From a personal point of view....
Many on here know I do not agree with ...er...anything(to be honest) that Dick has been involved with in aviation over the years.( Not withstanding the work he did getting Victor 1 up and access into the harbour as well as heli routes around the SY basin.)
However, as a man, he is a giant. For all the big deals he has done, he still finds a way of making a gesture count. He shows that with hard work, sound business judgement..and maybe just a very small bit of luck... that even a start from fitting radioes can still result in huge success.
BUT...what makes him such a great person amongst our great businessman...HE answers his own phone when a nobody calls him. Even knowing he cannot help, at least he listens. Thanks Dick, you deserve this gong
