The Royal Aero Club Bronze Medal
The gold, silver and bronze medals are awarded annually for outstanding achievement in aviation
Recipients of this award in the field of ballooning are:
| 1921 | Henry Spencer |
| 1972 | Don Cameron |
| 1972 | Roger Monks |
| 1974 | Joe Philp |
| 1975 | Peter Langford |
| 1976 | Julian Nott |
| 1977 | Geoff Green |
| 1982 | Philip Hutchins |
| 1993 | Lindsay Muir |
| 2002 | Luc Trullemans Luc Trullemans has established a reputation as the most successful meteorologist for long-distance balloon flights. His successes include several competitive and World Record flights, including Breitling Orbiter 3 and Steve Fossett's Round-the-World missions, and David Hempleman-Adams's flight over the North Pole. |
| 2005 | Kevin Stass Kevin Stass has played a major role as a volunteer working in the organisation of many balloon record flights. He started helping Richard Branson and Per Lindstrand in 1995 and was involved in their round-the-World attempts. He then worked for Steve Fossett with his record attempts, including his solo round the World flight. In 2003 he supported David Hempleman-Adams with several flights, culminating in the successful transatlantic flight in an open wicker basket. He was responsible for obtaining all of the advance clearances for the flights, liaising with ATC and Search and Rescue, and manning the ground control centre during the flights. |
| 2006 | Mike Scholes Mike Scholes has been flying hot air balloons for nearly 20 years. He now has a commercial balloon rides organisation and instructs new pilots. He has taken part in several competitions. In 2006, he made two notable flights in a small balloon and using a sack instead of a basket to save weight. He ascended to 31,976 feet, qualifying for a BBAC Diamond badge. Later he made a cross-country flight from Cambridge to Shropshire in 23 hours to establish a new British duration record. |
| 2006 | Nigel Tasker Nigel Tasker was one of the first balloon pilots when the sport revived in the 1970's. His main contribution has been on organising competitions and defining rules. The rules he introduced for the 1977 World Championships were adopted by FAI and have been used ever since. He went on to direct the UK national championships for 12 years, and after 30 years he is still involved as an event official. |