Aerobility, the British disabled flying charity, has
joined forces with London Biggin Hill Airport to take the Armchair
Airshow to new heights.
The 2021 edition, scheduled for Saturday, 29 May,
will use the airport, located just 12 miles from central London, as its backdrop as
the Armchair Airshow is live streamed over
the internet.
Mike Miller-Smith
MBE, CEO at Aerobility, said “Thanks
to support from London Biggin Hill Airport, we will be able to
deliver more of this support, to more people. The airport
understands us and they get what we do. Access to aviation,
provides a magical experience, a focus on capabilities and a
relief from the restrictions of disability, that can change
lives.”
Names familiar to the show such as legendary
George ‘Smokey’ Bacon and Mike Ling will be joined by roving
reporter, pilot and TV presenter Arthur Williams, along with
aviators and display teams from all over the world.
Colin Hitchins, Head of CSR and Sustainability at
the airport said “After seeing the Armchair Airshow last year and
the great work it makes possible at Aerobilty, we knew we had to
be involved. Not only did the 2020 show bring us flights in the
Space Shuttle and exclusive display footage from the Red Arrows
but it raised significant funds in support of disabled flying. The
benchmark is definitely high, but we can’t wait to support
Aerobility with achieving even more this year.”
Aerobility is based at Blackbushe Airport in
Hampshire, England. It represents the needs of disabled people
whatever their aviation needs and aspirations and it offers
anyone, with any disability, the opportunity to learn to fly and
to participate in aviation-based activities.
It does this to drive focus on capabilities and
encourage the individual to ask themselves ‘If I can fly an
aeroplane, what else can I do?’. This has the potential to improve
the quality of life and life opportunity for disabled people
including the wounded, injured and sick members of the British
Armed Forces Community.
Neil Tucker, Aerobility flyer, highlights the
importance of the work the airshow supports, “There was a chance
that I was never going to walk again… Then Aerobility took me from
a very, very dark corner that I was in, and when I was well
enough, fit enough and frankly safe enough to come to Aerobility,
I took a test flight… All of a sudden, I was 18 years old again,
the years melted off, the injuries didn’t even exist, the pain
doesn’t exist, it’s just magic, just absolute magic…Aerobility has
got a wonderful way of changing people’s lives for the better.”
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See also :
Para Sailing and the S\V14 Boat - Interview with Maarten Voogd,
Yacht Designer (2019) and also
Interview with Shona Bowman, Trustee of Aerobility (July 2012) .
If you would like to contact
Aerobility to learn more about the work they do and support them
in some way, please do visit
Aerobility's website .
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