It has been a long time dream for Luke Deford. He never missed an airshow at the Akron Fulton Airport when he was young. Maybe it began when he first went on a plane ride with a friend of his dad's. It was when he was 8 that he first approached his dad and asked, "Will you pay for me to get my pilots license when I am older?" It has been a long time dream for Luke Deford. He never missed an airshow at the Akron Fulton Airport when he was young. Maybe it began when he first went on a plane ride with a friend of his dad's. It was when he was 8 that he first approached his dad and asked, "Will you pay for me to get my pilots license when I am older?" When Luke turned 15 and was a freshman at Ellet High School he decided to take his dad up on the training and began to attend American Winds Flight Academy. He received his private pilots licenses and now just graduated from high school, He is just a few lessons away from taking his Instrument checkride. "I have enjoyed my flying career at AWFA and have been helped and mentored far more than just in the flying field, but in all parts of my life. I am attending Kent State University this fall to become an Air Traffic Controller, but plan to continue training at AWFA and get all of my ratings."