Career
Flight was born at Cottle"s Island and was raised in Buchans, He was a teacher and also served as chair of the board of trustees for Buchans. Flight was reelected in 1979, defeated in 1982 and was elected again in 1985. He resigned his seat to allow Clyde Wells to run for a seat in the assembly in an 1987 by-election.
He was reelected in 1989.
Flight served in the provincial cabinet as Minister of Forestry and Agriculture.