The Air League’s President Sir Chris Harper (proper) introduced Alex together with his award
The Air League has honoured Alex Whittingham, the proprietor of Bristol Groundschool, with its highest accolade, the Founder’s Medal. The award recognises people who’ve left a transformative and lasting legacy in aerospace. Whittingham, who retired earlier this yr, was chosen for his pioneering contributions to skilled pilot coaching worldwide, together with integrating computer-based studying into Bristol Groundschool’s Airline Transport Pilot Licence (ATPL) coaching programmes. His growth of the broadly used BGS on-line Query Financial institution and an in depth ATPL video library has set the usual for aviation schooling, serving to hundreds of scholars worldwide put together for essential licensing exams.
Alex’s affect additionally prolonged past the classroom. When a number of UK flight faculties closed unexpectedly, he supplied free ATPL concept programs to affected college students, making certain their coaching may proceed uninterrupted.
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