Simply a super human being
I found out about Nigels death very late , I am so sorry.
Nigel was a dear friend to me , whom i lost contact with in the having babies phase and getting married time of my life. We kept in slight contact and i always knew that when things calmed down again we would be close again. Sadly not to be.
I am devasted for Sue , Mikey , Maree and all of Nigels wonderful family.
But i sit hear, accepting Nigel is gone , and find a broad grin on my face (and a tear!). Here was a guy that earnt the right to live the life I dreamt of , marry a lovely lady , and keep smiling what ever life had thrown at him over the years and he had some crap i can tell you. I have so many funny stories that keep making me smile as I know you all do. A unique man.
As a fledgling PPL , Nigel introduced me to spinning in cloud, scaring ostiches in a c152 (rip Mr Crossley whom asked us to report to the tower on landing!), performing aeros for ladies riding on horse back south of sandbanks. He also taught me the true art of flying , having fun , with managed risk and maturity. And that will be my lasting memory of Nigel - a charactor who challenged all that is wrong with the world (and the C.ampaign A.gainst A.viation) as he used to call it ,- he was able to just be himself , wonderfully different and a true genius and trusted friend. Whether you met him for 5 minutes or like most of you on here over many years - there will not be quite another like him. shouts of "good old boy" and "even monkeys can fall from trees" will never be forgotten. The good egg-gate scandal summed him up so well - harmless, funny, lovely and a better man than I ,whom was easily misunderstood to the ignorant folk of this world.
I will never forget you Nigel and nor will a few of my ex girlfriends whom adored you equally over the years - to the night clubbing ,the the failed pitot tube in freezing fog , to the radio failures out of Farley , to your great humour, legacy of your children and humble genuis. I will dearly miss you.
"Good Old Boy"
Mike