Freedoms Wings Canada comes to Ottawa - July 1 2009

admin0 — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 01:22:29 +0000

Freedoms Wings Canada will begin regular flight operations from the Gatineau Gliding Club on Wednesday July 1st through until the end of the gliding season (October or November depending on weather).

The inaugural demonstration flight of the Ottawa chapter this year will be flown by the President of the Gatineau Gliding Club at Rockliffe Airport, under the auspices of the Canada Aviation Museum, with Todd Nicholson, the captain of the gold medalist, Canadian sledge hockey team as passenger.

This program of inspirational flights for the physically disabled has been run in a series of annual, one-week events over the past five years, and now it will be possible for people with disabilities to experience the joys of silent inspirational flights throughout the year.

For more information, please contact the President of the Gatineau Gliding Club at 613-445-3275, or at; douglaswll@xplornet.com.

The Gatineau Gliding Club is located about 50 kms east of Ottawa, and 10 kms south of Wendover and the Papanack zoo, on Pendleton Airfield next to the Nation Golf Club.

For directions please see the map on the club’s website http://www.gatineauglidingclub.ca/map.shtml

Freedoms Wings Expands to British Columbia

admin0 — Sun, 30 Sep 2007 06:39:04 +0000

We’d like to proudly announce the addition of two Freedoms Wings chapters currently growing in British Columbia. Both Vancouver and Vernon are currently providing inspirational flights to people with disabilities and over the winter are expected to have their dedicated Freedoms Wings gliders adapted with hand controls.
After news coverage by Global TV of the Vancouver chapter in action at the Vancouver Soaring Association in Hope, the Canadian Helicopter Company approached Freedoms Wings Canada to design, install and if necessary to certify hand controls for Freedoms Wings gliders in BC. Vancouver is currently using a fiberglass Grob 103 and Vernon a metal Blanik L-13.
Once the hand controls are completed, both chapters will be ready to increase the numbers of inspirational flights for people with disabilities and begin accessible flight training for those who wish to pursue their license, bringing the total number of chapters to four across Canada.
To become involved with a chapter, click here for contact information .

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Freedoms Wings Canada comes to Ottawa - July 1 2009

Freedoms Wings Expands to British Columbia