Captain Si Kovach has been flying professionally since 1997, initially qualifying as a pilot in the RAF and flying Puma, Merlin and Griffin helicopters, before retiring in 2013 when he joined Bristow Helicopters Ltd in Aberdeen.
Si has been flying the Sikorsky S92A in the offshore transport role since 2013, gaining his command in 2015 and spending 5 years as a Chief Pilot before transferring to become the UK AOC Aviation Safety Officer in 2020, responsible for safety reporting and HFDM across Oil & Gas and SAR AOCs in the UK.