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Langley Flying School Graduate Sean
Larkin has signed with Voyageur
Airways as Medivac King Air pilot.
“Oh yeah,” says Sean, “I’m excited—
I get to go to different airports with
different approaches, right from gravel
strips to places like Toronto and
Ottawa.” Based in North Bay,
Ontario, and operating since 1968,
Voyageur is considered by many in
the industry to be perpetual rising-star
operation, and is a prime career target
for pilots wishing to participate in
international flight operations.
Initial communication between Sean
and Voyageur began back in October,
and by November the offer to pilot the
King Air on medivac missions came.
Groundschool began in mid-November,
including company operations training
and aircraft technical training. Sean’s
flying begins the second week of
January. “Getting to use my flying to
help people in need is very gratifying,”
says Sean, “I love humanitarian work.”
Sean began his pilot training with
Langley Flying School as a
Pilot Summer Camp student back
in 1997. Continuing with his training
part-time while a high school student,
Sean went on to complete his Private
Pilot Licence in November of 2000.
Sean became a Commercial Pilot in
June of 2004, and subsequently
qualified for his Group 1 (Multi-
engine) Instrument Rating in April
of 2004. He worked briefly as a First
Officer with on the Piper Navajo
prior to moving to Canadian Air
Charters in 2006. He was upgraded
to Captain on the Piper Navajo
PA-31-350 Chieftain in March of
2007. “Canadian Air Charters was
a great company to work for—great
people,” say Sean. “Management doesn't
just sit behind a desk—they are active
in the flight operations.”
While Sean is looking forward to the
medivac flying, his long-term prospects
with Voyageur has him excited.
Voyageur, famous for its reputation
for premier flight operations in Africa,
flys Bombardier CRJs, Dash
8-300s, and Dash 7s aircraft in
overseas operations. “That’s my goal—one day I hope to fly one of Voyageur’s Dash 8s in Africa,” says Sean.
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Posted December 27, 2007
