Greater Victoria pilot takes to the skies to bring pizza to Burning Man
One of the Victoria Flying Club’s newer pilots was able to cross off an experience very few pilots of any experience level can say they have had – delivering pizza to the Burning Man festival by plane.
“Being an engineer and a creative type, I have always been interested in building stuff, and that city is built from nothing in a week or two, so I was invited to go down and help come up with a solar solution for our camp,” said Baker. He rented the plane for 20 hours of flying time and spent much of that flying sightseeing tours of the massive tent and RV city out of the temporary dirt strip airport known as 88NV. On one refuelling trip to the nearby Derby Field Airport, Baker stumbled upon a menu for a pizza place, and the idea for an airborne pizza delivery for his newfound friends was born.
Beyond the surprise pizza – and the opportunity for a much-needed shower at the airport – Baker said simply having the opportunity to fly out of a very unique airport less than a year after he started learning to fly is something that will stick with him for a long time.
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