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 […]
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Lockheed Martin sponsors Able Flight scholarship
Lockheed Martin is sponsoring an Able Flight scholarship to aid wounded warriors of the United States armed services. The Lockheed Martin Fighting Spirit Scholarship provides sports and physical activity programs for wounded veterans, with the honorees introduced as part of the Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl activities Dec. 23 in Fort Worth. “It’s especially gratifying to […]
Able Flight pilot to work in space program
Non-profit now accepting applications for flight training scholarships Eric Ingram will soon leave Houston for Washington, D.C., and his new career with the FAA Office of Commercial Space Transportation. A member of Able Flight‘s Class of 2011, Eric will work as an aerospace engineer on the team that reviews licensing and permitting of technologies and […]
Able Flight training takes off with new students, more planes
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Eight people with physical disabilities are getting the chance to fly as part of the Able Flight program at Purdue University. Students in this year’s Able Flight program arrived on campus May 18 and got their first look at the Sky Arrow planes. Since then, the class has taken to the […]
Wounded veteran passes check ride to become instrument pilot
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. Adam has come a long […]
Able Flight awards eight scholarships, sets record in 2016
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. This year’s […]
Big news for two Able Flight pilots
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. A new private pilot Raymart Tinio refused to let being deaf keep […]
C-130 pilot returns to flying with Able Flight scholarship
Before he flew C-130s for the National Guard and C-17s in the Air Forces Reserves, Scott Holmes had learned to fly as a teenager in Charleston, S.C. Then he was off to earn a degree in aviation from the University of North Dakota. During his military career, two back injuries took him off flying duty […]
Fundraising begins to honor Able Flight pilot
A fundraising campaign has launched to create an Able Flight scholarship to honor Tyrell Rhodes, an Able Flight pilot who passed away from cancer Sept. 4. The Tyrell Rhodes Memorial Scholarship will honor the young aviator, who earned his wings in 2012 thanks to an Able Flight scholarship. The non-profit Able Flight gives scholarships to […]