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NOBI BUNTIN
By: Natalie Kelley Nobi Buntin is the most recent recipient of the $4,000 flyGIRL/Sporty’s flight training scholarship. Nobi’s journey has not been an easy one. It’s safe to say most roads to success are not easy. She has obstacles that many will most likely never face. She has lived through earthquakes and tsunamis but has kept her eye on aviation through it all. Maybe that’s what has gotten her through her hardest trials? Nobi was one of 315 applicants this year for the well-known flyGIRL/Sporty’s Scholarship. Her ambitious story and reputation led to her final selection as the recipient. Before beginning her pilot journey to the cockpit, Nobi had a career as a flight attendant with Delta airlines. It was during this time that she sustained an in-flight injury because of unexpected clear air turbulence. Her future in travel was put on hold indefinitely. “I never realized how much I loved flying until doctors told me I would never do so again; doctors told me it would take a miracle to walk again,” Nobi stated. Her career as a flight attendant may have ended due to her severe injuries but she had plans to continue her aviation journey, this time in the cockpit as a pilot.
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