Tue, Mar 22, 2011
Florida Flight School Offers Scholarships To Earn A Private
Pilot's License For Free
Getting a private pilot's license can be time consuming and cost
thousands of dollars. Tailwheels Etc flight school is offering one
lucky high school student the chance to do it quickly and for free.
For the first time, the school is holding a nationwide scholarship
competition and is offering their accelerated two week private
pilot course as the prize. John Amundsen, the owner of
Tailwheels Etc, stated, "Since aviation has given so much to my
family over the years it only seemed right to give something
back."
Tailwheels Etc C172
The Tailwheels Etc. scholarship competition is aimed towards
teenagers age 17 and up who have dreams of flying. With a simple 30
second YouTube video, submitted to a Facebook wall, these students
will now have the chance to make that dream come true. The winner
of the scholarship competition will receive everything necessary to
gain a private pilot's license, including the books, instructor,
flight time, and both the written and flight tests. The flight
student will be housed in on location accommodations for the two
weeks of the course.
John Amundsen, the owner of Tailwheels Etc., has a long history
in aviation, including operating a flight school in Michigan, prior
to opening Tailwheels Etc. in Florida. He was a Line Pilot, flying
cargo planes for UPS, Chief Pilot for Classic Air Services and,
together with his son Jonathan Amundsen, created the accelerated
flight training program that allows students to obtain a private
pilot's license in 2-weeks. The Flight School trains busy people to
be quality private pilots. Students are able to learn to fly, as a
private pilot, in as little as 2 weeks and complete Instrument
flight school training in as little as 2 weeks. One of the school's
specialties is Multi engine flight training in as little as 2 days.
While other flight schools lose 80% of their students, Tailwheels
Etc. claims a 95% completion rate for students that start flight
training.
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