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Sporty’s Flight Scholarship Awarded

Pennsylvania man plans to earn tailwheel rating.

Christopher Barns plans to be a private pilot, get a tailwheel endorsement, and tow gliders. [Courtesy: Sporty's]
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Key Takeaways:

  • Christopher Barns has won Sporty's $2,500 Pilot Training+ Scholarship, which he will use to earn his private pilot certificate at Reigle Field.
  • Barns, a U.S. Marine Corps veteran with a degree in meteorology, plans to build flight hours towards his commercial certificate by obtaining a tailwheel endorsement and becoming a tow pilot for a local gliding club.
  • The scholarship is awarded through Sporty's Pilot Training+ membership, which offers access to their full library of video-based courses and three annual $2,500 scholarship opportunities.
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2024 will begin with pilot training and a scholarship for Christopher Barns, thanks to Sporty’s Pilot Shop. Barns, a resident of Mount Joy, Pennsylvania, is the winner of Sporty’s $2,500 Pilot Training+ Scholarship. Barns is utilizing Sporty’s online “Learn to Fly” course to complete his ground training and FAA knowledge test so he can focus his efforts on his flight training.

Barns has known he wanted a career in aviation since high school and considered attending a college-based aviation program, but instead joined the U.S. Marine Corps. Following his service, he attended Millersville University, where pursued an aspect of his interest in aviation by earning a bachelor’s degree in meteorology.

Meg Godlewski

Meg Godlewski has been an aviation journalist for more than 24 years and a CFI for more than 20 years. If she is not flying or teaching aviation, she is writing about it. Meg is a founding member of the Pilot Proficiency Center at EAA AirVenture and excels at the application of simulation technology to flatten the learning curve. Follow Meg on Twitter @2Lewski.

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