Meet the Upwind Class of 2023!
Upwind Foundation is pleased to announce the Upwind Class of 2023. The following San Francisco Bay Area high school juniors have been awarded the flight scholarship: Nailah Blake of San Mateo, Ava Gaboury of Belmont, Charlotte MacAvoy of Hillsborough, Thomas Woneis of San Jose, and Cyrus Wong of San Jose. All five aspiring young aviators have successfully obtained their private pilot certificates after nine weeks of intensive instruction.
Meet the Upwind Class of 2022!
Upwind Foundation is pleased to announce the Upwind Class of 2022. The following San Francisco Bay Area high school juniors have been awarded the flight scholarship: Maheesa Cassim of Fremont, Nathaniel Joffe of Mountain View, Jack Olson of San Mateo, Alex Shetty of Belmont, and Brayden Snedigar of Los Altos. All five aspiring young aviators have successfully obtained their private pilot certificates after nine weeks of intensive instruction.
Meet the Upwind Class of 2021!
Upwind Foundation is pleased to announce the Upwind Class of 2021. The following San Francisco Bay Area high school juniors have been awarded the flight scholarship: Alex Fester of Palo Alto, Isabela Sugden of San Carlos, Mikey O’Sullivan of San Francisco and Teddy Seligman 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.
Thank you from the Upwind Class of 2020!
The Upwind Class of 2020 wants to thank all the donors and the community that made this program possible. Watch this video to hear directly from them on how this program made an significant impact on their life.
Upwind provides a scholarship that includes flight and ground training for a high school student to prepare them to obtain their Private Pilot certificate during the summer between their junior and senior year.