Greg Side

Background

About Greg Side

I love airplanes. At some point, in almost any introduction to anyone new, that statement comes up. If you asked anyone who knows me to state something about me, there's a good chance that would be one of the first things they tell you. While I've always enjoyed seeing planes fly, it really took hold in the Summer of when I attended the first summer camp the the Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum put on. It got me hooked, and I can trace back almost everything that has happened in my life so far back to that experience. Over the years, my passion for aircraft maintenance has taken me around the world, and I've had incredible opportunities. I could very easily have chosen a path that would still have me working at the first job I had when I graduated from Canadore College, working for Jazz, a relatively steady airline job, not far from home, with years of seniority and good stability. While that is great for some, I'm so thankful that I've lived in different cities, worked in different countries, and have such diverse experience! Among the types I've had the chance to work on, some include (in no particular order): CRJ-100/200, CRJ 705, DHC-8-100/300/400, DHC-7, Cessna 152/172, Embraer 175, Piper Aerostar, DHC-1, Fairchild Cornell, DeHavilland Tiger Moth, Boeing Stearman, North American Harvard, Beech 18, North American B-25, Consolidated PBY, Norduyn Norseman, Beech Bonanza, Douglas DC-3, Fairey Firefly, and the Avro Lancaster! In addition to my maintenance career, I have my Private Pilot License, which I don't use nearly as much as I wish I did! However I'm in the process of rebuilding a 1938 Piper J-3 Cub, which I expect to put a lot of hours on upon completion.