Here's someone who should be encouraged..

[PPRuNeUser0139]

George Mel has dreamed of flying since he was a boy, but when his father died he had to give up his studies, and any chance of training to be a pilot. Instead he built a plane in his back yard - which so impressed his country's air force that it gave him a job.
BBC News - The plane-builder of South Sudan (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-31097612)
http://news.bbcimg.co.uk/media/images/80730000/jpg/_80730210_georgemelssplane1.jpg

[thing]

Inspirational man. If I was a rich bloke I wouldn't hesitate to pay for the guy to go somewhere like Cranfield, you know he would put 100% into it.

[rarelyathome]

How much does he need? Crowd funding raised 350k+ for the unfortunate man assaulted in the North East. What could the aviation community do for this guy?

[PPRuNeUser0139]

Did I post this story in the right place? Is there a better forum for it than Private Flying?

[Genghis the Engineer]

Cranfield is postgraduate only, I think that the chap would probably want to do something like an MEng in Aerospace Engineering - plenty of places in the UK offer such courses.

Typical fees for a non-EU student would be £15k/yr for 4 years, plus another £10k.pa for living costs.

Say £100k.


Yes, impressive - the world is far better for people like that. The aeroplane itself looks sound (at this distance) - all the right bits in the right order, and the things hanging on his walls show that he's been doing his homework well. Ugly, but sound !

G