Petrolia FlyBoys Book Launching

NEWS RELEASE

The “Fisher” Girls – Nancy, Virginia, Judy and Susanne wish to announce the release of their book “Petrolia Flyboys.”

You are invited to the launch of the book and book signing

at V.P.P. Lobby, 411 Greenfield Street, Petrolia, Ontario

September 26, 2010 from 2:00 P.M to 4:00 P.M.

Some of the Flyboys and Girls will be present!  Come and meet them! 

Light refreshments will  be served.

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“PETROLIA FLY BOYS”

Petrolia In the sixties and seventies within the “flying” community had its own culture.  “Flying Machines”, “Frost-flying” “FlyIns”. “Aerobatics”, “Tiger Moths”, “Cubs”, Luscombe’s” and “Mishaps” create visions of “Flyboys” gathering in groups, in hangars at Lambton Flying Service or over a milkshake at Reece’s Corners or on Bob Racher’s farm air strip.  Flyboys exchanged their latest flying skill, maneuver or the discovery about their flying toy.  They described differences in how the flying machines handled.  The “aspiring” pilots both young and old hung on every word, inspired by the adventures, hoping one day to participate in the conversation.

These were times of “flying by the seat of your pants”:  pilot and machine one.  The culture had its own language, values and members bonded by the love and thrill of challenging the law of gravity.