27/02/2008 by Mr Shoe Wingtips.

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27/02/2008 by Mr Shoe Wingtips.

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27/02/2008 by Mr Shoe Wingtips.

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25/02/2008 by Mr Shoe Wingtips.

When i woke this morning, I hadn’t expected that i would be doing some flying. Days that are this full of surprise are magical. Through my home window in West London, i could see the sun beaming through the high clouds. With my morning coffee , I called Cranfield having checked the TAFS and METARS on the web to book G-ECGC.

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24/02/2008 by Mr Shoe Wingtips.

After watching the Wales, Italy rugby game, I had a call from Eve Conway asking if i would like to take part in an interview for Rotary International 103rd Birthday.  We will upload the video file as soon as we have a copy from the BBC.An image of the Rotary logo with the words “End Polio Now” got beamed onto the side of the Houses of Parliament alongside the River Thames.Happy Birthday Rotary International!! - heres to the end of Polio! Read the rest of this entry »

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19/02/2008 by Mr Shoe Wingtips.

I was recently interviewed by BBC Asian Network Radio station. I have been asked to return on March 6th to take part in a debate show. As part of the debate,  pilot training for people with disabilities will be discussed. I hope someone with a disability who listens in will be inspired to contact us at Freedom in the Air to get started on flying. Read the rest of this entry »

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09/02/2008 by Mr Shoe Wingtips.

I was invited to Kula Shaker gig last night at the Shepherd Bush Empire in West London. The venue were very good with disabled access which suprised me. The last time i was there with one of my bands that i managed called The Beta Band had 3 nights sold out! Read the rest of this entry »

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09/02/2008 by Mr Shoe Wingtips.

Turko Files Fans Support Disabled Surfer

We recently interviewed Martin Lloyd, of Anglo American Aviation San Diego. This is a local news piece which features him. A person with disabilities who is a surfer had his board stolen. Martin and friends stepped in to get him a new one and to celebrate that the Sky’s the limit!

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08/02/2008 by Mr Shoe Wingtips.

A visitor to freedom in the air has sent us this comical video as we have a comedy section - so please take a look at this funny video from a NASA man about using toilets in space..click on this link to open a windows media player file….nasa-shooting-star.wmv

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07/02/2008 by Mr Shoe Wingtips.

Martin Lloyd - JAA Chief Flying Instructor - Head of Disabled Flight Training, Anglo American Training, USA

May 2007 was when I first contacted Martin in San Diego. I was looking for a flight training facility that could offer a commercial service for pilots with a disability. The reply I received was “I think that our School is just what you are looking for” - Indeed they were and I was 1 plane ticket away from going to San Diego. Other opportunities opened up for me and I trained for my pilots licence in the UK. I found Martin to be incredibly helpful and we kept in touch. Read the rest of this entry »

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06/02/2008 by Mr Shoe Wingtips.

A short piece that I wrote about my experience in India with Rotary assisting them with Polio eradication

polio_survivorjan08.pdf

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05/02/2008 by Mr Shoe Wingtips.

The Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and its Optional Protocol was adopted on 13 December 2006 at the United Nations Headquarters in New York, and was opened for signature on 30 March 2007. There were 82 signatories to the Convention, 44 signatories to the Optional Protocol, and 1 ratification of the Convention. This is the highest number of signatories in history to a UN Convention on its opening day. Read the rest of this entry »

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05/02/2008 by Mr Shoe Wingtips.

Did you know that there are…

Disabled population of UK 9.8 million
Blue badge holders 2.3 million
World disabled population 600million (United Nations)

So how many disabled pilots do you think there are in the UK compared to USA? to let us know your guess via email….there could be a prize in it for you!

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