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Inspire-Ability is back! We have rebooted the format and are proud and excited to bring you a brand new series of revealing, fascinating, honest and above all inspiring interviews with amazing individuals from across the aviation world. Each week, an inspirational guest will share stories from their life, and discuss the obstacles they met along the way.
Join our host, airline Captain Harriett Pound, as we discover the sources of resilience and willpower that have led our guests to succeed despite some pretty daunting odds.
Episodes released every Friday afternoon. Available as a subtitled video format on our Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcolE-AfelXHlfWWw-KR74A
Aerobility is a UK Charity which changes lives by allowing anyone, with any disability, to experience the magic and wonder of flight.
Aerobility provides access to modified aircraft and equipment, giving every disabled person the chance to spread their wings - both literally and figuratively and is the representative body for disabled aviation within the UK. Aerobility also works to advocate for disabled people within the aviation industry and beyond.
Remember, you have control!
To find out more and get involved, please visit www.aerobility.com
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#46 Allister Bridger - A New Dimension
The first part of our interview with our next guest, Allister Bridger. From a typical childhood in Tunbridge Wells, to a career in the Royal Air Force, and subsequently rising to such positions as Director of Flight Operations at British Airways, flying has been a huge part of Al’s life. But initially, living under the glide path for Gatwick Airport was only “peripheral”, and it wasn’t until a family holiday at the age of 12 on a Monarch airliner that he caught the flying bug! From that initial spark, Al describes to Harriett how the goal of being a pilot informed his choices of subjects in school, and how the RAF Air Cadets were an invaluable factor in achieving his PPL and ultimately his flying dreams. Despite the aid of the ATC however, it would not be a simple path to becoming an airline pilot: what was needed first was a “bucket of determination” in the face of adversity. Indeed, despite the success he has since achieved with the airline, as a teenage applicant British Airways rejected Al’s application, and thus he spent nearly a decade as a fast jet pilot in the RAF. Al is extremely humble in describing this chapter of his life, and reflects on the positives that these initial hurdles have since brought him, and he is especially keen to share how it has informed his approach to mentoring and instruction.
Episodes released every Friday afternoon. Available as a subtitled video format on our Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcolE-AfelXHlfWWw-KR74A
To find out more about Aerobility, and to get involved, please visit our website: aerobility.com
