Windrushers Gliding Club
Achievements and Progress
Listed below are some recent flying achievements by club members.
As the list is probably incomplete, feel free to notify the webmaster if
you think someone should be added to the listing.
2008
Solo
- Steve Oddy (August)
- James Best (July)
- Daniel Marszalec (July)
- Dave Burrett (May)
- Tara Salter (May)
- James Krautgartner (March)
- Kirsty McNaught - first of the new year, from OUGC (February)
- George Tvalashvili - first solo in the motor glider (January)
Badges
- Philippa Roberts completed her Silver. (July)
- Seth Helstrip - completed Bronze. (July)
- Corbin Davies - completed cross-country endorsement (July)
Others
- Sunay Shah - second place (out of 38) in the Sport Class of the Bicester Regionals
- Terry Mitchell - seventh (out of 36) in Open Class, Bicester Regionals
- Bob King - eighth (out of 36) in Open Class, Bicester Regionals
- Terry Crow - tug pilot rating (July)
- Dave Morgan - Assistant category instructor (June)
- Annette Purcell - assistant Instructor rating (June)
- Jolien Chow - won Air League Scholarship (May)
2007
Solo
- Edward Barrell (14th October)
- Sam Barrell (13th October)
- Mario Nardone (October)
- Jason Gauchi (September)
- Jim Barrell (September, after a 7 years layoff)
- Seth Helstrip (September)
- Peter Bryant (August)
- Emma Salisbury (August) solo in the motorglider, after getting her NPPL
- Martin Marx (June)
- Tim Harrington (re-soloed June, after a break on medical grounds)
- Rob Hatschek (March)
- Sebastian Cassell (March)
- Gem Roberston - first new solo of the year! (February)
- Alan Lynfield - re-soloed after a two year gap (February)
Badges
- Corbin Davies - Bronze C (October)
- Philippa Roberts - completed Bronze C, and XC Endorsement (September)
- Kjell Konis - completed Bronze C, and XC Endorsement (September)
- Jed Edyvean - 750km (July)
- Mark Lavender - 300km (July)
- Terry Crow - 100km Dip (July)
- Lucas Brandt - 300km (July)
- Barney Crump - 300km (July)
- Mark Trocknell - Bronze C (July)
- George Tvalashvili - Bronze C and XC Endorsement (June and August)
- Terry Crow - 50km (May)
- Jolien Lok Chow - Bronze and XC Endorsement (April)
- Dan Grey - Bronze (April)
- Clive Dalzell - Gold height (March)
Other Achievements
- Dave Catt - NPPL (September)
- Clive Dalzell - Basic Instructor Rating (September)
- Gail Stevens - Basic Instructor Rating (September)
- James Wilson - Basic Instructor Rating (September)
- Peter Harvey - Winner of the European Championships Open Class, tenth in the World Grand Prix (15m Class)
- Dave Watt - Winner of the Booker Regionals
- Mark Szymkowwicz - 8th in the Junior Nationals
- Ken Hartley - 11th Open Class Nationals
- Lucas Brandt - Basic Instructor Rating
- Terry Mitchell - 4th Open Class, Bicester Regionals
- Bob King - 5th Open Class, Bicester Regionals
- Jamie Allen + Peter Stratten - 6th Open Class, Bicester Regionals
- Sunay Shah - 9th Sports Class, Bicester Regionals
- Martin Durham - 8th Overseas Nats, Standard Class
- Derren Francis - 12th Overseas Nats, Standard Class
- Terry Mitchell - Solo in the Motor Glider
- Bob King - first 500Km of the year from Windrushers, in April
2006 and 2005
Solo
- Kjell Konis
- Corbin Davies
- Paul Good - re-soloed after an eight year break.
- Phil Gardener
- Gemma Twigg
- Paul Jessop - re-soloed after a ten year break
- Rachael Tocknell
- Mark Tocknell
- Marcus Bihler
- George Tvalashvili
- Peter Cadle
- Ben Rees
- Jolien Lok Chow
- Alastair Green
- Dan Grey
- Evelyn Davies
- John McLean
- Phillipa Roberts
- Rhian Thomas
- Anna Brain
- Dan Goodman
- Felix Hoffmann
- Peter Harding
Badges
- Clive Dalzell - Silver
- Norman Holifield - Bronze and Silver
- Mark Szymkowwicz - 500 Km, and a great 2006 Juniors result, 6th place
- Sally Cooper - Bronze
- Marko Bacic - Silver (eventually)
- James Wilson - Silver
- Daniel Goodman - Bronze
- Felix Hoffmann - Silver
- Rhian Thomas - Bronze
- Gail Stevens - Silver
Other Achievements
- Derren Francis - selected for British Team for 2007 European Championships, 3rd Standard Class Nationals 2006 and 8th 18m Nationals 2006
- Martin Durham - 10th Standard Class Nationals 2006
- Gareth Cunningham - completed Full Cat. Instructor rating
- Mike Pettican - Motor Glider Rating
- Paul Mason aka Baldrick - completed Full Cat. Instructor rating
- Ollie Bosanko - 16th in his first ever comp, the Northerns 2006
- Mark Szymkowicz - 6th place in the Junior Nationals 2006
- Dave Morgan - 31st in the 2006 Juniors, in an Astir
- Ken Hartley - 4th Open Class Nationals 2006
- Dan Pitman - 20th 18M Nationals 2006 and 19th Standard Class Nats, 2005
- John Wright - re-instated Ass. Cat Instructor, after a break on medical grounds.
- Bruce Wainwright - BI rating
- Dave Morgan - BI rating
- Sunay Shah - BI rating
- Owain Walters - 7th Club Class Nationals 2005
- Jed Edyvean - 8th Open Class Nationals 2005
- Terry Mitchell - 12th Open Nationals 2005