Vintage

Tony joined PPS at white Waltham in 1961 after leaving school, working as an apprentice engineer gaining valuable experience on the wide variety of aircraft and engines handled by the company at the time. He learned to fly in 1964 with Airways Aero Club which enabled him by the late '60s to combine his engineering background with flight-testing, airshows and film flying. Since then he has flown 2800 hours on 200 types of aircraft including WWI & WW2 fighters and, of course, the Spitfire.

The late Neil Willams introduced him to Aerobatic competition flying in 1970 which kick started a flying passion that continues today, Tony flew competitively for 25 years & as a member of the British Aerobatic Team in UK, World & European Championships for much of that time, he always had the benefit of a dedicated sponsor. In 1977, after the death of his father, Tony took control of PPS and all its engineering and flying activities in order to retain Doug Bianchi's unique successful "Personal" approach to the business, which he and the PPS team continue to do to this day with the philosophy of finding the right owner to be owned by the right aircraft.