International Gliding Commission

Here's a debatable subject few appreciate.

For the second time in five years, the I.G.C. Bureau has been unable to find a worthy recipient to be awarded the Lilienthal Medal, Gliding's highest award. The Bureau has only 90,000 pilots/officials to select a recipient from. ( ? ? ?)

On Sunday, 22 April 2018 11:28:01 UTC+3, wrote:
Here's a debatable subject few appreciate.

For the second time in five years, the I.G.C. Bureau has been unable to find a worthy recipient to be awarded the Lilienthal Medal, Gliding's highest award. The Bureau has only 90,000 pilots/officials to select a recipient from. ( ? ? ?)

Nominees are presented by national aeroclubs. Who was your aeroclub's choice?

At 08:27 22 April 2018, wrote:
Here's a debatable subject few appreciate.

For the second time in five years, the I.G.C. Bureau has been unable to
find a worthy recipient to be awarded the Lilienthal Medal, Gliding's
highest award. The Bureau has only 90,000 pilots/officials to select a
recipient from. ( ? ? ?)

But surely, just to award it to someone because it exists, devalues the
award to those who have merited it.

In Arthurian legend, the Siege Perilous was a vacant seat at the Round
Table reserved by Merlin for the knight who would one day be successful in
the quest for the Holy Grail.

You have to earn your right to the award.

Why not nominate the fella that invented FES? I really should know his name.

On Sunday, April 22, 2018 at 11:31:31 AM UTC-5, son_of_flubber wrote:
Why not nominate the fella that invented FES? I really should know his name.

That would be Luka Žnidarši� and this father Matija.

Check out http://www.front-electric-sustainer.com

Lou

On Sunday, April 22, 2018 at 11:46:42 AM UTC+2, krasw wrote:
On Sunday, 22 April 2018 11:28:01 UTC+3, wrote:
Here's a debatable subject few appreciate.

For the second time in five years, the I.G.C. Bureau has been unable to find a worthy recipient to be awarded the Lilienthal Medal, Gliding's highest award. The Bureau has only 90,000 pilots/officials to select a recipient from. ( ? ? ?)

Nominees are presented by national aeroclubs. Who was your aeroclub's choice?

Sebastian Kawa was the nominee from Poland

On Sunday, April 22, 2018 at 12:31:31 PM UTC-4, son_of_flubber wrote:
Why not nominate the fella that invented FES?

Because designing a nifty electric wheelchair is not the same as running a record breaking ultra-marathon.

T8