The Team

Abigail joined the team in Spring 2022 and has been looking after the ground operations for Ultimate Aerobatics since.  She brings with her a wealth of experience including many years in the RAuxAF working in logistics, air traffic controller at both Duxford and Blackbushe and she is also learning to fly.

Mike started his flying career in gliders, which included winning the Dan Smith aerobatics trophy in 2003, and spending a number of years as the Chief Flying Instructor of Booker Gliding Club. He then transitioned to the noisier side of powered aerobatics, winning a number of medals in his first year. He was the 2014 National Champion at intermediate, and was selected for the British Team. Mike travelled to the World championships in South Africa as part of the British Aerobatics Team in November 2014, where the team won the Silver medal. In 2016 Mike came 2nd in the British Advanced Aerobatics Championships. Having become a display pilot Mike now displays the Hurricane, Spitfire,  Cap 232, Extra 330 as well as with the Great War Display Team (where he displays Fokker Triplane, SE5a and Junkers CL1 replicas).

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Mike also flies for a living, as well as being an instructor. He has more than 10,000 hours flying time.

An advanced aerobatics competitor and a very experienced aerobatics and formation flying instructor. Simon is also an accomplished display pilot. He is also our Freestyle expert!

David has been an airline pilot for 23 years and a flying instructor since 1996. He is a multiple time Advanced National Champion, and flies anything he can get his hands on, however he’s commonly found in our Pitts and Extra! David has previously Instructed military elementary flying training and brings with him a wealth of experience in operating high performance aircraft. 

Alex began flying in 1983 with the Royal Aircraft Establishment Gliding Club whilst an apprentice at Farnborough,becoming an instructor, tug pilot and Deputy Chief Fling Instructor along the way. Alex gained his PPL in 1988 and started display flying in 2013 he has been lucky enough to display a huge array of aircraft including the Fokker Triplane, Sopwith Triplane, Me108, Harvard, Jungmeister.
Alex has been an integral part of the Instructing team with Ultimate Aerobatics since 2018. He’s also lucky enough to fly the Hurricane.
 

Dave learned to fly at the age of 17, and brings a wealth of experience across a range of types.  He particularly enjoys flying tailwheel aeroplanes, whether vintage types or our high-performance aerobatic aeroplanes.  Dave holds a CAA Display Authorisation and flies regularly with a formation display team. He also holds a Bronze C gliding badge and aerobatic endorsement.

Tom joined BA as an engineering apprentice at 17, but quickly realised he preferred flying aeroplanes to fixing them, so post apprenticeship he managed to got himself a place on BA’s cadet programme. Passionate about flying upside down, started volunteering with Ultimate aerobatics, maintaining aeroplanes and sweeping floors whilst working towards his FI rating. Fast forward a few years and Tom is now flying the Airbuses for British Airways and is the 2024 Sport National Champion.

A previous member of the British Aerobatics Team and Advanced National Champion, Julian has many hours instructing in both aerobatics and formation flying.

Brian started flying when he was 16 and began instructing in 2012 full time. He’s taught in Ireland, Spain and the U.K. over the years. 

He then moved across to the airlines in 2016 and have flown passengers on the A320/321 and currently flies the A340-600 with European Cargo in Bournemouth to China. He has amassed about 6500 hours and started flying aerobatics and Pitts Specials with Alan Cassidy at White  in 2014 and regularly flies in competitions.

Whether it's freestyle aerobatics, formation aerobatics or air racing, John has done it all! John was a member of the famous Marlboro and Mircrolease aerobatic teams in the 80’s and 90’s. Wowing thousands of spectators throughout the world. John has amassed a huge number of hours flying an array of aircraft. He  is also a CAA display evaluator (DAE) and is very much our formation specialist.​