Alan is Team Leader and is responsible for all aspects of training and display content.

Alan started flying in 1972 joining the Kent Gliding Club. He became a Gliding Instructor in 1978 and Chief Flying Instructor in 1995. Alan and his wife Julie, regularly take their glider abroad for cross country flying including mountain flying in Spain . He has attained the FAI Gliding Gold 'C' Badge with three Diamonds.

Alan gained a PPL in 1979 by completing a Gliding conversion of 7 hours and then spent many years towing gliders. Alan, Julie and several other pilots from the gliding club bought a 1946 Vintage Cessna 120 in 1999 which is based at Headcorn. He then joined the Tiger Club in 2000 and became interested in formation and display flying gaining a D A in 2002.