Obituary I am sad to report the death of this stalwart of BALPA. Julian, who had suffered a number of heart problems in recent years, has been swept away. I know of nobody who had a more wide-ranging panorama of talents. He very much respected his Cornish roots and had a bolthole there until relatively recently. His aviation history, like mine, began as an officer cadet in the RAF. Following training, he was posted to a Hunter FGA 9 Squadron at West Raynham. Subsequent to his RAF career, he became qualified as an aviation test pilot at Redhill and went on to test various civil aircraft in what I regard as hair-raising manoeuvres. Later he joined Air Anglia (subsequently KLM UK) and flew with it until his retirement. During the course of his time there, he was a senior trainer and flight manager. I first met Julian through his membership of the BALPA Flight Time Limitations Committee. It was a time full of possibilities when there appeared a chance that together with the CAA and UK Operators we might form a set of rules that would apply across Europe. As we all know, that didnt happen. Aviation aside, Julians talents spread to rugby and cricket, or indeed all ball games. As a cricket commentator, he worked alongside Henry Blofeld and Aggers. On top of that, he was very keen on racing sports cars of a classic breed, of which he had some fine examples. In retirement, he ably served on and chaired the Retired Flight Crew Committee, retiring from that just a few years ago. All in all, a marvellous man of dazzling talents. Everything he did was with distinction. He was generous with his time and care. A delight to know and will be very greatly missed. His wife, Viv, graced many ADC dinners and his loss for her is heart-rending. By Captain Trevor Phillips OBITUARY Captain Julian Soddy, 1941-2023