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Learning to Fly with a broken wing...
Lydia is already known to many of you, she has undergone a lot of challenges in her little life.... yet, through the amazing healing power of Zenith Aircraft, she is getting above her problems...
As we beat out the circuits with the occassional 12kt gust that made her work harder, we started to chat....
'How many 16 year old girls learn to fly?' not many ....
'How many black girls learn to fly?' not many...
'How many girls in Africa learn to fly?' not many...
'How many disabled girls learn to fly?' not many....
'How many disabled student pilots are there in West Africa?' ONE! (and here she is!)
We both laughed at the amazingness that a girl who was working in a village market just two years ago, with less than 2 years total formal education, is now reading and writing beyond her age group, helping build aircraft, runs the tower radio at weekends, is learning to drive, can fight fires, do patient assessments (she is excellent at taking blood pressure and generally putting a patient at ease), as well as learning to use her unique geometry to overcome the force of gravity...in our wonderful CH701!
We are looking to sponsor more girls into our programme.... Would you like to help? Take a closer look... http://www.medicineonthemove.org/index.php/projects/avtech - perhaps you, or somebody you know, can help us to change more lives, one flight at a time!
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Comment by Greg Canen on April 15, 2012 at 4:49pm
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The power of the human spirit is truly amazing. I look forward to meeting Lydia at Oshkosh in July.
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Comment by Jonathan Porter on April 13, 2012 at 1:19am
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Thank you all for your support and kindness.... Lydia really hopes to get to Oshkosh this year.... we finally have her passport and are waiting for Visa interview... I suspect she will be around the Zenith stand a great deal - so, please, come and find us!
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Comment by Lucas Denes Campos Cordeio on April 12, 2012 at 7:53am
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Muito Bom , Parabens por seu sucesso Lydia
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Comment by Thomas orton on April 12, 2012 at 7:09am
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The sky is the limit! Keep it up.
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Comment by Brian Parsons on April 12, 2012 at 5:17am
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Excellent Lydia! You should be very proud of your many accomplishments.
Brian
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Comment by Craig Smith on April 11, 2012 at 6:50pm
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That's pretty cool. More power to Lydia!
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Comment by Jesse Hartman on April 11, 2012 at 6:08pm
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This made my day.
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Comment by Sebastien Heintz on April 11, 2012 at 3:13pm
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Thanks for the update! We're proud to be able to support the work you do in Africa.
Sebastien.
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