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]

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Blue Line Aviation awarded its $100,000 Fly Right Scholarship to Joshua Roycroft, a high school graduate from Johnston County, North Carolina, to help fund his pilot training.
The annual scholarship, funded by Blue Line Aviation's co-founders, targets local high school graduates who demonstrate integrity, positive impact, community involvement, and academic achievement, alongside teacher and peer nominations.
Blue Line Aviation also offers an additional $15,000 scholarship and provides a fast-track program designed to enable students to earn multiple pilot certifications in as little as five and a half months.

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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.