THE SIR ALAN COBHAM MEMORIAL AWARD 2007

To the most meritorious student nominated by the Principal of a major training school

 

CHARLES WATERS

Charlie Waters began training at Flight Training Europe (FTE), Jerez, on 6 November 2006. He settled down to a hard working routine for the initial academic work of the JAA Integrated ATPL(A) course, but it soon became apparent that he always had spare capacity. His dedication and commitment resulted in first time passes in all the JAA examinations with a commendable average of 94.5%. Throughout his studies, he was always prepared to assist other members on his course with academic problems they were experiencing and this, combined with his good sense of humour and engaging personality, made him very popular with his colleagues and the staff. He was elected President of the Student Council, which provides a crucial link between FTE management and the student body as well as playing a central role in the lives and well being of the students, most of whom do not have their families in close proximity and who need to work together to make their time at Jerez both successful and enjoyable.

Charlie's presidency covered a particularly difficult period during which a series of difficult problems arose. The nature of the problems were such as to provide a challenge to both management and students, and without careful resolution would have adversely affected the living and working environment of the campus. Throughout this period he worked closely with the Managing Director and addressed each situation with abundant common sense and his usual good manners. He was always capable of producing solutions which met with the satisfaction of all parties. Of note, these difficulties occurred whilst Charlie was engaged in the very intensive integrated phase of his training, juggling the demands of both ground school and flying. He maintained his sense of humour throughout and was able to absorb the extra pressure without detriment to his own training progress.

On the flying side, Charlie was blessed with considerable natural ability. He was always well prepared for flights and listened carefully to the advice in briefings. As a result, he passed all his progress and skill tests at the first attempt, flying to an above average standard on his CPL Skill Test and completing his flying training with a good first time pass at the Instrument Rating Test.

Charlie graduated from FTE on 25 January 2008 and received the Managing Director's commendation for his outstanding services to the training college. He is now continuing his career in aviation as a First Officer flying Airbus A320s for British Airways. For the standards he achieved and personal qualities he displayed during training, he is awarded the Sir Alan Cobham Memorial Award.
 

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Previous Winners

Sir Alan Cobham Prize

1966 Captain F H Hawkins

1967 Not Awarded

1968 Not Awarded

1969 Not Awarded

1970 Captain M A Lewis

1971 Captain Hugh Dibley

1972 Not Awarded

1973 Not Awarded

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THE SIR ALAN COBHAM MEMORIAL AWARD

1974 G S Vaizey Esq

1975 J V Fanning Esq

1976 Laith Al-Omar Esq

1977 N C Lewton Esq

1978 Pavlos Attalides Esq

1979 Michael Joseph Sheen Esq

1980 David Stanley Balman Esq

1981 Paul Tomlinson Esq

1982 Rudolf Van Berkel Esq

1983 Robert Martinus Page Esq

1984 Alan Robert Beurle Esq

1985 Lee Boon Hup Esq

1986 Chee Tuck Lai Esq

1987 Gurmit Singh Esq

1988 Not Awarded

1989 Stephen Riley Esq

1990 E D Troy Esq

1991 Michael G Edwards Esq

1992 Wilson Wai Yin Tang Esq

1993 Simon Galvin Esq

1994 Miss Candice Hinrichsen

1995 Martin Peter Goddard Esq

1996 Mark R Bishton Esq

1997 Stuart J Geddes Esq

1998 Nicholas Talboys

1999 Jacob Sorensen

2000 Mark Cameron

2001 Richard Driscoll

2002 Ilkka A Tahvanainen

2003 Donald Nwajei

2004 Jessica Mary Telford

2005 Not awarded

2006 Stephen A Robinson

2007 Charles Waters

 

Updated 15-Dez-2008
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