Yeah - I had the privelege of being taught to instruct by his Dad myself (I'll just stop for a slice of apple and a cup of tea) I don't think that CRM had been invented back in those days, but to his Dad, the principles of it were instinctive and he exuded them. What a master of his craft!
Another one about him and his Dad:
It was one of those horrible gusty, turbulent days with a cloudbase in the region of 500'. A B737 was waiting at the hold of a certain midlands runway awaiting clearance to enter. The reason for the hold soon becomes obvious as a Cessna 150 appears from the murk infront of the 737, executes a touch and go and then disappears back into it.
Captain to first officer: "Who on earth would be flying a thing lile that in weather like this?"
"That was my Dad sir." replied a somewhat embarassed first officer.
(I got the story from the captain)
P.P.