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Building stronger connections around aviation.

BSAviation is proud to partner with Wings Up NE Ohio to help young people connect with aviation.

Wings Up NE Ohio

Making the sky within reach.

Wings Up NE Ohio is a 501(c)(3) aviation nonprofit based in Medina, Ohio. Their work helps make the first steps toward becoming a pilot more accessible for young people across Northeast Ohio.

Through financial support, mentorship, educational resources, and aviation-focused events, they help students turn an interest in flight into a real opportunity.

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Wings Up NE Ohio

Our community partner

Wings Up NE Ohio founder and president Joey Sesock

Where it began

Local support, built close to home.

Founder and President Joey Sesock grew up fascinated by aircraft and airshows. For his fourteenth birthday, his father gave him a discovery flight. Taking the controls turned a lifelong interest into a clear goal: to become a pilot.

Then came the cost of flight training. As Joey searched for scholarships, he found many aimed at statewide or national applicants, or at older students—but few focused on teenagers in Northeast Ohio.

He created Wings Up NE Ohio to offer the local support he had been looking for. Built by a local student for local students, the organization helps young people take their first steps toward aviation through scholarships, guidance, and community connection. The idea is simple: more young people should have the chance to pursue their dream of flying.

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Wings Up NE Ohio

Helping more young people find a path into the cockpit.

Wings Up NE Ohio focuses on students ages 15–20 in Northeast Ohio who aspire to earn their private pilot’s license. Their mission is to reduce the financial barriers that can make flight training feel out of reach.

Flight scholarships

The Donna Flight Scholarship provides a $3,000 award to a selected student to help cover the cost of flight lessons.

Mentorship and guidance

Students receive encouragement and practical support as they learn what it takes to pursue aviation training.

Educational resources

They help students find information, resources, and next steps for moving from aviation interest toward a private pilot’s license.

Aviation events

Community events create more chances for students and supporters to connect with aviation and with each other.

A closer look

The Donna Flight Scholarship

By helping cover flight lessons for a selected student, this scholarship gives a motivated young person more room to focus on learning, building confidence, and taking the next step toward the private pilot’s license they are working toward.

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