Caption
Instructor Orr keeps a trained eye on airborne student. From 10 to 12 hours dual flying is required before pupil is ready to solo. After 30 flying hours student may qualify for private pilot's licence and $100 grant from Canadian government.
Release Date
July 31, 1956
Materials
Typescript with illustrations
Photographers
Lund, ChrisCollection
CMCP fonds
Credit Line
Canadian Museum of Contemporary Photography fonds, National Gallery of Canada Library and Archives
Caption
Eager young Canadians are quick to realize their country's future is in the air. Strategically situated on the air routes of the world, Canada's role in the forefront of commercial aviation is assured. In the last decade the number of aircraft licenced in Canada rose from 900 to over 3,200; in one year the amount of air cargo carried by Canadian planes has doubled. New aviation horizons have been opened by the recent trend towards aerial surveying; Canada now leads the world in the development of airborne geological survey equipment techniques.
Date
May 1, 1956
Accession Number
LAC-NFB76910
Materials
Black and white negative
Photographer
Enumber
e011176241
Collection
National Film Board of Canada
Credit Line
Library and Archives Canada, Mikan no. 205928
Caption
In her office at Aero Activities, Marion Orr plots a cross-country flight. Each flight is planned in minute detail before take-off. Accidents and mishaps are kept to a minimum by strict adherence to principles of safety in the air.
Date
May 1, 1956
Accession Number
LAC-NFB76911
Materials
Black and white negative
Photographer
Enumber
e011176242
Collection
National Film Board of Canada
Credit Line
Library and Archives Canada, Mikan no. 205928
Caption
Well-paid jobs in civil aviation await commercial pilots. In 1955 Canada's 45 flying schools and 37 flying clubs trained 183 pilots to commercial standards, but the supply is still inadequate to meet the incessant demands of the air age.
Date
May 1, 1956
Accession Number
LAC-NFB76912
Materials
Black and white negative
Photographer
Enumber
e011176243
Collection
National Film Board of Canada
Credit Line
Library and Archives Canada, Mikan no. 205928
Caption
A study of aircraft engines and instruments, as well as courses in navigation, meteorology and air regulations round out the training received. A competent mechanic, Marion Orr does much of the servicing required by her planes, Chipmunks and Aeronica Champs.
Date
May 1, 1956
Accession Number
LAC-NFB76913
Materials
Black and white negative
Photographer
Enumber
e011176244
Collection
National Film Board of Canada
Credit Line
Library and Archives Canada, Mikan no. 205928
Caption
Sunday picnic flights, overnight hops and competitions keep enthusiasm at a high pitch. There are over 8,550 civilian pilots in Canada; more than 250 of them are women.
Date
May 1, 1956
Accession Number
LAC-NFB76914
Materials
Black and white negative
Photographer
Enumber
e011176245
Collection
National Film Board of Canada
Credit Line
Library and Archives Canada, Mikan no. 205928
Caption
Only woman in Canada to own and operate a flying school, Marion Orr of Maple, Ontario, passes on much of her zest for flying to the young men and women who come to her for training.
Date
May 1, 1956
Accession Number
LAC-NFB76915
Materials
Black and white negative
Photographer
Enumber
e011176246
Collection
National Film Board of Canada
Credit Line
Library and Archives Canada, Mikan no. 205928
Photostory # 65: Maple, Ont.: Canada's Future in the Air
Photographers
Maker
National Film Board of Canada
Release Date
July 31, 1956
Collection
CMCP fonds
Credit Line
Canadian Museum of Contemporary Photography fonds, National Gallery of Canada Library and Archives
Main Text
Instructor Orr keeps a trained eye on airborne student. From 10 to 12 hours dual flying is required before pupil is ready to solo. After 30 flying hours student may qualify for private pilot's licence and $100 grant from Canadian government.
