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Allana (Arnot) Corbin's Biography
Allana
Corbin is an acclaimed author and presenter. Surviving a horrific plane crash
in 1990, Allana openly shares her story and her passion and commitment to move
forward and succeed.
Allana
Corbin’s aviation career began in 1988 when she began working for Balloon
Aloft. Allana also began fixed-wing training and skydiving at this time.
On 22nd
December, 1990, Allana was crew on a Search & Rescue mission from Camden
Airport dispatched to locate a missing training aircraft. The plane Allana was
in – a Cessna 210 – suffered a catastrophic engine failure and crashed in the
Burrogorang Valley. There were only two survivors from the six on board.
Allana
Corbin's story is a thriller of adventure, danger, tragedy and love. She
delivers an inspirational story, touching the hearts of all who listen. Allana
is the survivor of a tragic plane crash in 1990.
Allana Corbin's life was turned upside down. She was trapped in the wreckage
for three excruciating hours while four of her friends died before her eyes.
Her injuries were horrific and she was told she would never walk again. Almost
unbelievably, twelve months of intensive effort and rehabilitation paid off and
Allana said goodbye to her wheelchair for good. She could now walk with the aid
of calipers on her legs and two walking sticks. While, however, the physical
scars had begun to heal, the emotional scars had not and Allana began a spiral
dive into depression even contemplating suicide.
Drawing from her strength and determination, Allana overcame these obstacles
inspirationally. One of the biggest challenges was the fear of flying which
had, understandably developed. As was becoming her trademark, she did not
accomplish this with small steps, but in grand fashion - standing on the wing
of a plane 1,000 ft in the air! She then went on to earn a helicopter licence
and went on to become the first woman to circumnavigate Australia solo.
In October 1998, Allana launched her autobiography “The Best I Can Be”
published by Pan MacMillan. Allana’s second book “Prisoners of the East” was
launched in October 2002.
Today,
Allana enjoys her commitments on the public speaking circuit, working with
various charity organisations while continuing to support the Tasmania Rescue
Helicopter Service. Allana is also Mum to five year old twin girls, Indiana and
Isabella.
Speaking Topics Include
The Sky is not the Limit - Overcoming adversity and extending your limits, Allana shares the experiences she has had along the way to realising the sky is not the limit.