As Canada's only 4 star General, he is the Supreme Commander of the Canadian Armed Forces. General Baril has had flight time in much of the equipment in the Canadian military arsenal including CF-18 Hornet fighters, C-130 Hercules transports and Griffin helicopters - however he says his Challenger provides by far the most fun!

An avid fisherman, when demands on his time permit Maurice plans on using his float equipped Challenger to access some of his secret fishing holes that are not accessible to conventional float planes. Maurice and his wife Hughette are always honored guests at the annual Challenger Winter Skiplane Fly-ins.