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Old 28th Oct 2018, 23:08
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Leicester helicopter crash: condolences thread



Some other bloke along with Captain Eric Swaffer.

I personally knew Captain Eric Swaffer as a colleague & friend, wherein I flew with him relatively recently and he, likewise, recently renewed my B737 IR (in the sim).

He was both a superbly nice guy as well as being a massively experienced & capable chap... as the following details about him will likely attest:

FAA ATP with Rotary
EASA ATPL(A) and (H)
EASA TRE B737-300/900 (aircraft and simulator)
EASA TRE G550 - G450 (aircraft and simulator)
EASA TRE C560XLS (aircraft and simulator)
EASA TRE C550 (aircraft and simulator)
EASA TRE A109
EASA FI (A)
EASA FI (H)

Aeroplane Types: BBJ/B737, G550, G450, GV, GIV, HS125, C560XL, C550, C525.
Helicopter Types: A109, AW109, AW169, AS355, S76, AS332(L), SA341, R22, R44, B206.

UK CAA Nominated Postholder experience:
• Director of Flight Operations (initially in 1996)
• Head of Training (with TRE initially in 1998)

As I say, Eric was a thoroughly nice bloke as well as being a consummate, highly experienced, and thoroughly professional pilot of fixed-wing & rotary-wing flying machines.

I myself, just as I'm sure are others who knew him too as a friend & pilot, am stunned that Eric has been lost to us.

RIP

Ps. I know he was rather proud of that selfie he took with that other bloke in the pic (above).
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