Clutha pilot was a procedure ‘stickler’

The pilot of a helicopter that crashed on to the roof of the Clutha pub was a “stickler for procedure”, a former colleague has said.

Pilot David Traill, two other crew members and seven bar customers died when the aircraft crashed in Glasgow on 29 November 2013. Constable Niall Mclaren from the Police Air Support Unit said he had flown with Captain Traill before and when asked if Mr Traill had been a “stickler for procedure” he said: “Yes”, adding that he would not ignore warnings.