Richard was born in Birmingham and attended St. Edmund Campion School.  He learned to fly at South Warwickshire Flying School at the age of 17.  On leaving School he entered the family wholesale hardware business in 1991 and continued to fly recreationally until 1999.  Following marriage, Richard embarked upon turning his passion into a professional flying career and studied for an obtained a Commercial Pilots Licence.

Richard thereafter commenced his flying instructing training course at the School and was given an immediate staff appointment in 2001.

Richard flew for a short period with an Air-Taxy operator at Birmingham Airport.  He now holds the appointment of Chief Pilot of DHL (Cargo) Airlines UK.  He is a CAA Type Rating Instructor (TRI) on the Boeing 757 and 767.

Richard normally instructs regularly every Saturday training ab-inito pupils at the School.  He remains a dedicated flying instructor and an asset to his profession.

Paula and Richard have a daughter Clara Louisa.