Brilliant Stuff
Thanks for sharing that with us.
Is the gentleman still with us?
Bob Balls retired quite a number of years ago but I guess what you are really asking is whether he is still drawing his pension. That I don't know. His son Kevin was until recently flying the SAR S61 out of Portland. Not sure if he frequents this site.
I flew a few hours with Bob in G-AVII from North Denes where Bob was a 212 Training Captain. I understand he was also involved in the certification of the increased MTOW of the S61. I flew with Kevin rather more while I was based in Aberdeen.