All posts by: "Adrian Nance"

  1. WLE Logistics Southern Africa is founded!

    We have a company! Great! It has taken 9 months of waiting. But now we have a legal presence in South Africa. It is WLE…

  2. Climate Change – Managing the Risks of Extreme Events & Disasters

    In 2012, the International Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) issued a special report.  It looked at the impact of the changing climate on disasters.  Have…

  3. 2011 – Increasing helicopter response capability

    Wings is aiming to improve helicopter response to disasters in southern Africa. The Hope of the Nations helicopter 5H-XSH lands near Johannesburg in South Africa.…

  4. 2011 – Helicopter flying through Mozambique

    Adrian Nance with the map supporting Wynand Malan in Jet Ranger 5H-XSH, with the helicopter flying over Mozambique on their way south on the 1700…

  5. Our first affiliated helicopter!

    Our first affiliated helicopter is a key milestone.

  6. Princess Anne on disaster logistics

    In April 2011, Princess Anne spoke to a Conference. She does that all the time, so what’s so special? Well, she said: “One of the…

  7. HERR- The Humanitarian Emergency Response Review

    On 28 March 2011 the UK Government published the Review chaired by Lord Ashdown.  It is sometimes called HERR, and it was very helpful to…

  8. Fundraising in 2010

    Adrian beats a Pantomime Horse! Fundraising in 2010 was a stamina thing!  You believe in something and you need to be able to persevere in…

  9. A 2000 mile reconnaissance with Sergio!

    ‘Time spent on reconnaissance is never wasted.’ In order to make sure Wings could help in disaster response, Adrian Nance needed to see the ground…

  10. Volunteers have a day out – donated

    Volunteers flown to a lunch in Wiltshire. Why did we do it?  First this was a part of Clive Langmead’s flying to keep himself current…