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"I support Able Flight because I have seen first hand how it has transformed people and forever changed their perspective on what is possible in their lives."

-Bob Seidel

ABLE FLIGHT PILOTS SET TRANSCONTINENTAL SPEED RECORD!!

On June 8^th, pilots Matt Hansen and Jessica Scharle set a record for a transcontinental flight in a Light Sport Airplane (LSA) by flying lsa-record-1-sm-web from Jacksonville, FL to El Cajon, CA within a single day. Departing Cecil Field at 6:01 AM EDT, they made five stops along the way and touched down at Gillespie Field near San Diego at 10:22 PM PDT for an elapsed time of 19 hours and 21 minutes, including time for fuel stops. Total flying time was 17 hours plus.

ABLE FLIGHT IS LOOKING FOR CHAMPIONS...

PEOPLE WHO WANT TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE

You can become an Able Flight Champion and help make it possible for someone with a disability to become a pilot. How does it work? It's easy; just raise $1000 or more for the Able Flight Scholarship Fund in a year. Able Flight Champions will be listed on our new "Champions" web page, where you'll also find fund raising success stories and tips on how to make it easy and fun to bring the challenge and freedom of flight to deserving and inspiring people. And since we're kicking off our Champions campaign in mid-year, the fundrasing goal to qualify as a Champion for the remainder of 2009 is only $500.

ROB LAURENT BECOMES SECOND WOUNDED VETERAN TO EARN LICENSE WITH ABLE FLIGHT SCHOLARSHIP

Saturday May 16, 2009 is a day that Rob Laurent will never forget. It was the day that he passed his check ride to become Able Flight's eleventh licensed pilot, and the second wounded veteran to earn his pilot certificate with a scholarship.