Born in Guernsey (Channel Islands) in 1959, so I’m British (but not English).
aviation
- EASA (UK) ATP
- Single and Multi-engine, IR, UK IMC.
- AT42/72 Type Rating.
- FAA Commercial,
- Single and Multi-Engine Land, Instrument,
- C500 Type Rating.
- FAA Flight Instructor,
- Single, Multi-Engine, and Instrument,
- FAA Advanced Ground and Instrument Instructor.
- Canadian Commercial,
- Single and Multi-engine, IR.
- Previously Thailand (PPL) and Philippines (Commercial) validations.
- Captain on ATR-72-200/500 and ATR-42-500 aircraft based in Guernsey, Channel Islands.
- Crew Resource Management Trainer.
- Over 30 years Air Traffic Control experience working in Guernsey, UK, and Hong Kong.
I have worked in aviation since 1976.
education
- Diploma of Higher Education in Psychology, Open University.
- City & Guilds Level 3 Award in Education & Training.
interests
- Piloting aircraft.
- Coding websites.
- 3D design and making.
- Programming.
- Reading.
- Listening to music.
- Playing and recording electric bass, and tenor guitar.
- Walking, running, and swimming.
That is of course if I remember, or have the time.
trivia
My opinions change in the light of fresh knowledge and experience. Neil is under construction!
I tune my Basses in 5ths.
I loosely follow ‘Paleo’ nutritional guidelines: food that we as humans are adapted to eat.
Sun-Earther Neil Digbat Timms of Guernsey - Culture name.
A big, ugly, bag of mostly water; according to the inhabitants of Velara III (somewhere near the Pleides Cluster) - Star Trek NG - Home Soil.
links
- eclectic hacks: my current blog.
- my gemini habitat: my presence in gemini space. You will need a gemini client to view my gemini habitat, or use a proxy service. my gemini server has a dynamic DNS. if you see a network error check back in a few minutes; it was just the IP changing.
- nelt.org: my original site and blog.