Flight academy

[Airrace]

The MDWG has been running a Solo Flight Scholarship program that will host its 20th year next year.  There is a selection process where only the best cadets are selected.  They are evaluated on GPA, Resume, Application Letter, and a Interview board.  The school selects 6 cadets to attend the course.  The students pay a nominal fee (usually about $600.00) and they are responsible for obtaining their Student Pilot/3rd Class Medical Certificate.
They spend a weekend (Fri-Sun) taking the FAA Private Pilot Ground School, then a month after that (they get 3 weeks to study) they report for the 10-day flight academy.  They spend 9 days flying during the day (each student gets 2 flights per day) and taking Ground School in the evening.  Usually around the 8-9 hour mark of the 15 hours they are allotted, they will solo in a Corporate C172P.  At the conclusion of the week they will take the FAA Private Pilot Written Exam.  The Wing has been doing this for 19 yrs, there is a 100% success rate on the Solo and there is a 99% pass rate on the written. 
The course's success is due to the instructor/student ration 1:2 and individualized attention through the whole process.  If anyone would like more information, please feel free to contact me.

Is the program open to cadets from out of state?  If so how do you sign up or get more information?

[Aviator1]

This is actually a program just for the MDWG Cadets......Many of these cadets have gone on to Military flying, Airlines, and Corporate aviation..The plan is to try and get many of these cadets to come back for the 20th Anniversary year...
The School requires a dedicated Project Officer, motivated support staff, and financial support from the Wing in addition to the motivated cadets..The wing provides a good chunk of money to support the school due to its huge impact on AE Education..This is truly a 8 month long project if you count all the prep work...But in the end its worth it!!

[MDpilot4u]

Please forward information along to me, do you have contact to discuss?