Very sad news chaps...no easy way to put this but Pete Nye collapsed and died yesterday at home.

Sadness beyond words.

Many of us have lost a dear friend and mentor, and the Jet World has lost one of its true Founding Fathers.

Blue skies Pete - sleep well mate.

I'm sorry very much this bad notice. My condolence to the family and friends. Regards from Spain.
Carlos Marquez.

Damm, think I last saw him at Top Gun (UK) when we chatted about the DJ Vampire a lot. True leader in the early scale scene and a real fan of the 50's classics.
Thoughts with all his family and friends.
Dw

A good friend, a lovely chap, wicked sense of humour, a superb modeller.I will miss you mate. You are at peace now. Bye bye old friend.

Yes Dave I stood an hour of his awful jokes at the same meeting............RIP Pete.

m

Perfect memory of him then!

Sent a text to Trevor and he just replied Legend RIP...says it all.

Its very sad to hear of Pete Nye passing on.
It was a privilege over these last few years to have shared some flying sessions with a modelling icon.
I like many of us will surly miss his sense of humour and banter along with his incite in to our hobby.

Thanks for informing us Dick, he was one of the doyens of the turbine world, I am saddened to hear of his passing and my thoughts are with his family and close friends at the moment.

Very sad news, he always had time for me ,as I had for him , a great modeller and scale buff , always remember the Mig15 he built ,superb , our sympathy to his family and friends.
Mark & Anita

Bloody shame...Knew him well through his reputation only.... says it all.

Jeff

He will be missed by many a massive loss for the hobby and a massive loss for friends and family. I feel honoured to have known him and been on the receiving end of his banter. RIP Pete

The man . . . . the models . . . . the legend!

He is not really gone if we do not forget him, and that is not going to happen. His contribution to jet modelling and its progression was huge! age was no barrier to him and his creative mind was active to the end.

Thanks for putting those up Jamie, happy days indeed.

A few videos as well, Pete let me copy his videos and Ron Sweeney very kindly gave me his collection of nearly 200! so I am steadily changing them over to digital format. Many hours of footage and Pete is all over them along with a few other famous names.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T7xMnxIoy6M

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=288GTC7Ii7s

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cpPinhOpcqY

A few more . . . . .

The Tiger Phantom was built by Dick Spreadbury for an RCJI review.

Hear, hear to all you guys have said, a very sad loss indeed.
RIP Pete.

David G.

Shocking news . A real icon and an idol for me. Like many others,I`ll never forget his matchless humor .
RIP Peter.
My condolence to the family and friends

Ilja
Grumania Jets

Although never met him I learned a lot from him from magazine articles and video interviews.

Farwewell MAESTRO!.

My condolence and best wished to his family from Spain.

Jesus Cardin

I remeber chatting to to him at one of the DF events in the dim and distant past. Great enthusiast and and an inspiration. He was one of the ones who proved to the doubters that DF could work well.
RIP Peter
John

I just read this piece of sad news this morning when I received RC Jet International and was shocked. I knew Peter during the 1979 UK Jet World Masters in fact I spent most of the time with him during that time. I also pestered him to sell me one of his MIG-15 which then it was still one of the newer models on the jet scene. I still own this plane to this very day. An icon of jet flying. Condolences to his family and friends. RIP

Reuben

I'm proud to number Pete as one of my best friends. I bought his Fan Jets Hawk following Dicks magazine review in the early eighties. I had one of his big Mig 15s. I also had his lightning and flew his supermarine 510 for a while. I currently fly one of his TF9J 2 seat cougars. I spoke with him regularly and a couple of days before he passed on. Pete was also interested in vintage diesel powered models and I gave him a Bowden cabin model years ago that was an original tissue covered model and I know he got a kick out of the old stuff. He was a source of endless information and a constant inspiration. You have left a big hole Pete. Ron.

For those with an interest, Pete Nye's funeral will take place on 30th May, 2014 at Yeovil Crematorium - Bunford Lane, Yeovil BA20 2EJ, at 1240 BST.

Very sorry to hear this, he was a great guy and why so many of us got into jets.

Pete Powell