In 2006, Charles Stites sought a way to help those with disabilities to find their own way into the sky. In 2019, Able Flight has fulfilled that dream and continues to grow.
Able Flight Pins Wings On New Pilots
Key Takeaways:
- Able Flight, a charitable organization founded in 2006, honored its newest class of seven pilots with physical challenges at a wing-pinning ceremony at EAA AirVenture.
- These scholarship recipients completed intensive, seven-week flight training at Purdue University and Ohio State University, utilizing specially adapted aircraft.
- The program is supported by numerous sponsors, with several presenting named scholarships, and the event also recognized an Instructor of the Year and posthumously honored contributor Jon Hansen.
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