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Stories of Destinations.
Flying takes us to the exotic and exciting places of the world and sometimes the stories begin from there. These are the travel and adventure stories associated with the "being there" rather than the "getting there."

Floats & Frangipani!
Life of a Bush Pilot in the Fiji Islands.
A golden oldie! This story was originally written for the April issue of Canadian Aviation way back in 1984. A thank-you to guys like Ian, Frank, and Harry for keeping the memories alive over the years.

Flying the Cessna Caravan in West Africa:
A Bush Pilot's Perspective.
The story about flying a Caravan in West African was originally written for the Cessna Caravan News, (Vol. 10, No.3 Summer 1996.). You may have already seen the edited version in the newsletter. Virtual Horizons will now bring to you the full unedited version as it was intended to be published, with some extra photos thrown in for good measure.

The Original Fly-in Pancake Breakfast: 
From Nigeria to Churchill for Breakfast!.
The Virtual Horizon's fly-in pancake breakfast took place on a weekend in August at the Seal River Heritage Lodge in Churchill. The location was as exotic as possible, what with beluga whale spotting, polar bears, caribou, northern bird watching, and an archeological treasure hunt among 30,000 year old Inuit tent circles.

The Eleventh Hour
In case you missed it, journey back to our premier issue of
Virtual Horizons. A flying boat journey into the high arctic.
The world class polar bear image is from Robert R.Taylor's
visually impressive book: "The Edge of the Arctic: Churchill
and the Hudson Bay Lowlands."

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       As a special tribute Virtual Horizons is pleased to bring to you one of Canada's best aviation writers, as he traces his search for meaning and fulfillment during an adventure packed flying career. A writer who graced the pages of Canadian Aviation magazine for many years, and who has now published an exciting account of his varied bush flying past, Robert S. Grant has joined Virtual Horizons on our journey through the virtual landscape of the bush pilot. From the enthusiastic response Robert has gotten from our readers we know you have enjoyed his stories. We have sold his books as far a field as Australia, California, Sweden, and Germany.

View From Above
Start with the editor's introduction and book review of
Robert S Grant's Bush Flying: The Romance of the North.
This review is a must read for all pilots and writers alike. The mystical connection between landscape and memory is unforgettable and at the same time unforgiving.

The First Bush Flight
Continue your Robert S. Grant journey with this story brought to you by Virtual Horizons.

Many Died in the North
The second feature story taken directly out of Robert Grant's hot selling book.

Blasts and Boosts
Robert S. Grant's story of how the Norseman almost became a Jet!

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