Afternoon Adventure of Flight
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Aviators including a Mission: Impossible stunt pilot, a Paralympic astronaut candidate and a North Atlantic flyer share stories in aid of Aerobility charity.
An afternoon of aviation talks at the Royal Geographical Society in support of the charity Aerobility. Stunt pilot John Romain MBE explains how the flying sequences of Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning were created, while John McFall recounts his journey from injury to becoming a private pilot and astronaut candidate. YouTuber Jon Hunt, The Flying Reporter, debriefs his single-engine crossing of the North Atlantic, including encounters with thunderstorms and icing. The event runs two and a half hours.
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