Captain Roy Heath (Ex Marking Director of BIA) sadly passed away earlier this week after a long illness

Very saddened to hear the news.

I'll raise a glass at tomorrow's slip for him.

FW

Very sad news. Knew Roy quite well as was with old and new BIA and fondly remember his merry antics during those very happy days.

RIP Roy

Sad news, first met Roy back in the 60s at BUA. Sincerest condolances to Judy & all at Apollo.

TC

Sorry to hear of Roy's passing. Youthful and cheerful. I think it was Roy who experienced the very rapid clamp that the south-east witnessed one evening in the 1970s. Having overshot at Gatwick he diverted to Heathrow only to find the weather dropping below limits on finals there. So then he was off to Luton where he squeezed the Herald (loaded with Channel Island produce) on to the runway. This would have been at about the same time that Graham Hill died attempting to land at Elstree. My condolences to Roy's family. Tom (ops).

Name, airlines and era seems to fit but is this the Roy Heath who might have been doing his ATPL at Sir John Cass College, gosh, around '65-'66 ? I was a youthful wanabee doing a nav course tagged onto the same ATPL course. I think it was Roy who would turn to Ted Whallan every couple of hours or so with the " Cuppa tea Ted ?" question that had us break our pencils, mid-plot ! Well, RIP. Great laugh & occasionally, tried to make me see sense .

I used to fly as a First Officer with Roy on DC3's and Heralds. His flying was exemplary. The only time he did not land the Herald on both legs at the same time was at Exeter when the starboard leg landed about three seconds before the left. I let out a "so you are human after all". As you would expect, I got looked at and he did not understand the standard of flying he seemed to be able to fly to with such ease. I did not realize he was ill. Not that old. Anyone know what was the problem?

My sincere condolonces. I spent a few very happy years at BIA. A gentleman and a character.

NC

I spent 2 very happy years with BIA on Heralds in 1976/7 regularly flying with Roy and got to know him (and Judy) well, both socially and professionally. He was a super Pilot and very entertaining off the aeroplane. He even managed to make 0400 departures to Belgium, Germany and the Channel Isles enjoyable! Nightstops in Jersey and Guernsey were always memorable. A sad loss to Aviation. RIP