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
Flying High Coffee Supports Able Flight
Building a new business in aviation is hard enough as it is, and when you decide to give away 30% of your profits, you’ve given yourself an extra hill to climb. But, when he created Flying High Coffee, Rob Riggen of Vermont wasn’t afraid to dive in to the highly competitive world of selling gourmet Read More
