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Amelia Glider Pilot or Amelia Richardson

Amelia is an aerobatic glider pilot and gliding instructor. At just 13 years old, she began flying at Oxford Gliding Club. She went solo at 14 years old and gained over 80,000 followers on Instagram who are following her flying journey. Furthermore, she became one of the UK's Youngest Gliding Instructors at just 16 years old.

On social media, Amelia posts regular informative posts and videos about gliding. She posts videos about how gliders work and how accessible gliding is to people. Furthermore, she was awarded the British Gliding Association Caroline Award for her contribution to the sport.

In the summer of 2022, she helped out at the Women's World Gliding Championships as their 'Roving Reporter'. Her ambitions are to be a pilot in the military flying fast jets or helicopters.