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“This Is Captain Humphrys Speaking”
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A memoir of Captain David Humphrys four decade career with Air Canada airlines.
Humphrys began work for TransCanada in 1949, in an era when the industry was largely unregulated,and air travel was afforded by only the wealthy. Joining the company as an airline ticket clerk, he honed his golf skills in off hours and practically stumbled upon the idea of becoming a pilot. Humphrys gives insight into the early days of commercial
aviation in an industry that has seen tremendous change in the last sixty years. One of few pilots to experience an emergency crash landing,he shares the view from inside the cockpit. Recalling events that are heartwarming, funny, and absolutely true, he imparts to the reader a day-in-the-life of a commercial airline pilot. Welcome aboard.
Humphrys began work for TransCanada in 1949, in an era when the industry was largely unregulated,and air travel was afforded by only the wealthy. Joining the company as an airline ticket clerk, he honed his golf skills in off hours and practically stumbled upon the idea of becoming a pilot. Humphrys gives insight into the early days of commercial
aviation in an industry that has seen tremendous change in the last sixty years. One of few pilots to experience an emergency crash landing,he shares the view from inside the cockpit. Recalling events that are heartwarming, funny, and absolutely true, he imparts to the reader a day-in-the-life of a commercial airline pilot. Welcome aboard.
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David G. Humphrys
David G. Humphrys is a former commercial airline pilot. He began his career withTransCanada Airlines in 1949 and spent more than 37 years working in the Canadian airline industry before retiring to his home in Woodridge, on the Ottawa River.
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