Wounded Marine To Become Pilot
Adam Kisielewski shouldn’t be alive. From the instant he passed through an explosives-rigged door in Iraq on August 21st in 2005, Adam has been living his second life, the one given to him by his own fighting spirit and the wonders of modern battlefield medicine. It was only a month and two days after Adam’s Read More
Wounded Veteran Earns Career In Aviation
Chris Gschwendtner was lucky to be alive after his vehicle was struck by an explosive while on the infamous IED Highway between Baghdad and the city’s international airport. He had a concussion, but knew he had dodged the big one. Then less than two months later, Chris had to be airlifted to a field hospital Read More
ForeFlight Sponsors Able Flight
ForeFlight, a leading provider of aviation software for pilots has become a sponsor of Able Flight’s unique flight training program for people with physical disabilities. In addition to a financial donation for the scholarship fund, ForeFlight will provide software for students to use during their training. Co-founder Jason Miller said, “ForeFlight is exceptionally pleased to Read More
Able Flight Pilots Get Their Wings!
Kevin Crombie, Eric Ingram and Jermaine Strachan were awarded their Able Flight Wings on July 26th in a ceremony at EAA AirVenture. Joining them were Paul Lampasso, Able Flight’s first recipient of a Career Training Scholarship and Aaron Michaels of Purdue University, Able Flight’s 2011 Flight Instructor of the Year. Blue skies and an appreciative Read More
Able Flight/Purdue Training Program A Huge Success
When four Able Flight scholarship winners arrived at Purdue University’s campus and airport in West Lafayette, Indiana in late May, they had just a few well-defined goals and a singular mission. They were there to meet their instructors, learn about their airplanes and immediately start flying because they had less than five weeks to Read More
