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- EIN 20-5001037
- info@ableflight.org
- 919-942-4699
- 91 Oak Leaf Lane Chapel Hill NC 27514 USA
- http://www.ableflight.org
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Nonprofit Overview
Causes: Education, Scholarships, Scholarships & Student Financial Aid
Mission: Able Flight's mission is to offer people with disabilities a unique way to challenge themselves through flight and aviation career training, and by doing so, to gain greater self-confidence and self-reliance.
Results: Able Flight was founded in June of 2006, and awarded its first flight training scholarships in December of 2006. As of August 2024 it has awarded over 125 scholarships (including flight training and aviation career training), and 98 recipients are now licensed pilots. Beginning in 2010, Able Flight partnered with Purdue University on a annual joint flight training program. To date, every student trained at Purdue and sent for a check ride has passed for a 100% success rate. In 2024, Able Flight also partnered with Southern Illinois University-Carbondale for flight training. Five scholarship recipients were trained there and all five passed their check ride to become a licensed pilot. In 2011 Able Flight began awarding Aviation Career Training Scholarships, and as of August 2024 has awarded nineteen career training scholarships.
Target demographics: Able Flight serves a diverse population of people with disabilities, including, but not limited to, those with spinal cord injuries, wounded and disabled veterans, and those with Cerebral Palsy, MS, and loss of limb(s).
Geographic areas served: National
Programs: Flight Training Scholarships Aviation Career Training Scholarships Scholarships for wounded veterans