Sure was a great place to learn your "trade", for me from DC-3 to F-28 until the late 80's.
Early days, 11 sectors in a DC-3, 3 crew, lots of handling, great station runs, later in the Otter was similar, single Pilot in those times with a "hairy chested" loader for company.
Flew with Reg on many occasions, always fun I felt, great other guys as well, good mentors in the main.
There were of course the "others", FRED and FREDA for a start???
I feel that the grounding obtained kept me alive in other places visited around the world in later years of adventures.
Some of the old guard are still around, well into their late 80's and early 90's in one case. The old Chief Engineer, Frank Colquone(spelling?) turned 100 earlier this month, usual letters from Queen etc, and great to see.
