We have lost Ian Sissons!

[Westozy]

Today I lost a valued mate, Ian P. Sissons

I cannot believe it! Ian you were a real friend and an inspiration on my journey of cockpit building. I was very fortunate to visit and spend some fantastic quality time with Ian and Pauline in 2010. I am deeply saddened. Deepest sympathy to Pauline and all of your family. A flight sim legend indeed, tears for you my buddy and the Welsh dragon on my arm cries too. I am stunned. Many thanks for your help and fantastic website which I hope will remain, I am sure the flightsim community will fund it and I am happy to arrange that, You have no doubt helped thousands sharing your vast knowledge and friendship and will be sadly missed by many.

So long my pal from both of us - Gwyn & Leonie Perrett
Aerosim Solutions
Perth, Western Australia

[OmniAtlas]

I am sorry to hear about the loss of Ian Sisson.

Although I did not know him personally, I researched his website which was filled with knowledge and was particularly helpful with my own cockpit building.

R.I.P.

[tiburon]

I think everybody in the cockpit-building community was in some way or other inspired by his website and his advice.

[Joe Lavery]

Today I lost a valued mate, Ian P. Sissons

I cannot believe it! Ian you were a real friend and an inspiration on my journey of cockpit building. I was very fortunate to visit and spend some fantastic quality time with Ian and Pauline in 2010. I am deeply saddened. Deepest sympathy to Pauline and all of your family. A flight sim legend indeed, tears for you my buddy and the Welsh dragon on my arm cries too. I am stunned. Many thanks for your help and fantastic website which I hope will remain, I am sure the flightsim community will fund it and I am happy to arrange that, You have no doubt helped thousands sharing your vast knowledge and friendship and will be sadly missed by many.

So long my pal from both of us - Gwyn & Leonie Perrett
Aerosim Solutions
Perth, Western Australia

I would like to reiterate what Gwyn has already written, Ian was a good mate to me also. It's hard to comprehend that he's gone.

Like many others I spent far too much time on the telephone to him when I was building my pit, but he was always there to help. Usually with a a little banter but always delivered with a wink.
I had the good fortune to visit him and spend a day with him and his lady wife Pauline; who must be devastated. As Gwyn said quality time.

So I would like to add my deepest condolences to Pauline and the family.
Keep flying mate...

Kindest regards
Joe.

[Geremy Britton]

Thanks for this Gwyn, I was also recently made aware of Ian passing, and I'm glad someone else made that difficult first post here.

I've known Ian for nearly 10 years and he has been a business colleague and friend. Ian has assisted me in previous years and given invaluable advice to countless aviation enthusiasts. We are gifted to have so much of his experience documented on his website, which I am sure will remain resourceful to many for a long time to come.

I have been in contact with Ians close family, and for those of you who would like further details on funeral arrangements and may wish to attend please private message me or contact me through the usual channels.

Geremy Britton

[Geremy Britton]

Mr. Ian. P. Sissons is hereby recognised as an Honorary Flight Sim Captain following his passing in February 2016. This is in recognition for his commitment to Flight Simulation. This will be present in his post signatures at MyCockpit.org.

[iwik]

R.I.P Ian,
Your site was my inspiration to keep on simming.
My deepest spmpathy goes to his family and they can be rest assured he will be remembered
for decades to come.
Les

[Biggles2010]

I've just picked up this very sad news. Although I had not met Ian personally, I had corresponded at various times in the past.

Ian's practical advice, based on his own hands on experience was invaluable. It helped to solve the many problems I came across as I built my own cockpit.
He was always so willing to assist others and will be greatly missed.

As others have said, I hope that his remarkable website can be retained in some way, as a tribute to the work he put into it for the benefit of the community.

John B.

[Geremy Britton]

Hello All,


Firstly thank you for the private messages in regards to flowers. Here's the plan. I have spoken to a local UK florist today who will get back in touch with me later today with some details on flowers. I have made a special request for flowers to be prepared in the shape of an aircraft, with this custom request in mind and the funeral being next tuesday it does not leave the florist much time to prepare. I hope they can help us.


As soon as I know if it is possible, I will establish a 'Just Giving' page in Ians memory so you can donate towards the flowers. Monies received over the cost of the flowers will be donated to a charity of the close family's choice. I suspect this will be Cancer Research, Macmillan Cancer Support, or similar.


I will copy this across all main forums, and will update you with further news as soon as I have it.

[Geremy Britton]

Hello, an update for you all if I may. I have spoken to Ian's close family. They have asked that instead of arranging various flower arrangements, please could donations be made to Cancer Research. In light of this, a Just Giving page is now set up to allow any of you that wish to pay your respects in this way the opportunity to do so.

The 'Just Giving' page in Ian's memory can be found here:
https://crowdfunding.justgiving.com/IanSissons

We hope you can all support this very worthy cause.
Best Wishes

Geremy Britton

[Geremy Britton]

Hello all,

I have been asked to update you all following Ian's Funeral. The event was well organised and allowed us all to pay our respects in our own ways, and after some words said about Ian and his life and following a couple of hymns Ian was laid to rest in the graveyard outside St. Martins Church, in St. Martins Village nr. Oswestry, UK.

Every tribute up to Ian's Funeral acress the three main flight sim forums have been printed, along with all the tributes to Ian's 'Just Giving' page in aid of Cancer Research, and given to Pauline, Ian's Wife, who I can assure you appreciated gratefully. Without this the multitude of sympathy wishes simply would not have been seen.

In regards to the 'Just Giving' page to allow those of you to donate to Cancer Research in Ian's memory can still do so for another 25 days. Our original target was met and exceeded within just a few days so we have set a final target of £1000.00. We are currently at £730.00 which is great achievement. If any of you have not yet donated and wish to, please click the following link to make your donation. This can be as little or as much as you wish, and you can do so anonymously if you wish. Ian's family are aware of the fundraising effort and were overjoyed with the amount currently raised towards such a fantastic cause.

https://crowdfunding.justgiving.com/IanSissons

http://www.mycockpit.org/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=11253&stc=1

[Geremy Britton]

We have just £150 GBP left to raise towards the £1000.00 GBP target in memory of Ian.
Donations are still accepted here:

https://crowdfunding.justgiving.com/IanSissons/

[Neil Hewitt]

Coming late to this, it's such a shock. I can't believe Ian's gone. A true giant in this hobby, he gave me encouragement and support when I started out. I didn't know him personally like some here, but I always felt like he was there for all of us as an example and a source of tremendous knowledge. Cancer is a terrible disease and it's taken far too many of my friends and family. Happy to donate and help stop it any way I can.

[Geremy Britton]

THANK YOU to all those who have donated we have now reached our final target! We are still accepting final donations for another 13 days, which will take us over and above our final target of £1000.00, which as some of you may know is over three times our original fundraising target!

A cheque will be presented to Cancer Research shortly after the end of our JustGiving campaign here:
https://crowdfunding.justgiving.com/IanSissons?utm_campaign=20160308_54695&utm_medium=email&utm_source=ExactTarget

Thanks again everyone, one day cancer will be beaten.

[No Longer Active]

Still in shock over the news, took me a while to get my head over this, Ian helped me tremendously in the early days and always sent me parts he didn't want, to help with my sim and draw up wiring diagrams for me. Just looking over the emails exchanged and knowledge gained from Ian, he made such an impact on me, the sim community and those inspired. Ian is a flight sim legend, a true legend, and the memories will never fade away. RIP Ian P Sissons.

Alex

[pelle]

I was having a break in my 737 project and decided to start again with new positive power.
I surfed around in my old places and my heart almost stopped when I saw this first I thougt Ian published something about somebody else..I really had to read it 3 times.......
Life is short but it is all about how you fill your life with experience and actions. One thing is for shore Ian put in a **** of o lot of positive things in my life. With a limited budget and planning my sim since 1989 Ian was the first on the planet with a totally new approach. You can do this...its easy I will tell you, I will help You.
I dont know witch freqvency you are listening to but my message is. THANK YOU for being YOU....
My thougts are with the family and it was an honor to record a song played at a familywedding not to long time ago. Your impression on me will never be forgotton.

Best regards
Per-Erik Grönroos
Finland.
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[Geremy Britton]

Hello All, Following the fundraising effort in memory of Ian Sissons, I, and Cancer Research UK would like to pass on our most sincere thanks to all who have donated from around the world. I know Ian assisted and inspired many of you, including me and my colleagues, so once again - Thank You.

Since the fundraising I have been in touch with Cancer Research UK, a well known registered charity striving to find cures for cancer. I had managed to secure a cheque presentation, to allow us to formalise the presentation of the amount raised to Cancer Research which would also serve as a photo opportunity to post on these forums to the many of you who have donated generously.

In the photo is myself, and Rachel - who is the charity fundraising manager at Cancer Research for our local region.

Best Regards

http://www.mycockpit.org/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=11486&stc=1

[pelle]

Hello All, Following the fundraising effort in memory of Ian Sissons, I, and Cancer Research UK would like to pass on our most sincere thanks to all who have donated from around the world. I know Ian assisted and inspired many of you, including me and my colleagues, so once again - Thank You.

Since the fundraising I have been in touch with Cancer Research UK, a well known registered charity striving to find cures for cancer. I had managed to secure a cheque presentation, to allow us to formalise the presentation of the amount raised to Cancer Research which would also serve as a photo opportunity to post on these forums to the many of you who have donated generously.

In the photo is myself, and Rachel - who is the charity fundraising manager at Cancer Research for our local region.

Best Regards

http://www.mycockpit.org/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=11486&stc=1
This was a great thing.... Very good picture to... I miss You Ian...... witch freq. are You on ... miss you a lot...

[Geremy Britton]

Hello All,
Just a note to say that today is the first year anniversary of Ian's passing. I trust you will all mark it appropriately with a fly over of Oswestry, UK.

[Joe Lavery]

Is it already a year?
I can see the virtual skies over Oswestry will be very busy tonight...

Let's hope that Ian will be there to enjoy the flyby ;)

Joe.