The GAAC Board
The following is the updated list of Board Members 2024-5 from the AGM held on Tuesday 18th June at Turweston Aerodrome. Matt Wilkins (CAA Accountable Aerodrome Manager of Old Buckenham and Deputy Chair of the Airfield Operators Group) was elected to be the new Chair.
The Board thanked Charles Henry FRAeS for his 20 years of service as Chair. During this time Charles raised the profile of the GAAC and oversaw its expansion and continued success in advising airfields, and on other issues in particular through his chairing of the APPG for Aviation (Previously General Aviation) Taxation Working Group, striving to remove VAT on flight training in the UK, among other things. Charles was invited to remain on the board as Hon. Vice President, a post he accepted.
Matt Wilkins (Chair)
Airfield Operators Group (AOG)
Simon Tilling (Vice Chair)
Light Aircraft Association (LAA)
Ann Bartaby (Head of Planning)
John Walker
Aircraft Owners & Pilots Association (AOPA UK)
Richie Piper
Hon. Company of Air Pilots (HCAP)
Allie Dunnington
British Women Pilots Association (BWPA)
Roger Wilson (Treasurer)
British Gliding Association (BGA)
David Phipps
British Model Flying Association (BMFA)
Rob Hughes
British Microlight Aircraft Association (BMAA)
Tim Fauchon
British Helicopter Association (BHA)
Marc Bailey
British Business & General Aviation Association (BBGA)
Graham Brown
ARPAS UK (‘The Drone Association’)
TBA
Flying Farmers Association
Charles Henry FRAeS (Hon. Vice President)
Charles is a Board Member of the BBGA and AOPA.
President – Lord Rotherwick
Hon. Vice President – Charles Henry FRAeS
Founders – David Ogilvy, Jack Wells
Accountants – Focus Accounting, Retford
Communications – Ian Sheppard
Hon. Aviation Insurance Adviser – Chris Varley (Dublon, Lloyd's Broker)
Webmaster – Julian Harcourt (Old Warden)