Colin Hales crashes in Japan
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He wasn't "begging" for anything was he ?
Was it not an old girlfriend who initiated setting up the fund for him.
I wasn't under the impression that the fund was intended for anything specific , other than getting Colin out of Japan alive and in one piece , along with Itzy.
Some "global"
flights are better financed than others and this lad still gets my vote.Then again , some "global" flights end up with the aircraft being completely wrecked and then re-appearing again , as new , just weeks later.
I know who I'm supporting....
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Well, the gofunding page says
"Weʼve raised £25,170 to Help pay for Colin's medical expenses in Japan"
See
https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/colin-hales
Furthermore the preamble/background in the gofunding page states that:
" He faces a very large medical bill, and at first was refusing treatment as he doesn't have the money. His friends and family have made sure surgery will go ahead in Japan. There is no price for a life.
The bill will likely be around $30,000, so I am hoping that between us we can raise a little something to help his family with this expense."
"Weʼve raised £25,170 to Help pay for Colin's medical expenses in Japan"
See
https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/colin-hales
Furthermore the preamble/background in the gofunding page states that:
" He faces a very large medical bill, and at first was refusing treatment as he doesn't have the money. His friends and family have made sure surgery will go ahead in Japan. There is no price for a life.
The bill will likely be around $30,000, so I am hoping that between us we can raise a little something to help his family with this expense."
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He wasn't "begging" for anything was he ?
Was it not an old girlfriend who initiated setting up the fund for him.
I wasn't under the impression that the fund was intended for anything specific , other than getting Colin out of Japan alive and in one piece , along with Itzy.
Some "global" flights are better financed than others and this lad still gets my vote.
Then again , some "global" flights end up with the aircraft being completely wrecked and then re-appearing again , as new , just weeks later.
I know who I'm supporting....
Was it not an old girlfriend who initiated setting up the fund for him.
I wasn't under the impression that the fund was intended for anything specific , other than getting Colin out of Japan alive and in one piece , along with Itzy.
Some "global"
flights are better financed than others and this lad still gets my vote.Then again , some "global" flights end up with the aircraft being completely wrecked and then re-appearing again , as new , just weeks later.
I know who I'm supporting....
There may be aspects of his planning and attitude to authority that raise questions to how we might have have done the trip.
However he flew the journey his way in a tiny aircraft built by himself.
He never made any false claims and was quick to admit why the adventure ended on that Japanese golf course.
Enroute he met some really wonderful fellow aviators.
The Russians were by his account exceptional in their support.
Despite the mishap Colin has great memories of Japan which he will never forget.
Many dream of adventure but few achieve because of the risk.
The LAA members ,especially Chris Martyr ,deserve credit for their support.
Last edited by Mike Flynn; 6th Oct 2017 at 21:54.
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Colin Hales is well known to me as a reliable engineer and a true original. I trusted him with the maintenance of my Supercub. I watched him build not one but two of those little aeroplanes he flew over amazing distances....solo around the UK and then the northern Atlantic route ending up visiting the friendly Russians.
He is not the sort to complain. It was a couple of fractured vertebrae that put him in the Japanese hospital; after that his friends got together to raise funds.
Whether for his medical treatment, the return of his aircraft, he is not exactly living in luxury, he is not that sort of guy.
He is, actually, a very good speaker. We asked him a couple of times (before the round the world attempt) to give a talk during the Shenington Regionals. He is completely genuine in every way.
He is not the sort to complain. It was a couple of fractured vertebrae that put him in the Japanese hospital; after that his friends got together to raise funds.
Whether for his medical treatment, the return of his aircraft, he is not exactly living in luxury, he is not that sort of guy.
He is, actually, a very good speaker. We asked him a couple of times (before the round the world attempt) to give a talk during the Shenington Regionals. He is completely genuine in every way.
