DHL 757 wheelchair pull
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About the charity : British Disabled Flying Association British Disabled Flying Association
The BDFA gives disabled people wings, piloting an aircraft, seeing the world from the sky is an excellent source of rehabilitation and life achievement. The charity operates adapted aircraft around the UK providing aviation experiences, flight training and social events. Every £ raised flies a disabled person or terminally-ill child.
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DHL BOEING 757 WHEELCHAIR TOW!

In aid of the British Disabled Flying Association

BDFA members towing a 757 - with wheelchairs? Crazy......but true!

On 6th September as Lasham Gliding Society host the UK Sailplane Grand Prix, we’ll be towing a 57 tonne DHL 757 along the runway with manual wheelchairs - for fun and funds!

For all event details, check out www.bdfa.net

Using the gift of flight, the BDFA changes the lives of disabled and terminally ill adults and children stimulating hope for the future.  At the controls of a specially adapted aircraft, disabled people experience empowerment and self belief with lasting effects.  The BDFA works with everyone whether they have a mobility impairment, sensory impairment, learning disability and those with terminal disease.  The BDFA also provides flying experiences for other British charities and injured military personnel.

The BDFA is currently underfunded and struggling to meet demand.

Donate now to show your support. Your help is greatly appreciated.

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Adam Gilbert 06/09/2008 £20.00 n/a  
Mike Edwards 06/09/2008 £50.00 £14.10 Good Luck Lou! 
Wendy Belton-Hinds 06/09/2008 £15.00 £4.23 Good luck everyone - I can't wait to see it!! 
Ivan Trotman 06/09/2008 £20.00 £5.64 Wind assisted? Dodge them CBs Happy pulling and good luck 
Carolyn Buxton 05/09/2008 £20.00 n/a go for it lou and good luck to all 
Lynn Insall 05/09/2008 £25.00 £7.05 Good luck with the pulling power Tony, you can do it! 
Mella 05/09/2008 £10.00 n/a Go for it Tony - as always! 
Chris Insall 05/09/2008 £25.00 £7.05 Go Tony, Go Go Go!! Remember VNE is 10kts....Use rubber rope - go for bungee launch, why not!! Good luck! 
Hazel Pegg 05/09/2008 £10.00 £2.82 Wow - go for it! Good Luck! 
Dawn Dolan 05/09/2008 £10.00 £2.82 Good luck Louise  
Colin Brealey 05/09/2008 £5.00 £1.41 Good luck Louise!  
Grandad and all at Chellaston Park Court 04/09/2008 £70.00 n/a Good luck Lou. 
Mike and Sue Cox 04/09/2008 £20.00 £5.64 Good luck Dave  
Dave Scotter 04/09/2008 £105.00 £29.62 Good Luck Louise and to the rest of the team of pullers - a very worthy cause for my 'small change jar!  
Nigel Maddox 04/09/2008 £10.00 £2.82 Put the burner in Norman good luck from Nige Sue 
Bethan 04/09/2008 £20.00 £5.64 Good luck Emrys. 
The Sitges Mob 04/09/2008 £20.00 n/a Good luck Ian. In the event of wheelchair failure do not forget to abort before attaining V1. 
Anita Collingwood 04/09/2008 £10.00 £2.82 Hope the weather is good for you!! Good luck to you all. 
Ted Woodley 04/09/2008 £20.00 £5.64 Good Luck Norman. Hope you manage to get it airborne!!! Ted & Sandy 
Penny Taylor 04/09/2008 £15.00 £4.23 Good luck Norman - don't burn all the rubber off your wheels! 
Nick Duncan 04/09/2008 £10.00 £2.82 Well done and good luck! 
Mick & Jean Burgess 03/09/2008 £25.00 n/a Good luck Lou! 
Russ & AneithThomas 03/09/2008 £50.00 £14.10 Mike Smith you are definately crated. Best quality German Beer when I see you next as a fine for your new fame!! 
samantha 03/09/2008 £10.00 £2.82 mike i read your article in the leics mercury please email me i would love to talk to you sam 
Terry Shaul 03/09/2008 £50.00 £14.10 best wishes for a successful pull 
Jacqui Jones 03/09/2008 £20.00 £5.64 Good luck to everyone from the Mobility Roadshow! 
Ruth Kelly 03/09/2008 £10.00 £2.82 Inspirational - well done, and thanks! 
Justyn Gorman 03/09/2008 £25.00 £7.05 The best of luck to you all! No cheating with electric chairs!!!! 
Derek 03/09/2008 £50.00 £14.10 Thanks for being there 
Carl Saunders 03/09/2008 £5.00 £1.41 Good luck 
Julie Burgmans 02/09/2008 £10.00 £2.82 Don't forget to eat plenty of brocoli!! 
Terry & Wendy 02/09/2008 £50.00 £14.10 Don't exceed V1 or you may not be able to stop! 
Scott 02/09/2008 £100.00 £28.21 Steve Plimley, good luck mate. 
Rick, Trish and Tim 02/09/2008 £20.00 £5.64 Good luck! 
Alan & Diane 02/09/2008 £20.00 £5.64 Go for it Michael - you can do it. 
Gina Parker 02/09/2008 £10.00 £2.82 Wishing you the very best of luck!  
Bruce, Karen & Maddie 01/09/2008 £20.00 £5.64 Good luck Grandpa! 
Stephen Lindner 01/09/2008 £50.00 £14.10 In support of my friend Norman Tench 
Robert@freiburg 01/09/2008 £20.00 n/a Best of luck, Tony C!! 
Pearl & Stuart 01/09/2008 £50.00 n/a Chocks away Mike! Good Luck! 
Gordon Honeycombe 01/09/2008 £50.00 n/a All the very best to David and the team. 
Val & Pete 01/09/2008 £10.00 £2.82 Good luck Mike & All involved! Hope all goes well, will be thinking of you! Lots of love x 
George and Patty Taylor, Devon 31/08/2008 £50.00 £14.10 Amazing! Good luck, Tony. Always suspected you were a nutter!!! Looking forward to November 5. George and Patty Taylor. 
ERIC PARKER 30/08/2008 £20.00 £5.64 You are amazing - sorry we can't be there on the day  
Gordon Jones 30/08/2008 £10.00 £2.82 Great Idea,best wishes, Gordon 
Continence Care Division of Coloplast Ltd 29/08/2008 £100.00 n/a All the best & well done from all of the team here at Coloplast. 
Emily, Simon, Eleanor & Alice 29/08/2008 £20.00 £5.64 Mike, all the very best. We will all be thinking of you. 
vince oliver 28/08/2008 £10.00 £2.82 hope its a good day including the wx 
Dave Gould 28/08/2008 £10.00 £2.82 Louise - you could probably do it on ypur own! Hope the sun shines 
Martin Jones 28/08/2008 £100.00 £28.21 Good luck! 
Rita Laban 28/08/2008 £20.00 £5.64 Good luck to everyone. 
GOODWOOD FLYING SCHOOL 27/08/2008 £30.00 n/a Emrys-we've given you wings and the fuel to fly - now you provide the wheels and the muscle for the pull. Good luck! 
Ingrid Gubbay 27/08/2008 £50.00 £14.10 the only way to fly!! 
Jenna Corden 27/08/2008 £10.00 £2.82 Best of luck! xxx 
Rob & Linda Bryant 27/08/2008 £20.00 £5.64 Good luck to Mike Smith from Leicestershire.. (and of course, to all the others involved) 
Wendy & Marcus Kelley 26/08/2008 £50.00 £14.10 All the Best Mike! xx 
Charles & Julie Gibbs 26/08/2008 £10.00 £2.82 Come and cut our grass instead!! 
Rob & Sue 26/08/2008 £100.00 £28.21 Good luck to you all - we hope you don't get too much wheelspin! 
Jo & Hope 26/08/2008 £10.00 £2.82 Good luck Emrys 
Nigel Rutter 26/08/2008 £10.00 £2.82 supporting Steve Plimley 
Duncan Abercrombie 26/08/2008 £10.00 £2.82  
Alan Blumlein 26/08/2008 £100.00 £28.21 Emrys - Make sure your wheels are on the ground in this case!! Cheers. 
John Allison 25/08/2008 £100.00 £28.21 Go, Norman, go! 
Mrs Hardwick 25/08/2008 £5.00 £1.41 Good luck Steve 
John Dixon 25/08/2008 £100.00 n/a Go Emrys!!! Many beers will be needed after this event. 
Diane & Jonathan Nield 24/08/2008 £10.00 £2.82 Good luck Mike, we will be thinking of you! 
cheryl margaret dagley 24/08/2008 £50.00 £14.10 good look mike! 
Judy Graham 23/08/2008 £50.00 £14.10 Emrys - great work! 
Nicola Horsey 22/08/2008 £20.00 £5.64 Completely mad - but good luck!! 
Duncan Jones 22/08/2008 £25.00 £7.05 Emrys, Good luck with your 'Big Pull' 
Bestie Nicholls 22/08/2008 £20.00 £5.64 Steve, all the very best, I hope the sun shines. 
Nigel Webb 21/08/2008 £10.00 £2.82 Go for it! All the best Nigel 
North Somerset Engineering ltd 21/08/2008 £200.00 n/a Dave, best of luck from David and Penny 
Rachael McKindley 21/08/2008 £10.00 £2.82 All the best Mike. 
Lenna Pritchard-Jones 21/08/2008 £10.00 n/a Best of luck! 
Nick Coe 20/08/2008 £10.00 £2.82 Good luck. 
Mike Reed 20/08/2008 £10.00 n/a Remember to duck when the co-pilot shouts "rotate" 
Alison Cummings 20/08/2008 £10.00 n/a Don't suppose you want an enthusiastic passenger? Good Luck. 
Duff 20/08/2008 £10.00 £2.82 Plimley, don't nick the hub caps 
Ken Williams 20/08/2008 £10.00 £2.82 How fast do you need to go before it takes off?? Cheers mate and good luck :-) 
John Rawlings 20/08/2008 £25.00 £7.05 This WILL cost you a beer (or 3), name the date & venue. Good luck. Love to Bunny. 
Neil Staddon 18/08/2008 £15.00 £4.23 I've never pulled this type of Jumbo before so very best of luck. 
Mary F 18/08/2008 £10.00 £2.82 Good Luck 
Roger & Pat Wesson 18/08/2008 £10.00 n/a Good luck David but does Lyn know you are on the pull? See you on the day. 
colin mawn 17/08/2008 £30.00 £8.46 Good luck, make sure you have a double helping of spinach on the morning 
Elaine Little 17/08/2008 £20.00 £5.64 Colin Duthie - you are a star - I'll be coming to one of your talks after this. Good luck to you and 
Venita Dickens 17/08/2008 £25.00 £7.05 Emrys. Julian's an old softie really! Good luck on 6th Sept and well done to all of you for being so wonderfully positive. 
Bob Holloway 17/08/2008 £10.00 n/a Dave, all the best, use a strong rope. 
Colin &Inge Boswell 16/08/2008 £20.00 £5.64 Best of luck. We hope to see you there. 
Nick Maynard 15/08/2008 £25.00 £7.05 Emrys. Julian is a mate of mine and asked me to check this out. Good luck to you all. 
Cindi Brooks 15/08/2008 £5.00 £1.41 What a great idea! I wish you all the best of luck 
Julian Staddon 15/08/2008 £100.00 n/a Emrys you auld sponger, check the undercarriage AND your wheelchair when they give the 'Chocks Away' order !  
Juliet Staddon 15/08/2008 £25.00 £7.05 Emrys - Julian let me know about this & I'm pleased to be able to sponsor such a worthwhile cause. H 
Jane Young 14/08/2008 £25.00 £7.05 You are going to need a cider after this Emrys. x 
Anthony Hesse 14/08/2008 £20.00 £5.64 This has to be the most unusual event I have ever sponsored! Good luck Emrys and the rest of you with your pulling!  
Chas Haines 14/08/2008 £30.00 £8.46 What with the price of avo fuel, this could be the way forward....and a good career opportunity....! 
Dave Sawdon 14/08/2008 £10.00 £2.82 Congrats to all for doing it 
Mark Coleman 14/08/2008 £20.00 £5.64 Go Emrys Go!! Don't forget to carb-up, and get in plenty of Strongbow!!! 
Jackie & Terence Marder 13/08/2008 £20.00 n/a Norman, sending you lots of good luck 
Stewart 10/08/2008 £10.00 £2.82 Good luck 
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