The question now is how the Vice Chancellor,Graham Galbraith can justify this award?
Dated 16 Feb 2016, and signed by the Vice Chancellor para 2 states:
"The Committee would be delighted if you would agree to attend and receive an honorary degree in recognition of your recent inspirational 13,000 mile solo flight from Farnborough to Sydney. There is much admiration for your outstanding achievements, both in your recent flight and your 2013 flight between Cape Town and Goodwood."
It appears the Vice Chancellor of Portsmouth Poly fell for the same trick as the Master of the Honourable Company of Air Pilots Chris Ford.Added to the debacle the current Master ,Peter Benn ,defended the award to TCT putting her her on the same status as Tim Peake. Once again I copy the letter from Chis Ford below.
I hear rumours that HCAP carried out no checks on the claims submitted by her
PR team. This was followed by an attempt by the next Master to cover the mistake hence the redrafted citation.
He must have felt that admitting the mistake would cause embarrassment to the HCAP?
