Paul Watts & Pete Botchett

About Paul Watts & Pete Botchett

Capt Paul Watts is an ex Fleet Air Arm helicopter pilot who has worked in Police Aviation for 22 years. Having begun his civilian career as a contract pilot for McAlpine Aviation, he has held posts as a Police Line Pilot, Head of Safety, Head of Training, Chief Pilot and is currently Head of Flight Operations for the National Police Air Service.

Pete Botchett is an ex Army Aircraft Engineer who has worked in Police Aviation with NPAS for 7 years. Prior to this, his civilian career began with Baines Simmons as an Airworthiness Surveyor and Safety Management consultant, delivering training and support to civil and military organisations. He has held the Head of Compliance Monitoring for NPAS for the past 4 years and is the lead for the NPAS Futures and Innovations workstream.