Our Staff
Profiles of all staff involved in flight training here at PAT:
- Anthony Mollison
- Linda Mollison
- Dean Dashwood
- Madeline Mountford
- Cliff Rand
- Gerald Riddett
- Steve Yorke
- Peter Hurley
- Bruno Mollison
Anthony Mollison
Anthony is our Head of training. He has over 10,000 hours of flying experience including instructing and examining.
Anthony is a CAA authorised examiner for the CPL skill test so, although he is not allowed to examine PAT students, he really knows what an examiner is looking for. He is also a Class Rating Examiner, an Instrument Rating Renewal Examiner and a Radio-Telephony Examiner.
Anthony retains his passion for the provision of quality training. If you can get through one of his 170A tests (the in-house mock test before the actual skill test), you should have no problem with the test itself!
Anthony is also specifically approved by the CAA to run examiner courses for Flight Examiners, PPL, CPL, Class Rating and IR revalidation/renewal (including public transport operations). For further details see www.flightexaminertraining.co.uk.
Linda Mollison
Linda moved into flight training after a career in computer systems management. After spending 5 years with a large management consultancy she became self-employed, working as a computer consultant, until her husband persuaded her to join him at PAT.
Linda is responsible for all of the day to day management of the business. Despite developing and maintaining an in-depth knowledge of CAA/JAA training courses and licensing requirements, enabling many students to benefit from her detailed advice, she still manages to enjoy her role at PAT.
Dean Dashwood
Dean joined us in June 2006, moving south after a two year stay 'oop north'(Blackpool). He brings a bit of youthful flair to the team, being some years younger than the rest of us!
Dean has rapidly became a valued member of the team, with good instructional skills, and an ability to get on well with his students as well as his fellow instructors.
Dean is a Class Rating and an Instrument Rating Renewal Examiner, Dean took on the role of CFI for PAT in January 2010.
Madeline Mountford
Maddy joined us from Old Sarum Flying Club where she was their CFI. She has 5,000 hours flying experience, most of it instructional. She did her CPL and IR at PAT back in 1999, so we know she was trained well!
Maddy is a Radio-Telephony (RT) and PPL/Class Rating Examiner.
In her spare time (we do allow her some time off!) Maddy likes gardening and dog walking. Bruno (see below) is very pleased to hear that.
Cliff Rand
Cliff moved into professional flying after selling his own successful business and has been instructing full time for seven years.
Cliff joined PAT in November 2009 after previously working for two other flight schools at Bournemouth Airport.
He is a Class Rating and Instrument Rating Renewal Examiner. In his spare time he restores classic British motorcycles and at present has three 1960’s BSA’s
Gerald Riddett
Gerald has an enviable background of flying experience both with the military (Nimrods and Central Flying School) and the airlines (BA as a TRE/TRI flying the Jetstream 41 and the RJ100).
Gerald joined us earlier this year after previously being the HOT at the Western Australia Aviation College.
He is an authorised examiner for the CPL so, like Anthony, although he is not allowed to examine PAT students, he knows what an examiner is looking for.
Steve Yorke
Steve has many years experience of professional flying instruction and also worked for a number of years as a line pilot with Aurigny.
Steve is our very dedicated simulator instructor.
Many of our ex-students will remember Steve for his unique combination of training expertise, enthusiasm and humour.
Peter Hurley
Peter
joined us in March 2004 as Operations Controller having previously worked in that role for a number of years including for a previous flight training organisation at Bournemouth.
Peter is well known around the airfield and you will find him very helpful in sorting out any problem you may have from 'what time am I flying tomorrow?' to 'where is a good pub to go to?'.
Watch out though, Peter likes to ‘tag’ everyone with a nickname!
Bruno Mollison
And
now the most important member of our team - Bruno.
Bruno is the office dog - but he thinks he's our Managing Director. He likes to greet everyone at the door unless he is asleep in the corner of Linda's office. His one bad habit (at least the one we talk about) is his excessive desire for food. Don't ever leave a sandwich anywhere that is accessible to him.
He once opened a flight bag, took out the Tupperware box, opened it and consumed the contents! And that is just one of the times he has stolen someone's sandwiches. You have been warned!