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Able Flight

Cirrus Aircraft sponsors Able Flight student pilot scholarship

By General Aviation News Staff · August 19, 2023 · 1 Comment

Cirrus Aircraft has committed to sponsoring an Able Flight scholarship for a student pilot for three years starting in 2023.

Able Flight Class of 2023 receive wings at Oshkosh

By General Aviation News Staff · July 26, 2023 · Leave a Comment

Able Flight scholarships recipients Tyler Cernik, Bobby Dove, Melvin Du, Leslie Irby, Andrew Kurka, Dijon McCorkle, and William Scheremet earned pilot certificates during an intensive training program at Purdue University between late May and early July.

Able Flight reveals Class of 2023

By General Aviation News Staff · February 7, 2023 · Leave a Comment

One member of this year’s class is a veteran wounded in combat, and all use wheelchairs. They will fly three specially-adapted Sky Arrow Light-Sport Aircraft (LSA), and will be taught by instructors at Purdue University.

Six new pilots to receive their wings at Oshkosh

By General Aviation News Staff · July 13, 2022 ·

All six new pilots use wheelchairs, and include a veteran wounded in combat and another veteran who became disabled through an accident.

Able Flight Class of 2022 revealed

By General Aviation News Staff · February 17, 2022 ·

In a first for the organization, which awards scholarships to people with physical disabilities, all six in the Class of 2022 use wheelchairs due to the results of accidents, illness, or a combat injury.

Doubling down on Able Flight

By General Aviation News Staff · June 1, 2021 ·

“The availability of the adapted Sky Arrow helped inspire the creation of Able Flight, and over the past 15 years, many people have become licensed pilots after training in the Sky Arrow,” said Able Flight’s Founder and Executive Director Charles Stites. “Their plane has been an outstanding training platform for our pilots, and it is gratifying that Magnaghi Aeronautica has now chosen to help support the scholarship program with a financial gift.”

Able Flight teams with Unmanned Safety Institute

By General Aviation News Staff · October 10, 2020 ·

“The inherent requirements of unmanned aviation could provide for significantly greater career opportunities for individuals with some sort of physical disability.”

Two planes in one

By General Aviation News Staff · June 11, 2020 ·

“The equipment swap takes about 30 minutes and the paperwork required by the FAA takes another 30 minutes. We go from a glider to an airplane in about an hour.”

Able Flight awards 10 scholarships

By General Aviation News Staff · February 28, 2020 ·

Most will train at Able Flight’s program at Purdue University beginning in May, while one will become Able Flight’s first student to train at the Aerospace Center For Excellence in Lakeland, Florida.

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