𝐖𝐞 𝐀𝐫𝐞 𝐏𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐀𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐞! We received A Grant from IMPACT 100 Pensacola Bay Area! We are super excited about this and look forward to building a formidable relationship with these ladies. These funds will go a long way to helping us with making our dreams come true to help your youth.

I had a great time this morning visiting the General Daniel “Chappie” James Flight Academy and Chappie James Museum, where students are currently participating in the Flight Academy’s weeklong summer camp. The camp introduces young adults to the field of aviation, both in the classroom and through hands-on activities and field trips. I encouraged these students today to keep the…

Madison Arnold Pensacola News Journal Published 6:02 a.m. June 18, 2021 Growing up, Chappie James Flight Academy camp director Tyrone Arrington didn’t have a lot of examples of Black pilots to look up to in his hometown of Jacksonville, North Carolina. Because of that, Arrington didn’t find his career in aviation as a flight instructor until after college. Now, he and the rest of…

by WEAR StaffThursday, June 17th 2021 PENSACOLA, Fla. (WEAR) — Students with the Chappie James Flight Academy got a special treat Thursday. Pilots from the U.S. Coast Guard in Mobile brought over two helicopters for them to see up close. The kids also had a chance to talk with the pilots and crew about their jobs. The flight academy gives children in…

Thank you to the volunteers that came out and helped with the beautification of our buildings in March 2021!

“Help us Help Kids” In an effort to improve the lives of our youth, the Flight Academy is launching a GoFundMe Charity Fundraiser. We are embarking on a program to acquire more physical space for the Chappie James Flight Academy. Over the last year we’ve; built an operational classroom wind tunnel, and desktop computer system and outfitted the Academy with…

As Hurricane Sally rolled through our fair City, so many people and businesses suffered damage. The Flight Academy was one of them.   While we sustained mostly debris spread about the property, there was some damage to our building. The debris in particular was certainly something that needed to be cleaned up. On September 22nd, Volunteers from Corry Field came…

The Summer Camp Class of 2019 visited Tuskegee University and the historic Moton Field in Tuskegee Alabama this year during our summer program.  The day will be filled with history teaching moments as the students learned more about the journey of the Tuskegee Airmen and General Daniel Chappie James Jr.  The class picture is underneath the F-4  fighter Jet flown by…

On March 5th, 2019, the Pensacola Chapter of the Freedoms Foundation at Valley Forge honored the Chappie James Flight Academy with the American Black Eagle award.   The event took place at the Pensacola Yacht Club.   Board members Mike Griffin (Left), Mike Fowlkes (Right), and staff member Miles Wright (Center) were on hand to receive the award.   While we do not…