O/T - remembering .....
Millard was 85, with some 35,000 flying hours under his belt, when he
made his last flight, a "check ride" to renew his instrument rating.
"He passed easily," said Wayne, a former pilot with Air Canada and
Canada 3000.
His flying lessons began when he was 5. "That would be 1946. I
remember sitting on Dad's lap."
At 17, Wayne was piloting cargo planes.
The young pilots and mechanics hired by
(Carl) Millard didn't earn much money
at first. If they couldn't afford lodgings, they'd bunk down in the
hangar.
The airline still exists in name but hasn't flown in about 10 years,
Wayne said.
"And there's a chance we'll be flying again. Dellen is 21 and he's
thinking of getting things going with helicopters this time. Dad
(Carl) would
like that."
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