Team: Advisory Board
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Alec Trevett
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Alec started gliding with the Air Training Corps at South Cerney in Slingsby Cadet MkIII and Sedbergh T21 – solo’d at 16. Started powered flying initially as a hobby and then became a weekend flying instructor, teaching PPL, aerobatic, tailwheel and IMC Rating. Spent 30 years in the Royal Air Force as a Fighter Controller…
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Baz Hughes
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Baz has been flying professionally for 12 years all of which has been accomplished operating the Airbus A320 series of aircraft within the low cost environment around Europe. Born in Plymouth and after spending most of his youth in the Air Training Corps he read Physicsat the University of Salford in Greater Manchester and graduated…
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Simon Oldfield
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Simon Oldfield is the current Director of the UK Airprox Board. He caught ‘the aviation bug’ at an early age and first learned to fly as a glider pilot with the then Air Cadets (now RAF Air Cadets). After a brief period in the insurance broking industry, he joined the Royal Air Force in November…
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Simon Oldfield
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Simon Oldfield is the current Director of the UK Airprox Board. He caught ‘the aviation bug’ at an early age and first learned to fly as a glider pilot with the then Air Cadets (now RAF Air Cadets). After a brief period in the insurance broking industry, he joined the Royal Air Force in November…
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Jerry Kinder
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Jerry was commissioned into the Royal Air Force in 1982 as a general duties officer. He was a pilot flying the Canberra, Hawk, Phantom and Tornado F3 aircraft. While serving he received 2 Green Endorsements. In 2000, having qualified for his ATPL, he ‘retired’ from active service and joined Airtours as a first officer. In…
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Karen Bolton
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Karen Bolton has over 30 years experience in aviation and is an industry expert in safety. Karen started her career with NATS as an Air Traffic Controller validating on both London Gatwick and London Stansted Radar sectors. She has worked extensively across Europe with EASA, Eurocontrol and the UK DfT on safety improvement activities on…
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Kurt Wilson
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Kurt started his aviation career with easyJet back in 2003. Starting as cabin crew and then moving on to various other roles over a 17 year career. He was a pre-ops crewing officer in their Operations Control Centre and then became part of the people management team for Cabin Services. Kurt was then offered the…
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Greg Smith
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Greg is a Chief Engineer Unlimited who worked across various commercial industry sectors. He moved across to Yachting in 2014 and for the last 5 years, has worked in shipbuilding.
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George Self
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George is the Safety and Compliance Manager responsible for the implementation and development of operational compliance for yachts, having moved ashore from a 10 year service at sea on yachts, working both deck and interior. Her day-to-day activities focus on crew safety, and statutory compliance as well as auditing ISM/ ISPS and MLC. George’s goal…
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Steve Monk
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Steve Monk is a Royal Naval Command qualified Specialist Navigator and the Managing Director of Da Gama Maritime, a company providing the highest level of navigation support and training to the Superyacht industry. With a passion for safety, he established the Superyacht Training Group to bring together like-minded companies for onboard crew training and is…