Monthly Archives: April 2007
How and What to Fly
As a general rule, if you are able to drive a hand controlled car, adaptations are available to allow you to fly. New technology is emerging all the time. Details of some of the popular systems follow:-
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The British Disabled Flying Association – www.bdfa.net
It is a surprise to many disabled people that flying is very much a possibility for people with a range of disabilities, indeed disabled flying can provide a level of challenge and exhilaration that may be difficult to find anywhere … Continue reading
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The history of disabled aviators
On 17th December 1903 Orville and Wilbur Wright had the first successful powered flight. A hundred years later we have supersonic, pilotless spy planes and space shuttles! In the 1950s aircraft got fast; in the 1980s they got stealthy; today … Continue reading
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Hello world!
Welcome to Freedom in the Air – a blog by Gautam Lewis who is learning to becomg a pilot. I am writing this blog in the hope that it will give pilots of all abilities both able bodied and non … Continue reading
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