Unofficial Listing of the Soaring Society of America Awards and Badges: Gold Badges for 1981


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Earning an FAI Gold Badge requires that the pilot complete an altitude gain of 3,000 meters, a distance flight of over 300 km, and a duration flight of five hours.   Only one duration flight is necessary to meet the requirements of both the Silver and the Gold Badge.


1383 Robert J. Hansman, Jr
1382 John Halcrom
1381 David E. Fleishman³
1380 Norma Faulkner Ravnsburg²
1379 Daniel Gonzales³
1378 Donald Miles
1377 Donald Edan
1376 L. John Newman
1375 Ed Arms
1374 Donald W. Aitken, Jr.
1373 James A. Veronica
1372 William Nicolai
1371 Richard Ensign
1370 Ray A. Fernandez
1369 James D. Martin
1368 Rob Sjostedt
1367 Thomas D. Hickey
1366 Jerry G. Mercer
1365 Donald R. Ekker
1364 B. N. Willis
1363 William Thrall
1362 John H. Wastvedt
1361 C.C. Callaway
1360 James P. Adensam
1359 Richard North
1358 Kenneth L. Ridout
1357 Dale A. Fletcher
1356 Richard W. Sheppe, Jr.
1355 Gary M. Rlbus
1354 Darrell C. Mize³
1353 Jose A. Caubet
1352 Arthur R. Daniels
1351 Jack S. Noble
1350 K. Lee Kuhlke
1349 Thomas A. Kelley
1348 David B. Henderson
1347 Burton L. Rhodes
1346 Gregory F. Heifner
1345 John P. Greene
1344 Werner Ellenberger
1343 William Schieman
1342 William B. Dehon
1341 William F. Hannahan
1340 James F. Hollis
1339 Robert C. English
1338 Donald E. Haselwood
1337 David H. Noyes
1336 Donald S. Wasness

² WSPA
³ All badge legs flown in a 1-26

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