Able Flight: Wounded Marine First Solo!

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Dear Indy, When you donate to the Able Flight Scholarship Fund, you become more than a donor...you become a partner in its mission. Our thanks to Sennheiser for supporting Able Flight pilots. Congratulations to Able Flight pilot Kevin Crombie (seen here with his dad John and mother Trish). Kevin trained at Purdue in 2011 and has now been accepted as a student in Purdue's Department of Aviation Technology.  Who Do You Help When You Help Able Flight? People like Jeremy Maddox. Paralyzed as a teenager, Jeremy is now a pilot thanks to your support of Able Flight Scholarships. WOUNDED MARINE  HAS FIRST SOLO! Adam Kisielewski had the once-in-a-lifetime experience of first solo on March 14th in Frederick, MD. After only a few weeks with instructors Dean Stickell and Dave Hirschman, Adam took off and entered the busy pattern at KFDK all on his own for the first time. Hirschman is also Senior Editor of AOPA PILOT magazine and wrote in his blog: "Dean Stickell, a retired U.S. Air Force colonel, Vietnam War veteran, and CFI, is preparing Kisielewski to become a sport pilot and watched him make three textbook takeoffs and landings at Frederick Municipal Airport in Maryland. As Kisielewski prepared to make his first solo takeoff, Stickell said he wasn't concerned or anxious at all about the outcome. "I don't have any qualms whatsoever," said Stickell, 70, who soloed at the same airport on his sixteenth birthday in 1957. "I'm excited for Adam, and it's a pure joy to watch him solo." "Adam just finds a way," he said. "Whenever he confronted an obstacle, he told me, 'Don't worry. I can do this.' And then he would find a way." Read the complete story of Adam's solo here. WANT TO  PARTY WITH MORGAN FREEMAN AND HELP ABLE FLIGHT AT THE SAME TIME? There are just a few seats still available for the April 21st party, so act right away to reserve yours. Your donation of $1000 to the Able Flight Scholarship Fund will allow us to offer even more scholarships, and you'll have a night you'll always remember! Join Morgan and the incredible Paul Thorn Band at Morgan's Ground Zero Blues Club in Clarksdale, Mississippi, the historic home of the Delta Blues.  To check on seat availability, email info@ableflight.org with the word "party" in the subject line.  ABLE FLIGHT PILOTS GET NATIONAL COVERAGE ON NBC Heather Schultz and Sean O'Donnell were recently selected for a  feature on Able Flight that was produced in Philadelphia and then picked up nationally by MSNBC. Congratulations to them for representing all Able Flights pilots! Heather Schultz 91 Oak Leaf Lane | Chapel Hill, NC 27516 US

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