BDFA News

First FSD mini scholarship course to be provided by the BDFA.

12/08/07 14:20
Flying Scholarships for the Disabled (FSD) is a charity dedicated to helping disabled people to discover their true potential through the mental and physical stimulation of learning to fly a light aircraft. The challenges they face and overcome will enable them to find new confidence and self esteem in rising above their own personal life difficulties and help them view the future with greater self assurance.

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Above - BDFA Chief Flying Instructor Shona Bowman with Jay Jones.
Simon Khan is already in the back seat of the aircraft.


Mini scholarship students complete a 1-week course of training in the UK, which includes 10 hours of airborne tuition and ground school. This year, for the first time, FSD have chosen the BDFA to provide the mini scholarship training. Scholars Simon Khan and Jay Jones are currently at Lasham learning to fly in BDFA aircraft. Previously this training has been carried out at commercial flying schools, but todays BDFA, a charity run by and for disabled people with its own aircraft and instructors, is well placed to provide this training, and we hope to be providing this kind of training on a regular basis. Find out more about FSD

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Above - Simon and Jay getting to grips with the paperwork