Showing posts with label Able Flight. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Able Flight. Show all posts

Wednesday, April 16, 2014

Indy Transponder 16-APR-2014 1645z

Rovinj Red Bull Air Race Attracts 80,000 * Croatia Week | ...“This event is of exceptional importance not only for Istria but also for the whole of Croatia. This is one of the best examples how to create motives for attracting tourists to come in Croatia before and after the peak season,” said Lorencin, adding that more premium international events to be hosted in Croatia would be announced soon. Austrian pilot Hannes Arch was the winner of the event which ended on Sunday, and he is not the only pilot hoping that the event organisers return to Croatia again....

Pilot aims to reach for the sky at Sunderland Airshow - The Northern Echo |  AEROBATIC flyer http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/11150180.Pilot_aims_to_reach_for_the_sky_at_Sunderland_Airshow/Gerald Cooper is looking forward to entertaining crowds at this summers’s Sunderland International Airshow. The leading pilot is returning to the popular free seafront on the weekend of July 25. ...

Wing walkers and aerobatic pilots added to Sunderland Airshow programme - Sunderland Echo | WORLD-CLASS aerobatic pilots have been added to the list of stars taking to the skies at this year’s Sunderland International Airshow. The event now includes two days of flying displays featuring Gerald Cooper – Extreme Air, The Blades, The Breitling Team of Wingwalkers and the Twister Duo...

Up in the Air: Air show tests limits of what can be done with a plane - TriValley Central | Attendees of the April fly-in at the Coolidge Municipal Airport were treated to a special show near the end, with two professional aerobatics pilots taking their planes into the air to perform almost an hour of gravity-defying tricks. One plane, which features a jet engine on the front, is being tested before going on tour at aerobatics shows across the country...

Serial Entrepreneur and Aviator Mike Patey Seeks to Break Three World Speed Records at The Mojave Experimental Fly-In - PR Web | Spanish Fork, UT - Mike Patey, an award-winning aviator and Utah entrepreneur, will fly an experimental aircraft at the Mojave Airport in Southern California to attempt three new world speed records in two days. The competition takes place April 18-19, 2014...

World's Only Flying B-29 Superfortress Headed Northwest This Summer - PR Web | Addison, Texas (PRWEB) -The Commemorative Air Force’s iconic Boeing B-29 Superfortress returns to California and the Northwest U.S. this summer. It will be FIFI’s first visit in almost 20 years to many locations which include over 15 cities in Arizona, California, Washington, Idaho, Utah and Colorado. Highlighting the tour will be FIFI’s return to Boeing Field in Seattle. The B-29 is one of 1,100 produced at the Boeing Renton facility and the only B-29 in the world that still flies...

Red Arrows in rare flight above 'Mach Loop' in Wales - WalesOnline | Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team the Red Arrows are world famous for their breathtaking displays. So when Powys photographer Dave Savage got a rare chance to capture the elite pilots in flight above Mid Wales, he jumped at the chance...

Check out what the CAF did with FIFI * ICAS | We asked you to share your pics of FIFI, and...

TICO 2014 with Tony McFarr * Photorecon.net | ...His name is Tony McFarr, he’s a retired USAF NCO who served as a PJ in Vietnam.  For those not familiar with his profession, when you eject from your airplane and need rescued, the man who comes down the hoist from the helicopter is a PJ.   The pararescue man is a jack of all trades and master of them all.  He can swim like a Navy Seal, he can administer first aid like an emergency room technician, he can cut you out of the airplane, and he can fight like Rambo.  Needless to say once he’s on the ground, you are pretty well rescued...

As a former SR-71 pilot... · SIERRA HOTEL AERONAUTICS | As a former SR-71 pilot, and a professional keynote speaker, the question I'm most often asked is "How fast would that SR-71 fly?" I can be assured of hearing that question several times at any event I attend. It's an interesting question, given the aircraft's proclivity for speed, but there really isn't one number to give, as the jet would always give you a little more speed if you wanted it to...

Vulcan bomber crew to give fundraising talk to keep jet flying - Bournemouth Echo | TWO former crew members of a Bournemouth Air Festival favourite are heading to the town for a fundraising talk...

WW II Bomber honored the First City - SitNews | Ketchikan, Alaska - Nearly seventy years ago, the City of Ketchikan was taking the war to the Japanese in the Pacific. It wasn’t the city itself that was fighting, it was a a B-29 bomber named the City of Ketchikan. The bomber was named after the First City because of a connection its commander, Richard “Dick” Brinck, had with the first city...

The Caproni CA.3 Has Flown * Warbirds News | The Caproni Ca.3R has FLOWN! Although http://www.warbirdsnews.com/warbirds-news/caproni-ca-3-flown.htmltechnically speaking, it just made a short hop to test the response of the flight controls and engine behavior, this is a major milestone on the road to the real flight tests, which will surely take place soon....

Lockheed Super Constellation walkaround — elegance in red stripes (Part II) by travelforaircraft | The previous post, on Monday, introduced this beautiful Trans-Canadian Air Lines Lockheed 1049G Super Constellation at the Museum of Flight — and Friday's post will have several more images. Please, enjoy :)

Restoration update: Work progresses on Stearman PT-13D Kaydet * National Museum of the USAF Top Stories | The Restoration Division at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force is currently restoring a Stearman PT-13D Kaydet aircraft, a standard primary trainer flown by the U.S. and several Allied nations during the late 1930s and Second World War. Plans call for this PT-13D to be part of an expanded Tuskegee Airman exhibit in the World War II Gallery to represent flight training during the war...

Yankee Air Museum Welcomes Spirit of '45 Express - WEMU | With less than a month to go in its fundraising effort to buy part of the former Willow Run bomber plant, the Yankee Air Museum today welcomes the Spirit of '45 Express to Hangar 1 at Willow Run airport...

Wright factory fundraising study launches  * General Aviation News | DAYTON, Ohio — The National Aviation Heritage Alliance (NAHA) has launched a feasibility study for a capital fundraising campaign for the Wright brothers’ factory site. NAHA’s board of trustees voted to hire Pruehs & Associates of Chicago to conduct the study, which represents NAHA’s first step in the campaign. The study is expected to take approximately three months...

I Was There: When the DC-8 Went Supersonic * Air & Space Magazine | On August 21, 1961, pilot William Magruder, copilot Paul Patten, flight engineer Joseph Tomich, and flight test engineer Richard H. Edwards took Douglas DC-8-43 no. N9604Z for a test flight at Edwards Air Force Base in California. The aircraft exceeded Mach 1—the only intentional supersonic flight by an airliner other than the Concorde and the Tu-144. Bill Wasserzieher interviewed Richard Edwards in May 2007...

Rally held to save home of aviator Gustave Whitehead on Alvin Street - News 12 Connecticut | FAIRFIELD - Supporters rallied in Fairfield today to save aviator Gustave Whitehead’s home from being torn down. A house on Alvin Street was once the home of Whitehead, recognized by one of the most influential aviation publications as the first to make a man-powered flight, two years before the Wright Brothers...

Able Flight Awards Nine New Scholarships* Aero-News Network | Six Award Recipients To Begin Flight Training At Purdue University On May 20th | It's a record setting year for Able Flight with nine new scholarships awarded to date. Six of the recipients will soon begin their training at Purdue University's Department of Aviation Technology, one has completed a career training course, and two others are upgrading their pilot certificates...

Dream Chaser Spacecraft May Land At Houston Space Port * Aero-News Network | In a joint news conference at the Rice University Space Institute, Sierra Nevada Corp. (SNC) and the Houston Airport System (HAS) announced plans to explore potential applications and multiple economic development opportunities presented by the combination of a Houston-based space port and SNC's Dream Chaser spacecraft...

Tuesday, November 5, 2013

Able Flight: Able Flight Pilot Honored At AOPA Summit





Able Flight


November 2013
Quick Links


Thanks to Perrone Aerospace for their support of Able Flight's scholarship program!


Able Flight is proud to partner with Purdue University's Department of Aviation Technology to train our pilots!
Able Flight pilot
 Adam Kisielewski

Know someone who would benefit from our scholarships? Have them visit our Scholarships and Frequently Asked Questions pages.


Featured Website Article
To learn more about  Able Flight's grant to serve wounded veterans, please visit here.
Thirty Three Pilots Have Earned Their License Through Able Flight!
Dear Indy,

Since training began in 2007, Able Flight has awarded thirty six full flight training scholarships and seven aviation career training scholarships. This is possible because of your support of our scholarship program. Thanks!

Able Flight Pilot Honored At AOPA Summit

Lt. Andrew Kinard with Tom Haines (L)
 and Mark Baker (R) of AOPA


More than 1200 people rose as one for a standing ovation to honor Marine Lt. Andrew Kinard at the opening keynote of AOPA Summit in Ft. Worth, Texas.

After earning his pilot certificate this summer, Andrew was selected as the first recipient of the AOPA/Able Flight Scholarship.

On hand to pin AOPA wings on Andrew were new AOPA president Mark Baker and AOPA Pilot Magazine editor Tom Haines. 


Landmark Aviation Donates To
 Able Flight Training Fund
L-R Jim Hopkins, Charles Stites, Dan Bucaro and Ted Hamilton
For four years, Landmark Aviation has donated to Able Flight's scholarship fund based on a unique partnership with Jet Aviation, Inc.

This year's $8,444.90 donation is a portion of fuel sales collected  when Jet Aviation managed aircraft are fueled at Landmark Aviation locations.

Able Flight Executive Director Charles Stites, Landmark Aviation Vice President of Sales & Government Affairs Jim Hopkins, Landmark Executive Vice President of  Operations Ted Hamilton and Landmark Aviation President & CEO Dan Bucaro took part in the check presentation ceremony at NBAA.
Thanks for your support of Able Flight!
 


Able Flight | 91 Oak Leaf Lane | Chapel Hill | NC | 27516

Wednesday, October 9, 2013

Able Flight: Able Flight Receives Grant from Wounded Warrior Project





Able Flight

October 2013
Quick Links


Thanks to Sennheiser for their support of Able Flight's scholarship program!


Able Flight is proud to partner with Purdue University's Department of Aviation Technology to train our pilots!
Know someone who would benefit from our scholarships? Have them visit our Scholarships and Frequently Asked Questions pages.


Featured Article
To learn more about  Able Flight's grant to serve wounded veterans, please visit here.
2013 Pilots Trained at Purdue University
Dear Indy,

Lots of great news this month on Able Flight's commitment to help wounded veterans become pilots or have careers in aviation. Enjoy!

Able Flight Receives Grant from
Wounded Warrior Project

Able Flight pilot and wounded veteran Adam Kisielewski


Able Flight is honored to announce that we have been selected as a 2013 Wounded Warrior Project (WWP) grant recipient. The WWP Grants Program bridges gaps in care and services to post-9/11 injured service members by supporting organizations like us that provide high-quality, high-touch, unique programming in remote or underserved regions.

Through teamwork and collaboration, this grant will enhance our ability to support post-9/11 injured service members and foster healthy readjustment to civilian life through programmatic activities aimed at providing intensive flight training or aviation career training for wounded veterans. For more information, and a full list of WWP grant recipients, please visit: 2013 Grant Recipients

New Video on Able Flight Pilot
Marine Lt. Andrew Kinard
New Able Flight Pilot and wounded veteran Marine Lt. Andrew Kinard  is featured in our newest video now available on  the Galleries page on our website, and on Able Flight's new Vimeo video channel.

Andrew is a  2005 graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy who passed on a slot to become a Marine aviator to lead troops in combat. He was severely injured by an IED in 2006, and this year was one of the five scholarship recipients who trained at our program at Purdue University.
Thanks for your support of Able Flight!
 


Able Flight | 91 Oak Leaf Lane | Chapel Hill | NC | 27516

Wednesday, September 11, 2013

Able Flight: Aviation Career Training Scholarships Awarded


Dear Reader,
When you donate to the Able Flight Scholarship Fund, you become more than a donor...you become a partner in its mission.

Make a Secure Donation Now

Our thanks to
for supporting Able Flight pilots.

Able Flight has received a Quality of Life Grant from the Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation to provide aviation career training for a wounded and paralyzed veteran.
If you know someone who would be a good candidate, please have them visit the Scholarships page at our website.
Scholarships are available for training for certification for aviation repair, airline dispatcher, air traffic control and other approved aviation career programs.
Help us help a wounded veteran by letting them know about this unique opportunity.


 Thanks to TBMOPA Foundation for their grant to support aviation career training for people with physical disabilities.


 Thanks to
for their continuing support of Able Flight's scholarship program.
Wesley majors, Kevin Crombie, Charles Stites & Bernie Wulle
(L-R front ) Nala, Wesley Major, Kevin Crombie
(L-R rear) Charles Stites-Able Flight, Bernie Wulle-Purdue

KEVIN CROMBIE AND WESLEY MAJOR RECEIVE ABLE FLIGHT CAREER TRAINING SCHOLARSHIPS
 Kevin Crombie and Wesley Major have a lot in common.  Both are pilots who earned their pilot certificates through training at Able Flight's program with Purdue University, and both are now graduate students studying aviation management at Purdue's Department of Aviation Technology.

Crombie is a member of the Able Flight Class of 2011 and spent the summer of 2013 working for Chautauqua Airlines in Indianapolis before returning to Purdue  to resume his studies. Wesley Majors, Able Flight Class of 2012, served as the volunteer coordinator for the Purdue/Able Flight joint training program in 2013.
Their scholarships were made possible through a grant from the TBMOPA Foundation. The foundation's grant program supports career training and aviation safety initiatives.

WHAT'S SO SPECIAL ABOUT
MAY 31ST, 2014?
IT'S ABLE FLIGHT'S THIRD ANNUAL BENEFIT PARTY IN NEW ORLEANS!!
SAVE THE DATE!!
Marine Lt. Andrew Kinard
ABLE FLIGHT PILOT AND WOUNDED VETERAN ANDREW KINARD TO BE HONORED AT AOPA SUMMIT
Marine Lt. Andrew Kinard (Ret.) will be honored during the opening keynote session at AOPA Summit on October 10th in Ft. Worth, Texas. He was injured after an IED was remotely triggered in Iraq in 2006 causing the loss of  both legs above the knee.
Andrew earned his pilot certificate during Able Flight's program at Purdue University this year, and was selected to be honored as the first recipient of the AOPA/Able Flight Scholarship.
91 Oak Leaf Lane | Chapel Hill, NC 27516 US

Tuesday, August 6, 2013

Able Flight: New Pilots Get Wings At AirVenture!


Dear Reader,
When you donate to the Able Flight Scholarship Fund, you become more than a donor...you become a partner in its mission.

Make a Secure Donation Now

Our thanks to
for supporting Able Flight pilots.

Congratulations to Able Flight pilot (Class of 2012) and Purdue graduate student Wesley Major for being selected as the 2013 winner of the Seidel Award honoring outstanding volunteer service to Able Flight.
In 2013 Wesley served as  the volunteer onsite coordinator during Able Flight's annual training at Purdue University.
The Seidel Award is named for Able Flight supporter and Advisory Board member Bob Seidel.


Thanks to Bombardier for their outstanding support of Able Flight's mission.

 Thanks to
for their continuing support of Able Flight.
(L-R) Charles Stites, Lt. Andrew Kinard, Stephany Glassing, Deirdre Dacey, Warren Cleary, Young Choi, Dennis Akins

ABLE FLIGHT PILOTS GET WINGS!
 Six new pilots were honored at a ceremony at EAA AirVenture on July 30th.  They received their Able Flight pilot wings as friends, parents, Able Flight sponsors and guests looked on. Dennis Akins, Young Choi, Warren Cleary, Deirdre Dacey, Lt. Andrew Kinard and Stephany Glassing were honored for their hard work and success during their training. All but Glassing trained at the Able Flight/Purdue University annual program in May and June.
Special thanks to guests Patty Wagstaff who pinned wings on Dacey and Glassing, AOPA President Craig Fuller who was on hand to pin wings on Lt. Kinard, selected as the first recipient of the AOPA/Able Flight Scholarship, and to Matt Brandon of Bombardier who pinned wings on Warren Cleary, the 2013 recipient of the Bombardier/Able Flight Scholarship. And thanks to Sennheiser Aviation for their generous donation of a new headset to each of the pilots. 

 ABLE FLIGHT RECEIVES GRANT  FROM CHRISTOPHER AND DANA REEVE FOUNDATION FOR CAREER TRAINING FOR WOUNDED VETERANS
Able Flight is proud to announce that it has received a $4000 Quality of Life grant from the Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation. The grant was awarded to support aviation career training for wounded veterans.
Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation logo
 For information on how to apply  for a Career Training Scholarship, visit the Scholarships page on Able Flight's website.  

AF Flight Instructor of the Year
(L-R) Bernie Wulle, Nick Losande, Charles Stites
PURDUE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR HONORED AS ABLE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR OF THE YEAR
Not only did Nick Losande train Warren Cleary for his successful check ride as a Sport Pilot, since Cleary had a 3rd class medical certificate, Losande prepared him for a successful Private Pilot checkride as well.
When student pilot Deirdre Dacey needed extra flight time to prepare for her check ride, and her scheduled instructor had to leave for a job, Losande passed on summer vacation with family and friends to stay  to help Dacey. That led to her successful check ride, for a total of three checkrides in just a few weeks for this rising senior in Purdue's Department of Aviation Technology.
Also training students for Able Flight this year  at Purdue were Tim Gleeson, Jared Kuhn, Abe McCollough and Matt Paczolt.
91 Oak Leaf Lane | Chapel Hill, NC 27516 US


Sunday, July 21, 2013

Indy Transponder 22-JUL-2013 2000z

Royal International Air Tattoo 2013 | Tom Cash [photos] ...It’s easily one of, if not the biggest annual air show in the UK and in the world. As well as a comprehensive and exciting aerial display, there is an overwhelming static display and many stalls with plenty to do for the entire family...

ARCTIC TIGER VOTED MOST ELEGANT - Royal International Air Tattoo | The winners of RIAT's prestigious Concours d'Elegance contest can now be revealed. In the Concours d'Elegance, aircraft arriving for static display at RAF Fairford's Royal International Air Tattoo are judged by a critical panel, with trophies being awarded to the best presented and most eye-catching visitors to the event. This year's overall winner, and the recipient of the UTC Aerospace Concours Trophy, is the stunning Tornado ECR from511 Sqn (51 Tactical Reconnaissance Wing) of the German Air Force, flown in to...

Aerobatic display abandoned at show - BBC News | A display by the French aerobatic display team at the Royal International Air Tattoo was stopped after a technical emergency. It is after one of the Dassault-Dornier Alpha jets flown by the Patrouille de France team had technical problems. A technical emergency was declared and fire engines were deployed when the aircraft landed. No action was needed...

Royal International Air Tattoo: British Airways A380 superjumbo flies in ... - Mirror.co.uk | The sight of the world’s largest commercial aircraft on a fly-past with the nine Hawks of the RAF's air display team thrilled tens of thousands of spectators at the weekend ...

Record-breaking crowds attend Bray air show - RTE.ie | Around 85,000 people turned out to enjoy the stunts in the skies for the Bray Air Spectacular in Co Wicklow today. It was the largest crowd to have ever attended the event. They were treated to stunts from the Trig Aerobatic Team and Blades Extreme Formation, as well as from Ireland's first civilian aerobatic team....

Oshkosh prepares for annual fly-in and air show | Asian American ... | OSHKOSH, Wis. (July 15, 2013) — Every year, the east-central Wisconsin city of Oshkosh, Wisconsin, becomes home to the world’s busiest airport during the EAA AirVenture fly-in. For the 61st annual Experimental Aircraft Association gathering on July 29-August 4, the world of flight brings everything from Jetman to a flying car and World War II history to a screening of the new “Disney’s Planes” movie...

Able Flight pilots to get their wings at AirVenture · General Aviation News Staff | Six new pilots will receive their Able Flight wings at a ceremony on July 30 at EAA AirVenture. Five trained from May to July during the nonprofit’s annual program at Purdue University, and the other pilot earned her license earlier at another location. Special guests on hand to pin their wings include National Aviation Hall of Fame Member Patty Wagstaff....

By Leo Cachat and Fred Harl The Aero Experience was on the road early ... - The aero Experience | ...As the airport came into view so did the mighty warplanes on the ramp, the B-25, SB-2C-5 and B-24 were silhouetted against a beautiful morning sun and cloudless blue sky. As we pulled into the parking lot, we then saw the mighty B-29 Fifi on the east end of the ramp...

Flying high - Martins Ferry Times Leader | "REACH FOR yellow, as everything yellow is safe. Don't touch anything red - red will get you ejected," were the first words Loadmaster Robert Morelli said to those that were brave enough to get on the "Maid in the Shade." The "Maid in the Shade" is a B-25 that has been fully restored by the non-profit volunteer group Commemorative Air Force (CAF). This B-25 bomber actually...

Don't give up on air show - Scranton Times-Tribune | Managers at the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport made a convincing case last week to counter Lackawanna County Commissioner Corey O'Brien's suggestion to revive the air show that last was conducted in 2000. Barry Centini, airport director, cited many logistical problems, especially inadequate parking that would require fleets of shuttle buses. The airport dealt with that in the past, but the bigger problem, he noted, is that many issues are out of the airport's control. Foremost is the foolish federal budget sequestration, to which the Air Force and Navy quite reasonably have responded, in part, by suspending operations of the Thunderbirds and the Blue Angels, the precision military demonstration teams that are the main draws on the air show circuit....

Natick project preserves WWII veterans' memories - Boston Herald | NATICK — From his regular spot at Dunkin' Donuts Joseph Poshefko could recall scavenging for coal in Depression-era Pennsylvania, fighting with the Flying Tigers in China, then moving to Natick where he led the Civil Defense and raised a family....

CAFs Newest Squadron to Take Flight With a WWII Hangar Dance - Warbirds News | The Commemorative Air Force’s newest Wing, the Joe Foss Squadron of Sioux Falls, South Dakota has been assigned its first warbird by the national organization, a Stinson L-5 Sentinel, and is celebrating the arrival with a World War II-themed hangar dance on August 12th that will also serve as the squadon’s inaugural fundraiser....

Disney's movie "Planes" - Planes of Fame Museum | Surprise!! We've had to keep this under wraps, but our posts about this movie may have made some of you a bit curious! Planes of Fame is proud to announce that we will provide an exhibit at the El Capitan Theater in Hollywood for the release of the Disney movie "Planes", August 9 thru September 18th....And...

All-female flight crew flies a Cessna along the AƩropostale airmail route to connect school kids across continents - Airplanista Aviation Blog | The Kids Airbridge program connects school kids of North America and Africa to teach them how to collaborate despite their cultural differences in order to complete aviation-centric class assignments. | Flying puts magic in people's lives. It opens up minds and helps bridge differences by bringing people together. Using aviation as the motivator, the Kids Airbridge initiative aims to encourage school kids in North America and Africa to study aviation history, geography, science, and art as well as to learn how to collaborate despite their cultural differences in order to complete common academic assignments centering on aviation...

Moon Landing Anniversary Celebrated With Rocket Launches at St. Louis Science Center - The Aero Experience | The James S. McDonnell Planetarium of the St. Louis Science Center celebrated the 44th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing today with a series of family activities, including a number of rocket launches conducted under the guidance of the St. Louis Rocketry Association. Association members were on hand to introduce model rocketry to visitors and assisted children as they constructed model rockets prior to launch...

NASA Astronaut's Photography Manual - PetaPixel | NASA has a long history of using Hasselblad cameras in space and, interestingly enough, you can download the Astronaut’s Photography Manual used to train astronauts from Hasselblad’s website...

Wednesday, July 3, 2013

Able Flight: Training At Purdue Almost Complete!


Dear Reader,
Your gift will enable someone with a disability to become a pilot or to have a career in aviation.
A minute now can change a life forever.

Make a Secure Donation Now

Thanks to
for their support of our scholarship fund.

Congratulations to Able Flight pilot Kevin Crombie (Class of 2011) who is completing a summer internship program with an airline.
 Kevin has also been accepted into the graduate school program at Purdue.


  Our thanks to
for  their support of our scholarship fund.


Our thanks to
for their support of our scholarship fund.
Able Flight Pilots Purdue 2013
(L-R) Warren Cleary, Dennis Akins, Deirde Dacey, Lt. Andrew Kinard and Young Choi

TRAINING ALMOST COMPLETE AT PURDUE
They have had nearly six weeks of intensive flight and ground training and endured hot and sometimes rainy weather. They attended daily groundschool classes and waited out aircraft maintenance delays, but now training is coming to a close and four of the  five Able Flight student pilots at Purdue have already passed checkrides to become newly licensed pilots. 
When the final day of training ends,  Dennis Akins, Warren Cleary, Deirdre Dacey, Lt. Andrew Kinard and Young Choi will have logged well over 200 hours in the air with the help of their  instructors Tim Gleeson, Jared Kuhn, Nick Losande, Abe McCollough and Matt Paczolt. In addition, each student received more than 30 hours of ground instruction from their instructors along with their formal ground school class with Professior Bernie Wulle.
A special thanks to Able Flight pilot (Class of 2012) and current Purdue graduate student Wesley Major for serving as Able Flight's volunteer program coordinator for 2013.
Celebrate with our new pilots as they receive their Able Flight Wings on Tuesday July 30th
at  11AM in Phillips 66 Plaza at EAA AirVenture.
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Heather Schultz portrait
Able Flight pilot Heather Schultz
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If only 150 people donate just $5 a month, we can provide a full scholarship each year to someone like Able Flight pilot Heather Schultz.
For about the cost of a cup of coffee from a famous store, you and only 149 other people can make it possible for someone with a disability to become a pilot. And that's a powerful thing to do with just a few dollars!
It's easy to set up your $5 recurring donation here. Just enter $5 as your amount and click on the box below to make it a monthly donation.
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