Blue Line Aviation Scholarship Awarded to NC High School Student

Johnston County’s Joshua Roycroft earns the flight school’s inaugural award worth $100,000.

Monday, August 28, 2023 at 04:52 PM ET

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Trey Walters, Blue Line Aviation co-founder and managing director, poses with Fly Right Scholarship winner Joshua Roycroft, and Kelsey Walters, Blue Line co-founder and vice president of human resources. [Courtesy: Blue Line Aviation]

Key Takeaways:

Joshua Roycroft won the $100,000 Fly Right Scholarship from Blue Line Aviation to fund his pilot training.
The scholarship targets high school graduates from Johnston County, NC, who demonstrate integrity, positive impact, academic achievement, and community involvement.
Blue Line Aviation plans to award the Fly Right Scholarship annually and also offers a separate $15,000 scholarship for its fast-track career pilot program.

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One of the biggest obstacles encountered by aspiring pilots is the money to pay for the training. Joshua Roycroft from Johnston County, North Carolina, is receiving some help with that as the winner of the Fly Right Scholarship from Blue Line Aviation.

“The Fly Right Scholarship promises a sum of $100,000 to a high school graduate of Johnston County who showcases integrity, a positive impact, and the nomination of their teachers and peers,” the Smithfield-headquartered flight school said in a statement.