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Wednesday, 12 March 2008

GFA and State Trophies

For many years the GFA has proudly awarded  pilots a variety of trophies for sporting achievements. Whilst it is fair to say that many are a result of competition some are for personal achievement and just as well deserved.
  Listed here is the history of recipients with photos of each trophy.

National Championships

 The Dr. Heydon Trophy  Standard Class Champion
 The Tim & Joy Shirley Trophy  Best female pilot Club Class
 The 15 Metre Trophy  15 Metre Class Champion 
 The Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee Trophy  Sports Class Champion
 The Dr. Mervyn Hall Trophy  Open Class Champion
 The Austraglide Trophy  Australian Soaring Grande Prix winner 
 The GFA Shield  State Teams Trophy FAI Nationals  
 The Sir Donald Anderson Award  Best Novice in Multiclass Nationals
 The Edmund Schneider Trophy  'Best in Non-competitive Aircraft' 
 The W. A. Iggulden Tasman Trophy  Australia Vs New Zealand 
 The Masters Trophy - formerly The 'Codgers' Trophy  Most successful pilot over 60 
 Gulf Air Trophy  Highest scoring Intl Pilot in any class 
 The Roger A. Woods  18 Metre Champion
 

National Club Class

 National Club Class Championship Trophy  
 The Commonwealth Banking Corporation Club Class  Second Place Trophy 
 The Maurie Bradney Club Class Trophy  Junior  
 The National Club Class Teams Trophy  State Nominated Teams 
 The Riley Aeronautics Trophy  'The Most Successful Two- seater Performance' 
 The Commonwealth Banking Corporation Two seater Class  Second Place Trophy 
 John S. Holst Memorial Trophy  Highest Handicap Speed 
 Beaurepaires Corowa Trophy  Highest Placed Novice Pilot 
 Westpac Banking Corporation Perpetual Trophy  Best Placed Libelle Pilot 
 T & J Sailplanes Services Mentor Trophy  Mentor & Pupil(s) Team 
 The Laurie Watkins Perpetual All Over Best Tryers Trophy  
 The Renmark Gliding Club Trophy  The Highest Placed Wooden Glider 
 

Club Class International Trophies

 The Roger Woods World Club Class Trophy  
 The Royal Aeronautical Society Shield  
 One-Off Trophies at 1st World Clubs Class
 Championships
 Gawler 2001
 

Junior Trophies

 The Bernard Eckey Award  Outright second placed pilot 
 The Catherine Conway cup  Highest placed female pilot 
 The George Lee Trophy  Highest handicapped speed 
 The Joey cup  awarded on weight for age 
 The Junior Trans-Tasman trophy  Australia vs New Zealand Juniors 
 The Maurie Bradney Junior Champion Trophy  Australian National Junior Champion 
 The Schempp-Hirth trophy  Citizenship and airmanship 
 The Southern Cross trophy  Highest placed novice 
 The State of Origin plate  Junior state teams contest 
 

Decentralised Events

 The Australian Gliding Trophy  
 The Sportavia Trophy  
 The Bathurst Soaring Club Trophy  Winner League I 
 The New South Wales Gliding Association Shield  Winner League II 
 The National Two-seater Championship Trophy   League III
 The Corfu Accommodation Trophy  League IV 
 

Miscellaneous Trophies

 The Wally Wood Trophy  Longest distance flight claimed in a calendar year 
 The Martin Warner Trophy  Greatest height gain claimed in a calendar year 
 The Bob Irvine Trophy  Greatest cross country distance in a calendar year 
 

NSWGA Trophies

 Denzil Macarthur Onslow Trophy  Open Class Champion 
 Jim Stanley Memorial Trophy  18M Class Champion 
 Werner Dennis Trophy  15M Class Champion 
 Narromine Soaring Club Trophy  Std Class Champion 
 Deutsche Lufthansa Trophy  Club Class Champion 
 BP Trophy  Overall Speed 
 Gliding Accessories Trophy  Std Class Speed 
 Herbert Schade Trophy  Club Class Speed

 

Last Updated ( Wednesday, 03 February 2010 )
 
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