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TOD,

The student on the extreme left is Jide Adebayo who I last heard of in Capetown as MD of CHC Africa after he left Aberdeen. He like Matt Ward, was my student. Next to Jide is Richard Ward who is now flying fixed wing. I last spoke to him when he was about 35,000 feet above me on his way to somewhere slightly more salubrious than my own location at the time. Next in line Matt Ward is now a 777-300ER Captain with Emirates and I had a good evening out with him in Dubai a few months ago. He looks the same as ever. I, however, have gained rather too many of the avoirdupois due to excessive ingestion of red infuriator. The chap with the mop of blond hair was a lazy waster who never amounted to anything :}.

My old one-eyed instructor's assistant, the Chief Barking Instructor, sadly died of the tumour which caused her eye to be removed and was replaced by another Springer Spaniel who was also often taken 'walkies' along with her own randy Yorkie, by the delightful 'Spanners'. I still have a photo of the Chief Barking Instructor going 'walkies' in an R22 with me.

Ah, happy days :)

Soggy, TOD

Sadly CHC Africa is no longer, but Jide is now with Court Offshore which arose from the ashes of CHCA.

UL,

If you see Jide please send him my best greetings. What's he doing with Court? I used to keep in touch with him whenever I went to UK on leave, but since his departure I've lost touch.

http://i587.photobucket.com/albums/s...g?t=1237998363

Ladies and Gentlemen - the bus drivers have arrived!

on the lawn of the White House May 1990

L-R Andy Beattie, Dave Baines, Simon Platt, Ian Scott, Dave Gribben, Sinaul Akbar, Gordon Crookshanks

we need to talk XA regarding my modelling fee on the photos you've posted :ok:

http://i628.photobucket.com/albums/uu6/magbreak/212.jpg

Dave Johnson and Simon Platt try a 212 for size (G-BGLL for the spotters out there :)) Dave Baines and Ian Scott look on.

http://i628.photobucket.com/albums/u...twardbound.jpg

Left to right: Sinaul Akbar, Ian Scott, Dave Gribben, (The mad knife instructor rear row), Gordon Crookshanks, Mo Wilson (now Jones), Simon Platt, Dave Johnson (sitting, it was all too much!), Dave Baines, Graham Hall (sitting), Andy Beattie, Pete "the meat".

Magbreak

That 212 shot looks like a Ray-Ban commercial:E

Bristow 56C ditching 1995

Found these on youtube:

Perhaps Lionel would like to comment on them?

Interesting to see that well known aviation expert Jim Ferguson in video 4/5 :ugh:

I know he has done others a disservice as evidenced in several other threads on PPRune.

From the bunch of HP course photos that surfaced recently (via a convoluted route)

HP30 Course photo.
http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z...e-off/HP30.jpg
Where are they now?

Colin Finnie trgically died along with several other Airtours crew members when the Cessna light twin they were passengers in crashed at Glasgow. Nigel Hoult & Jim Trott are at BA. John Lawn is with Virgin Atlantic. Rowan Greenwood now with the CAA. Nigel Fursland & Mark Reeder I think are still at BHL. Mark Jackson now CHC at Lee-on-Solent recently appeared on "Seaside Rescue" demonstrating nerves of steel while rescuing windsurfers & the like.
Remi Fashanu unknown.
R. Adebisi, S. Pearl & E. I. Efem didn't complete the course

HP31 course photo.
http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z...e-off/HP31.jpg
Where are they now?

Mike Orton is at bmi flying the A320 series. Shukri Yussof was a Shell Brunei cadet & went on to be a Training Captain. Alan Wilkinson & Andy Spencer are now also with Shell Brunei. Robert Osuhor left to join BIH but now flies fixed wing for BA?? Max Hoskins flies an Air Ambulance in the south west. Ian Hooker was killed when G-TIGH crashed near the Cormorant 'A'. Paul Missingbrain-Tuesday & John McIntyre (who probably still hasn't smartened himself up) I believe are still with BHL. Tim Chibbs unknown. Dave Knott left shortly after completing the course & M. Shogbonyo didn't complete.

HP32 course photo.
http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z...oursePhoto.jpg
Of those still with BHL Simon Sorrell & Jonathan Huntley are in Aberdeen, Julian (Griff) Griffith-Jones is in Den Helder, Richard Bissell is in Australia & Simon Hornsby also featured on Seaside Rescue.
Ian Steward is with Emirates, Chris Hennigan with Easyjet at Edinburgh, Nick Bill & Andy Rowley are with bmi & Wendy Winnard was last heard of with CHC in Nigeria. Martin Smith didn't complete the course but went on to be a Training Captain & is now presumably with Flybe (via BA Connect).
The un-named course member (front right) is Karen Wilson who got a better offer & left after 3 weeks of ground school, & prior to her first flight, to join BA. Out of spite her name was left off the picture. Karen was replaced by Quentin Mayberry.

Quentin has been seen on TV a couple of times recently (see below)

Experienced helicopter pilot on ditched aircraft | Video | stv.tv

Interview with former helicopter commander Quentin Mayberry | Video | stv.tv

Anyone have a way to get in contact with Hal Bohne?

A former college room mate of his named John Townsley is looking to get in touch.

Townsley was a door gunner on my crew in Vietnam and we get together quite often.

I can relay a phone number and e-mail addy.

TTO,

Tim Chibbs is well known to those of us in the HEMS industry in Australia - say no more.

Perhaps Lionel would like to comment on them?

Yes.

that model helicopter is still in Jon Stripling's office and the tail rotor still hasn't been fixed!

T-t-o,

Richard (Bex) Bissell is now in Nigeria, what is Simon Hornsby (trainset) now doing? Wendy 'Windsock' was actually with both Bristow and Schreiner in Nigeria and was last with CHC in Angola. She's taking a few 'gap years' at present :}. Robert Osuhor is an Airbus Captain with Emirates, Tim Chibs doing firefighting and EMS down under and Remi Fashanu last heard of in Canada.

OK, here we go....

Tail-take-off

Top job. Where have you managed to source all the pictures of the accused?

Can we expect a few more in due course once your scanner has cooled down?

XA

HP52
http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z...e-off/HP52.jpg

HP53
http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z...e-off/HP53.jpg

Thats All Folks....

Somebody give Andy Beattie a medal for that lot:D:D:D

Oni with hair!

Now that is a sight!

What about the last course? HP 54? surely they get a mention?

Apparently, the big box of photos at Norwich was missing a few courses, so if anyone has a copy of HP33 or HP54, feel free to post it.