Meet The Team
Chris Dale - Director
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Chris demonstrates a driving enthusiasm for quality and enjoyment for all aspects associated with The Pom Flying Group. He brings experience in sales, marketing and management gained from senior roles with major Blue Chip companies.
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Kevin Hogg - Director
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A
submariner turned pilot Kevin just loves flying and has
Single, Multi-engine and Jet ratings. A MBA from the University of
Strathclyde he has a wealth of aviation training
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Dave Gibson - Chief Flying Instructor and Flight Examiner
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Dave, who is an Electrical Engineer by profession, also holds a Commercial Pilots License and has extensive Flight instruction experience on many different aircraft types he has also trained countless student pilots to JAR PPL and IMC level. His solid and sound background in flying training has proven invaluable to students and qualified pilots alike. He inspires confidence and respect to all who desire a high level of achievement.
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Tim Darby - Flight Examiner and Instructor
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Previously he has also flown Jetstream Twin engine Turboprops. He is one of the groups CAA Flight Examiners and also instructs for PPL, IMC, Night and other ratings. Members benefit from Tim's vast experience, background knowledge and professional association with the Aviation industry to achieve their aviation goals. |
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Andy Rose - Instructor
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Andy is an ex RAF fast jet pilot with experience on a wide variety of RAF aircraft. After leaving the RAF he became a Corporate Pilot flying a Cessna Golden Eagle and a Jet Ranger helicopter for a property developer. He then joined BAE and British Airways as Senior Captain flying Jetsreams, HS125’s and latterly Embraer 146’s. With over 14,000 hours of flight experience, Andy is also a Commercial Helicopter pilot.
He now flies a Raytheon Hawker 800XP Business Jet as a Captain
with an international
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Edward Hawkins - Instructor
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Ian Bilson - Chief Ground School Instructor
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Lizzy Dale - PR and Marketing
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When it comes to marketing activity, whether it's a press release, a group event or the requirement for a printed or electronic newsletter or advertisement, Lizzy Dale uses her proven track record, knowledge and experience in this field to maintain The Pom Flying Groups media profile in the most effective way. Lizzy is the Marketing & Communications Manager for a Major accountancy firm in the local area, and helps the POM Flying Club with PR and Marketing in her spare time. She has a BA in English and Linguistics and is currently studying for a post grad Marketing degree. |
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John MacNaught - Webmaster
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A CEO of company providing some of the best
learning and simulation solutions around the world, supporting
for example Civil Aviation, Maintenance Engineering and the RAF with
solutions which include the Tornado, Harrier, E3D, Nimrod, Hercules
and Lightning 2. He regularly fly's for business, saving
his organisation time and money missing those awful traffic jams!
Most importantly Kevin's loves the social side of the POM
Flying Club and regularly flies on the club outings, even though his
golf is awful !
Dave's own
personal flying achievements include the enviable pleasure of flying
one of the worlds last airworthy Lancaster Bombers! 




Ian
has recently retired as a Senior Captain with British Airways flying
heavy jets. He learned to fly with the help of a BOAC Flying
Scholarship at Hamble, Southampton in 1960. During his aviation
career he has flown Boeing 707, Trident, the complete Boeing 747
"Jumbo Jet" series and the very latest Boeing 777. As Chief Ground
School Instructor Ian 
John
works full time as a Senior Engineer for a UK based company that has
associations in France and Northern Spain, also runs his own Web
Management business
