* * * * * Alright, dear reader, enough with the run down on my dinner companions – what about me? (He said selfishly.) As I indicated before, Val covertly approached Golden West Airlines (Goldy) and got me an interview with the Chief Pilot Abe August. Who made it clear to me that, if I was serious, I’d have to visit Toronto, Canada, and take the manufacturer’s ground school course on the Twin Otter – all on my own nickel. So I zipped off to Toronto, attended De Havilland’s DHC-6 Twin Otter Ground School, passed their written exam, got their graduation certificate and presented it to “Goldy.” At which point the chief pilot on 20 th May, 1977, had me take an “evaluation hop” with Capt. Singleton in the “Twatter” – to see if I could actually fly it. I did...and it was love at first sight! ...