Almost forty years of professional flying in more than a dozen aircraft types-from supersonic RCAF jet fighters to helicopters to B747s-along with summer flying training while attending The Royal Military College of Canada, a solid career on the flight decks of a fleet of Air Canada aircraft, RCAF/Government VIP Challenger flights transporting heads of state and royal houses, and a career finishing in the left seat of the Boeing 767 comprise the high-flying highlights of retired Captain A. Kent Smerdons career as a pilot. And it makes for a fascinating read.

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