He sustained himself financially by giving flying lessons and barnstorming around the country before becoming the chief pilot for QueenCity Flying Service and eventually a pilot for Pan Am, where he would take on the responsibility of flying the company President and Founder, Juan Trippe.
London would need a new stadium and Olympic village, to be sited in the east of the city, and transport links would also have to be upgraded by 2012, which is also the Queen's Diamond Jubilee year.