The Darling Downs Sport Aircraft Assn. Inc. and the Lone Eagle Flying School Youth Flying Scholarship was set up in 2004 with a view to encouraging younger people into aviation.  

 

Our overall membership was ageing and we were looking for younger members. We also felt that the scholarship was a way that our Club could give something back to the community, in recognition of all the funding that has been received by us over the years from various sources.

 

The aim of the Scholarship is to train pilots through to pilot certificate issue. We allocate about $ 7,500 per year for the Scholarship program.

 

The RAAus Giving Young Flyers Training Support (GYFTS) Scholarship program was originally  based on the Darling Downs Sport Aircraft Assn. Inc. Youth Flying Scholarship.

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We have over 85% completion rate of our Scholarship Program with Scholarship winners gaining their Pilot's Certificates.

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The last few years we have been unable to run the scholarship program due to Covid.

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