Wounded Veteran Receives Scholarship

When you donate to the Able Flight Scholarship Fund...you become more than a donor...you become a partner in its mission. Flying High Coffee supports Able Flight with a donation for every product purchased.  You''ll enjoy great coffee and have the satisfaction of knowing that you've helped our scholarship fund at the same time. Founded by a flight instructor, Flying High Coffee's goal is to bring premium coffee to pilot's homes and FBOs throughout the country, and they donate 30% of their profits to aviation programs like Able Flight. Able Flight is proud to be a three-time recipient of a Quality of Life Grant from the Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation. The foundation's grants have provided training that has helped make it possible for people with spinal cord injuries to become pilots. WHO DO YOU HELP WHEN YOU DONATE TO ABLE FLIGHT? People like Jessica Cox. Born without arms, Jessica amazed both pilots and nonpilots with her determination to succeed, and is now a licensed pilot because of  your support. Donate today to help inspiring people like Jessica become a pilot! Able Flight thanks Perrone Aerospace for being a founding and continuing sponsor of our scholarship fund.  There's a reason why companies like Perrone Aerospace support Able Flight each year...because our program works. If your company would like to help, just contact us. SERGEANT CHRIS GSCHWENDTNER RECEIVES ABLE FLIGHT CAREER TRAINING SCHOLARSHIP TWO-TIME PURPLE HEART RECIPIENT WILL TRAIN TO BECOME A LIGHT SPORT REPAIRMAN Sgt. Chris Gschwendtner felt fortunate that he had suffered "only a concussion"  after an explosion destroyed his vehicle on the infamous "IED Alley", the highway from Baghdad to the  city's international airport. It was Valentine's Day of 2008, and the young infantryman had escaped with body and spirit intact. But, not for long.  Gschwendtner was still celebrating his earlier good fortune when a rocket slammed into the shower area at his base in Iraq. This time, he had to be airlifted to a hospital where he stayed for two weeks for initial treatment of a Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI).  Now a member of the U.S. Army Reserves, Chris recently completed training to earn his Sport Pilot Certificate, and in October will train at Rainbow Aviation in California to earn his certification as a Light Sport Repairman. To learn more about Chris, visit here. OUR NEW WEBSITE IS NOW ONLINE! New features! Easier to navigate and donate! Updated information on our scholarship winners! We're pleased to announce that our new website is now online. You'll find it easier to find what you're looking for and see a stronger focus on  featured news. We've updated news on our previous scholarship winners, and we have a new donation page that greatly simplifies online donations.  Visit www.ableflight.org to try it out! WE NEED 83 PILOTS!  We need only 83 pilots (or friends of Able Flight) to help us reach our goal of 100 people who donate $10 per month to sustain the only program of its kind in the United States.  Just skip one fast food meal a month and you'll help inspiring people become pilots or earn a career in aviation. Donate today, and you'll change a life forever! 91 Oak Leaf Lane | Chapel Hill, NC 27516 US