For North Carolina pilot Justin Falls, flying an airplane represents a freedom denied him on the ground.
Falls, 28, overcame a devastating spinal cord injury as a student and has rebuilt his life to include completing college, earning a pharmacy degree and, most recently, passing his sport pilot check ride. [Read more…]
Able Flight has awarded nine flight training scholarships to aspiring pilots from across the country. [Read more…]
Able Flight and The Ohio State University will partner on a new flight training program for people with physical disabilities beginning in May, 2017. [Read more…]
Able Flight has selected Captain Ferris Butler, US Army (retired) as the first recipient of the new Lockheed Martin/Able Flight Scholarship.
Butler is a Chester, Maryland, resident who sustained severe lower leg injuries in Iraq in 2006 when struck by an improvised explosive device (IED). Butler, a double amputee, is the recipient of the Purple Heart, Bronze Star and Meritorious Service Medal. [Read more…]
Lockheed Martin is sponsoring an Able Flight scholarship to aid wounded warriors of the United States armed services. [Read more…]
Eric Ingram will soon leave Houston for Washington, D.C., and his new career with the FAA Office of Commercial Space Transportation. [Read more…]
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Eight people with physical disabilities are getting the chance to fly as part of the Able Flight program at Purdue University. [Read more…]
Over the past several years, Staff Sergeant Adam Kisielewski, USMC (retired) earned his sport pilot and private pilot certificates through the Able Flight scholarship program.
Now, with the support of aircraft owner Mike Bell and Able Flight’s scholarship fund, he has added a coveted Instrument Rating to his aviation accomplishments. [Read more…]
Eight people with disabilities can become licensed pilots in 2016 thanks to Able Flight.
Celebrating its 10th anniversary, Able Flight’s eight scholarships sets a record, according to officials with the non-profit organization.
The recipients of the 2016 flight training scholarships come from throughout the country and face challenges from a variety of physical disabilities. [Read more…]
Charles Stites, founder and executive director of Able Flight, a non-profit that provides scholarships for disabled people to get their sport pilot’s licenses, has some good news to report: One scholarship recipient is now a private pilot, while another is an airplane owner. [Read more…]
