John Roake's Gliding International
The world's leading gliding publication
We wish to advise the sad news of the passing of a gliding great, John Roake ONZM JP 1929 - 2021.
- Editor of 'NZ Gliding Kiwi' from ~1965 to 2008
- Editor 'Gliding International
- Established the first GK Year-Book in 1967
- Established the Gliding Kiwi Book Room, later to become the Gliding International Book Store
- B Cat instructor
- FAI Silver C and Diamond Height
- Director and Task Setter for 1967 NZ Nationals
- NZ Team Manager at World Championships Poland 1968
- Director World Gliding Championships, New Zealand 1995
- Alexander Schleicher agent
- Established Roake Trust in 1974 in support of future NZ participation in World Championships
- Angus Rose Bowl 1980
- FAI Paul Tissandier Diploma 1981
- Lilienthal Gliding Medal 2002
- Companion of Honour of the FAI
- Gliding NZ President 2002-2006
- Life Member of Gliding NZ
- A Genuinely good man
