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The Team Gwyn Jenkins, Group Chairman, Trustee and check pilot. Gwyn is a businessman from Fleet and has recently completed his ATPL (including the dreaded Instrument rating) at Bournemouth.
Gwyn relaxes after flying check flights with the Bashers at Popham Ian Todd is a retired British Airways Captain, and now Bash Group check pilot. Ian has Business interests in Basingstoke.
Ian at the controls of a Viscount "somewhere over Scotland". John Wrayton is an experienced Pilot and a volunteer AG operator at Popham. John is a businessman from Hampshire.
John at Compton Abbas returning from the Scilly Isles Dave Leddy is an aviation craftsman from Surrey. Dave's particular pleasure is pointing out Control Towers whose tops he has constructed!
Dave taking off from Alderney runway 26. Steve Roberts is an enthusiastic cross country flyer and has flown to Kerry and Biarritz in G-Bash. Steve is a production engineer for a Drug company.
Steve somewhere near Biarritz. Dave Skertchly is an enthusiastic team player and invariably flies with other group members. Dave is an engineering consultant and specialises in Carbon Fibre cars.
Dave Skertchly departing from Welshpool Terry Francis is an enthusiastic builder of homebuilt aircraft having built his own Quickie. Terry now has an interest in the Escapade Microlight.
Above: Terry over North Wales at FL40. Dave Esp is a member of Mensa and the brains of the group. In 1999 he flew during the total eclipse at 8000ft over the channel. Dave works for the National grid.
Above: The feature on the front page of the National Grid Newspaper describing his flight during the 2000 eclipse. Chris Sellen is an enthusiastic cross Channeller, and maintains the Group accounts. Chris is an IT expert in Local Government and is a leading light in the PFA Solent Strut, who are building an Aircamper. Chris arriving at Deauville on the north French coast. Rob Phillips has recently joined the BASH group, having previously flown PA28s with London Transport Flying Club. Rob Flew in the military in his teens and and took up flying again as a civilian. Rob has a night rating and IMC. A coincidence is that Rob is no stranger to pop stardom as he formed a less tuneful part of Barry Manilows backing choir during a sellout UK tour in the 1980's. Beware Rob will happily hum you 'One Voice' in full 4 part harmony to relieve the boredom during long cross country flights! Rob lives in Farnham, works in the south east as a software project manager.
Above Rob Phillips, new member oft he BASH Group will be moving closer to Popham to nearer to his favourite aeroplane G-BASH Keith Dixon recently retired from BA as a Cabin Service Director. He started with BA in 1976 as a steward on Trident two's and ended up as a CSD on B747,400s and B777's on their long range fleet. He has no wish to ever set foot on an airliner again! The only over seas trip he claims that he would now undertake is to the I.O.W. in BASH for a cup of tea, but maybe that will change with the next Bash day out?
Keith Dixon in G-BASH |
