Meet the Team

Owen McTeggart

Chief Pilot

Owen is Chief Pilot for the YAA and he joined our charity in 2019, having previously worked for another air ambulance charity.

Garry Brasher

Pilot

Garry Brasher is the YAA Pilot Training Captain and he joined the charity in 2013. Prior to working for the YAA, he worked for Specialist Air Services (SAS).

Harry O’Neill

Pilot

Josh Adams

Pilot

Originally from East Yorkshire, Josh, who now lives just East of Doncaster, joined YAA in March 2023.

Paul Smith

Pilot

Introducing Paul Smith, our youngest YAA pilot, who joined our esteemed team of pilots in July 2023, significantly contributing to the seamless transportation of our doctors, paramedics, TCM’s and patients on critical missions across the region.

Phil Larkins

Pilot

Introducing Phil Larkins from Doncaster, an experienced pilot who joined our crew in October 2023. Phil’s journey towards the skies began at a remarkably early age, earning his Private Pilot’s License at age 17 before he held a full driving license.

Rory Cunningham

Pilot

George Rieger

Pilot

Meet George Rieger, one of our experienced Line Pilots at Yorkshire Air Ambulance. George lives just over the border in Nottinghamshire but has strong family ties to the Howardian Hills in North Yorkshire, where he spent much of his childhood and still enjoys visiting today. He began flight training in the USA back in 2009 … Read more