BUSH PILOT: REFLECTIONS ON A CANADIAN MYTH

This short documentary offers a reflection on the development of the North, where towns are increasingly being remade in the image of the South and bush pilots are slowly becoming obsolete.

Directed by Norman Bailey - 1980 | 22 min

The Noorduyn Norseman was one of the first purpose-built aircraft to work in Canada's remote and unsettled regions. Remaining in production for almost 25 years with over 900 produced, a number of examples of the aircraft remain in commercial and private use to this day. In 1974, Northway Aviation pilot Jim Beauchamp left his job as a bank executive to follow his dream of becoming a bush pilot.