Pete qualified as an instructor in 1991 and set

Skywings is widely regarded as a fair, open-min

Phil quit flying in 2008 after a long and disti

Andrew’s career in parascending and paragliding

On July 27th last year Carl set out to break th

At a time when hang gliding competitions strugg

At 3.30am on July 8th 2019, James Du Pavey laun

Originally a parachutist, Bill has been invalua

Brian has been a key figure in the Sky Surfing

In 2011 Rebekah, a hang glider pilot and Met Of

Chief Coach for the Lanarkshire and Lothian clu

Since 2010 Lorenzo has been at the forefront of

In July 2018 Richard became the first person to

John started hang gliding in the early 1980, op

Siegfried ‘Blacky’ Schwarz is the Austrian pilo

Rex claims his earliest memories of aviation ar

John Jacomb has been a major player in FAI Spac

Jeremy James has been Honorary Secretary of the

A former Paratrooper in the British Army, John

Nick started attending UK aerobatic competition

David has taking part in national and internati

The Waterbird team, consisting of ‘Gerry’ Coope

David Roberts has dedicated much of the last 20

Rob is an icon in the world of sport parachutin

Racing as Race 9 in a Bulldog and guided by Nav

At the age of 17, Joel is already twice UK Adva

Peter is a retired engineer and pilot devoting

Ollie’s interest in aviation was sparked by his

Julian has been a British International FAI jud

Brian’s aviation career began as a BEA apprenti

Tim served in the RAF and British Aerospace as

Peter is a town planner by profession but an av

Bob remains one of the lesser-sung heroes of Br

In 2003 Captain Stewart Luck, a professional pi

Graham is one of the longest standing active me

As a young man Peter built and raced Formula 3

Claude flew in Lancasters long before he starte

Paul is an active international aerobatics comp

Derrick was a farmer in Buckinghamshire in 1984

Jen epitomises the selfless dedication of the m

Jack was 15 when he began formal paragliding tr

Martin Lovell has been one of the most generous

Pooleys Flight Equipment has been associated wi

Malcolm has been Club Secretary of the Christch

Brian has been the Competition Director at the

Peter rebuilt a Bucker Jungman and used it to f

Rod, an enthusiastic club hang glider pilot, br

In 1980 the British Association of Parascending

Sant is a longtime member of the Scottish Glidi

In the 1970s David built a Taylor Monoplane tha

David is an aviator by inclination.

Bob was very active in the Northern Ireland Ass

Kevin was the initial test pilot for more than

The very first few home-built hang gliders were

Kim has been a British Parachute Association (B

In 2013 the Cambridge Aerotow Club’s chief coac

Back in 2008 a couple of members of Christchurc

The Upward Bound Trust has taught young people

Jim was a towering figure in the British Parach

Patrick has successfully served as the chairman

NFTO (Not For The Ordinary) is a 4-way women’s

Alan, an ex BA pilot, is a stalwart member of b

Grant is a key member of the British Hang Glidi

Harry had a distinguished career in the RAF end

Dave has been involved in Skydiving for nearly

Charlie started flying gliders in his teens, lo

Mark (founder) and Tom (leader) are the driving

David has been a very effective CEO of the BMFA

Tony began skydiving in the United Kingdom in 1

In July 2018 Theo became FAI European Paraglidi

 At the Icarus Cup competition at Sywell aerodr

The 2018 Queen’s Cup was hosted by the British

Jocky Sanderson started flying paragliders in 1

On December 16th 2015, Sacha Dench touched down

On 10th August 2015 pilot Dave Shields was flyi

Mark became BHGA Assistant Training Officer in

Donald MacKenzie is the chief

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Giles

In 1996 Phillip Cozens bought the parts of a 19

In 1916 Flt Sub Lt ‘Bunnie’ Bremner, a pilot wi

Alan Cassidy ranks amongst the world’s most pro

Steve Edwards, David Hempleman-Adams and Freder

John Lovell’s int

Alan Horsfield began su

Lancaster bomber pilot 93 year old Flt Lt Russe

has long been known throughout the World for he

Tom has been the BHPA’s Airspace Liaison Office

Tony and Rona had their first hang gliding less

Paddy Elliott was born in 1925.

Richard Foster and Richard Bird decided, more o

Nick is the author ot the Aerobatic Contest Res

Bob served in the RAF for 23 years on the Vulca

The King's Cup Race is an annual British handic

Susan is the editor and producer of Sailplane a

The British Microlight Team has excelled itself

‘Apples’, as he is affectionately known, has be

Jon, who started flying while still a teenager,

No Light Aircraft Association Rally would be co

In January 2015, Jackie was a prime mover in ac

Martin is qualified both as a medical doctor an

In the early 1970s Noel read an article about t

Brian has made a significant contribution to Br

Crispin achieved his private pilot’s licence in

David, proprietor of Sloane Helicopters, has su

Mary and her late husband, Ian, were enthusiast

André joined the Light Aircraft Association aft

Jeremy is the Editor of Flight Training News, w

20 years ago Penny joined the then Popular Flyi

Since 2007 Jeff Bell and the team at Sywell Aer

Since the early 1990s lawyer John Korzeniowski

Martin has been the insurance broker for the BP

John has worked with the Kent Strut as a commit

Liz learned to fly balloons in the late 80’s an

For over two decades, Jimmy has been the Course

A tiny proportion of the British population bui

Aircraft operated on a UK Permit to Fly were, u

Gordon founded East of Scotland Microlights mor

Bob joined the staff of an ATC squadron at Whit

Andy has single-handedly organised four very su

It has very largely been due to Jim that the wh

Peter has used his extensive knowledge and expe

Adrian’s business and commercial skills have dr

Steve is an enthusiastic amateur pilot who has

Lee and Dominic have been pioneering a new, low

James joined the then Popular Flying Associatio

Robin is currently the Vice President of the Br

What can you say about this man?

In retirement, Roger joined the Board of the Po

Despite being paid by the Queen to fly her mili

Paul has 12 consecutive FAI Championship team G

Rob received a bursary award as a teenager whic

The British Junior Gliding Team brought back gl

Russell is a highly experienced and successful

Mikey, the Speed Skydiving Discipline Represent

Doug was born in 1932 and started parachuting i

Doug was born in 1932 and started parachuting i

David McElroy’s aim was to attempt two concurre

Ed McCallum planned to fly to Oshkosh to go to

They took just 57 days to plan and organise a f

l.Tim became the first qualified disabled ballo

 Yvonne gained her PPL and Assistant Instructor

Devon Build a Plane Project 

First flight by Microlight from Britain to Cana

Colin Davey started instructing in September 19

Marling School successfully bid to be the lead

Wing Commander Ken Wallis was born 26th April 1

John Aldridge, a retired army officer, started

Dr Peter Saundby served as a Royal Air Force me

Chris Dunkley became involved in ballooning in

Hugh Browning has expended and continues to exp

Graham Newby joined the Light Aircraft Associat

In 1969 Charles Boddington built a replica BE2c

Carol Cooper gained her PPL in 1984 and became

The British Parachute Association (BPA) Jim Cro

Gordon Bellerby was the winner of Records Racin

Gordon Bellerby was the winner of the Records R

 Ian Seager is a dedicated pil

Gary Connery made history on 23 May 2012, when

Dominic Bareford had an early introduction to b

Gerald Cooper won an individual Bronze medal in

Mike Mold joined the then Popular Flying Associ

Joan Walsh has been a microlight instructor for

Andy Oliver has been a flexwing pilot for more

Phil Ball has been an active competition model

Norman Burr has been an editor of Microlight Fl

When Peter Gorman and Essam Bishara left Newcas

Peter and Annabel Jarvis (aka ‘The Bedford Cava

Irvine Laidlaw has made a generous and long sta

The first PFA’s annual Rally was held in 1957 a

Eric Marsh started flying in 1976 in his early

Mike Grove started building glider winches in 1

Bill Sharp has been a BPA Rigger Examiner since

Chris Tompkins started aeromodelling in 1946 wh

Bob Littledale has held a PPL since he was 21 y

Wing Commander Dawn Lindsey was seconded to the

Anne Burgess has given a great deal to gliding

The Royal Aeronautical Society launched the Cen

Nick Buckenham joined the BAeA as a newly compe

David Monks was Team Captain of the British Hel

The BMFA F1C (free flight power) team of Neil A

 The 2012 British Helicopter T

Andrew Perkins has worked tirelessly over many

Brian Hope joined the then PFA in February 1985

Johnny Carr was one of the early participants s

Services to instructing

Dave Sykes took off in a flexwing microlight fr

Dave Sykes is the first paraplegic to have achi

Richard Bungay, John Stevenso

Ken won Gold and set four world records in the

The F4C Radio-controlled Scale Model competitio

In September 2010, David Hempleman-Adams and Si

Craig Attwood and Sophie Gallimore were two of

John Jeffries started gliding with the London G

Jamie Griffin is a junior member of Novocastria

Craig Attwood and Sophie Gallimore were two of

Doug Gregory flew operationally in WW-2 and is

David Joyce built a Europa and has flown it ext

Ben Alford is 14 years old and has been flying

Steve Noujaim broke the London-Cape Town and re

Phillip Burton joined Norfolk Gliding Club in 1

Ken Craigie's career started with Personal Plan

Mike Gaffney joined the Popular Flying Associat

John Moore is the originator of the ‘Spamfield’

Taff Smith has been involved in aviation for ov

46(F) (Kensington) Squadron, Air Training Corps

Dave Jones was a member of Southport MAC.

Dave Bluett has been involved in Hang Gliding f

Kieran Brady has been a Parachute Drop Zone Ope

Dean Fisher started parachuting in 1965 and has

Stuart Morris is a highly experienced jumper an

Alf Tunnicliffe is a lifelong enthusiast for ma

Tom Walker has been Secretary of the Sunderland

Brian Bramson is the son of Alan Bramson, who w

Dennis Kenyon started flying in the RAF in 1952

Peter Watson of Birmingham Model Aircraft Club

The British Team for the 2010 European Microlig

Andrea ‘Pixie’ Macleod-Hodgson as the performer

David Boxall is a leading balloon designer and

Mark Dann became a pioneer of the fledgling spo

Derry Moore gained his private pilot's licence

Brian Hope has been Editor of the Popular Flyin

Paul Bonhomme is a Captain with British Airways

Paul Dancey is an instructor and Chairman of th

Nigel Hitchman was an engineer with Airbus at T

Brian Lever has consistently championed model f

Chris Lynch has been skydiving for 27 years and

Cliff Mort has been a member of the Popular Fly

When the Royal Aero Club ceased to have its own

Graeme Fudge is PR Director of Mazda UK Ltd and

Hayward Aviation, the largest UK aviation insur

Charles Crawley made a huge contribution to the

Andrew Dawrant was made a Trustee of the RAeC T

Jane Middleton was Chairman of the Women in Avi

Tom Dawson organised the first Fly UK event in

Roger Morrisroe (known as Romo) has recently ac

Bob Dunthorn's hang gliding career began mid 19

Ian Robertson, known as 'Wobby', started parach

Helen Evans was Editor of Sailplane & Glidi

David Wise followed his 1998 RAeC Silver Medal

Peter Cruddas rose from humble beginnings in Ha

Laurie Shaw was an engineer with BOAC and its s

John Thorpe's career started in flight research

Keith Negal has been British Team Leader in fou

Freefly Team Volare, consisting of Mike Carpent

The British Gliding Team overcame strong opposi

Steve Green initially was a competitive aerobat

On 19 September, 2009, David Hempleman-Adams br

Bruce Tapson started instructing in gliders in

Les Merritt started gliding in 1971 with the So

Roger Dickson is 82.

Miles Hilton-Barber is a blind pilot who flew f

in recognition of their voluntary work as score

David Hempleman-Adams and Jonathan Mason won th

Alan Chalkley flew with the RAF, and then from

Dave Clarkson has made a major contribution to

Bill Draper was a founder member of the Notting

Steve Slade was for many years a regular compet

Andy Newell, Adam Mattacola and Mike Carpenter

Dick Richardson served with the RAF as an engin

Phil Curtis co-ordinated and took part in the f

Chris Dunkley has been flying balloons for more

Bob King started parachuting in 1963, and was a

Wyn Morgan has been the Technical Officer of th

Deane "Smudge" Smith was taking part in a canop

Lindsey Smith served as an officer with the Arm

Richard Winter is Executive Vice-President of t

Marilyn Hood has served for eight years as volu

Claire Scott is the highest-achieving female sk

Team Bodyflight Storm is the British women's fo

Alan Lovejoy has given over 30 years and many t

Richard Rawes has been FAI World Champion three

Howard Torode has given many years of service t

for his exceptional airmanship.

Graham Phipps started Hang Gliding instructing

Between December 2006 and May 2007 Jennifer Mur

Jim started flying with the Scottish Gliding Un

Michael Bird is known to generations of Sai

Daniel Billam started flying competitions for F

John Williams has radically moved the goal-post

Lesley Gale is a skydiver with over 3,300 incid

ohn Glossop started gliding while an RAF appren

Martin Fardell has been a strong supporter of S

Richard Crabtree has been the Administrator of

John Blackmore started gliding in 1953.

Julie Fisher has been Treasurer of the Model Ae

Since 1990, Keith Lomax has held several admini

Derek Platt began gliding with the ATC in 1945

Jane Wilson joined the time keeping team of the

Dr Vijaypat Singhania has a life-long passion f

Jack Harrison is well known as Weatherjack.

Derek Piggott's RAF service included flying Lan

At the 2007 Women’s World Gliding Championships

Robert Grimwood started flying weight-shift mic

Peter Harvey was one of the world’s leading han

David Hempleman-Adams has had a prolific career

John Henry started gliding as an ATC Cadet in 1

Harry Mason was 87 years old on 23rd April.

Christopher Lawrence joined Norfolk Gliding Clu

In early 2006, Manuel Queiroz became the first

Trevor Birkbeck has been a hang glider pilot fo

Taz Causer had been skydiving for seven years a

Peter Grange has been regular pit man and occas

Robin Jones was responsible for introducing the

Mike Scholes has been flying hot air balloons f

Nigel Tasker was one of the first balloon pilot

Judy Hanson became secretary of the RAeC Record

Steve Uzochukwu has been an active hang glider

Norman Pocock has for many years generously sup

Rob Colpus and Darryl Moran have both been succ

Phil Jones won the Gold Medal at the 2006 World

Team Airkix are the British 4-Way Women’s Forma

Chris Gay is an experienced formation sky-diver

Cliff Piper is a retired Commercial Pilot and j

Peter Saundby became a RAF Medical Officer in 1

Leigh Wells won the Gold Medal at the 2006 Worl

Charlie Kovak started gliding in Yugoslavia in

Mark Shaw began paragliding in 1990 and trained

Gerry Breen started gliding at the age of 13 an

Rita Boniface is now 73 years old, and still fl

Neil Lawson was a professional photographer and

Daniel Billam started flying competitions for r

David Hempleman-Adams set a new World Altitude

Bob Bailey has been a model flyer for over 50 y

John Curtis has made a very major contribution

David Wright is a glider pilot and holds a FAI

Hugh Browning is a glider pilot.

Andrew Cormack has been Keeper of Visual Arts,

Jo Halman was a control-line model flyer, and j

Ron Jenkins joined the CAA after service as an

Michael Feldman has for many years audited the

Bob Pooley's name is synonymous with his pilots

Vijaypat Singhania is an Indian who has had a l

The British Gliding Team had a very successful

Janet Folkes has been involved in Ballooning fo

In June 2004, Simon Oliphant-Hope established a

David Cahill is 72 years old.

The winner of this diploma is a scientist who h

Matthew Hart is 17 years old, and has been flyi

In May 2004 Richard Meredith-Hardy flew over Mo

Andy Cowley started parascending in the 1960s,

Kevin Stass has played a major role as a volunt

Derek Thomas started skydiving in 1975.

Stewart Luck is a commercial pilot and has been

Rob Noble-Nesbitt started parchuting at Sunderl

Trudy Kemp joined the office staff of the Briti

Arnold Parker conceived the idea of Sky Watch t

Andy Simpson is a historian and archaeologist.

The ‘Walking on Air’ Charity was founded in 199

Roger Coote has been Development Officer for th

Russell Cheetham started gliding in 1985 and fl

The Red Devils are the official free-fall displ

Gordon Isles has been flying control line model

Harriet Pottinger became involved in hang glidi

Andy Shaw first competed in the parascending Na

Geoff Weighell started flying hang gliders and

Steve Elkins is a hang glider pilot who has bee

Derek Piggott is 81.

Skywings is the house-magazine of the British H

Jenny Beesley is 20 years old.

Andy Davis has been a member of the British Gli

Nigel Beale's first sporting interest was Hover

Victoria Osborne is Marketing and PR Manager of

Yvonne Jukes ran the Airsports Insurance Bureau

Max Bacon pursued a successful career in the RA

Phil Chettleburgh has, for 20 years, been the m

John Hamer has been the voluntary Chief Check P

Over the last four years, 2494 (Portishead) Squ

David Hempleman-Adams has made a series of epic

Paul Dewhurst has been representing Britain in

The V-max Team is the British Women's 4-way For

The British Gliding Team achieved outstanding r

Alan Cassidy retired as an RAF engineer in 1990

Jez Hood won the Standard Class at the 2003 Wor

Gordon Rigg started flying hang gliders in 1984

Reggie Spooner became involved with hang glidin

In September 2003 David Hempleman-Adams achieve

Beryl Thorp is now 71 years old, and has a shar

Mungo Amyatt-Leir is the Managing Director of J

Jonathon Gowing is now 18 years old.

Luc Trullemans has established a reputation as

Jim Bowyer has been hang gliding since the earl

David Bryan is Managing Director of Sonic Commu

Debbie Carter has been treasurer of the British

Paul Spellward was a founder-member of the Bris

Ronnie O'Brien has been a sport parachutist for

Steve Fossett has made seven attempts at flight

Caroline Gough-Cooper & Imogen Asker won th

Kathleen Rigg started hang-gliding in 1986 and

The 2002 UK F2A Team comprised Peter Halman, Ke

Johnny Carr started hang gliding in 1972, in th

Peter McDermott has been a regular member of th

Terry Slater has been gliding since 1961.

At this year’s British Helicopter Championships

Pete Thorn joined the Royal Air Force in 1953 f

John Christopher has recently retired as Editor

Rachel McLaughlin had completed her PPL by the

In the second World Air Games & eighth Worl

After service in the RAFVR flying Lancasters an

Alistair Hodgson was serving with the Parachute

Rita Boniface works tirelessly to raise funds f

Sue Hanisch was a victim of a terrorist bomb at

Bob Bickers was British Gliding Team Manager fr

Charles Ranald is a Trustee of the RAeC Trust.

Polly Vacher was the first woman to fly solo ar

Since acquiring his microlight licence in 1984

In 2001 the British Gliding Team achieved their

Brian, affectionately referred to as the Father

Since joining the British Parachute Association

During her 14 years as Chairman of the BMFA Kat

John Houlder has been the operator of Elstree A

Lesley Gale has been parachuting for 16 years a

Clare McLaughlin learned to fly and went solo a

Colin Bodill and Jennifer Murray made round the

Arthur Doughty has been gliding for over 50 yea

Tony Knight has been parachuting for 36 years,

Nick Neve has served the BMFA for 25 years as a

Tony Holden was the catalyst behind establishin

The team of eight, led by Derek Godfrey, achiev

John Carter has been parachuting since 1973.

Howard Travers has played a major role in achie

Ken Wilson has been Clerk of the Course and Sta

The team won the European Championships against

In May 2000, David Hempleman-Adams made a solo

V-max is an all-female 4-way formation skydivin

Francis has been Chief Engineer of the Popular

Roger has been taking part in air racing for ov

Lindsay established a women's world record for

Adrian broke the world records for free-fall en

Bert Miles learned to fly in Canada in 1944, an

David Wootton learned paragliding in 1988.

Lee Shelley started flying radio-controlled mod

In March 1999, Brian jones and Bertrand Piccard

Marc Asquith joined the South Wales Hang-glidin

Tom Beardsley started parascending in 1974, rap

For many years, Bill Brooks has been Chief Tech

Tony Butler has been parachuting for 26 years.

Tony Hines and David Trefgarne have been respon

The Breitling Company has been manufacturing ai

Bill Draper started flying model aircraft in 19

Mike Feaver has served the British Model Flying

Michael Fopp is Director of the RAF Museum at H

Mary Keefe is an experienced microlight pilot,

Steve Longland was an experienced instructor an

Muriel Tucker was for 30 years an air hostess a

The Breitling Orbiter 3 construction team was m

Andy Elson and Colin Prescott flew the Cable &a

At the 1999 FAI Women's European Gliding Champi

Simon has been flying Microlights for 23 years.

Tim suffered serious spinal injuries in the cra

Simon has been parachuting for 20 years and has

Peter has been at the top of competitive parach

Don Cameron has made a very major contribution

Gerry Turnbill is still regularly flying balloo

Mark Christy is 18 years old, and has already h

Brian Milton achieved the first ever round the

Mike Rockliff has managed Yorkshire Light Aircr

John Hitchen has been Parachuting since 1973.

This is in recognition of their sponsorship of

The Rescue Crew is recognised for their prompt

John Stainer has been flying vintage aircraft f

Gordon Wansborough-White's initial involvement

Mark Woodhams built and taught himself to fly a

Lettice Curtis flew with the Air Transport Auxi

Awarded in recognition of his generous gift to

Awarded in recognition of his outstanding and g

John Meacock has been parachuting for 35 years.

Jackie Young (formerly Jackie Smith) has been B

Richard started paragliding in 1989.

Bill has been gliding for over 40 years.

David has given 16 years of service to the PFA

Ian has a wide experience of flying, including

John Edgley's made original use of new material

Michael Smith, with his son, has competed in ev

Peggy Follis gained her PPL at the age of 79, t

Dean Squire and Mark McCauley produced a master

Hugh Miller won both the first FAI World Air Ga

David Bareford culminated over twenty years of

Despite a serious health problem, Chris Bromley

Ernie Horsfall's unique thirty year fund of exp

Jeremy James has been the lynch-pin of the Heli

Brian Lecomber is one of Britain's most respect

Stuart MacConnacher has been a Popular Flying A

Darryl  Moran was leader of the Another Planet

Ian Burnett has used the opportunities presente

David Greenwood has worked with diligence and e

Mike Wood of the RAF Microlight Association and

John Scott gave many years of dedicated work to

Despite appalling weather conditions at home th

Walter Neumark served paragliding for over thir

John Pendry has been at the top of air-sport si

The successful British Hot Air Balloon Team at

Jeff Chandler has trained over 5,000 parachute

Paul Dewhurst has competed in international Mic

Steve Good , Mike Smith, Jennifer Murray and Qu

Gillian Bryce-Smith became Editor of the Britis

Bruce Goldsmith heads the team responsible for

Jay Rebbeck is 19 years old and already holds t

For over 20 years, Pat Barker has played a sign

Cedric Vernon has been involved with gliding's

Brendan O'Brien obtained his PPL in 1972 and ha

The De Havilland Moth Club Diamond Nine Team wa

Chris and Mavis Parker have jointly been the se

Ken Binks has flown models for over 40 years an

David Oddy retired in 1996 as the British Parac

John Pothecary has maintained a practical inter

Awarded in recognition of his generous support

Awarded in recognition of his generous support

Awarded in recognition of her generous support

David Bareford is the United Kingdom's most suc

Ann Welch set up the Surrey Gliding Club in 193

In the twelve years of international microlight

David Cole is Chairman of the British Microligh

David Faulkner Bryant was Chairman of the Popul

Bill Walker, M.P.

Tom Hardie was the BHGA's airspace officer and

Joseph Turner started competitive model flying

Flying a two-seater ASH 25E glider from Biceste

Peter Lovegrove recently retired from the Counc

Bob Harrison has worked talentedly and tireless

James Gilbert joined the Tiger Club in its earl

Torquil Norman and Henry Labouchere have consid

Mark Kirkby was captain of the World For Nation

Allan "Bunny" Bramson has made a very major con

Judy Leden won the Women's World Champion title

Michael Carnet has made extraordinary contribut

Wally Kahn has made an enormous contribution to

Diana Britten won the premier British award in

for their victory in the first trans-Atlantic b