“THE HEIGHTS OF
POSSIBILITY EXPO”
An opportunity for 60 young people from diverse and dis-advantaged background to experience the flight and the chance for 3 chosen individual each year to become pilots for conservation though gaining a more sustainable Private Pilots Licence through training in gliders.
The "Heights of Possibility Expedition - or known as ‘HOPE’ is an inspiring project that aims to uplift and empower diverse and socio-disadvantaged young people by taking them up into the sky to become pilots for conservation.
HOPE Snapshot
Dive into a world of conservation, aviation and STEM, all whilst empowering those most in need.
Thank you to our sponsors and partners for continuing to make this happen and impacting even more lives positively.
Thank you to our first sponsor
Aviation Statistics
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ONLY 6% of all UK Pilots are female
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ONLY 7% of all UK Pilots are from Black, Asian and Minority Backgrounds
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This collaborative project is committed to addressing the lack of diversity in the aviation industry, especially conservation with a particular focus on social, ethnic and gender representation.
“Eco Friendly
Pilot Training”
“Underprivileged
young people”
“Chance to become a
qualified pilot”
We use a blend of gliders and motor-gliders to train our pilots, gliding involves flying unpowered aircraft using the same naturally occurring currents of air that birds use to fly to soar above the natural world. Using these invisible currents of air, known as ‘lift’, you can soar to great heights and travel great distances around the country and gain the nessaccery hours that lead to a Pilots licence.
HOPE
The Team
Meet Chris Desai & Rob Barsby, the founders of the project.
Chris is a professional Yachtmaster and Global Project Director of UOCEAN 2050.
Rob is a Professional Qualified Pilot who specialises air displays globally.
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The Plane
The Grob 109b is a super-efficient motor glider, with impressive soaring capabilities. It is used in many fields and is a very capable training aircraft which has been developed into the perfect day and night aerobatic display vehicle
We train our future pilots for 30 hours in a thermal powered eco-glider and the last 10 hours in a Grob 109b air plane with an engine to reduce our environmental impact.
The Location
We have started in Leicestershire and will be expanding nationally and internationally.
