20 February 2013
Helping Wings, the Jersey light aviation charity, has announced a bursary worth approximately £1,600 towards the costs of 10 hours of flight training with the Jersey Aero Club for a local disabled person.
This scholarship will enable the successful candidate to complete enough training to be at or close to the point where they are ready to fly solo. The trainee pilot will be expected to fund the cost of the aviation fuel only and their membership of the Jersey Aero Club, which comes to a total of around £650, the fuel payable by the flying hour.
In addition Helping Wings is providing the cost of an initial flying lesson worth £115 to eight other disabled people during 2013.
If the scholarship scheme attracts enough interest, Helping Wings will offer further awards in the future. Applicants should be over 16 years of age and able to complete the flying course during 2013. Application forms can be downloaded from <a href=’http://www.jerseyaeroclub.com/about-jac/helping-wings.aspx’ target=’_blank’>here</a> or collected from the Jersey Aero Club.
