Gift puts paralyzed Oakland pilot’s dream back on course
From: SFGate (KTVU) - 11/07/2016
By: Ken Wayne and Evan Sernoffsky and Henry Lee

A decade ago, Qunicey Carr was on track to become a commercial pilot and one
day get his instructor's license to teach other aspiring aviators. That all
came to a screeching halt when a dispute at an Oakland barbershop turned
violent, leaving him shot multiple times and paralyzed from the waist down.

But on Monday, an Oakland firefighters’ charity, city officials and even
retired Capt. Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger presented Carr with a scholarship
to help on his quest to get back in the cockpit of a Cessna 172 and teach
others how to fly.

"I'm very excited," Carr beamed Monday after being surprised with a $10,000
check toward the completion of his instructor training.

"My passion is flying," he said. "And if you're not doing your passion, what
are you doing?"

Read the entire article and view a video (2:37) at:
http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Gift-puts-paralyzed-Oakland-pilot-s-dream-is-10599496.php

Link:
Oakland Man's Dreams Take Flight (with video 1:40)
http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/Oakland-Mans-Dreams-Take-Flight-400345811.html