Michigan Takes Flight Presents Initial David S. Jones Memorial Flight Training Scholarship

Goodrich High School Senior Jack Leonard becomes the first recipient of Flight Training Scholarship offered by the Greater Flint Pilots Association through their 501(c)(3) charity, Michigan Takes Flight. By Steve Sweitzer - September 6, 2017

Following up on a story brought to you by the Lasco Press in June of this year. The Greater Flint Pilots Association (GFPA) established a non-profit 501(c)(3) charity named Michigan Takes Flight. The Association’s Board of Directors created Michigan Takes Flight (MTF) for the express purpose of promoting the expansion of, interest in, and understanding of private flying and aviation in the greater Flint area. With a goal of offering two annual scholarships to flight training students. Carol Jones endowed the first scholarship in memory of her late husband David S. Jones.

The recipient of the initial scholarship is a young man by the name of Jack Matthew Leonard. In a ceremony held courtesy of AVFlight at the Bishop International Airport in Flint, Jack received a framed certificate commemorating the initial awarding of the scholarship named after Byron, MI native David S. Jones.

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Non-profit Michigan Takes Flight Dedicated to Advancement of General Aviation in Flint, MI Area

Flying Club at Flint Bishop Airport creates 501(c)(3) for flight education, instruction and training

About Michigan Takes Flight: The nine-member board of directors of Michigan Takes Flight are also the directors of the Greater Flint Pilots Association (GFPA), a premier not-for-profit general aviation recreational flying club based at Flint Bishop International Airport since 1975.