Online flight simulation event to raise funds for three charities
Melanie May | 6 September 2016 | News
A 30-hour online flight simulation telethon takes place this month, raising funds for three charities in the UK and USA.
Flight Angels 2016 runs on the 16th-18th September and will be raising funds for Over the Wall, the SeriousFun Children’s Network and Vision of Flight. Over the Wall and SeriousFun offer help and support to families of children with life-limiting illnesses. Vision of Flight is dedicated to encouraging young people, often from underprivileged backgrounds, into a career in aviation.
The event invites people with Microsoft FSX software to join the Flight Angel team as they fly around the world in 23 one-hour legs, using a variety of different aircraft to take off from and land in a variety of locations, or join in any of the event legs at any time. Each two-hour session costs $5, and multiple sessions can be purchased.
Those without flight simulation software can reserve a co-pilot’s seat to take part in an exclusive live video-feed, sitting alongside famous pilots and aviators, including Colonel Doug Champagne (pictured) in an F16 fighter jet, or the original Concorde pilots as they mimic the final flight of the aircraft. These sessions cost $5 or $10. All proceeds go to the charities involved.
The telethon is the creation of flight sim software developer Jane Rachel Whittaker and online aviation expert Pete Wright and can also be watched on the dedicated YouTube channel free of charge, with viewers asked to donate.
Colonel Doug Champagne said:
“This is a noble cause – helping young people. I can’t think of a better way to give something back. I’m looking forward to getting back in the cockpit and showing what the F16 can do. I hope people sign up and join me for the flight. It’s going to be a great ride.”
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