IFEIA’s Winter Aviation Competition
Independent Flight Examiners’ and Instructors’ Association
In conjunction with Pooleys Flight Equipment, we are pleased to announce the new IFEIA Aviation Competition which is open to everyone and free to full IFEIA members.
The competition's aim is to encourage excellence in instructing, examining and, as a result, flight safety. Any profit from this competition will go to an aviation charity. It will be judged by the following panel:
David Learmount - Aviation Journalist
Sebastian Pooley - MD of Pooleys Flight Equipment
Crispin Orr - The Head of the Air Accident Investigation Branch
Ian Whittle - The son of Frank Whittle, the inventor of the Turbo-Jet engine
The competition
We are inviting entrants to submit an article which they feel will contribute to flight safety, enhanced flight instructing or examining.
Please note the competition’s aim when submitting your entry. The Judges decision will be final.
All entries must be the entrant's own original work.
The articles and associated photographs may appear in a book to be published in the new year. No fee will be paid to the author for their inclusion.
Articles may be anonymous or authored but only authored articles will be considered for a prize.
Entrants will be charged at just £25 per entry.
The winning articles will attract a cash prize for first of £250, £125 for second and £75 for third. In addition, all prize winners will receive a Pooley’s redeemable gift voucher of £100, £50 or £20 for 1st, 2nd and 3rd.
Please submit your entries to submissions@ifeia.uk.
Closing date for the competition is Friday the 27th of February 2026. Prize winners will be announced 31st March 2026. Please ensure that for each entry your £10 has been received by IFEIA. Multiple entries are permitted.
Secure payment of the £25 entry fee may be made below - complete your name and email address and proceed to the payment screen. Entering your name and email enables IFEIA to match payments to submissions.