Huron Expositor, 1999-11-03, Page 5Opinion
Flying misadventures cause near -death
experiences during life of public service
From Poge4 chat if we went off the end of Parliament Buildings. We
the runway at the speed we, were to he the guest. of
Richard Doyle. editor 'if the
(ilohe and Mail.. ft was' also
to a "Krog Air'. hut a newer
model. We were late leaving
was scared as hell • ,- Toronto so our. pilots. Boh
:Our pilot Bob Phillip. and ` and loc. were full out nn•the
co -punt foe Ka/ant-it-ski throttle. pushing it hand and
could x161 control the slide c,limhing. heading north east
,nd u•e idh_ed mto "'t ?:..int ny.'., lC i hnr'n ligh. t ike�:
mount: ni hard'tce ...-red flying right ever my house
':now piled high on ,,.:h side A: 1 :at hack ,and. poured
:,t rhe runway at close to LIN) myself a Coke therwas a
miles ant•hnur. So much for loud. explosion. The glass
the 'propellers - they got tlew on of my hand and hit
peeled hack Ike cheese .the ceding The_ plane made
Smoke hi: i -.,riming up at least_.three .ivarier.s of a
this. 'r.c r and r.vith a barrel roll line way. then the
h,°, .v jerk. we other. Not quite a normal
w;, lot maneuver to a small non let
,'. !n i • and alrr. tie . The starboard
pr>'- i 3. neer en2 had hi -own up'. it
i._ t n the slid:- • ;illi .tit' ..It blew up
•+ iC :.irk iC a an,: vI',rse ' - t 1': :boasting
.,.., `A•! .•' 3:.. ' 'Net our ••itr:1c 1, L'.11lllnllm.
< 4".a v' 'tk.: '•. ,•:, ii ,'e .ill :ectitiri
A I; r'7 ' ,r •h1 Sn;e. . , 'r ,t !rhaust.
..^.,' '•' r•' 'a': 2;,'e Of _•.t,l':'' 1,. 'r.i\.eld sine
,, .+' '"hung on. :,• r life .for u
.w is terrible and not -a great were going we. could
time to fly And beside: we possibly go right off the cliff
were attendrng.a•meetinQ In into the free/mg ,old water
Scarborough until late which - ,It Lake Huron. so naturally I
ee
meant we had to drive t
Mallon and fiy to (inderich.
landing in the wee hours of
the morning. and drive from
Skv.,•Ffarnn',r :\r-r•nrt 'n
f.teter
We 1-013::h.i- :: Ween
nuts .rhe hla. kncss'„t •he
night and the .driving rein
made viiihtli-ty ahnur lip as
Mai • -ton. W•• jot to he
hamar ,i •, .
- mir• t▪ h:end of the .ilrrxlr• anotlt
i .4i and hn ir.led the
hcautiful r•AV -nr:re
Air' the t' _ - .
mode, -\ -\-
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�..fsr .:....1 -:, .-It •kas a re' •. r..,
- .1' < ' = t $nh and i..0 . 1..d tet
�.h..1 - ., < it ,-,• S.cy stop lumping u Iver the sky
H I" -' t 21" and pointed `atk :. Melton
-..1r...- 1-.: •,. A'ho an :ne,;nig- ,tng:;ie we had'
<•' _ k.3•.'t .:1.: lea left W. !.1nded with :'lam
k ;, 1 ;r + . .r.i: -he trucks and tiretrucks inrnL
.-,� - ;r .1.r _.,cz 'er rhe -rmk iv
ir. ', r)ur ;mar -as; ;mei: ot:at -k.
'r•c ir deak.t a•.:?; hi. Luft'.v.lt
.,•. a , I. .iccent said something :iks.
he. Premier s 'Well Mr. Da•• -r;. .ve •'e fried.
;:e arm rest to get 'o Jet you . t (n;a'.v-i :n Jur
;afe,t plane low'.ve l try;
ln'. let bell .n,er.: ,n .-1-
seci,nd safest plane • it .v i;
"Dike' and os ,i <e .1
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-A.. gar, .a;._
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Letter
engines There was always a
.irong. pungent odour of
gasoline .that Mr. Davis
didn't like Nor did f -hut we
went,.
Now, we were really
late. hiltit• w,is .1fast
airplane We got !here. in
•ahntit•60 nunutes. and glided
,n for .t landing. Rut it was
not our lay _Apparently .v,•
cants: In too quickly hehind .i
let that had lust .ik,•n ,II As
we Were ah';.I' gush
do\yn, about '1, '.': r, -int the
ground, the pi I t.• bade a
richt .urn it ,. . �., 't•,
:iraight down '11%
aYcapl e ,.. 1
adeways. 'Bob .inti l..r• at 1.
remarkable Joh and •' •'tncetl
us down wiihiu t hreaking nit
the undercarriage and -the
wheel.. and We taxied over
to a waiting OPP car ;hat
-.whisked a to the Chateau
Laurier to put on our tuxedos
fiir the parry. '
The hell ,:aptain met is at
the attar and said. -Ylitt don't
alive to ,:he::k n \•ir Davis. 1
<na\Y won Are :tie :o ;'.1 take
in :ip to your room ''He
.tall .ill A1C',' nor v 11,inQ ind:
with key ;Ti .in le • „lied
as iapsiarrs And;rent' tie
eider to :he stifle .ind vhat
lid wer :et!' is vas to
(mver'iltr rietter.ai. Roland
idichener ,ind \•tr; \4ichener
standing in. their underwear:
The'. vere ir)_•;s:ng. or •he
same .'lir'•.• ';le 'r !] ...mum
had. •, • -: 1^. ' .1,` 4 • ''t '1
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