“The uniform can be put away without putting curiosity away with it.”
His final working day is 13 August 2026, with a last flight home from Brazil expected to arrive in Portugal around noon. If he records that journey and chooses to share it, the film can become the opening image of this next chapter.
Retirement closes one logbook, but it does not end a relationship with flight. We imagine the years ahead with more time for photography, aircraft, old friends and the stories that a working schedule left unfinished.
Experience becomes especially valuable when it is shared honestly. The website can become a place where younger pilots find not a perfect career story, but thoughtful accounts of preparation, teamwork, difficult judgment and the pleasure of continuing to learn.
This reflection carries our family's intention: to honour where he has been and leave room for everything he may still wish to photograph, explain and explore.