From the flight deck

Almost as soon as he could walk, Major Jean-François Dupont wanted to fly. With a rich history in aviation that started as an Air Cadet and with a glider license, Maj Dupont is now the Lead pilot for 431 Air Demonstration Squadron—known to most Canadians as the Snowbirds.

Leonardo Da Vinci is famous for saying, “once you have tasted flight, you will forever walk the earth with your eyes turned skyward, for there you have been, and there you will always long to return.”

I remember my father predicting the weather better than the meteorologist on TV. Every time he predicted adverse weather I would question him… he was right 95% of the time. After so many years as a pilot, I can now say that I read the sky just like my father did.

It’s so funny to hear people talk about flying and how dangerous they think it is. You would be surprised how many are out there. My niece for example, who is approaching 40 and lives across the country from her family, has never flown on a commercial airliner let alone any type of aircraft.