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Pilot Hopefuls With Disabilities Overcome Challenges and Earn Their Wings
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Leslie Irby is a former Able Flight student who earned her pilot’s license in 2019. She made history by becoming the first disabled, Black female to earning a pilot s license. More Able flight students recently earned their licenses to fly.
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People with disabilities can embrace more opportunities in modern times, thanks to innovation and technology and now, even achieving a goal of becoming a licensed pilot is not a far-fetched impossibility.
Six students who dreamed of earning their pilot wings recently experienced the joy of achievement, through Chapel Hill, NC-based Able Flight, according to a Facebook post.