Marcus joined our Flight1 program in the summer of 2021 after his grandmother Cynthia heard about it from a friend whose friend’s daughter was in the program. The family felt…
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Tucked away behind Noblesville Fire Station 77, you will find an open runway where NeST-RC Airplane Club members meet on the weekends to fly their planes and socialize. The NeST-RC…
Xavier Winfield joined Flight1 in 2016 after his mother learned about it at a church grief group meeting. At the time he was 14 years old and had recently lost…
Flight1 began in 2011 as an Indianapolis based 501(c)(3) charity focused on helping children facing serious health challenges rebuild confidence through the joy of flight. However, before the charity program…
Hi, my name is Evyn and this is my Flight1 story… It was a hard time when my dad was in the hospital. I remember my neighbor, Sandy Strawhorn, telling…
Growing up with three older brothers, I always looked up to them and often found myself interested in the same things they were. One of these things being aviation and…
For Russell Goutierez, helping people was always in his nature. During his time with American Airlines, he had the opportunity to be part of the airline industry’s first CARE Team—a…
Nicole recounts her time with Lycia at her most recent flight: I remember the night we took our flight so vividly, what a beautiful evening. As we pulled into the…
Tyler Mangas, age 8, can still recall the flight he took a few months ago, before everything with COVID-19 hit. Nervous, and unsure of what to expect, he brought his…
The Maples family found Flight1 when they needed it the most. After the loss of her husband to cancer, Colleen could see that her children were struggling with their grief. …
