In May 2012, UNESCO granted patronage to the Airbus Fly Your Ideas challenge, part of the Future by Airbus programme with a vision of sustainable air travel in 2050.
All invited students have indicated an interest in the Airbus Fly Your Ideas global student challenge, a competition where students develop new ideas for a more sustainable aviation industry.
He set up a number of challenges (three of which have since been claimed) each with a financial reward reflecting their difficulty: The first to fly a figure-eight course around two markers half a mile apart, the first to fly from England to France and a world speed challenge.
Mr Cunningham said that sighted pilots needed to be able to fly "blind" through clouds and at night so his challenge was not too different from normal flying.
Tom Shanklin - perhaps fortunate to still be on the field after a clumsy challenge in the air on Imanol Harinordoquy - got beyond the gain-line and from there fly-half Jones picked out Byrne's superb angle for the full-back to race 35 untouched metres to the line.