3 members were presented the Ed Yost Master Pilot Award at the BFA's Annual General Meeting for 40 years of safe LTA piloting experience.
The winners (shown left to right) were Tom McConnell II, Dewey Reinhard, and Jim Ahern.
In order to qualify for this award, pilots must have 40 years of LTA piloting experience and be a citizen of the United States or a resident member of the Balloon Federation of America. The effective start date for the award is the date of the applicant’s first solo flight or date of receipt of a LTA pilot certificate, whichever occurred first. A current flight review is not required at the time of nomination. The recipient must also have been active in the sport of ballooning during most of those 40 years.
Several other pilots have achieved this level in 2015. The complete 2015 list is as follows:
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Recipient Tom Oerman Forey Walters Sam Edwards Jim Neil Eric Barnum Dewey Reinhard Jim Ahern Tom McConnell II |
First Solo/Licence Date 7/25/70 7/29/72 5/31/75 5/9/75 3/11/75 5/27/74 3/15/75 11/23/73 |
Presented On June 17, 2015 June 18, 2015 June 28, 2015 July 26, 2015 July 26, 2015 October 3, 2015 October 3, 2015 October 3, 2015 |