30 July 2018
Pilot Arthur Williams is back on Channel 4 TV on Sunday 5 August at 7pm with a new four-part series called Flying Across Britain.
Former Royal Marine Arthur was paralysed from the waist down in a car crash in 2007 but that hasn’t stopped him learning to fly and achieving his PPL – and now owns a very yellow 1943 Piper Cub.
Together, Arthur and the Cub set off on an aerial adventure – a grand exploration of Britain from the air.
As Arthur says, “When you’re a thousand feet up and the sun is shining, there are worse places to be.”
The trip is Arthur’s biggest challenge as a solo pilot. From the west coast of Scotland to the big skies of East Anglia, he’s tackling wind, mountains and the world’s busiest city airspace. A bespoke camera rig on his Cub captures his journey.
Arthur Williams and his 1943 Piper Cub.
Over four programmes broadcast through August, Arthur stops off at wartime airbases, stately homes and grass strips on remote islands.
In the first episode, Arthur covers the rolling hills, lush fields and open plains of Gloucestershire, Wiltshire, Dorset and Somerset.
Some of the scenes from the series:
13 comments
Well done Oppo, fantastic series. Hope more are lined up. Maybe include the Moors on the next one… Mac (RM29918)
I saw this excellent programme from New Zealand and would love to emulate his trip on my flight simulator. Where can I find the itinerary of the locations he flew into please.
Kind regards
Harold
Auckland
NZ
Fabulous series. My Dad who is now 96, was with the RAF flying Lancasters, really enjoyed the episode from RAF airfields. Dad was the Flight Engineer, the W/0 who is also 96, still lives in Grimsby, not far from Waltham and Binbrook where they were based.
Looking forward to more.
Kind regards
Melanie
Hawkes Bay
NZ