Dick joined HMAC in 2001. Almost as soon as he joined, a Foot and Mouth outbreak stopped all flying at Throcking for months. He flies fixed wing and has recently been tempted to the 'dark side' (electric) although deep down he is still an oil and smoke man. Dick has served on the HMAC Committee for a number of years and has been Chairman for 3 or 4 years until 2016. he left the committee in 2020.