11 Nov 2026
An interest in aviation developed from an early age, building and flying radio-controlled aircraft and helicopters. This naturally led to an aviation degree, alongside studies in aircraft maintenance engineering.
At the age of 21, he began working on light aircraft with CSE Aviation at Kidlington Airport, where he went on to gain his Part-66 CAA Aircraft Maintenance Licence with the relevant Light Aircraft category.
Combined with his Commercial Pilot Licence (CPL(A)), this qualification took him around the world, flying and maintaining bush aircraft.
Now in his 40s, although his career has increasingly focused on airline flying, he has continued to maintain light aircraft and undertake flying instruction. Over the past 15 years, much of his experience has centred on various de Havilland Moth types, as well as classic Piper and Cessna aircraft.