Chris Taylor

About me

Gender Male
Occupation Desk Aviator
Location Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Introduction I fly because it releases my mind from the tyranny of petty things. ~ Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
Interests Civil and military aviation, the Golden Age of Aviation (1919-1939), defence and foreign policy, Greek and Roman classical history, European history, the Age of Discovery, Late Medieval Era, Renaissance history, the Protestant Reformation, the Enlightenment, local history in Toronto and Ontario
Favorite Music classical, orchestral, choral and operatic music, chamber music, Baroque ensembles, the New Wave of British Heavy Metal, classic rock, ’80s retro
Favorite Books The aviation novels of Ernest K. Gann, C.S. Lewis’ Mere Christianity, Adam Smith’s The Theory of Moral Sentiments and An Inquiry into the Nature And Causes of the Wealth of Nations, C.S. Forester’s “Hornblower” novels, Patrick O’Brian’s “Aubrey–Maturin” novels, George MacDonald Fraser’s “Flashman” novels, Alexander Frater’s Beyond the Blue Horizon: On the Track of Imperial Airways.

Try writing your name with your other hand. Where was that person raised?

Raised in the wild by wolves.