Aviator
Aviators are people who fly
aircraft either for pleasure or for a job. The term is normally applied to pilots but it can be applied more broadly, for example to include people such as wing-walkers who regularly take part in an
aerobatic display sequence.
The term was more commonly used in the early days of
aviation and has connotations of bravery and adventure. As
Steve Fossett has shown with his
2002 solo flight around the globe in a helium
balloon, there are still challenges to be flown and records to be broken.
U.S. pilot's license
\nThe requirements to obtain a private pilot certificate (single engine land aircraft) in the United States (from the FAA) are:\n* Be at least 17 years old\n* Be able to read, speak, and write the English language\n* Obtain a third class medical certificate from an FAA-designated doctor\n* Pass a computerized aeronautical knowledge test\n* Accumulate at least 40 hours of flight time including 20 hours of flight with an instructor and 10 hours of solo flight\n* Pass a flight test administered by an FAA-designated examiner
United States military pilots are issued an Aviator Badge upon completion of flight training and issuance of a pilot's license.
Well-known aviators
\n*Milo Burcham\n*Louis Bleriot\n*Richard Branson\n*George Cayley\n*Hezarfen Ahmet Celebi\n*Pierre Clostermann\n*Bessie Coleman\n*Claudius Dornier\n*Amelia Earhart\n*Eugene Ely\n*Anthony Fokker\n*Roland Garros\n*Geoffrey de Havilland\n*Ernst Heinkel\n*Bert Hinkler\n*Amy Johnson\n*Hugo Junkers\n*Hubert Julian\n*Charles Lindbergh\n*Ormer Locklear\n*Mike Melvill\n*Montgolfier Brothers\n*Edward O'Hare\n*Richard Pearse\n*Dennis Quaid\n*Manfred von Richthofen\n*Eddie Rickenbacker\n*Charles Stewart Rolls\n*Antoine de Saint-Exupéry\n*Nevil Shute\n*Charles Kingsford Smith\n*Kurt Tank\n*Louise Thaden\n*John Travolta\n*Patty Wagstaff\n*Orville and Wilbur Wright\n*Alberto Santos-Dumont
See also
\n* List of aerospace engineers
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