Wednesday, 8 May 2013

May 2013

  • Brian O'Sullivan - first flight in Junior
  • Ruth Jackson - first solo
  • Boris Bobrovnikov - first solo
  • Rob Grant - passed Bronze flying test
  • Nigel Henry - first flight in Junior
  • Ben Followell - winner of Easter Egg Cup Aerobatics competition
  • Hakan Gokalp - first flight in Junior

Wednesday, 24 April 2013

April 2013

  • Peter Kirkwood (cadet) - 1st solo
  • James Blanch - 1st solo

Sunday, 3 March 2013

Saturday, 2 February 2013

Winter 2012 / 13

  • Will Ellis - UK Champ - National Wooden Ladder Winner 2012 - 16487 Points
  • Oli Polden - Re-soloed.

August and Sept 2012

  • Guy Trees (Cadet) - 1st in Aerobatics Nationals Beginners Class at Saltby
  • William Parker - 2nd in Dunstable Regionals
  • Simon McCracken - Gold Distance 300k
  • Daniel Pollard - First Solo
  • Andy Tobias - First Solo
  • Hakan Gokalp 1st Solo
  • John Townsend 1st Solo
  • Filip Livancic 1st Solo
  • Carl Bauer 1st Solo
  • Carl Bauer - Bronze Duration
  • Ben Followel - Bronze Duration
  • Peter Richards - Bronze Duration and Flying Test
  • Craig Cairns - Bronze Duration and Exam
  • Brian O'Sullivan - Bronze exam and Flying Test
  • Jeremy Gilbey - Silver Duration Five Hours
  • John Hubberstey - Silver Duration Five Hours and 50k Distance
  • John Sugden - Silver Duration Five Hours and Silver Completed
  • Stuart Whitehouse - Silver Duration Five Hours
  • Hakan Gokalp - Single seater conversion
  • Simon Vardigans - Single seater conversion
  • Chris Arnold - Single seater conversion
  • Carl Bauer - Single seater conversion
  • Peter Richards - Single seater conversion
  • Brian O’Sullivan - Single seater conversion
  • Zeljko Livancic = Single seater conversion

Achievements during July 2012

  • Mike Gatfield - Gold Distance
  • John Otty - Gold Distane
  • John Sugden - Completed all three Silver legs
  • John Hubberstey - Silver Height
  • John Hubberstey - Conversion to Pegasus
  • Ben Followell - Bronze Leg
  • Ben Followell - Converted to the Junior
  • Craig Cairns - Converted to Junior
  • Zeljko Livancic - First Solo
  • Zeljko Livancic - 1st flight in K18

During May 2012

  • Duncan Sharp - First Solo
  • Chris Burns - First Solo
  • David Baker- Bronze C
  • Duncan Sharp - K18 Conversion
  • Richard Crockett - Motorglider License
  • Ibo Gokmen - New Tugpilot first solo in GH

During April 2012

  • Sam Gervais -  Bronze Badge
  • Simon Vardigans - XC Endorsement 

Winter 2011- Spring 2012

  • Chris Arnold First Solo
  • Ben Followell achieved a Bronze Leg on only his 3rd solo flight
  • Ben Followell (cadet) First Solo
  • Craig Mitchell First Solo

During August 2011

  • James Giles - First Solo
  • Ali Elliot - First Solo
  • Nikolas von Merveldt - First solo
  • John Lambie - First flight in the Pegase
  • Paul Wigginton - First 50k

Achievements during July 2011

  • Oli Polden - 1 hour bronze leg
  • Phil Binnee - Bronze 1st & 2nd leg
  • Graham Morfey - 5 hour silver distance
  • Craig Cairns - Re-joined as Full Member, and re-soloed
  • Robert Turner - Silver Height & Silver distance (again!)
  • John Otty - Silver height, distance and duration
  • Guy Trees - First flight in Junior on 30th July

July 2011 Update

  • Graham Morfey- Silver Duration
  • Peter Richards – First Solo
  • Will Hilton - Basic Instructor Rating
  • Oli Polden – Bronze Leg
  • Stuart Whitehouse – First Solo
  • Matt Hocker – First Solo
  • Stuart Whitehouse – Both Bronze legs



June 2011 Update


  • Brian O’Sullivan re-soloed on 24 May with the Tuesday Evening Group.
  • Jon Sugden flew a Pegasus for the first time on 21 May.
  • Stuart Whitehouse went solo on 2 June.
  • Martin Blanchard has completed his Silver badge with his recent height claim

 

Archive of Achievements

May 2011

April 2011

  • Christian Matthews - First Solo (Junior member)
  • David Humphreys - Converted to Discus
  • Simon Vardigans - re-solo after break
  • Siena Whiteside - WINNER Easter Egg Aerobatics Competition
  • Sam Gervais - First Solo (Cadet Scheme)

March 2011

February 2011

  • Phil Binnee - Passed Bronze Exam
  • John Lambie - Passed Bronze Exam
  • Jon Sugdeon - Passed Bronze Exam
  • Phil Binnee - Converted to K18
  • David Baker - Converted to K18
  • Nik Markert - Converted to K18
  • Will Ellis - BI Rating

January 2011

December 2010

November 2010

  • Jon Sugden - converted to K18

October 2010

August 2010

  • David Humphreys - Bronze Cross Country endorsement and Silver distance
  • Will Hilton - Silver distance
  • David Champredon - first solo
  • Bruce Giddings - first solo
  • Tim Jenkinson - re-soloed
  • Robert Grant - re-soloed
  • Eric Mcleod - Bronze badge
  • Adam Clarke - Bronze badge

July 2010

  • John Hubberstey - passed written Bronze exam
  • Stuart Lacey - re-soloed
  • John Hubberstey - converted to Junior
  • John Lambie - converted to Junior
  • Catherine Henderson - first solo
  • Peter Peers-Johnson - first solo
  • Sarah Fearnley - converted to Junior & 1st and 2nd leg Bronze
  • Stuart Lacey - 2nd leg Bronze
  • Richard Clark - converted to Discus
  • Robert Turner - converted to Discus
  • Will Hilton - passed Bronze flying test
  • Mike Gatfield - completed Basic Instructor training

June 2010

  • David Humphreys - gained Bronze badge
  • Will Hilton - converted to Pegasus, gained Silver height and Silver/Gold duration
  • Denis Campbell - 750 km flight
  • David Humphreys - Silver height
  • David Hamilton - Silver height

May 2010

  • Richard Crook ? first solo
  • Jack Fox - re-soloed
  • Martin Blanchard - Silver distance and Silver/Gold duration

April 2010

  • Richard Clark - Silver distance
  • Yan Clave - first 100km
  • Rob Kehr - first 100km
  • Martin Kicks - converted to Junior
  • David Hamilton - 5 hr Silver/Gold duration and Silver height
  • David Humphreys - passed Bronze exam
  • David Clark - Bronze exam + 1st leg Bronze
  • Cadet Siena Whiteside - awarded Royal Aero Club Trust bursary for gliding
  • Simon McCracken - 1st solo and both Bronze legs plus 5 hr Silver/Gold duration and height
  • Simon McCracken - Converted to Junior
  • Will Hilton - 1st solo, both Bronze legs and conversion to Junior
  • James Roland - re-soloed

January 2010

  • Siena Whiteside - passed Bronze exam
  • David Humphreys - converted to Junior

October 2009

  • Sarah Fearnley - first solo
  • Jane Moore - BGA Standard Aerobatics badge
  • Chris Collett - Gold height

September 2009

  • Tom Woolf - first solo
  • Stuart Lacey - first solo
  • David Humphreys - converted onto K18
  • Raphael Au - converted onto Pegasus
  • Sanjay Goel - converted onto K18

August 2009

  • John Portwin - Silver duration flight completing Silver C
  • Sanjay Goel - first solo
  • John Hubberstey - re-soloed
  • Andy Kensit - first solo
  • David Hamilton - Cross country endorsement leg and both Bronze legs
  • Siena Whiteside - Cross country endorsement leg
  • Yan Clave- Silver distance and 5 hours Silver/Gold duration
  • Rob Kehr - Silver distance
  • Raph Au - Converted onto K18 and Junior, both Bronze legs

July 2009

  • David Humphreys - first solo
  • Craig Cains - converted to Junior
  • Siena Whiteside - first solo
  • Mike Gatfield - Silver distance
  • Simon Phelps - Silver/Gold duration and Silver height (obtained his Silver badge)
  • Yan Clave - Silver height
  • David Hamilton - converted to Junior