A friend with spirit

There are about 26,000 private pilots in Canada. Our friend Don (President of the Rockcliffe Flying Club) wrote in the programme for our "Wings Dinner" at the RA Centre last night:

For those of us who really get to fly, we know the romance and fascination with flight is every bit as strong as it was when aviation was born.

The Club is where we get together to share the passion of flight with those on the inside who have a real understanding of aviation... it is hard to find a place where the spirit of flying is stronger than at the Rockcliffe Flying Club.

After the dinner, after all the speeches, prizes, presentation of Wings for the newly qualified pilots to pin to their lapels and trophies for outstanding achievement or exemplary commitment to general aviation, there was one more item on the agenda: an award to "the club member whom the membership feels best represents the Club's motto: Where friends come to fly." The recipient was chosen by a panel of people not associated with the club who base their choice on nomination letters received from members of the club. The winner of this year's Spirit Award was my husband!