Tribute to Glen
 

None of understand the mysteries of Death, and today, tragically, many of us will pause to ponder, shed a tear, and pray as we mourne the loss of one very special aviator.

To those of us who new him, were taught by him, flew with him, were helped and encouraged by him, his memory will live in our hearts for ever.

An Aviator from boyhood, salesman, stunt pilot, delivery pilot, aviation entepreneur, instructor, examiner, 'somewhat yachtsman', humourist, husband, mentor and wonderful friend.

You died today doing what you loved the most, we cannot bring you back, but we can wish you a safe passage thru God's Heavenly Gates.

Until we meet again dear friend, give my love to Viv.

I pray this is not who I think it is but alas after reading the local headlines I fear the worst.

Glen you were a wonderful mentor and a I cannot think of a more lovely person. You always met me with a friendly smile and I will miss you greatly. I have never flown with anyone that made flying look so effortless and I have always, and will continue to aspire to be as good a pilot as yourself.

This is such a huge loss to aviation.

Rest in peace my friend. My thoughts are with your family and friends at this difficult time.

Just heard the news from a friend on IM, I feel empty inside.

A gentleman who will be missed.

God bless Glen.

A tragic loss to aviation, all those whom have flown with you and more importantly been taught by you.

You will be missed Glen!!

My sincerest condolences to you Mel and all family and close friends.

RIP - Now go soar with the Angels upon the surly bonds of earth!!

Farewell to a friend
 

My sincere condolences to Mel, family and friends.

Such a great loss to aviation and to mankind. Glen was a true gentleman for whom I have always had the utmost respect.

You will be missed but never forgotten.

RIP my friend.

Also, let us not forget the students' life that was taken in this tragic accident. My sympathies go to the family.

My thoughts and condolences to all of Glen's family. He was my first instructor, and enabled me to achieve all I have done in aviation.

It was wonderful to see Glen last year at his party.

Mel, all my thoughts are with you at this difficult time.

Tribute to Glen
 

This is the worst possible news. It was my great privelege and pleasure to meet Glen on a number of occasions and found him to be an outstanding pilot and genuinely nice guy. My deepest and most sincere condolences to those loved ones left behind. The British general-aviation scene has lost a true asset. bm

How about sharing more about who Glen was to those of us who didn't know him.

Glen Stewart was an excellent/brilliant aviator.

He started out in aviation as a young lad, had a Cessna dealership at leeds, later started a flying school at Humberside before it's rise to glory in partnership with Frank Morgan.

for the past 15 years as long as I've known him he has been the man behind Solo Flight @ Humberside International Airport. And also very big in the FAA training here in the UK. Just a small amount of history.

Please see following link to Glen's life:-

Glen's autobiography

A truly sad day.
Glen for the short time I knew him was a true gent, and a genius of the skies. A remarkable man who will be deeply missed.

I can’t help but have images of him now in heaven, teaching the rest of the angels how to fly the barrel roles and various aero manouvoures.

RIP Glen, You will be missed by all very much

Here's the link to the BBC story.

Click here

Please guys - no speculation until the official report comes out.......

Yep a very sad day. It has been a few years since i last had the Glens company but he was a true Gent from the old school.
RIP and my condolences to his family.l

Gutted to be reading yet another RIP thread. I did not know the gentleman involved, but saddened all the same. Bunch of arse.

I had a horrible feeling this was Glen Stuart of Soloflight we were talking about when I first saw the tribute thread yesterday, but didnt want to speculate in case my fears were unfounded....

I only had the pleasure of flying with him on a couple of occasions, but his love of flying and relaxed demeanour when teaching shone through and inspired confidence in oneself. I can remember my flights in BAFU over Lincolnshire like they were yesterday. Glen, you will be missed and remembered by many.

SD..

A very very sad day. I also feel empty.
Glen has been a mentor to me for many years.
Even the people who didn’t like him respected him.

I will miss him very much.
There are no words to make this time easier.

RIP Glen

My condolences Mel and my condolences to the family of the student with him

George T

After a bad experience elsewhere I went to Soloflight where Glen was my examiner for my PPL some 5 years ago. Always ready with a yarn, Glen had an infectious enthusiasm for flying which he passed on to those who knew him. Although I no longer fly regularly at Humberside I had great pleasure in being with him last year as he celebrated his 20000th hr with a flypast from the Reds. My deepest condolences to Mel but Glen RIP.

It was my privilage to Glen for 24 years, he went as he was probably created - flying, and I've no doubt that's the way he would have wanted it.
May you find as much happiness and contentment on the other side as you did when you did what you were born to do on earth.

Having done my conversion training at Humberside (though not at Soloflight), I had the opportunity to meet Glen on several occasions. He was indeed a great guy, & I can't imagine what must have gone wrong to prevent a recovery. From the BBC's info the aircraft was a C310, but I don't remember Soloflight having any such aircraft. Was he doing training on the student's own aircraft? What was the weather like at the time?

Eye Witness Account
 

I was in two minds as to whether to contribute to this thread but felt it may help some to know in more detail what was seen of this tragic accident.
An aircraft was heard operating in the local area for approx 5 mins. The engine note change several times during this period consistant with alterations to power settings. The aircraft was percieved to be 'relativly' low.
The aircraft was seen to break cloud in a steep nose down attitude (30-45 degrees) and with 30-45 degrees right bank. The aircraft was intact and clean.
The time between the aircraft breaking cloud and impacting the ground was between 1.5 & 3 secs.
There appeared to be no attempt at recovery. There was no post impact fire.
Visability was poor with a low cloud base.
I trust the AAIB will find an explanation.
Thoughts are with all affected.

Met Glen and Mel for the first time in January, when I went along to Soloflight to enquire about training for the IR.

Both were so positive and encouraging, and I had a relaxed and humourous twenty minutes with Glen talking me through the various aspects of the course - I was looking forward to starting the training.

So sad to read of the accident.

RIP Glen, and deepest condolences to Mel.