London pilot Michael Jones took to the skies over southwestern Ontario and flew in the shape of a maple leaf on Feb. 5, 2025. The trip took 2 hours and 3 minutes, covering 426 km.
In a bit of fancy flying that was in equal measures patriotic, precise and polite, an Ontario pilot showed Donald Trump exactly what he thinks of the U.S. president’s recent moves to challenge Canadian sovereignty.
Skilfully piloting his two-seater Grob G 115 in a two-hour trip around southwestern Ontario on Wednesday morning, Michael Jones used his flight path to draw out a massive maple leaf and, in the process, send a subtle but pointed message to his U.S. neighbours.
“I’m not really happy with what’s happening across the border right now — it’s kind of sad,” said the 70-year-old. “I just wanted to show that we don’t like to be pushed around and we’re all …