Gareth Morgan, 44, had more than 10,000 hours flying experience, the majority in seaplanes, and had flown in the High Arctic of Canada, the Indian Ocean, Southeast Asia and Australia during a 20-year career.
As well as flying seaplanes around the world he also took part in missionary work in Mexico and Africa, and his mother Orlis Morgan, said his religion had also played a role in him becoming a pilot.
“He was a devout Christian and I believe that being in the air made him feel closer to God,” Mrs Morgan told a memorial service, reported by the Sydney Morning Herald.
His father, Dudley Morgan, told the service a bible had been found on the passenger seat of his car after police divers recovered his keys from the crash scene.
Mr Morgan was born in Paddington, a suburb of Sydney, before moving to Canada as a youngster.
A promising footballer growing up in Vancouver, he played for Canada under 19s in the Pan-Am Games in 1991 and trialled for Liverpool in the UK, although he chose to pursue a career as a pilot.
He earned an aviation diploma from the University of the Fraser Valley, according to an obituary on legacy.com.
Mr Morgan’s first flying job was with Tweedsmuir Air, flying seaplanes in the backcountry of Northern British Columbia.
Mr Morgan also flew seaplanes to…
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