I flew with Rufus whilst completing my PPL with Exeter Flying Club. Many years later I visited Exeter in a C130J and wandered over to the club to say hello, he expressed an interest in seeing my aircraft so we walked over accompanied by another instructor. He’d barely had time to look around when a security man arrived in his vehicle and said that they weren’t allowed to be there, despite my saying I was the captain and invited them he was adamant they had to leave. Rufus expressed his opinion of the security man in rather colloquial terms and promptly was arrested… I decided it was probably time for us to leave!
A true character and a fine pilot, RIP Rufus.