Flight for Life (UK)

Flight for Life (UK)

Flight For Life is a UK based fund rising organization whose main beneficiaries are cancer related charities.

Primarily based around 4 people Les Field, Dave Blofeld, Tony Parr & Jacqui Parker, The Flight For Life team raised over £30,000 in 2006.

Most events are based on long distance endurance flying in 3-axis microlight aircraft, G-SIMP (Jabiru UL450), G-BZNH (Rans S6ES) & G-BSOR (CFM Shadow).

The team achieved a Guinness world record in 2006 flying around the coast of the UK in 5 days. [http://www.flightforlife.co.uk/images/Flyer-Dec06.pdf UK Flyer Magazine December 2006]

The Team plan to make a return trip to Africa in 2008 using a microlight and a Autogyro, breaking 6 world records.

External links

* http://www.FlightForLife.co.uk
* http://www.lesfield.com


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