| Chief Flying Instructor |
Peter Dodds |
| Founder member of the club and a Flight Simulator enthusiast since 1991, Peter discovered VATSIM in 2003. He is a real world PPL with some 400 hours. A member of the Gemini Simulations team which pioneered UK VFR scenery for FS4, he has dabbled in many aspects of FS including panel building, gauge design and aircraft painting. Peter manages the Club's training programme. A Technical Author by profession, he writes for Computer Pilot magazine and produces most of the Club's documentation and training material. He doesn't much like being called 'Pete'. Peter created the club web site and was Webmaster until September 2008. |
| Operations Director |
Tony Driver |
| Founder member Tony learned much about flying and navigating in the Air Training Corps in the early 1950's, followed by twelve years service in the RAF, working mainly on ground to air communications equipment. Now retired, after 27 years with IBM and 5 years IT contracting he has been interested in Flight Simulation since the mid 1980's. Qualified virtual PPL with Instrument and Commercial Pilot ratings, he joined VATSIM in 2003. Tony has served the club as Membership Secretary and Events/Operations Manager before becoming Operations Director. Until September 2008 Tony acted as Events Manager as well. |
| 2-4-Cix Team Manager |
Pete Chapman |
| Pete spent thirty six years in RAF & Army uniforms, both regular and reserve during which he accrued a number of hours flown in aircraft as diverse as the Auster, Sioux, Shackleton, Hunter and, of course, the Chippie, amongst others, although not as aircrew. A qualified glider pilot (sadly not current), he flew with several RAF clubs as a member of the RAFGSA. He joined VATSIM in 2001 and the Cix VFR Club in June 2005, shortly afterwards taking on the role of web site Picture Gallery Editor. He has held the 2-4-Cix team reins off and on for some time. He joined the management team in March 2006. He doesn't much like being called 'Peter'. |
| Events Manager |
Tim Arnot |
| A software Engineer by day, Tim is a real world PPL with about 130 hours. He discovered the joys and frustrations of flight sim in 2003, with FS9. It's rumoured that he only started flying for real because he couldn't land the plane in FS and wanted some "proper instruction"! Tim, also a founder mermber, is known throughout the club for his excellent screenshots, and he has won several awards on the SimFlight monthly screenshot competition. Tim particularly enjoys taking small planes on long virtual tours across the globe, covering many thousands of miles. And yes, he can now land one, really. Until September 2008 Tim was our Photo Gallery editor, where he did sterling work sorting, editing, and presenting images provided by club members for inclusion on the web site. |
| Membership Secretary & Forum Manager |
Pete Allnutt |
| Pete is a founder member of the club who has been flight simming since the mid 1980s starting with "Aviator" the flight sim programme for the BBC Micro with its wire frame graphics. He didn't take it too seriously until the formation of the CIX VFR club and his discovery of VATSIM. He is also a virtual (car) racing driver as well as flight simmer. As well as his "official" duties above, Pete also manages the Club's TeamSpeak server and designed the club's PIREP flight reporting system. He is quite happy to be called Pete! |
| Photo Gallery Editor |
Peter Dodds |
| From September 2008, in addition to his role as our CFI, Peter has taken responsibility for the Club's Photo Gallery. |
| Webmaster |
Tony Driver |
| From September 2008, in addition to his role as Operations Director, Tony has taken responsibility for maintenance and further development of the Club's Web Site. |
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