One has much more freedom to go places than just flying off wheels from a paved or groomed grass strip in the winter months.
Landing at a Flying Farmers strip in the winter, leaning on the rail fence, sipping on a warm toddy and talking about flying or the neighboring neighbor's daughter (most of us are too old anyways...
so we just dream and talk about her), watching the cattle, horses and other livestock without being buzzed by insects, well there is just something about the comradeship that brings back fond memories of Military Service Life and Bush Flying. Chewing the rag with other Rag and Tube Aviators is a favourite past time of many of us Old Retired Rocking Chair Flying Geezers and we share the past and live the moment whatever season we are in and doing so keeps us young of heart...
A good game of hockey on a frozen pond, downhill or cross country skiing, curling these are all great winter sports we enjoy only during the winter.
Yes there is lots to do during the winter for all ages and you bet we look forward to that season...
Posted: Mon Jan 06, 2014 6:41 pm
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