I went to the AirACES dinner in Chichester 2 weeks ago and he did the after dinner speech - what a privilege! I thanked him for all the work he had done over the years to make "fun" aircraft safe to fly.
He and John Farley are patrons of AirACES - have a look if you live down here, only £10 a year to join and the chance to have a good meal and a chat, then listen to world-class speakers afterwards. There were hundreds of thousands of flying hours in that room!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY SIR! If anyone deserves a knighthood this hero does....