I worked with Spike at DHL but only flew with him half a dozen times.
An amazingly sincere trainer, if it was c**p he would tell you it was c**p, but then tell you how to put it right. He did my last line check at DHL and gave me a 4 out of a possible 5. Over breakfast I asked him why I only had scored a 4 from virtually a perfect flight. He gave me the look that only Spike could do then said ' I only give Fives if you manage to deal with an engine failure.' Enough said.
I never met any of his family and if they read this I offer my condolences. Neil was a great man