“I had a dream the other night about flying and the man who was teaching me was crying.

He said that fewer people were trying and the art of really flying was dying.”

– Dream #2, Ken Tobias, Canadian singer and songwriter

“You’re starting to climb,” noted Freddie. “Ease up on the yoke.”

I glanced over at Freddie and raised an eyebrow.

“Steering wheel,” he amended. “Ease up on the steering wheel.”

I did as Freddie suggested and the plane levelled off. Freddie winked at me and smiled.

Freddie was a local dairy farmer – hardworking, successful and charismatic. When he worked, he worked hard.  When he played, he did so behind the “yoke” of his airplane.

One day during l...

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