Didn’t he own a few bits if earth moving equipment?
As I recall he did have such a business. I was involved in getting some of the aircraft onto the register and we had all sorts of problems because there had been no real homework done regarding the then regulatory importing requirements. A great shame as Rob was a top bloke as I recall .. all a long time ago, now, of course.
I think it fair to suggest that a lot of things were going on in the background and Rob just wasn't quick enough to counter the devil doers.