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:- Continue reading ‘How and What to Fly’
17Apr07
How and What to Fly
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 else.
The British Disabled Flying Association is a registered Charity and was established to offer people with disabiliies opportunities in aviation, which is achieved in a number of ways: Continue reading ‘The British Disabled Flying Association – www.bdfa.net’
17Apr07
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 they’re getting smart. Brilliant, in fact. From the private four-seater Continue reading ‘The history of disabled aviators’
16Apr07
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 able bodied an insight into the world of aviation and just how fantastic that is.
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