YVONNE LOADER – Aviation achievements

1973      January 27th           first instructional flight (Power)

1973      April 8th                    first solo

1973      September 9th          first competition – 2nd placing Junior Landing (Canterbury Aero Club)

1974      February 18th           The first win – 1st place – Junior Landing (Canterbury Aero Club)

1974           

June – First National competition – New Zealand Airwomen’s Association – competing as a Student Pilot.  Placings :

1st Collings Trophy (Student Pilot Aggregate) New Zealand Airwomen’s Association
1st Kay Scott Trophy (Non Instrument Circuit) New Zealand Airwomen’s Association – Students & Private Pilots.
(Two seconds – Briar Smith Trophy (Student), Navigation Competition (Private pilots and Students).
1st  James McDougall Shield (Junior Landings) – Canterbury Aero Club

June 21 –  Private Pilot’s licence

November – first RNZAC (Royal New Zealand Aero Clubs) South Island Championships
Newman Trophy (Precision Circuits) 2nd

December 30  – first glider flight with Des O’Connor – Omarama

1975

June – New Zealand Airwomen’s Rally – first National competition as a Private Pilot.  Placings :

1st Winter Navigation Bowl  (NZAWA)
1st Morane Saulnier Rallye Trophy (Forced Landings – Private Pilot) (NZAWA)
1st Kay Scott Trophy (Non instrument circuits) – NZAWA

Awarded Patricia Wright Jewel Casket (top pilot aggregate trophy)  (NZAWA)

 1976

1st Winter Navigation Bowl  (NZAWA)
Awarded Patricia Wright Jewel Casket (top pilot aggregate trophy) (NZAWA)

 1977

1st Instrument Flying competition (full panel)  (Canterbury Aero Club)
1st Rattray Cup (Forced Landings)  (Canterbury Aero Club)
1st Aggregate Cup (Canterbury Aero Club)

 1978

1st Aggregate Trophy (Canterbury Aero Club)
1st Rattray Cup (Forced Landings)  (Canterbury Aero Club)
1st Newman Trophy (Precision Circuits)  RNZAC South Island Championships

 1979

National Gliding Record Women’s Single Seat Straight Distance 313.47k  (25.1.79)
1st Newman Trophy (Precision Circuits) RNZAC National Championships
1st Aroha Clifford Trophy (All Disciplines)  Canterbury Aero Club
1st Morrell Gliding Trophy (Non instrument circuit)  NZAWA

1980

1st Winter Rosebowl (Navigation)  NZAWA
1st Morane Saulnier (Forced Landing) NZAWA
1st Patricia Wright (top pilot aggregate trophy)  NZAWA
1st Aggregate Trophy (CAC)
1st Rattray Cup (Forced landings) CAC
1st Aroha Clifford Trophy (all disciplines) CAC
1st Instrument flying Trophy (full panel) CAC
1st G M Spence Trophy – Forced Landings (RNZAC South Island National Championships)
1st NZAWA Gliding Cup

1981

1st Aggregate Trophy (Canterbury Aero Club)
1st Rattray Cup (Forced Landings)  Canterbury Aero Club
1st Harry Worrall (Senior Landings)  Canterbury Aero Club
1st Instrument Flying Cup (Full panel)  Canterbury Aero Club
1st RNZAC Boys Cup South Island Championships (Senior Landing)
1st RNZAC South Island Championships G M Spence Trophy (Forced Landing)
1st NZ Airwomen’s Gliding Cup (NZAWA)
2nd RNZAC National Championship G M Spence Trophy (Forced Landing)

NZ Single Seat (Feminine) Absolute Height record 29,650 ft
NZ Single Seat (Feminine) Out and Return distance 319.3k.  (25.01.1981)
NZ Single Seat (Feminine) Out and Return speed over 300k  63.54kph (25.01.1981)

1982

1st RNZAC National Championships – G M Spence Trophy (Forced Landings)
2nd RNZAC National Championship – Boys Cup (Precision Circuits)
1st NZ Airwomen’s Soaring Award – most notable soaring flight in previous year

NZGA NZ National Record – Women’s Multiseat – Absolute Altitude 6206m  (05/01/1982)
NZ Women’s Multi Seat record –  Absolute 6206m (05.01.1982)
NZ Women’s Multi Seat record –  Gain of Height 4596m (05.01.1982)

1983     

1st RNZAC South Island Championships Forced Landing  (G M Spence Trophy)

1984

1st RNZAC National Championships – G M Spence Trophy (Forced Landings)
1st RNZAC South Island Championships – Boys Cup (Precision Circuits)

1985

NZGA  Awarded C W F Hamilton Trophy – Most meritorious flight which is a New Zealand Record
2nd RNZAC National Championships – Boys Cup (precision circuits)

1986         

NZGA Awarded C W F Hamilton Trophy – Most meritorious flight which is a New Zealand Record

1987         

5/1/87 NZ Women’s Twin Seat Record –  Speed over 200k out and return

1988

World Record Women’s Single Seat –  Gain of Height 10,212m (12/1/1988)
NZ Record – Women’s Single Seat Gain of Height 10,212m
NZ Record – Women’s Single Seat  Absolute Height 11,312.3m
NZGA Awarded C W F Hamilton Trophy – Most meritorious flight which is a New Zealand Record

1989         

Awarded Lores Bonney Award for outstanding record breaking flight Australasia  (Australia)
NZ Airwomen’s Soaring Award (most notable flight in the preceding year)

1993

1st Morane Saulnier (Forced Landing) NZAWA
1st NZAWA Gliding Cup

1999         

1st Patricia Wright Trophy (NZAWA)

2000

1st Morane Saulnier Trophy (NZAWA)  Forced landing

2007

1st Morane Saulnier Trophy (NZAWA)  Forced landing

2008

1st Morane Saulnier Trophy (NZAWA)  Forced landing

2012

Angus Rose Bowl – GlidingNZ – outstanding services to gliding