Tue, Jan 04, 2011
One Thousand Mile Flight To End At Sebring Sport Aviation
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Beginning January 15th, two Able Flight pilots will fly more
than a thousand miles to meet with wounded veterans in four
states to tell them how they can receive an Able Flight
scholarship.
Heather Schultz and Sean O'Donnell were paralyzed as a result of
spinal cord injuries and both earned their pilot licenses with Able
Flight scholarships. Looking for a way to give back what was given
to them, they have created Freedom Flight 2011.
Heather Schultz
Not only will Heather and Sean meet with wounded veterans to
encourage them to become pilots and show them the
specially-adapted LSA they used for their training, they are also
using the tour to help create a flight training scholarship fund to
be used only for wounded veterans. They have already
reached more than half of their $15,000 goal for two scholarships
in 2011, and those funds are immediately available for a qualified
candidate.
The January tour stops include:
- Saturday the 15th at AOPA Headquarters Building at KFDK in
Frederick, MD at 1030 EST, and then at Dominion Aviation in
Richmond, VA (KFCI) at 1500.
- Monday the 17th in Kennesaw, GA at Hansen Air Group on Cobb
County-McCollum Field Airport (KRYY) at 1000 EST.
- Friday the 21st in Sebring, FL at the U.S. Sport Aviation Expo
(KSEF) at 1100 EDT.
Able Flight Sean O'Donnell
Tour stops at all locations are subject to weather
conditions.
While the Freedom Flight 2011 tour offers an excellent
opportunity for wounded veterans to get first-hand information from
pilots who have been awarded scholarships and earned their
licenses, they and others can apply for an Able Flight
scholarship at any time by visiting the Scholarships page
where they can download an application form.
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