"That definitely made it a lot easier for us to go," Jordan said.
Each of the three was put through an interview and a small test before being granted the scholarship.
During the course, the Scouts camped out by the Matamata aerodrome from January 8 to January 22, each in single man tents.
The Walsh Memorial Flying School in Matamata created the course in a partnership with Scouts New Zealand.
It gives its young students a grounding in the theory of flight as well as some practical experience - culminating in a solo flight for each of the students.
Students earn their wings - a cloth badge that resembles a scouting version of something out of the movie, Top Gun - by completing the solo flight and passing a written exam.
Jordan and Jan-Hendrik are no strangers to the air; both are members of Gliding Wairarapa and have learned to pilot gliders under the tutelage of Greytown glider pilot Jim Bicknell.
Meals were catered with some kitchen duties rostered on, but most of the Scouts' time was devoted to learning as much as possible.
Jan-Hendrik and Jordan were two of the more experienced Scouts there - 47 of the crew were learning "ab initio", from the beginning, Jordan said, having never flown before.
Every day the Scouts were taught lessons in theory, with topics such as the mechanics of flying, weather and air traffic control.
Every day also, there were one or two half-hour flights, with the weather co-operating nicely.
"That just went on for two weeks," Jordan said. "It was amazing - definitely a once-in-a-lifetime experience."
Jordan has applied for the air force and hopes his newly obtained wings will help him take off into a flying career.
