Central Flying School Top Hat Trophy
Only the best can lay claim to the Top Hat Trophy. The hat was 'borrowed' from a Doorman at the Dorchester. The criteria are as mentioned above but the certificate provides more detail.
I think we are supposed to be ashamed to 'win' the Top Hat but in my case I was actually pretty proud that I passed every exam first time without a single bit of revision (unless you count five minutes about flight instruments whilst stuck at roadworks on the way to work!).
I wasn't so proud when CFS rang me a couple of weeks later and asked where the Top Hat was though. It seemed to have gone missing and I couldn't remember anything about the evening after making my speech. Although I do vaguely recall being invited in from the roof of CHOM at about 0500 and driven back to Deadalus. I'm pretty sure it was a good night.
BV