$
Select Payment Method
Personal Info

Credit Card Info
This is a secure SSL encrypted payment.

Terms

Donation Total: $250

--- Helping Around the Community
MAKE SOMEONE’S LIFE BY
GIVING OF YOURS.
--- Take the Pathway
BE PART OF SOMETHING
BIGGER THAN YOURSELF.
Click Here
--- Build A Better Life
BE PART OF CHANGE
SUPPORT YOUNG PEOPLE
Click Here
Previous slide
Next slide

Make a Donation

By making a donation you help us provide opportunities that most youth wouldn't receive without our help.
$
Select Payment Method
Personal Info

Credit Card Info
This is a secure SSL encrypted payment.

Terms

Donation Total: $250

Causes

YOUR SUPPORT IS REALLY POWERFUL.

We can’t wait to share this milestone with everyone who has supported us on this journey. Our grand opening will be a celebration to remember, and we’re busy making sure it’s unforgettable! 

1 K+

TOTAL DONATIONS

OUR MISSION

IMPACTING YOUNG PEOPLE

EDUCATION

We provide education to help young people learn about aviation and offer them an opportunity to consider this as a career.

WORKSHOPS

We provide additional workshops in STEM program to providing youth with knowledge, advance in various curriculars.

COMMUNITY

We participate in several community events that help offer opportunities for young people to learn about our program.

OPPORTUNITIES

BE PART OF SOMETHING BIGGER THAN YOURSELF.

Our Mission – Build confidence in disadvantaged youth (with an emphasis on African American teens), using Aviation as the key learning discipline and motivational conduit.

Our Intention – Our Programs aim to provide a future workforce for the aerospace industry and to inspire good citizenship using the legacy of General Daniel Chappie James Jr.

PART OF OUR TRAINING

WHAT YOUTH LEARN DURING CAMP.

WHAT WE DO

WHY SUPPORT OUR PROGRAM.

Our leadership team exemplifies ambition and a commitment to fostering inspiration and growth among our youth.  Through our thoughtfully designed 5-day camp in Pensacola, Florida, we provide participants with immersive and hands-on opportunities that inspire growth and self-discovery. Each day of the camp is thoughtfully structured to expose participants to various career opportunities, hands-on activities, and interactive sessions led by accomplished professionals from diverse fields. By the end of the program, every participant leaves with a clearer sense of their potential career aspirations and actionable steps to pursue their dreams.

Our mission is to ignite a passion for learning and exploration, helping young minds discover their unique strengths and interests while cultivating leadership, creativity, and resilience. This inspiring environment empowers youth to envision and work towards a bright, successful future.

By the end of the program, participants leave not only with a clearer understanding of their interests and strengths but also with an actionable idea for a future career choice. Our mission is to empower youth to envision a brighter future, equipped with the tools and inspiration needed to pursue their aspirations.

LEVELS OF DONATIONS.

FLIGHT LEADER

$9,000 +

DIVISION LEADER

$6,000 – $8,999

SECTION LEADER

$2,000 – $5,999

PILOT

$300 – $1,999

Look at the levels of donation amounts and make a choice or choose the amount you would like to give today by clicking the donation button below!

TESTIMONIALS

WHAT OUR YOUTH SAY

Bianca Evans

Melea Griffin

Mychal Martin

A Chance to Be Seen for My Potential

Being a part of the General Daniel “Chappie” James Flight Academy family has been the most eye-opening and heart-warming experience in my life to date. The flight lessons were so comprehensive and fun, but the real lessons I learned were those of perseverance and the value of putting in the work. With the right mindset, being a part of the Chappie James Flight Academy can take you further than you could even imagine. I am deeply grateful for the experience and am forever indebted to them for teaching me how to get myself seen for who I am and what I can do, rather than lying down and taking the hand life has dealt me. Thank you for helping me get on that “train of opportunity”, I know it will take me far.

Bianca Evans

The camp gave me is that if I dream it, I can achieve it.

I wanted to take a moment and talk about The General Daniel Chappie James Flight Academy. I attended when I was 12 years old, I am currently 31. This camp had an everlasting impact on my life. The camp provided an opportunity for me to learn about aviation in a way I never thought would be available. Not only did I learn about the functions of an airplane mixed with science and math, I also got to meet other kids that shared my interests. Even bigger than that was seeing how a group of friends came together to give back to the community. These guys took time out of their schedules to come share their passion with others. The other great thing about this camp is that it taught about the hidden figures in aviation. NAS has a lot but hearing about a local hero was awesome. However, the most important tool the camp gave me is that if I dream it, I can achieve it.

Melea Griffin

Kitchen Manager

I'm deeply grateful for the experience

Coming of age in Pensacola, Florida, I was very fascinated by the power of flight and the freedom that it gives even today when I’m up in the heavens teaching students as a flight instructor. Except there was one problem, I never saw anyone who looked like me who was an aviator even though I had seen the movie, Tuskegee Airmen (1995). It wasn’t until June 1998 at age 11 that I had the opportunity to not only be part of the General Daniel “Chappie” James, Jr. Flight Academy but see and be around highly accomplished black aviators as a benchmark and Northstar to accomplish my dream as an aviator. Every since that memorable year, I have owed a tremendous debt of gratitude to the academy staff and the example of General James. I wouldn’t be where I am without the support, guidance, and leadership of the academy.

Mychal Martin

Pilot

SPECIAL THANKS

TO OUR SUPPORTERS