Microlight southpole UPDATED

Battle Back FLYING IN THE FACE OF ADVERSITY

Battle Back is not a charity; it is a department based at Headley Courtwhich encourages wounded Servicemen and women to participate inadaptive adventure training and sports. Battle BackBAME provides a challenge for recovering servicepersonnel and will give back to charity:

Of all the places on the face of the Earth, Antarcticahas proven to be the mostchallenging Antarctic temperatures: -25.9 °C (Summer) -62.8 °C (Winter) Difﬁculties are just things Average windspeed: to overcome, after all. 12 mph (at the pole) Sir. Ernest Shackleton Katabatic wind speeds: 198 mph (at the coast) Flying at 10,000 ft

1250A ﬂex-wing microlight has neverﬂown to the south pole. Our team of milesinjured service personnel plans to o - 30 c , WIND & ICEchange that. (Equivalent TO flying from London to Rome)

Air Training 2012 Haakon VII Sea CLE Scocia Sea CIR TIC Falkland TA RC Deploy Dec 2013 Islands South Orkney Islands AN nt A HMS Protector Expedition Jan 2014 ar Halley (UK) c tic Pe nin su Weddel Sea Chile Air Charter la Pick up Feb 2014 Rothera (UK) Base Camp (December 2013) ANTARCTICA Fuel Dump / Camp O 70 Fuel Dump Attempt on Reserve Fuel Dump / Camp Mt. Vinson Bellingshausen Sea Fuel Dump / Camp South Pole Elsworth Island Amundsen / Scott Research Station (Jan 2014) Amundsen Sea Not to Scale 3 • first to fly a flexwing microlight in Antarctica. • first to fly a microlight to the pole. • first to fly a microlight over Mt. Vinson. • Film the story for a television documentary.2013 - 2014 WORLD RECORDS • Create assets that can be used for Adaptive flying training

Equipment Landed on the ice by HMS Protector

3000 ltrs of fuel TO MOVE www.johndeere.com/polarchallenge

LAND TEAM WILL ESTABLISH FUEL DUMPS ENROUTE TO THE POLE

BAD WEATHER ? LAND AND DE-RIG THE FLEX WING1.2. olding kR has f The Quic an be wings that c igged in tely de-r3. comple minutes.

Tents sleep two + microlight = A WARM ENGINEWe have to design our tents and modify our aircraft,then test everything in Norway, as this has neverbeen attempted before

EQUIPMENT MUST SURVIVE THE WORLDS COLDEST ENVIRONMENT Pilots will wear specially heated suits and gloves. Tried and tested over Mt. Everest

Our team is led by BAAE Veterans: www.baae.org.uk James Harris Richard Pattison Mick NunnWE HAVE AN experienced antarctic leadership team

Expedition Flying Leader Richard Meredith-Hardy has successfully ﬂown his microlight over Everest (towing a hang-glider). As part of BAME he will make an attempt on Vinson Massif.Very high takeoffs (12,200 FT), MT EVEREST Mt VINSON ANTARCTICAtemperatures of minus 25° C at altitudeswhere without oxygen the normal ‘time ofuseful consciousness’ is less than one 29,954 ft 16,050 ftminute. 24 May 2004 The WORLDS MOST REMOTE PEAK 2014

Disabled Microlight flying is normally carried out Battle Backin adapted 3-Axis Aeroplanes, with conventionalcontrols. Our candidates flew in un-modified‘stock’ weight-shifts. Some without an arm, some AIR & GROUNDmissing legs, they all flew...Absolutely Amazing! TEAM Selection

FACILITIES FOR TRAINING ARE IDEAL“Air Antarctica Executive lounge”

BUT WE HAVE TO ADAPT THE FOOT BRAKE USED IN LANDING & TAXISe Te lec amFi tio lm n in & g

INSTALL A CHEST HARNESS RIG TO IMPROVE ONE ARMED ENDURANCE

& ADAPT THE THROTTLEALTHOUGH , THE FOOTTHROTTLE DID WoRKfor SOME on THEC-Leg PROTHESIS to& We have yet tht rial it wi bell’s ah Camp Cpl Hann ... run ning blade

PILOT ABILITY& ENTHUiSAsMNOT REQUIRED ......WE HAVE IT BYTHE BUCKETLOAD !

ALL WE NEED ISYOUR VISION,HELP ANDSUPPORT TOGET US GOING.

WHAT WE NEED NOW ARE amazingorganisations and individuals to fund:> training for the team> ADAPTED AIRCRAFT (x2)> Team & EXPedition Equipment for Antarctica We will use our adapted expedition aircraft for training. The quicker we can adapt them, the more time our team will get Microlight Pilot Training. You can help us make it happen and establish a legacy for on-going disabled ﬂexwing ﬂight training. GET INVOLVED

GET IN TOUCHExpedition OfficeBritish Antarctic Microlight ExpeditionWild&Remote LtdLane End FarmWembworthyChulmleighDevonEX18 7QATel: +44 (0) 1837 83287 James Harris Expedition Leader +44 (0) 7899 995253 james-e-harris@me.com John Laity Expedition Co-Founder +44 (0) 7514 107977 Embedded in our expedition team to document everything in film: johnlaity@me.com twitter: @eyeskyward Difficulties are just things to overcome, after all. Sir. Ernest Shackleton Flying at 10,000 ft

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