A 501(c)(3) nonprofit · Est. for the kids
Every Child Deserves One More Adventure
Providing free helicopter experiences for terminally ill children, medical fundraising flights, and aviation scholarships.
Meet Emma · Age 8
"Emma is battling leukemia. Last Saturday, she flew above her whole world for the first time."
Read Emma's storyLives Changed Through Flight
A real story
Meet Emma
Emma is 8 years old and battling leukemia. Between hospital stays and chemotherapy, she made one wish — to see her hometown from the sky.
On a quiet Saturday morning, she put on a pair of headphones two sizes too big, climbed into the front seat, and watched her whole world unfold below her.
Your donation helped provide Emma's first helicopter ride.
Give another child their flightOur promise
For one child it's the last dream come true. For another it's the first time anyone has ever said yes. For every child, it's a memory the family will hold forever.
What we do
Three programs. One mission.
Everything we do falls into one of three programs — each built around getting kids and families through the hardest moments of their lives.
Hope Flights
Free helicopter rides for terminally ill and underprivileged children.
Learn moreWings Scholarship
Full-ride professional pilot training for underprivileged young adults.
Learn moreHospital Bill Fundraisers
Public ride events where 100% of tickets pay a real child's medical bills.
Learn moreHope Flights
Every Hope Flight is built around one child. We fly with the families of terminally ill kids — and kids from communities where a moment like this would never otherwise be possible — over the places they love most. Their home. Their school. The mountains. The coast.
It costs us about $650 to put one child in the air for a flight they will never forget.
Sponsor a flightThe Wings Scholarship
Each year we select a small number of underprivileged young adults and put them through a full professional helicopter pilot training program — at zero cost to them.
Every graduate is offered a guaranteed pilot position with our sister company, Happy Helicopters LLC. One scholarship can change the trajectory of an entire family.
Learn how it works
Helicopter ride fundraisers for children's hospital bills
We host public helicopter ride fundraiser events tied to a real child fighting a real diagnosis. Every ticket is a scenic ride for you — and a direct payment toward that family's medical bills.
100% of ticket proceeds go straight to the featured child's hospital bills. The community shows up. The family exhales.
Moments
From the flight line
Every photo here is a real family, a real child, a real day we will never forget.
Watch
90 seconds. One mission.
Kids smiling. Parents crying. A scholarship recipient stepping into the cockpit. This is what your donation looks like.
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Your gift changes lives
See exactly what your donation does
Every dollar goes straight to a child, a family, or a future pilot. Pick the impact you want to have.
Covers the fuel for a child's Hope Flight.
Give $25Provides a terminally ill child a full helicopter experience.
Give $100Funds a medical fundraising flight for a family in crisis.
Give $500Supports an aviation scholarship for an underprivileged young adult.
Give $2,500There is a child waiting