Awarded to an individual who has made an outstanding contribution to civil flying instruction.
(amended Terms of Reference 2019)
Anthony started his career working for several well-known companies in marketing, having graduated from the University of Durham with a BSc and then gained a MBA from Cranfield School of Management. He acquired a recreational PPL in his early thirties and after being made redundant in 1987, he decided to pursue training for a commercial licence.
He worked as a flight instructor for several years and then took over Greenclose Aviation, a small commercial training school at Bournemouth in 1993. He renamed the company Professional Air Training (PAT) and over the following 24 years, he built up an enviable reputation for high quality instruction with excellent first-time pass results. He had become an FE(PPL) in 1995, then an IRR Examiner with PT Ops privileges the following year. As Director and Head of Training at PAT, Anthony was responsible for the development of quality training materials and specialist training techniques ensuring the maintenance of a consistently high level of instruction. Students who were struggling elsewhere often turned to Anthony, as his individual attention to each student’s progress was legendary. During the establishment of CTC Aviation, Anthony also acted as a Consultant and CFI for their facility at Bournemouth.
Anthony was appointed as an IRE in 2006 and following the CAA’s internal restructuring of examiner training, Anthony was invited by the CAA to set up a specialised Flight Training Organisation for the training of GA professional flight examiners. As this was a new departure for the CAA, who had not out-sourced such training before, it was clear recognition of the esteem in which the CAA held Anthony and his standards.
Thus, in 2006, Flight Examiner Training (FET) was established, which offers the full range of CAA-Approved SPA Flight Examiner Standardisation courses, providing a personal service, with tailored training programmes to suit every examiner’s individual needs. FET also provides Examiner Refresher Courses, both at Bournemouth and at Andrewsfield in conjunction with Carol Cooper. Anthony continues to be deeply involved in training, especially of GA examiners and provides a unique and valuable service to the industry.
Anthony’s standards and individual care for each student are well-known throughout the industry and his devotion to quality for over 30 years, during which time he has flown over 11,500 hours in light aircraft, virtually all instruction and examining, makes him a worthy recipient of the Pike Trophy.
1963/64 L V Worsdell Esq
1964/65 Captain Charles William Cowan Hamilton
1966 not awarded
1966/67 J W (Peter) Peckowski Esq AFC ARAeS
1967/68 Rex A Smith Esq
1969 not awarded
1969/70 Captain F Kirk
1970/71 W H W Lucas Esq
1971/72 Captain C W Sweetman
1972/73 A E Bramson Esq
1973/74 E Claxton Esq
1974/75 Captain Douglas E Batten AFC DFM
1975/76 Captain R R Critchley
1977 - 197 not awarded
1978/79 Captain J Varley
1979/80 James John Forbes (Hamish) Logan Esq
1980/81 Miss Joan Lily Amelia Hughes MBE
1981/82 F C Hector Taylor Esq DFM
1982/83 Sqn Ldr R T Bowring AFC
1984 not awarded
1984/85 Sqn Ldr John B Gratton RAF (Rtd)
1985/86 Sidney Harry Parker Esq
1986/87 Colin Beckwith Esq
1987/88 F J Loveridge Esq
1988/89 John K Hill Esq
1989/90 Sqn Ldr R J Cutler
1990/91 Harry A A Smeulders Esq
1991/92 Captain P W Kennedy
1993 not awarded
1993/94 Captain Donald G (Archie) Kinch DFM
1994/95 Peter F C A Thorn Esq
1995/96 John C Cole Esq
1997 not awarded
1997/98 Harvey R Britten Esq
1998/99 Captain Leonard James Otley
1999/2000 Captain Peter David Godwin FRIN
2000/01 Captain Thomas Michael Dyson
2001/02 Michael Arthur (Rufus) Heald Esq MBE
2003 not awarded
2003/04 Captain George Arthur Bedford
2004/05 William Frederick Arthur (Bill) Ison
2005/06 Captain Andrew Gutteridge
2007 not awarded
2007/08 Richard William Kenneth Snell
2008/09 Captain Richard "Dickie" Bird
2009/10 Ian Bain Mackie
2010/11 Mark Woodhouse
2011/12 Gp Capt Christopher E Gould
2012/13 Andrew Dunstan
2014 - 2015 not awarded
2016 Captain Philip G Mathews MAP
2017 Piers Hugh Smerdon
2018 not awarded
2019 awarded twice:
Dorothy Saul-Pooley
Carol Louise Cooper
2020 not awarded
2021 Primo Lonzardi
2022 Anthony Mollison
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