“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.”
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Able Flight teams with Unmanned Safety Institute
“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
“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
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.
SUN ‘n FUN launches design contest for new Zenith 750
Submissions are being accepted until Nov. 15.
Model and military veterans begin flight training
Able Flight scholarship winners have begun their flight training at Purdue University.
Work begins on student-built plane for disabled flyers
The aircraft, which will be named the “Spirit of Lakeland,” will be built entirely by high school students.
Zenith 750 to be built at SUN ‘n FUN to help the disabled fly
Building an airplane during SUN ‘n FUN is just the start of efforts to offer flight training to the disabled.
Able Flight sets new record by awarding 10 scholarships for 2019
2019 is a year of milestones for Able Flight, with the largest number of scholarships and veterans in a single year.