Aviation journalist Jim Ferguson dead

[matchmaker]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-north-east-o...

RIP.

[Eric Mc]

Never heard of him, to be honest.

[Geneve]

Quite 'famous'

http://www.pprune.org/rotorheads/489742-who-jim-fe...

[Chuck328]

There's no doubt about his passion to the industry.

To the laymen 'Joe Bloggs' reading/watching the news, he did come across as 'informed'. I think that's why the beeb let him have his say, however his lack of technical in-depth knowledge made him an embarrassment to many of us, as highlighted on pprune.

Respect to his passing but thankful I won't see him on TV again.

RIP.

[anonymous-user]

Eric Mc said:

Never heard of him, to be honest.

You say that as though you consider yourself the definitive authority in all things aviation-related......oh, hang on.

[Eric Mc]

Crossflow Kid said:

Eric Mc said:

Never heard of him, to be honest.

You say that as though you consider yourself the definitive authority in all things aviation-related......oh, hang on.

It was just that it was his name was one I wasn't that familiar with. I definitely haven't seen that many books written by him. Maybe he mainly wrote newspaper articles.

And I certainly don't consider myself the definitive authority in all aviation matters. But I have read hundreds if not thousands of aviation books over the years and his was not a name I had come across.

[Eric Mc]

TheLastPost said:

Sounds like he'd have got on with Eric like a house on fire!

They'd have had endless hours of fun discussing the subtle nuances of exactly how a Merlin sounds completely different to a Griffon...

Lost opportunity.

[Simpo Two]

The one I see dragged out every time there's a prang is 'David Learmount Editor of Flight International'.

[Eric Mc]

Very true. David Learmount is a very familiar face on TV. He was long time editor of Flight but is now retired and writes as a free lancer.

I always think he talks quite a bit of sense.

In the old days, the BBC used to have their very own "Air Correspondent". The best known were Charles Gardener and later Reginald Turnhill - who sadly passed away only a few months ago.

[anonymous-user]

Simpo Two said:

The one I see dragged out every time there's a prang is 'David Learmount Editor of Flight International'.

Not John "I didn't fk up, honest" Nicol?

[Hilts]

Simpo Two said:

The one I see dragged out every time there's a prang is 'David Learmount Editor of Flight International'.

Well Jim was the Scottish version except less annoying.

[Eric Mc]

What's annoying about David Learmount. He always seems to know what he is talking about and does good work in deflating the sometimes rather dumb questions he is often asked.