Name
Geoff Connolly LLB FRAeS MBAC MSETP
Address

FlightExperimentations
1 Park Farm Close
Tyler Hill
Canterbury
Kent
CT2 9NR
Telephone:  +44 (0)1227 762639 Mob: +44 (0)7738 218501
Fax: Fax: +44 (0) 1227-762639
Email: geoffconnolly@btinternet.com
Web: www.flightexperimentations.co.uk
Services

Experimental, development and maintenance test flying for helicopters and light aircraft. Aircraft evaluations. Accident and Technical/ Operations Investigation. Safety Audits. Defence and Aviation consultancy, including civil / military / police flying training and operations. 
Specific Activities
Aircraft evaluation and specification matching.
Preliminary advice on modifications.
Ergonomic/Human Factors assessments.
Preparation, conduct and reporting of flight test activity.
Preparation of Flight Manual Supplements.
Preparation of Operations and Training Manuals.
Preparation of Technical Responses to Invitations to Tender.
Safety and Operations Audits.
Aviation and Defence technical research.
Accident and Serious Incident investigation.
Expert Witness.
French language interpreter and translation.
JAA Flight Examiner and Type Rating Examiner (Helicopters).
Background
After legal training, operational RAF helicopter pilot, instructor and French Air Force exchange flying instructor. Graduate of Empire Test Pilots’ School in 1986. Military test pilot, Boscombe Down for 4 years. Nine years with Bristow Helicopters: pilot training, projects officer and test pilot, becoming Chief Test Pilot and Group Flight Safety Officer. Staff pilot and Flight Safety Officer, Metropolitan Police, 1999-2002. Independent test pilot and aviation consultant since 2002. Consultant test pilot to Bristow Helicopters. Served on national air safety committees. Geoff is also an elected Member of the Society of Experimental Test Pilots, a Fellow of the Royal Aeronautical Society, and an Upper Freeman of the Guild of Air Pilots and Navigators. He has recently been selected as an Expert for the European Aviation Safety Agency in the fields of airworthiness, certification, operations, and training. He has 9800+ flying hours gained on over 60 types of aeroplane and helicopter.