DreamFlight Charities is excited to announce the formation of the OpenSkies Flight Club, expected to launch in Frankfort, Kentucky in Fall 2025. This student-oriented program is specifically designed to fuel an interest in aviation, all while presenting the many opportunities and professions that exist within Kentucky’s aviation and aerospace industry. While there is still plenty […]
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Aviation is a marvel of engineering and physics, allowing pilots to manipulate the four forces behind flight with precision. At the heart of this control are various aircraft surfaces – the ailerons, elevator, rudder, and flaps. Whether you’re an aspiring pilot or simply fascinated by flight, understanding these control surfaces is essential to grasping how
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Aviation is a fascinating field that combines numerous disciplines, all while defying gravity to take to the skies. At the core of flight are four fundamental forces: lift, weight, thrust, and drag. Understanding these various forces is essential for aspiring pilots, aviation enthusiasts, and anyone interested in how airplanes stay in the air. This guide
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While we highlighted the various costs associated with flight training in a previous article, we wanted to take some time to highlight two possible variations when it comes to selecting a flight instructor or flight school. At a base level, all flight schools and instructors are expected to follow and train students to meet the
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Working toward your Private Pilot Certificate is an exciting journey and is a major accomplishment for any aviation enthusiast. We’ll go into greater detail about the training process in future posts (hour requirements, maneuvers, etc.), but one of the common questions we hear deals more with the costs associated with flight training. Unfortunately, there is
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Here at DreamFlight Charities, we are constantly approached by parents who have a child that is head over heels for aviation. They’re excited to seem them excited about something that exists beyond the screen of a table or phone – and trust us, we’re excited too! But we also find that many parents don’t know
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