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FALL AWARDS DINNER
"Honoring our leaders in Aerospace"
November 27, 2018
Crystal Gateway Marriott, Arlington VA
Reception: 6:00 p.m. *Cash Bar*
Dinner & Awards Ceremony: 7:00 p.m.
$95 per seat
$950 per table of 10
Registration Open Through November 20, 2018
Business Attire or Service Dress Equivalent
Thank you to our event sponsors: GE Aviation, Gulfstream, Lockheed Martin, Rolls-Royce, and UTC/Pratt & Whitney
Featuring:
The Presentation of the Mackay Trophy by General James Holmes, Commander, Air Combat Command, USAF
to the Crew of Boar 51 Flight
Wesley L. McDonald Distinguished Statesman of Aviation
Mark Burns
William Garvey
John King
Martha King
Katharine Wright Trophy
Anne Bridge Baddour
Public Benefit Flying Awards (PBF)
Distinguished Volunteer Pilot: Merry Schroeder
Distinguished Volunteer: Lt Col John Henderson & 2nd Lt Argon Helm
Outstanding Achievement: Joe Howley
Federation Aeronautique Internationale Awards
Group Diploma of Honour: Stanford University's Space Rendezvous Laboratory
Montgolfier Ballooning Diploma: Bill Smith
Pirat Gehriger Diploma: Rick Sheppe
Announcement of the 2019 National Aviation Hall of Fame Inductees
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General Lloyd "Fig" Newton to Receive 2018 Wright Brothers Memorial Trophy
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Awards & Trophies
For almost the entire history of powered flight, NAA has been the caretaker of many of the nation's and the world's most prestigious aviation awards. Part of NAA's mission is identifying and recognizing those who have contributed to the "art, sport and science of aviation and space flight."
NAA's awards program recognizes outstanding achievements across the entire spectrum of aviation from air sports such as Hot Air Ballooning to the most advanced technological achievements in the industry such as the International Space Station. The list of NAA award recipients represents a Who's Who of aviation and space - the best, the brightest, the most innovative.
Anyone can nominate a worthy candidate for our awards; just check the nominations guidelines listed for each award.
Air Sports & FAI
There are many different disciplines of flying that are represented by a variety of Air Sport Organizations (ASOs), which are the heart and soul of aviation in America. Nearly half a million people belong to ASOs in the United States, representing aerobatics, aeromodeling, ballooning, gliding, helicopters, ultralights and parachuting.
Part of NAA's mission is to encourage the sport of aviation. NAA recognizes the ASOs as the official governing bodies for their respective air sports, each of which belongs to the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale (FAI) through their affiliation with NAA. The FAI is the world air sports federation which oversees all air sport activity throughout the world, setting up world championship competitions and keeping world records in all disciplines. NAA is a founding member of FAI.
Records
Ever since the Wright Brothers first lifted off in Kitty Hawk more than 100 years ago, pilots have tried to fly higher, faster and farther than their predecessors. Since 1905, NAA has been encouraging pilots to accomplish those feats.
The Contest & Records Department of NAA oversees and certifies aviation records in the United States, serving exclusively as the national authority for all aviation record-setting activity. The database of current national a world records is posted in this section.