FOLLOW YOUR DREAMS

Freedom in the Air (NZ) is my flying for the disabled & disadvantaged charity that I wish to tour New Zealand.

Awaiting registration with the Charities Commission, Freedom in the Air (NZ) will be a not-for-profit entity.

The purpose of Freedom in the Air (NZ) is to share the freedom, joy and accomplishment of flying with the disabled and disadvantaged; to inspire them by example to aim high and not give up on their own dreams.

In 1995 I broke my back in an agricultural plane crash. I was 21. It seemed my lifelong dream had been shattered in an instant.

For a long time I was stonewalled by bureaucracy.

Finally, in June 2006 – 11 years one month and one day since my last flight alone.
In August 2007 I regained a full unrestricted general aviation licence. The aircraft I now fly is the four-seat Cessna 172. This the world’s most mass-produced plane was first delivered in 1956, are still in production today.

The Cessna has space for Freedom in the Air participants to share the flight with their parents, siblings, or a friend.

Flying with Freedom in the Air could be a great opportunity to promote your group, and will give participants a chance to tell their friends that they “flew an aeroplane.”

The Kiwi bird symbolises 'we shall overcome' to Kiwi humans. From Richard Pearse on, our wingless anatomy has never stopped us flying. Disabilities, bureaucracy, bad luck – yes, they're obstacles. But when you've been bitten by the flying bug they can also be spurs.

Barry Cardno
5 Achilles Place, Wanaka 9305
P 03 443 1905 C 027 611 4989
bcardno@xtra.co.nz http://www.freedomintheair.org/