SKY Program

✈Building responsible youth through aviation. ✈

The SKY (Skyranch Knoxville Youth) Program works at making and flying planes with young and aspiring pilots.

The Skyranch Knoxville Youth Program was born in 2019 from the vision of pilot Jesse Katz. He wanted to provide opportunities for Middle and High School aged youth to earn time in the cockpit by repairing and disassembling airplanes in his hangar at the Skyranch Airport. The program's goal is to teach youth aviation skills and teamwork to create the next generation of aviators.  Our first work session began in 2019 with three boys and three girls (No video from then remains.) Through the help of adult volunteers from the aviation community in Knoxville, the kids earn work hours that will turn into flight training hours.