Rick Drury is a retired FedEx MD-11 Captain, former Tigers, who wrote a monthly column for "Airways" magazine. He had a way with words, and was a very humble, very experienced and very enlightened aviator. He spoke of the romance of the skies, and the thrill of being airborne. To him, flying airplanes was a passion, not a paycheck. I read his column often, and "Airways" still hasn't found a worthy replacement.