Flying Scholarships for the Disabled
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Flying Scholarships for the Disabled (FSD) is a UK based charity dedicated to helping disabled people to learn to fly a light aircraft.
The stated purpose is to help them face and overcome challenges and enable them to find new confidence and self esteem in rising above their own personal life difficulties and to view the future with greater self assurance.
The charity was founded by the Royal International Air Tattoo
in the memory of Douglas Bader
, the disabled wartime fighter ace.
Over 300 disabled people have participated in the scholarship scheme, several are paraplegic, and others are disabled as a result, for example, of cerebral palsy, loss of limbs, rheumatoid arthritis, MS, ME, spina bifida and poliomyelitis.
The charity provides about 12 scholarships a year. Many of the Scholars get to fly Solo, and some go on to take full licences.
The Patron of the charity is His Royal Highness Prince Faisal bin Al Hussein
of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan.
The stated purpose is to help them face and overcome challenges and enable them to find new confidence and self esteem in rising above their own personal life difficulties and to view the future with greater self assurance.
The charity was founded by the Royal International Air Tattoo
Royal International Air Tattoo
The Royal International Air Tattoo is the world's largest military air show, held annually over the third weekend in July, usually at RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire, United Kingdom in support of The Royal Air Force Charitable Trust...
in the memory of Douglas Bader
Douglas Bader
Group Captain Sir Douglas Robert Steuart Bader CBE, DSO & Bar, DFC & Bar, FRAeS, DL was a Royal Air Force fighter ace during the Second World War. He was credited with 20 aerial victories, four shared victories, six probables, one shared probable and 11 enemy aircraft damaged.Bader joined the...
, the disabled wartime fighter ace.
Over 300 disabled people have participated in the scholarship scheme, several are paraplegic, and others are disabled as a result, for example, of cerebral palsy, loss of limbs, rheumatoid arthritis, MS, ME, spina bifida and poliomyelitis.
The charity provides about 12 scholarships a year. Many of the Scholars get to fly Solo, and some go on to take full licences.
The Patron of the charity is His Royal Highness Prince Faisal bin Al Hussein
Prince Faisal bin Al Hussein
Prince Faisal of Jordan is the son of King Hussein and Princess Muna Al Hussein, and the younger brother of King Abdullah II.-Education:...
of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan.