A 17-year-old teenager receives a scholarship to study aviation and earns his pilot’s license.
Williams Moore Jr., a 17-year-old who received many aviation scholarships, is now a licensed pilot in the US.
Williams Moore, who has not yet completed high school, has obtained a private pilot’s certificate in the United States and has improved his proficiency with instruments and navigational aids.
For three years, Williams was a student at the Organization of Black Aerospace Professionals Aerospace Career Education Academy in Northern Virginia, USA. Through week-long summer camps, the academy offers aerospace and aviation opportunities to middle and high school students.
He is the first to complete the program which is endorsed by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and has been invited to participate with the incoming class of students where he will inspire his peers to achieve their dream of becoming a private pilot too.
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Williams interviewed for a scholarship through the East Coast Chapter, Tuskegee Airmen, Incorporated (ECCTAI) Youth in Aviation Program (YIAP). He was accepted to attend the ground school which he completed finishing in the top 5% of his class.
Williams eventually flew at Potomac Airfield via Herbert Jones Aviation, LLC, with the East Coast Chapter of Tuskegee Airmen, Incorporated (ECCTAI) Youth in Aviation Program (YIAP) covering the majority of his hours toward dual flight instruction.
He claimed to have been delighted to meet Herbert H. Jones Jr., an early Tuskegee Airman, in honor of whom his flight school was named. “Jones encouraged me to stay focused and stay on the path to aviation,” Williams said.
Additionally, Williams was chosen and given a scholarship by Delta Air Lines to participate in a 2019 Summer Deployment 19–06 at the National Flight Academy. He claimed he gained a lot of knowledge and is eager to go again.
His first flight lessons began in April 2019, he finished his first solo in June of the same year, and on his birthday, he was granted his private pilot’s license (PPL). William’s father, William Moore, Sr., and mother, Kamesha Moore, both expressed their pride in their son and praised his tenacious nature.
“We are really pleased with our son. They stated that he talked into existence that he would obtain his PPL on his birthday, set goals, and was committed to passing his FAA exam the first time.
Williams stated that he aspires to serve his country as a military pilot in the future and work as a pilot for a commercial airline or cargo company.
