A True Gentleman
I had the good fortune of being paired with Rupert for my first day flying the line after arriving in Macau so long ago. My how the years have passed. A quick check of my logbook and it seems I managed to share the cockpit with him 12 more times after that. How much fun did we have going back and forth between Macau and HK!!!
He was never at a loss to explain why he was doing things the way he did and one thing I know for sure, he never varied HOW he did things by very much. A more SOP-oriented pilot would, in my opinion, be hard to find.
They say we are all composites of the best pilots we have had the privilege of working with during our careers. I would like to think that the patchwork of my experience blanket has a fairly large chunk with Rupert's name on it.
Rest in Peace Mr. Wilson.
JW