A New York resident training to get his pilot’s license in Myrtle Beach suffered severe, permanent injuries when his instructor ignored warnings against flying, the former student alleges.
Steven Schwartz recently filed a lawsuit in Horry County against Leadership in Flight Training Academy (LIFT), LLC, a program for aspiring pilots with several locations, primarily along the East Coast.
Schwartz had been training at the program’s Myrtle Beach location since June 2024 and was scheduled for a training flight with an instructor Feb. 14, 2025 that would depart from Myrtle Beach International Airport and land at Conway-Horry County Airport, according to the complaint…