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LEISURE AND OUTDOORS - FLYING/GLIDING/HANG GLIDING
INDIVIDUALS ORGANISATIONS PRODUCTS SOCIAL MEDIA SUPPORT GROUPS
| Italian 35yo quadriplegic since 1987, pilot since 1999 and Aerospace Engineer since 2002. He has You Tube clips of his flights & cockpit views. Also featured is footage of him skiing. Ask Google to translate the page for you. |
| Scroll down the page on the above website to find the following story - "At age 19, Norman was in the second year of a contract with a Midwestern tire company and was paid to live his dream, racing non-wing sprint cars. However, during summer 1970, Norman was in a racing accident that resulted in a C5/6 spinal-cord injury. Due to his training as a medic he was painfully aware that his life's dream had just ended.
After moving to San Diego, old dreams resurfaced and Norman built and ran a dune buggy in the desert, earned his pilots license flying sailplanes and started dreaming about racing again". |
| I am a new pilot and a paraplegic since 1977. I have attached a story I wrote. I fly a 1980 Piper Archer 2 with Kyle hand controls. I have attached a couple pictures |
| Dan was a home builder and flat-track motorcycle racer; then he moved to Lake Tahoe where he enjoyed the thrill of flying off mountain tops. He was getting his Private Pilot License when in 1981, he had a spinal injury landing a hang glider in bad weather that he shouldn't have even been flying in. Losing his ability to walk, he returned to college to pursue a career in mechanical engineering.Despite this new handicap, Dan returned to the thrill of flying within six months and since then his tenacity and adventurous spirit has allowed him to accrue more than 2,900 hours of flight time in Hang Gliders and Sailplanes. Completing his Private and Commercial Pilot License as a wheelchair user, his motorless recreational flights are typically 3-6 hours long, thermal soaring as high as 18,000 feet over the western deserts and mountains. |
| Breaking his neck at 19 was never going to stop Dave Jacka live life to the full. With just 6% physical function he’s a master of engineering his adventures and environment to suit his disability.
His achievements include:
First quadriplegic to fly solo around Australia
First quadriplegic to fly solo a microlight trike
First quadriplegic to paddle a kayak 2,226 km down the Murray River from Lake Hume to the sea
Represented Australia in the 1996 Paralympic Games |
| I'm T-10 Paraplegic and I'm from Ecuador
South America. The model that I have is an Airborne Classic with
Rotax 582 that my Brother In Law and I bought like 8 months ago.
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| PDF with brief bios of many individuals from all over the world with all kinds of disabilities who participated in the fourth International Disabled Pilots Fly-In 2011. |
| Her fighting spirit was rekindled watching small planes flying overhead. She made a decision: 'If I can't walk, I'll fly.' And fly she did. While still covered in a full body plaster cast, Janine was lifted into an aircraft for her first flight. That moment changed her life forever. |
| In October 2007 Jonathan Rudge (C5/6 comp.quadriplegic) completed his first solo flight in a specially adapted microlight plane provided by the charity Aviation for Paraplegics and Tetraplegics. Tune in here to the 'YouTube'video footage. |
| I'm a C-5 QUAD! FLYING A 1946 Ercoupe 415D N2332H I designed and built the various modifications and hand controls.
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| In August 2001 I had a severe car accident leaving me paraplegic (Paralysing my lower limbs) Although I'll spend the rest of my life in a wheelchair, I never would even think about giving up my wings. |
| Despite being blind for over 25 years, Miles has still lived his dreams, encouraging us to realise that "The only limits in our lives are those we accept ourselves."
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| In 1955 I had polio as a baby. I've always used a wheelchair and always had
a passion to fly.
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| I’m 30 years old and I’m a T3-T4 paraplegic (complete) due to a motorcycle accident on March 3rd, 2000. Since my accident I have taken up paragliding and tried to get more into BASE jumping. I’m quite sure I’m the first and only paraplegic in the world ever to make a BASE jump. |
| Farmer, pilot, inspirational speaker and best selling author. Sam's next goal is to become the first quadriplegic in the world to fly a helicopter. He is a C6/C7 quadriplegic, following a car accident in 1987 while jackarooing in the Northern Territory. He was only 19 years old and medical experts suggested his dream to be a farmer might now be too difficult. Despite that, he went home to the family farm and over the next ten years rebuilt his shattered life.
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| After 12 years in the RAF as a Physical Training and Adventure Training Instructor playing sport and living the outdoor life for a living, the grim reaper finally popped his head up and said, "You're having too much fun?" |
| My name is Sean Scott. I’m a 34 year old male living in Linden, NC. I have always been a pretty active in wheelchair basketball, riding ATV’s,Hot Rod cars, Jet Skis and getting my drivers License at a young age. My father was a Pilot and had the flying bug. Ever since then I've always loved to fly.
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| The idea of making the Bantam aircraft accessible for disabled people was born in New Zealand when Tiffany Perry of Hamilton New Zealand wanted to fly.
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| "Your attitude dictates your altitude!" So says Tony Christiansen and as a keynote speaker to corporates and conferences, double-leg amputee Tony has built a reputation as a highly motivating,inspiring and humorous speaker. Tony's achievements have included being a qualified surf lifeguard, black belt in Tae Kwon Do, race car champion, pilot, husband and father of three - just to mention a few things. |
| Aerobility - the new name of the British Disabled Flying Club. 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.
Most of the questions that you may have are answered in the about us pages of the site. The contact pages allow you to get in touch with us, and links provides connections to a substantial aviation information resource, whilst our news pages contain news and details of forthcoming events.
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| Able Management Group (AMG) is a non-profit, member based charity for disabled persons wanting to access the Alpine High Country of Australia. From snow sports to buggy riding and 4-Wheel driving. We even go paragliding and microlighting of the Alpine High Country. No matter what your disability, its about your ability. |
| When quadriplegic Sam Sullivan founded BCMOS in 1985, his goal was to make it possible for people with disabilities to access British Columbia's great outdoors. Sam wanted to surmount the barriers posed by the outdoor environment, thus making it possible for people to experience nature while participating in recreational activities. His dream led to the development of an ultralight-flying program, a disabled sailing program as well as various adventure expeditions such as Kayaking in Costa Rica. This was followed by the development of BCMOS Wilderness Access programs enabling an adapted, low-impact access into the backcountry. |
| Amber realized he was in a unique position to share his love of flying with "kids on wheels". He invited a small group of physically challenged children to the Addison Airport, a suburb of Dallas, to take them soaring over the city's famous skyline. The endeavor was a huge success and, based on the enthusiastic responses he got from the children and their families, Amber became instantly committed to creating Challenge Air so he could provide the experience of flying to children wherever he traveled.
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| The Deaf Pilots Association welcomes you!
Hearing loss of any degree or even total deafness need not disqualify anyone from earning a pilot's certificate. From the beginning of aviation, deaf and hard of hearing people have flown airplanes solo in the United States, Canada and some other countries, and today some 100 to 120 of them are active pilots and aircraft owners. On this site you can see how they won their wings without having to use the radio, and, if you like, join them in the skies as members of the Deaf Pilots Association.
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| Die Rolli Flieger is an interest group of physically handicapped people practising General Aviation and aerial sports in Germany and other countries in Europe. (There are links to change the language the site is written)
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| About Flyability
What is Flyability?
Flyability is the disability initiative of the British Hang Gliding & Paragliding Association. The BHPA is the UK governing body of the sport of hang gliding and paragliding. We are a small group of volunteers that work in our spare time to make free flight accessible to anyone who wants to fly. |
| We provide the opportunity for those who are physically challenged to fly in specially adapted sailplanes, either as a passenger or as a member of the flight training program. |
| If the disabled person has good health and can counter their disability with quick reflexes or a suitable alternative control, they can probably fly. Flying does not require great strength, but does demand good headwork. Several hundred paraplegics, quadriplegics and amputees have successfully flown over the years and proven their abilities to the FAA and other controlling authorities throughout the world.? |
| Sky Sailing is the leader in handicapped training. We have installed special factory manufactured hand controls into the pride of our fleet, "Sailplane Magic". We have trained many para's and incomplete quads to experience the magic and the joy of soaring. |
| Welcome to Extreme Chairing.com, the largest adaptive action and adventure sports website in the world. Extreme Chairing uses funds to help people with high level injuries and limited mobility get involved in adventure sports. This site and organization is created for all people who enjoy watching or participating in action adventure sports. This organization is here to teach both able bodied and disabled people that life does not have to stop due to a severe injury, or living life with a disability.
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| The Trust was founded with the objective of providing facilities to teach seriously physically disabled people to fly, giving them the opportunity to enjoy the freedom of the sky. Our purpose is to help people recover a belief in themselves and a degree of independence and confidence in their self-worth that enables them to face their difficulties and find a new challenge and purpose in their lives.
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| Hands-only pilots need well co-ordinated and reasonably strong arms if they wish to take full control of the aircraft. But that doesn't of course mean that those with little or no strength in their hands cannot enjoy the challenge of flight, along with a safety pilot.
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| The purpose of the organisation is to offer disabled people the opportunity to gain a flying experience. This allows disabled people to gain a sense of freedom and achievement - a stepping stone to use to further challenges. |
| 'Wheelchair' is a commercial company that includes on it's website interviews with wheelchair athletes and a great collection of wheelchair sports and recreation videos including paragliding, tennis, dance, softball,wheelchair rugby or 'murderball',climbing, handcycling, power soccer, wheelchair hockey and more and more and more. Scroll down to see a collection of their videos.
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| The popularity of outdoor adventure sports is massive and continues growing at a fast clip. As an outdoor adventure sport enthusiast myself, I believe this popularity stems from being in the beauty of nature, combined with heightened experiences — flying through jungle canopies, tapping into the power of waves or white water rivers, soaring in the air like an eagle or free-falling while suspended a mile above the earth. In addition to the immediate “WOW!” factor, these experiences create a very positive and profound effect — adrenalin flowing, senses heightened. Emotional baggage vanishes and you enter a Zen state of being fully in the moment — something that stays with you and gives you a new perspective.
Intrigued? Here is a look at certain outdoor adventure sports that are fully accessible, even with very limited arm movement. You can try them without purchasing any additional gear. And you don’t have to be a superjock to do them. If they grab you, you can learn how to do them on your own. |
| The first annual Challenge Air Fly Day for Kids and Friends in the Cincinnati area was off to a good start. I couldn't believe that by chance I had found Challenge Air's Web site, and this day had finally come to fruition. Eighteen months had passed since I e-mailed for an event-planning kit, and today was the culmination of my dreams and plans. I wanted the day to be a success. |
| The Wefly! Team is the only air patrol in the world where two of the three drivers are "disabled" and is a flagship of Italian civil aviation.
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