The weather was not great for flying but with the IMC rating,continued training and practice ensured a safe flight to High Wycombe. Carl Roberton, a devoted Arsenal fan and Freedom Free fall skydiver came along for the ride. We met Terri Anderson and her husband keith. Both passionate aviators and operate a fleet of aeroplanes – great rates for hour builders in the UK – BIG RED KITE AVIATION. During lunch, I showed them the Union hand control for C172, the Vision Air hand control for PA28 – plus the new hand control we designed with Cranfield University. Keith is a not only a commercial pilot, but also a licensed engineer.
Freedom Wings – Let Talent Fly is a documentary about students from Ability Media. Ability Media is a initiative of Leonard Cheshire Disability. to promote and encourage disabled people to get involved with the creative and media sectors. On Sunday, 24th October 2010, Freedom in the Air hosted an ‘Introduction to Aviation’ day from Cranfield Airport in Bedfordshire. 10 people with a mixture of disabilities from Ability Media had the chance of a lifetime to experience the freedom of flight, in the hope that it may expand their horizons when they attended the “Freedom Wings” day.
The Community Channel in the UK will broadcast the film during the following transmission dates. On Freeview Channel 87, Sky Channel 539, Virgin TC channel 233. Read more about the story and watch the film here:
Aerospace Design & Certification Ltd, “aeroDAC”, a UK based EASA-approved part 21 design organisation, with capabilities in every aspect of aerospace design, aircraft certification and approval has teamed up with Freedom in the Air to work on the Supplement Type Certificate (STCs) for the hand controls developed by scientists at Cranfield University School of Aerospace Engineering. AeroDAC have an extensive scope of approval under their DOA, which includes the privilege to approve flight conditions and issue permits to fly.
We wish to thank some incredible people at EASA, for their help and assistant toward the certification of the new controls. Roger Hardy, Certification Manager General Aviation, has been instrumental at giving valuable guidance and shown enthusiasm towards our project to help guide us through the certification process. Furthermore, we do not know how to thank enough, EASA Executive Director Patrick Goudou. When he heard about the project, he was enthusiastic and needed to persuasion in wishing to help FITA and has given generous support with the application process.
We have submitted the application for the STC, for certification in all 31 EASA countries. We have partners in New Zealand, Australia and North America who are ready and waiting to get the controls approved with grandfather rights via their aviation authorities, such as FAA and CASA.
Freedom in the Air is a unique and exciting aviation Not-for-profit Community Interest Company, committed to opening horizons for people with disabilities so that they can fly higher socially, physically and professionally.
This film is from our last Freedom Wings day of 2010. Our guest were from Ability media, which is an initiative by Leonard Cheshire Disability designed to help talent emerge and over time achieve greater representation of disabled people working in the media and creative industries.
This film will be broadcast on the Community Channel in the next few weeks. Once we have a transmission date, we will let you know.
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