One thing that people wonder about our program is how can we possibly teach a young child to fly? A complicated process that takes many hours of study and practice,…
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“Six years ago, I wanted to give one child the opportunity to forget about her chemo treatments for one day and spend the afternoon flying freely in the sky. Because…
No one plans to die in their thirties. Yet Marcus, Founder and Executive Director of Flight1, was forced to face that in 2010. He was told that he may have…
It was a beautiful evening, smooth air, sparkling taxiway and runway lights, quiet. Raistlin and his parents, two sisters, and a friend all arrived for their second year Bravo night…
I was struggling to schedule busy siblings Evan and Claire together for the same flight day. Claire (pictured) didn’t want to do her flight without her big brother around. He…
Our mission is pretty clear. We strive to build confidence in kids, specifically kids who have had a health challenge somewhere in their family. We use aviation to do that….
Leilani had her first simulator night with us, and enjoyed herself immensely. Her family had moved to Indiana suddenly after a family crisis, and she and her mom were staying…
Recently, I went to a flight simulator night for a Courageous Flier I had not yet met before. I instantly recognized him from the photos of previous events because of…
We all see stories of difficulties on the news that surprise us. A family whose child becomes ill from toxins in their home. Another family who loses a parent in…
Many of the children in our Courageous Fliers program have touching stories. That is the nature of working with families who have been impacted by a serious health challenge. Deklan’s…
