Air New Zealand Soaring Award
This trophy is awarded annually, to the pilot who, in the opinion of the Executive Committee, has shown the most significant improvement in his/her personal standard of competition or record flying during the year
Winners
- 2024 Alain Marcuse
- 2023 Kieran Cassidy
- 2022 Georgia Schofield
- 2021 John Robertson
- 2020 Tim Bromhead
- 2019 Mike Strathern
- 2018 Campbell McIver
- 2017 Keith Essex
- 2016 Mark Tingey
- 2015 Nick Oakley
- 2014 Steve Wallace
- 2013 Bob Gray
- 2012 Doug Henry
- 2011 George Wills
- 2010 Tim Bromhead
- 2009 John Ahearn
- 2008 Brett Hunter
- 2007 Murray Wardell
- 2006 Jenny Wilkinson
- 2005 Dane Dickinson
- 2004 Jenny Wilkinson
- 2003 Vaughan Ruddick
- 2002 Terry Jones
- 2001 Richard Downer
- 2000 Kirk Davis
- 1999 Doug Hamilton
- 1998 Ryan Priest
- 1997 John Coutts
- 1996 Ben Flewett
- 1995 Tony van Dyk
- 1994 Theo Newfield
- 1993 Andrew Curtis-Cody
- 1992 Philip Smith
- 1991 Nigel McPhee
- 1990 Mike Oakley
- 1989 Tony van Dyk
- 1988 Roger Read
- 1987 Grae Harrison
- 1986 Nigel McPhee
- 1985 Ray Lynskey
- 1984 Ray Lynskey
- 1983 Pat Larsen
- 1982 Peter Lyons
- 1981 Ray Lynskey
- 1980 Lindsey Stephens
- 1979 Doug Haslett
- 1978 Ian Finlayson
- 1977 Max Stevens
- 1976 Neville Banton