Wednesday, July 17, 2024 - A North Carolina teenager is making aviation history.
Ryan Garner is a 17-year-old pilot. He is also the youngest
Black person ever and first African American from Concord to earn his private
license out of Goose Creek Airport in North Carolina.
“I actually never wanted to be a pilot at first,” Garner
told Channel 9. “I wanted to be a grounds crew member that would bring in the
planes or marshal them in. I got talking with a Delta pilot about flight
school, and that’s how I got into it.”
The City of Concord recognized Garner’s efforts last week by
presenting him with an official proclamation.
The proclamation was presented to Garner by Mayor Dusch.
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