{"id":312,"date":"2015-12-01T16:29:05","date_gmt":"2015-12-01T16:29:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/flyjacksonville.com\/jetstream\/?p=312"},"modified":"2015-12-01T16:30:30","modified_gmt":"2015-12-01T16:30:30","slug":"soaring-to-show-appreciation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/flyjacksonville.com\/jetstream\/soaring-to-show-appreciation\/","title":{"rendered":"Soaring to Show Appreciation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Imagine getting to take a ride in a classic airplane. Leaving behind the cares, aches and pains of daily life for a short respite high in the sky.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_328\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-328\" style=\"width: 548px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/flyjacksonville.com\/jetstream\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/plane.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-328\" src=\"http:\/\/flyjacksonville.com\/jetstream\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/plane-300x162.jpg\" alt=\"Ageless Aviation Dreams Foundation prepares the Boeing Stearman bi-plane for the day's flights.\" width=\"548\" height=\"296\" srcset=\"https:\/\/flyjacksonville.com\/jetstream\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/plane-300x162.jpg 300w, https:\/\/flyjacksonville.com\/jetstream\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/plane-1024x553.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/flyjacksonville.com\/jetstream\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/plane-1170x632.jpg 1170w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 548px) 100vw, 548px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-328\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ageless Aviation Dreams Foundation prepares the Boeing Stearman bi-plane for the day&#8217;s flights.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>A group of military veterans, currently residing in assisted care facilities, were able to take to the skies over Jacksonville, thanks to the Ageless Aviation Dreams Foundation.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_319\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-319\" style=\"width: 446px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/flyjacksonville.com\/jetstream\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Ageless-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-319\" src=\"http:\/\/flyjacksonville.com\/jetstream\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Ageless-1-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Ageless Aviation Dreams Foundation volunteers, Pilot Mike Winterboer, and his wife, Diane, prepare a passenger for flight.\" width=\"446\" height=\"335\" srcset=\"https:\/\/flyjacksonville.com\/jetstream\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Ageless-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/flyjacksonville.com\/jetstream\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Ageless-1.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 446px) 100vw, 446px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-319\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ageless Aviation Dreams Foundation volunteers, Pilot Mike Winterboer, and his wife, Diane, prepare a passenger for flight.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Foundation\u2019s mission is to \u201cGive Back To Those Who Have Given\u201d by providing Dream Flights in a Boeing Stearman biplane, the same aircraft used to train many military aviators in the 1940\u2019s. The pilots, crew and staff of Ageless Aviation Dreams Foundation are dedicated to honoring seniors and United States military veterans; focusing on individuals living in long-term care communities.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_325\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-325\" style=\"width: 416px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/flyjacksonville.com\/jetstream\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Ageless-4.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-325\" src=\"http:\/\/flyjacksonville.com\/jetstream\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Ageless-4-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Receiving final instructions before taking to the skies.\" width=\"416\" height=\"312\" srcset=\"https:\/\/flyjacksonville.com\/jetstream\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Ageless-4-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/flyjacksonville.com\/jetstream\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Ageless-4-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/flyjacksonville.com\/jetstream\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Ageless-4-1170x878.jpg 1170w, https:\/\/flyjacksonville.com\/jetstream\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Ageless-4.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 416px) 100vw, 416px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-325\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Receiving final instructions before taking to the skies.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Foundation partnered\u00a0with local care facilities to take military men and women on a flight from Herlong Recreational Airport.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_324\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-324\" style=\"width: 430px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/flyjacksonville.com\/jetstream\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Ageless-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-324\" src=\"http:\/\/flyjacksonville.com\/jetstream\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Ageless-2-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Ready for takeoff!\" width=\"430\" height=\"322\" srcset=\"https:\/\/flyjacksonville.com\/jetstream\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Ageless-2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/flyjacksonville.com\/jetstream\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Ageless-2.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 430px) 100vw, 430px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-324\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ready for takeoff!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Jerry Orr, a former Navy Lieutenant who flew helicopters during the Vietnam War, was one of the former military service members who took to the skies November 13. Now living in a memory care facility, he reminisced about his service while waiting his turn to fly. His excitement grew\u00a0as he was finally able to climb into the front seat of the Stearman, buckle in, and enjoy a 30 minute ride in a cloudless, cool sky.<\/p>\n<p>Share a bit of his experience in the video below:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Ageless Aviation at Herlong Recreational Airport\" width=\"525\" height=\"295\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/D7SYw9yhwXY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Imagine getting to take a ride in a classic airplane. Leaving behind the cares, aches and pains of daily life for a short respite high in the sky. A group of military veterans, currently residing in assisted care facilities, were able to take to the skies over Jacksonville, thanks to the Ageless Aviation Dreams Foundation.&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[3],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/flyjacksonville.com\/jetstream\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/312"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/flyjacksonville.com\/jetstream\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/flyjacksonville.com\/jetstream\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/flyjacksonville.com\/jetstream\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/flyjacksonville.com\/jetstream\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=312"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/flyjacksonville.com\/jetstream\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/312\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":330,"href":"https:\/\/flyjacksonville.com\/jetstream\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/312\/revisions\/330"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/flyjacksonville.com\/jetstream\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=312"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/flyjacksonville.com\/jetstream\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=312"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/flyjacksonville.com\/jetstream\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=312"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}