Nick Gribble - Goodbye!

[zebedee]

It's been fun
:mad:

[Droopy]

Perhaps you'd care to say why....

[212man]

Well, he was absolutely fine with me!

Good luck Nick:ok:

[Helinut]

And possibly what you are leaving - PPRUNE:{ , the CAA:ugh: , helicopters :confused: .........

But good luck Nick whichever :ok:

[170']

Anyone care to explain to those of us not in the loop???

[EESDL]

Only guessing that as Nick is/was a CAA Flt Ops inspector then someone has had an 'experience' with him!
Must say, for what it's worth, only met him once but came across as logical and pragmatic to me.

Good luck!

[170']

Thanks eesdl...makes sense now....Kinda ;-))

[Flingingwings]

Decent guy.

As I understood it, leaving the CAA was a decision Nick made all on his own.

Guess you can only work for the 'regime' for so long :E

Best of luck in your future ventures

[SASless]

Was that before or after the CAA mandatory lobotomy?

[verticalhold]

Blessedly Nick never had the CAA lobotomy. Always practical and helpful. A true gent in this business. He was my inspector for some time and always helped when asked.

Good luck Nick, or should that be good lick Nuck!!

VH:ok:

[212man]

Heading south, are we?

[Camp Freddie]

has he actually gone yet ? or is he leaving at some future date?

I am interested because he is dealing with something for us !

regards

CF

[gribbs]

Thanks for the kind comments. For those who are interested, I'm leaving because I've done almost seven years at the Belgrano and need a change. Flying a desk was interesting for a while but there's only so much of it that you can do without becoming either establishment or anti-establishment, and I didn't fancy staying long enough to become either. From October 5 I'll be flying freelance.

[6Z3]

You the same pyromaniac Gribbs that lit a fuse attached to your top hat whilst giving your leaving speech at the Newlyn Meadery, on completion of which your hat exploded?

[gribbs]

Oh yes, I remember it well. Still have the scars...

[GoCo]

......and the dreadful leather tie with the cannabis leaf motif that so excited some of the squadron heirarchy in those happy days on 820?

[gribbs]

Wow, did it ever. I was escorted from the wardroom and given a serious ear-bending by the commander. I was told to dispose of it but ended up scraping the picture off instead, which displeased them even more, as I recall.

[zoomcage]

Take care and good luck for the future.