 He earned his private license by taking lessons at a small airport in Indian Trail. Garner is the youngest black person ever to earn his pilot's license in North Carolina. He tells WSOC being a pilot was not his original plan. I never actually wanted to be a pilot at first. I always wanted to be a ground crew member that would wand in the planes or marshal them in. The city of Concord recognized Garner's efforts by presenting him with an official proclamation last week.