Ken Balneaves

Born in 1955 and raised in Edinburgh, Ken Balneaves attended both the primary and secondary schools of Trinity Academy. In 1971, with his mother, father and sister, he moved to Northwood in Middlesex and, save for a brief spell at Herriot Watt University, his life has been spent in that area where he has a career in Architecture and Surveying.

Creativity has always been high on Ken’s agenda and over the years he has designed many buildings, chiefly in the residential market but also commercial buildings too.

From a young age, as a hobby, woodwork has featured in his life producing anything from fine furniture to general house construction.

In 2006, Ken started to learn how to fly a helicopter and believes that may be where the concept for this book stemmed as he considered his mortality following incidents before and after achieving his licence.

Married to Sheila and with three grown-up children, Lauren, James and Kirk, Ken writes mainly as a hobby.