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When Competition Enterprise started in 1974 the winner was presented with the Enterprise Challenge Trophy designed by C. P. Wills. There was also the ‘Top/Best Wooden Ship’ for the highest placed wooden glider but with declining numbers, often just one participant, the Blunt Nails Trophy took its place in 2005 and is awarded to the best pilot/s performing well with low experience or flying low performance aircraft.

John Cadman was a long-time participant in Enterprise and 3 times winner. Following his death in 1998, his widow Inger donated the John Cadman Trophy in his memory to be awarded to the pilot considered to have completed the most outstanding flight of the Competition Enterprise week.

Pilots flying gliders with engines but start them en route are encouraged to remain flying and continue on task or explore the conditions. A separate, new for 2009, Enterprising Flight Award will be given for the most enterprising flight of this nature during the competition, where the engine has been used.

In 1985 a new National Enterprise Trophy was created to be awarded each year to the pilot/s believed to have achieved the most enterprising flight launching from anywhere in the UK. In 2009 we re-named it the Philip Wills National Enterprise Trophy, recognising Philip as the originator of the Enterpriseideals and to commemorate his legacy. It is now presented through the BGA at their annual Awards Ceremony.

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    The Enterprise Challenge Trophy designed by C P Wills
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  • Enterprise Challenge Trophy
  • Past Winners of Competition Enterprise:
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  • 1          1974    North Hill                   Justin Wills
  • 2          1975    North Hill                   Justin Wills
  • 3          1976    North Hill                   Justin Wills
  • 4          1977    North Hill                   Tony Maitland
  • 5          1978    North Hill                   Justin Wills
  • 6          1979    Shobden                     Tony Moulang
  • 7          1980   North Hill                   Chris Simpson
  • 8          1981    Shobden                     John Cadman
  • 9          1982   North Hill                   Chris Simpson
  • 10        1983   Aboyne                       Colin Cruze
  • 11        1984   North Hill                   John Bally
  • 12        1985   Sutton Bank              John Cadman
  • 13        1986   North Hill                   Tony Maitland
  • 14        1987    Aboyne                       Justin Wills
  • 15        1988   North Hill                   Justin Wills
  • 16        1989   Le Blanc, France       John Bally
  • 17        1990   North Hill                   Dave Reilly
  • 18        1991    Aboyne                       John Bally
  • 19        1992   Sutton Bank              Justin Wills
  • 20       1993   North Hill                   John Cadman/Tim Harrison
  • 21        1994   Colmar, France         Nick Gaunt
  • 22        1995   Sutton Bank              Justin Wills
  • 23        1996   North Hill                   Nick Gaunt
  • 24        1997    Sutton Bank              Nick Gaunt
  • 25        1998   North Hill                   Paul Kite
  • 26        1999   Feshiebridge             Nick Gaunt
  • 27        2000  Chauvigny, France   Alastair Macgregor
  • 2001   Cancelled due to Foot & Mouth 
  • 28        2002   North Hill                   Mick Wells
  • 29        2003   Sutton Bank              Mike Fox
  • 30       2004   Aston Down               Paul Kite
  • 31        2005   Long Mynd                Phil King
  • 32        2006   Aboyne                       Justin Wills
  • 33        2007   Sutton Bank              Justin Wills
  • 34        2008   North Hill                   Lindsay McLane
  • 35        2009   Long Mynd                Justin Wills
     
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    Justin - 11 times winner

    Blunt Nails Trophy – presented by Hill Aviation Ltd

     

    In 2005 Hill Aviation Ltd commissioned local craftsman John Taylor to create a new trophy for Competition Enterprise, the Blunt Nails Trophy is the result. A replica of a Kirby Gull, it represents the spirit of doing things the hard way. The Competition Director will award it each year to a pilot or pilots who punch above their weight, whether it be completing tasks despite low experience or scoring well in a low performance aircraft.

    Past winners:

         
     
  • 2005   Long Mynd    Sarah Platt & Richard Billany - LS4 & Open Cirrus       
  • 2006   Aboyne           Stuart Naylor & Billy Fisher - Grob Twin II Acro          
  • 2007   Sutton Bank Liam Watt - Ka8b                                                               
  • 2008   North Hill       Martin Woolmer - Cirrus 75                                              
  • 2009   Long Mynd    Alex Ward - ASW 20 F 15m                                              
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    John Cadman Trophy

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                                                                                                                                           2009 Long Mynd - James Fisher

    Following John Cadman’s death in 1998, Inger Cadman donated this trophy in his memory to be awarded to the pilot considered to have completed the most outstanding flight of the Competition Enterprise week.

    Past winners:

    1997  Sutton Bank    John Cadman – Sadly posthumously. On the “Fly Home” day John reached his home club Bidford, when only 2 other pilots scored and clubs en route were restricted to local circuits
    1998  North Hill        Jon Hart – flew 199km on a day most stayed on ground, one other achieved 109km another 23km
    1999 Feshiebridge    Andy Anderson – excelled and won on a difficult day. Surprising himself on the distance covered so quickly, he reported his position some miles short of the actual field
    2000 Chavigney       Jon Hart – with speed a factor, everyone chose the 311km task except Jon who covered 497km of the alternative 503km task
    2001                           No contest due to Foot & Mouth
    2002 North Hill        Paul Kite – managed to turn Lasham, who were grounded, on a black, overcast and windy day ideally suited to sitting in front of the TV.
    2003 Sutton Bank    Mike Fox – only pilot to switch from thermals to wave and winning the day, went on to win the Competition flying a variety of 2 seaters and P2s, very enterprising
    2004 Aston Down    Andreas Jelden – flew round all the TPs around Brize Norton and Lyneham and returning on a day when getting back from any one was pretty laudable
    2005 Long Mynd     Rory O’Conor – Consistent enterprising flying to achieve 3 2nd places and a Day win and coming 2nd overall
    2006 Aboyne            Rory O’Conor – Achieved 533km one day some 151km more than the next placed pilot plus 3 Day wins and coming a close 2nd overall to Justin Wills
    2007 Sutton Bank    Lindsay McLane – on day 1 was the only pilot to exceed 300km by switching from thermals and using the wave to 9,000ft
    2008 North Hill        Ron Johns – A day winner he pretended to be a balloon until he identified a sea breeze front and used it to boost his score with bonus “into wind” points, he also came a close 2nd overall
    2009 Long Mynd     James Fisher – circumventing the Birmingham CTA and getting home when most didn’t plus coming 4th overall as a first time entrant

     

     

    Enterprising Flight Award

    Past Winners:

    2009 Long Mynd- Lindsay McLane – engine start 25 km from the Mynd, pushed westwards, again used engine briefly.  A series of wave bars downwind of the Gower peninsular beckoned a slow climb to 9000' then tiptoe to the coast just south of Barmouth.  Forgetting the task he headed north hoping for a higher climb in the lee of Snowdon. Not to be, there was a strange and surprisingly violent effect which was tearing the tops of the wave cloud apart (see picture).  Sun now dipping to the horizon and ipaq showing over 100km to the Mynd, headed back into the gathering gloom.  Back at site after a five hour flight, Lindsay found it fascinating and somewhat mesmerising watching the car headlights weaving back and forth clearing the sheep off the runway!

     

       

    Barmouth

    		  

    Cloud over Snowdon

    		  

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