HP30 Course photo.
Where are they now?
Colin Finnie trgically died along with several other Airtours crew members when the Cessna light twin they were passengers in crashed at Glasgow. Nigel Hoult & Jim Trott are at BA. John Lawn is with Virgin Atlantic. Rowan Greenwood now with the CAA. Nigel Fursland & Mark Reeder I think are still at BHL. Mark Jackson now CHC at Lee-on-Solent recently appeared on "Seaside Rescue" demonstrating nerves of steel while rescuing windsurfers & the like.
Remi Fashanu unknown.
R. Adebisi, S. Pearl & E. I. Efem didn't complete the course
HP31 course photo.
Where are they now?
Mike Orton is at bmi flying the A320 series. Shukri Yussof was a Shell Brunei cadet & went on to be a Training Captain. Alan Wilkinson & Andy Spencer are now also with Shell Brunei. Robert Osuhor left to join BIH but now flies fixed wing for BA?? Max Hoskins flies an Air Ambulance in the south west. Ian Hooker was killed when G-TIGH crashed near the Cormorant 'A'. Paul Missingbrain-Tuesday & John McIntyre (who probably still hasn't smartened himself up) I believe are still with BHL. Tim Chibbs unknown. Dave Knott left shortly after completing the course & M. Shogbonyo didn't complete.
HP32 course photo.
Of those still with BHL Simon Sorrell & Jonathan Huntley are in Aberdeen, Julian (Griff) Griffith-Jones is in Den Helder, Richard Bissell is in Australia & Simon Hornsby also featured on Seaside Rescue.
Ian Steward is with Emirates, Chris Hennigan with Easyjet at Edinburgh, Nick Bill & Andy Rowley are with bmi & Wendy Winnard was last heard of with CHC in Nigeria. Martin Smith didn't complete the course but went on to be a Training Captain & is now presumably with Flybe (via BA Connect).
The un-named course member (front right) is Karen Wilson who got a better offer & left after 3 weeks of ground school, & prior to her first flight, to join BA. Out of spite her name was left off the picture. Karen was replaced by Quentin Mayberry.
Quentin has been seen on TV a couple of times recently (see below)
Experienced helicopter pilot on ditched aircraft | Video | stv.tv
Interview with former helicopter commander Quentin Mayberry | Video | stv.tv