Club also acts to support and protect the rights of recreational pilots in the context of national and international regulation. First aviator certificates The following were the first ten people to gain their aviator certificates from the Royal Aero Club: J. T. C. Moore-Brabazon – 8 March 1910 Hon. C. S. Rolls – 8 March 1910 Alfred Rawlinson – 5 April 1910 Cecil Stanley Grace – 12 April 1910 George Bertram Cockburn – 26 April 1910 Claude Grahame-White – 26 April 1910 A. Ogilvie – 24 May 1910 A. M. Singer – 31 May 1910 L. D. L. Gibbs – 7 June 1910 S. F. Cody – 14 June 1910: made first aeroplane flight in Britain The first women to be awarded their aviator certificates from the Royal Aero Club were Hilda Hewlett on 29 August 1911(certificate No.122) followed by Cheridah de Beauvoir Stocks (certificate No. 153) on 7 November 1911. Air races and awards Air races A number of air races were organised by the club: The Kings Cup SBAC Cup The Kemsley Trophy The Norton-Griffths Cup The Grosvenor Cup The Siddeley Trophy The Air League Cup Britannia Trophy The Britannia Trophy is presented by the Royal Aero Club for aviators accomplishing the most meritorious performance in aviation during the previous year. See also List of pilots awarded an Aviator's Certificate by the Royal Aero Club in 1910 List of pilots awarded an Aviator's Certificate by the Royal Aero Club in 1911 List of pilots awarded an Aviator's Certificate by the Royal Aero Club in 1912 List of pilots awarded an Aviator's Certificate by the Royal Aero Club in 1913 List of pilots awarded an Aviator's Certificate by the Royal Aero Club in 1914 List of pilots with foreign Aviator's Certificates accredited by the Royal Aero Club 1910-1914 Flight International References External links 1901 establishments in the United Kingdom Flying clubs Aviation organisations based in the United Kingdom Organisations based in Leicestershire Organizations established in 1901 Sports governing bodies in the United Kingdom