Lord was something else, wasn't he? He once signed my Instrument renewal - on the F-27 - before we boarded the aircraft. I looked at him kind of strangely so he said "Oh I know you can fly, otherwise Angus wouldn't have hired you." Then we did the ride which consisted mostly of him pulling circuit breakers here and there.
Did another ride once with Inspector Pat Clermont, on the DC-3. I was F/O at the time but had been checked in the left seat. I flew from the left seat and Pat acted as F/O. Can you imagine a DOT Inspector flying shotgun today?
