Presented each year for achievement in the previous calendar year.
The trophy will normally be awarded for the longest straight line flight made in a foot launched hang glider by a member of the BHPA. The flight is to start in the UK
However, in any year in which the longest distance claimed is less than the award distance of the previous year, the trophy shall, for one year , be awarded for exceptional services to British Hang Gliding. The distance clock is then reset.
This rule, for special circumstances, has and can be overridden
Anne Welch, with sculptor and creator Alan Franking
Presidents Trophy Winners
1984
John Pendry
130 miles
1983
Joan M Lane
Services
1982
Bob Calvert
112 miles
1981
Jonathan Stirk
83 miles
1980
Bob Calvert
79 miles
1979
Robert Bailey
60 miles
1978
Robert Bailey
?9 miles
1977
Robert Bailey
24 miles
1976
Chris Corston
Services
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