Team: General Aviation

David started his career in aviation in 2018 having left a longstanding role in Employment Law. He obtained his FISO license in 2018 and gained validation at Coventry in 2019 where he has worked full time since. He is a member of the GAAB representing GATCO. David gain this PPL(A) in 2015 learning in a…

On leaving grammar school in 1973, Mike joined NATS (as it was to become) as a trainee Air Traffic Control Officer. On graduation, he worked for NATS for 44 years as an ATCO at places diverse as Sumburgh (Shetland Isles), Glasgow, Manchester, London Heathrow and also, the area control unit at Swanwick.  A pilots licence for…

On first getting airborne at age 14 in a Tiger Moth from a local farm strip, Tony switched from models to full-scale aviation. School was followed by 6 years at the Royal Aircraft Establishment, Farnborough and the RAF Institute of Aviation Medicine, specialising in instrumentation and homosapiens’ limitations.  A sojourn in higher education led to research…

Joined Royal Air Force on leaving 6th form as electronics engineer working on radar and missile systems. Transferred later and graduated as a flight engineer, completing operational and instructional tours on C130 and L1011. 2004 gained PPL. 2006 left Royal Air Force and joined a test evaluation Sqn at MoD Boscombe down, completing many varied…

Rod Dean joined the Royal Air Force is September 1962 and spent just over 21 years in the service.  During that period he was continually involved, after training, in flying on either operational squadrons or Operational Conversion Units/Tactical Weapons Units.  These included, on the Hunter, 43 Squadron in Aden, 229 OCU at RAF Chivenor and 208 Squadron…

Rob was elected in 2011 as secretary of the UK Large Model Association, and since 2015 has worked with the UK DfT, CAA and the other UK model flying associations to steer and define the national implementation of model flying regulation under the EASA unmanned aircraft rules. He also sits on several CAA working groups…

John’s first flight was in a De Havilland Dragon Rapide as a pleasure flight around Heathrow with his father paying 10 shillings each for his brother and him. You could say this was his first training on weight and balance calculations as they were both weighed and positioned in the aircraft to suit. He joined…

Peter graduated with a Master’s Degree in Engineering from The City University. His career in aviation commenced by being given employment in the Hawker Aircraft Ltd design office by Sir Sidney Camm.  Peter worked on P1127, Kestrel and Harrier systems design before moving to Dunsfold Aerodrome to work on Harrier weapons systems flight trials. He retired…

Rob Curry first started flying (in his head) aged about 5 whilst looking up at Concorde climbing out of Filton.  Then followed pretty much every model aircraft you can think of, Air Training Corps, a bit of gliding and University Air Squadron. After graduating, much to his surprise, with an Engineering degree, he was fortunate enough…