One of our most memorable visitors was George Vose.  George didn't fly his Cessna 172 up here from his home at Taurus Mesa near Alpine, Texas. Despite tens of thousands of flying hours, he said he wasn't all that keen on the long flight over Hudson Strait.  And he said he just wanted to have a look around, to see the landscape he remembered hearing about as a school boy in the United States.

So we went out for a couple of rides in C-GOLJ. Over the few days he was here, a little over ten years ago, we explored the area about 100 miles around Iqaluit.  He pronounced it worth the trip.  George is pictured here with Iqaluit resident Scottie Monteith who joined George and Patrick Nagle for a local flight.

In 2005, George was honoured with a well-deserved FAA Wright Brothers Master Pilot Award after 66 years of flying! He was also honoured with a regional FAA Safety Team award in 2008