David Dickins, Author at Air Facts Journal

David Dickins

David learned to fly on a tailwheel Fleet Canuck in Canada in 1966. After a 38-year time-out for family and work, he returned to flying in 2009 in San Diego. Since then David has logged over 550 hours with a mix of Cessnas, Pipers and LSAs. He currently co-owns a 1964 Cessna 150E based in Monterey. During his arctic career, David experienced the challenges and risks of extreme bush flying in some of the most remote regions of the planet from the cockpits of a wide variety of chartered aircraft and helicopters.

I was there February 2, 2021 February 2, 2021

Runways optional: Twin Otter tales from the Arctic

In the 1970s and early 90s, I was fortunate to fly with many different Twin Otters and operators on combinations of straight skis, wheel skis, mixed nose ski and wheels, high flotation tires, and floats. Using these aircraft to support our research took me all over the vast landscape of the Canadian Arctic, ranging from Tuktoyaktuk in the Beaufort Sea to the High Arctic Islands and east to the Canada/Greenland border in Baffin Bay.

Friday Photo April 24, 2020 April 24, 2020

Friday Photo: Monterey Bay

The low sun angle illuminating the ocean swell and surface wind waves in fine detail—flying home at the end of a beautiful day. We take turns with one flying outbound and the other back. I was lucky to have the right seat for this shot. To me this photo is reminder of why I love flying, purely for the opportunity to see the world in a different way.


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