About Us
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.
Flyability strives to motivate disabled people to become involved in the sport of hang gliding and paragliding and to train as pilots. We do this by encouraging disabled people to train at the BHPA registered school of their choice – alongside non-disabled student pilots (where possible).
Much of Flyability’s work in the sport, focuses around changing peoples’ perception of disability and their attitudes toward disabled people. Disability awareness, education and advice play key roles in Flyability’s aims and objectives, as does the development of specialist equipment, training and flying techniques.
Flyability promotes and funds tandem flying for disabled people who may be unable to fly alone or who may need to try out different types of flying to find the form most suited to them. Flyability’s tandem flight scholarships and solo student pilot scholarships are the main use of its charitable funds.
You can contact Flyability in the following ways:
Email: Contact@Flyability.org.uk
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/flyability/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/flyabilityuk
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEYtFGvJz3iqxfsdH7GTgTA/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/flyabilityuk/
By snail-mail:
Flyability8 Merus CourtMeridian Business ParkLeicester LE19 1RJUnited Kingdom
Success Stories
We're pleased to announce that our first scholarship flight of 2014 has taken place. Chris flew with [ read more ] [caption id="attachment_598" align="aligncenter" width="400"] Russel preparing to launch his buggy[/ [ read more ] Knowing your left from your right is crucial for a student in training and also for following the ru [ read more ] One of the main problems disabled (and non-disabled) pilots encounter is managing their energy level [ read more ] In July 2013 Steve Kitchen arranged a series of tandem paraglider flights for people with MS. They f [ read more ]
Swiss designed paragliding buggy, suitable for solo & tandem flying
[ read more ] Paragliding pilot Jedrzej Jaxa-Rozen aka Endrik from Poland has been developing his own buggy f [ read more ]
French paragliding buggyFrench wheelchair paragliding featuring the Fauteuil Cage control system
[ read more ] I had been flying for about 2 1/2 years, give or take a month or two, when I lost my left arm, so I [ read more ]
Canadian paragliding wheelchair. For more information e-mail Lars Taylor.
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Light-weight paragliding wheelchair from Australia - can be flown tandem & solo.
[ read more ] Back in June 2015 we received an email from Mark asking for some advice about fulfilling his ambitio [ read more ] A number of Flyability's scholarship awards have gone to people who have invested in extra equipment [ read more ] Steve Varden's wheeled launch technique
My hang gliding wheeled launches (hill) are slightly diff [ read more ]
Update on Paragliding buggy from Poland
Swiss paragliding wheelchair
French paragliding buggy [ read more ]
by George Ransome now Chairman of Flyability
George after his solo
I'm sat on a plane from Al [ read more ]
Wheelchair paragliding in Greece. For more information please contact George Tselikas.
[ read more ] In August the Guernsey Paragliding Club travelled to Flying Frenzy in Dorset in order to train two o [ read more ]
Training Pilots with Disabilities
Steve Varden writes
This article is meant to stimulate thoug [ read more ]First Scholarship flight of 2014
Russel's Paragliding and BASE jumping Buggy (USA)
Can't tell left from right
Managing energy levels
Lakes MS Flyability day
Swiss Paragliding Wheelchair Buggy
Paragliding buggy development in Poland
French Paragliding Wheelchair Buggies
The Joy of (one handed) Paraglider Flying
Canadian paragliding wheelchair
Australian WASP paragliding wheelchair
Hanggliding in Rio
Getting around
Hang glider wheeled launch technique
Specialist equipment from around the world
Wheelchair to 500 feet
Wheelchair paragliding in Greece
Flying Frenzy training Guernsey pilots
Training pilots with disabilities