Geoffrey Boot
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Geoffrey Boot, a Manx
air racer who races with his navigator wife Suzie Boot, has garnered an array of victories including the European Air Racing Championship in 2000, the King's Cup Race
(the first and only air race to gain royal patronage) in 1994 and 2001, the Olympic Tribute Trophy Santorini in 2004, runner-up in the British Air Racing Championship three times in the last 10 years, the Battle of Britain Trophy, the Grosvenor Trophy and the Manx Air Derby and Tynwald Trophies 2006.
He was chairman of the Royal Aero Club Records Racing and Rally Association from 2007 to 2010 and is a member of the Royal Aero Club
Great Britain Council. He is the UK World Records Co-ordinator for the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale
and at present holds 24 current aviation world records, a further six of which have been retired.
He is a UK commercial pilot and instructor and is chairman of AOPA Isle of Man, Vice Chairman of UK AOPA and sits on a number of aviation boards including the UK Airprox Board.
He is a Baron whose arms were matriculated in the Edinburgh Gazette
. He stood for the Manx Parliament Tynwald in 2006 and 2011 for the constituency of Glenfaba.
He is a fellow of the Royal Society of Arts
based on his journalistic expertise as co-founder of Flyer magazine. He has test-flown many aircraft and produced numerous articles for the aviation press and was until 2002 consultant editor of Flyer magazine.
He was created a Freeman of the City of London and Liveryman of the Guild of Air Pilots and Navigators.
In 2011 he became British Air Racing Champion and European Air Racing Champion for the second time.
Isle of Man
The Isle of Man , otherwise known simply as Mann , is a self-governing British Crown Dependency, located in the Irish Sea between the islands of Great Britain and Ireland, within the British Isles. The head of state is Queen Elizabeth II, who holds the title of Lord of Mann. The Lord of Mann is...
air racer who races with his navigator wife Suzie Boot, has garnered an array of victories including the European Air Racing Championship in 2000, the King's Cup Race
King's Cup Race
The King's Cup Race is an annual British handicapped cross-country air race, first contested on 8 September 1922. The event was open to British pilots only, but that did include members of the Commonwealth....
(the first and only air race to gain royal patronage) in 1994 and 2001, the Olympic Tribute Trophy Santorini in 2004, runner-up in the British Air Racing Championship three times in the last 10 years, the Battle of Britain Trophy, the Grosvenor Trophy and the Manx Air Derby and Tynwald Trophies 2006.
He was chairman of the Royal Aero Club Records Racing and Rally Association from 2007 to 2010 and is a member of the Royal Aero Club
Royal Aero Club
The Royal Aero Club is the national co-ordinating body for Air Sport in the United Kingdom.The Aero Club was founded in 1901 by Frank Hedges Butler, his daughter Vera and the Hon Charles Rolls , partly inspired by the Aero Club of France...
Great Britain Council. He is the UK World Records Co-ordinator for the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale
Fédération Aéronautique Internationale
The Fédération Aéronautique Internationale is the world governing body for air sports and aeronautics and astronautics world records. Its head office is in Lausanne, Switzerland. This includes man-carrying aerospace vehicles from balloons to spacecraft, and unmanned aerial vehicles...
and at present holds 24 current aviation world records, a further six of which have been retired.
He is a UK commercial pilot and instructor and is chairman of AOPA Isle of Man, Vice Chairman of UK AOPA and sits on a number of aviation boards including the UK Airprox Board.
He is a Baron whose arms were matriculated in the Edinburgh Gazette
Edinburgh Gazette
The Edinburgh Gazette, along with the London Gazette and the Belfast Gazette, is an official newspaper of the United Kingdom government...
. He stood for the Manx Parliament Tynwald in 2006 and 2011 for the constituency of Glenfaba.
He is a fellow of the Royal Society of Arts
Royal Society of Arts
The Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufacturers and Commerce is a British multi-disciplinary institution, based in London. The name Royal Society of Arts is frequently used for brevity...
based on his journalistic expertise as co-founder of Flyer magazine. He has test-flown many aircraft and produced numerous articles for the aviation press and was until 2002 consultant editor of Flyer magazine.
He was created a Freeman of the City of London and Liveryman of the Guild of Air Pilots and Navigators.
In 2011 he became British Air Racing Champion and European Air Racing Champion for the second time.