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.
