While a few aviation folks wait to save their photographs for that perfect time to publish them, Ray Fread has take a different approach, and has posted hundreds of his aviation photographs on his Facebook page Habitual-Lawbreaker on FB for all to see and use.
Many of Ray's photos were on the internet long before his book "From Pickle Lake to Paradise" came out.
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| Retired pilot, aircraft maintenance engineer, Ray Fread has penned an account of his many years flying and fixing planes in Northwestern Ontario and the world beyond. From Pickle Lake to Paradise: The Life and Times of a Habitual Lawbreaker is available at Novel Ideas in downtown Dryden. Photo by Chris Marchand  |
Too get your copy of "From Pickle Lake to Paradise" find Ray on Facebook at Habitual-Lawbreaker on FB or email Ray at rayfread@drytel.net
In the space of four years Fread became both a licensed aircraft maintenance engineer as well as a commercial pilot.
“I tried to write this book as I lived it, not by talking about puppies and ribbons and flowers,” said Fread. “I wrote it how it happened and with rough language at times. I wanted it to be authentic. I’ve looked up a lot of the air crashes and aviation history from around here and there’s nothing in writing. Even Transport Canada accident reports — many are just plain wrong.”
Fread’s career in aviation was far from limited to flying float planes and water bombers in the Northwest. From Canada’s arctic to the Caribbean and even the unique distinction of being the first floatplane pilot to operate in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Fread credits his wife Jane for great patience and support that allowed him to chase opportunities all over the globe.
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