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Congratulations to Upwind Class of 2019

The Upwind Foundation (Upwind) is pleased to announce the Upwind Summer Scholarship Class of 2019. The following San Francisco Bay Area high school juniors have been awarded the flight scholarship: Jackson Collins of Mountain View, Ashton Hacke of Half Moon Bay, Ben Son of Fremont and Megan Stretch of San Mateo. In this accelerated flight training program, these four aspiring young aviators will aim to earn their private pilot’s certificate after nine weeks of intensive instruction. More details here.

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Program Overview

The entire program is provided free of charge to successful candidates. This includes:

Ground school instruction with all necessary materials, books, charts, and basic flight planning tools
Scheduling and completing the FAA written knowledge test
Scheduling and completing a third class medical examination
Flight instruction with certified instructors
Mentoring and guidance from other instructors and pilots
Phase checks at appropriate training milestones
Check ride with FAA Designated Pilot Examiner (DPE)

2019 Important Dates

November 30, 2018 – Applications available online
February 22, 2019 – Applications for the 2018 scholarship are due
March 18 – Upwind 2019 winner(s) announced
March– Complete third class medical examination
April 7th – Begin 12 week ground school, Sundays or Tuesdays
April – Apply for FAA Student Pilot Certificate
May – Complete discovery flight
Mid-June (when school ends) – Begin flight training, Monday-Friday, 9- 5 pm

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