13 February 2024
The 2024 Pooleys International Dawn to Dusk Competition is now open for entries. The announcement coincides with the results of last year’s event, awarded at an event at the RAF Club in London last week.
The Dawn to Dusk Competition celebrates its 60th anniversary this year. It provides an aeronautical challenge over one day of flying, as the title suggests.
“The competition is an opportunity to further your flying, to expand your horizons and to give you the excuse you need to have the flying adventure you have always wanted to have,” said a statement from Pooleys.
“Established by the late Duke of Edinburgh, Prince Philip and the Tiger Club, the objective of the Dawn to Dusk is to encourage the most interesting employment of a manned aircraft within the limits of competent airmanship and to demonstrate the capabilities of pilot and machine in a day’s flying, in the hours between Dawn and Dusk, whilst undertaking an original and praiseworthy objective.
“Entry is free and simple. All that is required is for the competitor to set themselves a challenging goal with a theme and fly it. You then need to write up a log of your preparations and flight. The judges enjoy seeing photographs from your flight and if you wish to include a video, please do.”
Enter here (deadline 30 September 2024)
Some of the winners from last year’s competition, pictured at the prize-giving
1st Duke of Edinburgh Trophy (£1000 prize) Derek Pake & Kate Turner (Eireborne) Vans RV-8
2nd Coventry Trophy Theresa MacDonald, Amanda Deed, Jessica Phillips & Gail Collins (Australia in a Day) Beechcraft Bonanza
3rd Tiger Club Trophy Daniel & Anna Langton (Dragons at Dawn and Dusk: An Arthurian Adventure) Quik GT-450
Pooley Sword – Best Presented Report and Log Martin Leusby, Ron Armitage & Sandra Davis (Kent’s Airfields then and now…140 years of Kent aviation history) Cessna 172
Helicopter Trophy Not Awarded
Glenisla Trophy – Pilot and crew each having less than 75 hours in command Not Awarded
Icarus Trophy – Best solo entry Michael Wood (To draw the symbol of Ukrainian Resistance in the sky above my part of Scotland) SD1 Minisport SSDR
Microlight Trophy Dr Peter Griffiths (Abandoned Railways of Southern Scotland) Skyranger Classic
Long Distance Medal Theresa MacDonald, Amanda Deed, Jessica Phillips & Gail Collins (Australia in a Day) Beechcraft Bonanza 1905nm
Second place plus the Long distance medal! From left: Gail Collings, Theresa MacDonald, Jessica Phillips and Amanda Deed
Bonney Trophy Nic Orchard (Temporarily Unsure of Position) Aeronca Champ
Family Award Angus & Fiona Macaskill (50 Kisses – For our 50th Wedding Anniversary 1973 – 2023)
Club Trophy Ian Revell & John Mott (The FSDP Big Wing Tour – Scotland) Cessna 172SP
Best Video Award Jason Davidson & Simon Shackell (P-for-Popsie. Operation Chastise. Commemorating the 80th Anniversary of the Dambusters’ Raid) Piper PA44
Ruth Bridges, Sharlene Benn & Hudson Benn (Team Bridges-Benn Dambuster Challenge) Piper PA-28-161
Janice Anderson (A Whale of a Time) Cessna 172S Skyhawk SP
Mike Roberts & Nicholas Rogers (Extreme! Highest, lowest, longest, shortest, oldest, newest plus N, E, S & W) Cessna 172
David Pitman & Gavin Johns (Celebrating 100 Years of Endurance Motor Racing at Le Mans and in particular the Contribution made by British Motor Manufacturers) Robin DR400-120
Michael James (Fly from the UK’s most Westerly airfield to the most Easterly) Piper PA28-161
