facebook.com/inspirefreedom

Ade Adepitan MBE is a British television presenter and wheelchair basketball player. He uses a wheelchair as a result of contracting polio as a child which led to the loss of use of his left leg. Freedom in the Air (FITA) founder and co-chairman who also battled polio first met Ade during a wheelchair basketball training session with the Raiders team in West London. Both men have a deep understanding of how important voluntary organisations are in the world today.

FITA had the pleasure of giving Ade his first flying lesson just before the London 2012 Paralympic games started. 2012 sees Ade spearheading all things Olympic / Paralympic. Ade is Read more →

facebook.com/inspirefreedom

Designed especially for pilots, SkyDemon is one of Europe’s most popular solutions for VFR flight planning and in-flight navigation. Use this app to access your SkyDemon subscription on your iPad, unlocking SkyDemon’s powerful features while on the move.

youtube.com/freedomintheair/a>
skydemon.aero

CRANFIELD FLYING SCHOOL & FREEDOM IN THE AIR PILOT SHIRT

Freedom in the Air (FITA) is a not-for-profit organisation supported by Cranfield Flying School. The aim is to support people with disabilities enjoy the freedom and the boundless possibilities that you can only experience in the air.  We provide free flying to young disabled people through the Freedom Wings days, develop rudder hand controls for disabled pilots with Cranfield University and offer flying scholarships. We have made a unique pilot shirt to help support our funding activities.

The pilot shirts are embroided with the following logos: Cranfield flying school, Freedom in the Air, Union Jack flag, websites for CFS and FITA.

Shirts are priced at  £25 per shirt and we can deliver anywhere.

We are taking orders for the shirts so please the following paypal payment and order your collar shirt size in inches along with short or long sleeve – we will send you an email to confirm when the shirt will be ready for dispatch. On behalf of all the people lives who you will be helping to change thank you for your generosity. We will email you to confirm your order and you can make payment online:

facebook.com/freedomintheair

Its been three years since FITA had a PA 28 fitted with the vision air hand control. IT was invented by our patron Susie Duncan. She challenged us to create a new design, so we did, but until its launched, have a look at how simple her vision air controller is.

Olympic Airspace cleared to Aviate | Navigate | Communicate with Ade Adepitan.

On SATURDAY 12th MAY 2012 Freedom in the Air (FITA) will be giving a flying lesson to Ade Adepitan. FITA’s founder and co-chairman first met Ade during a wheelchair basketball training session with the Raiders team in West London. Both men have a deep understanding of how important voluntary organisations are in the world today.

In 1976 when Ade was three years old. His parents made the brave decision to leave their family in Nigeria, and move to the UK. They settled in Plaistow East London. Moving to the UK was one of the most important events in Ade Adepitan’s life. He was taught how to walk using iron calipers, which he wore until the age of 17. Despite having Polio, Ade loved playing football with his school friends. He spent his early years dreaming of playing football for England. Having survived polio as a youngster, Ade has gone on to compete as a wheelchair basketball player on an international level and has a wealth of TV presenting experience. Read more →