Les Mêmes Ailes Pour Tous

Antoine, a young active worker and sports enthusiast had his motorcycle accident at 20. It was on 2004 and he is in a wheelchair since then.

Project visual Les Mêmes Ailes Pour Tous
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08/03/2014
End date
€6.000
Out of €5.000
120 %

Les Mêmes Ailes Pour Tous

<p> <strong>Same wings for all</strong></p> <p>  </p> <p> Antoine, a young active worker and sports enthusiast had his motorcycle accident at 20. It was on 2004 and he is in a wheelchair since then. Being a paralytic at such age is an ordeal, requiring a lot of optimism and will to overcome.</p> <p>  </p> <p> Today Antoine is a volunteer flight instructor in a gliding flying club near Paris. He's a passionate pilot who passes not only his knowledge but his dynamism and his optimism to his students.</p> <p>  </p> <p> <img alt="P1020647" src="https://kkbb-production.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/project_image/image/60781/P1020647.jpg"></p> <p>  </p> <p> The transition between those two events is a fabulous story. There were impediments and opportunities for discouragement, but at the end Antoine succeeded to realise a childhood dream : to fly.</p> <p>  </p> <p> But what is important today is to take advantage of Antoine's experience, and help others in a similar situation so they can enjoy their life again, and realize that the accident is not an end but only a new beginning.</p> <p>  </p> <p> <strong>About the project initiator</strong></p> <p>  </p> <p> Name: Centre Aéronautique de Beynes </p> <p> Business identification #: <a href="https://www.infogreffe.fr/societes/entreprise-societe/303032593-centre-aeronautique-de-beynes-30303259300012.html?typeProduitOnglet=EXTRAIT&amp;afficherretour=false" target="_blank">30303259300012</a></p> <p> Status: non profit organization under French non profit act </p> <p> Approval: department of youth and sports # 785264 </p> <p> Location: <a href="https://maps.google.fr/maps?q=48.845627,1.899605&amp;num=1&amp;t=m&amp;z=13" target="_blank">Beynes, Yvelines, France</a>.</p> <p> Purpose: This is a glider flying club located on an airfield established on 1930</p> <p> Affiliation: <a href="http://ffvv.org/" target="_blank">FFVV</a></p>

Allocation of funds

<p> The "Centre Aéronautique de Beynes" flying club, where Antoine teaches, initiated a program in order to equip gliders for disabled persons like him so they can experiment the magic of flight. We bought special equipments when they were available. We made them when they didn't exist. All we need now is a highly efficient two seater glider to allow them to pursue a pilot career just the same way everybody does.</p> <p>  </p> <p> For this purpose we decided to buy a modern glider with a turbo engine embedded and specially equipped for disabled pilots. This project is now happening thanks to private and public sponsors.</p> <p>  </p> <p> And now you can become one of our sponsors and help us to fund this fantastic project.</p> <p>  </p> <p> <strong>About the glider</strong></p> <p>  </p> <p> The glider we are about to buy is a <a href="http://www.schempp-hirth.com/index.php?id=61&amp;L=1" target="_blank">Duo Discus XLT</a>. It's a two seater embedded with a retractable engine which can be used when needed, so the crew can return to the airfield when the weather conditions doesn't allow to glide any more.</p> <p>  </p> <p>  </p> <p> <a href="http://www.schempp-hirth.com/typo3temp/pics/84823e6472.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="" src="http://www.schempp-hirth.com/typo3temp/pics/84823e6472.jpg"></a></p> <p>  </p> <p> The total budget is around <strong>193 000 €</strong>. </p> <p>  </p> <p> <strong>About the funding</strong></p> <p>  </p> <p> We are short about approximately <strong>41 000 € </strong>to get the budget together. We will have to get a bank loan, thus becoming indebted. But by supporting our project you can help us to reduce our indebtedness.</p>

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Our very gratitude + your name or your pseudonym on our website + a big photograph of the glider!

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