Aviator Guide, Meaning , Facts, Information and Description

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 aviatrix is sometimes used of women flyers, reflecting the word's Latin root.

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.

Table of contents

1 U.S. pilot's license 1.1 Private Pilot Certificate 1.2 Sport Pilot Certificate 1.3 Advanced Certifications 1.4 Other Certifications 2 Well-known aviators 3 See also

U.S. pilot's license

Private Pilot Certificate

The requirements to obtain a Private Pilot Certificate (single engine land aircraft) in the United States (from the FAA) are:

• Be at least 17 years old
• Be able to read, speak, and write the English language
• Obtain a third class medical certificate from an FAA-designated doctor
• Pass a computerized aeronautical knowledge test
• Accumulate at least 40 hours of flight time including 20 hours of flight with an instructor and 10 hours of solo flight
• Pass a flight test administered by an FAA-designated examiner

Sport Pilot Certificate

On July 20 2004 the FAA approved a new Sport Pilot rule. This new certification is easier to obtain than the Private Pilot Certificate discussed above however it also has more restrictions than the Private certificate.

• No FAA medical certificate is required. A valid and current driver's license certifies that the pilot is medically fit to fly.
• A minimum of 20 hours of flight time including 15 hours of flight with an instructor and 5 hours of solo flight.
• A passing score on an FAA knowledge test.
• Pass a practical flight exam with an FAA-designated examiner.

The most notable restrictions placed on a holder of a Sport Pilot certificate are:

• No flight at night
• No flight above 10,000 feet
• No flight in any of the controlled airspace classes (classes A, B, C, or D) without first obtaining additional instruction.

Advanced Certifications

After obtaining a Private Pilot Certification a pilot can pursue these advanced certifications:

• Instrument certification allows a pilot to operate an aircraft on instruments without visual reference to the ground.
• Commercial certification allows a pilot to operate an aircraft for compensation.
• Flight Instructor allows a pilot to instruct other pilots.
• Air Transport Pilot allows a pilot to operate an aircraft in a large scale freight or passenger transportation operation.

Other Certifications

United States military pilots are issued an Aviator Badge upon completion of flight training and issuance of a pilot's license.

Well-known aviators

Louis Bleriot Richard Branson Milo Burcham George Cayley Hezarfen Ahmet Celebi Pierre Clostermann Bessie Coleman John Denver Claudius Dornier Amelia Earhart Eugene Ely Anthony Fokker Roland Garros Geoffrey de Havilland

Ernst Heinkel Bert Hinkler Amy Johnson Hubert Julian Hugo Junkers Otto Lilienthal Charles Lindbergh Ormer Locklear Dean Paul Martin Mike Melvill Jean Mermoz Montgolfier Brothers Edward O'Hare Richard Pearse

Dennis Quaid Manfred von Richthofen Eddie Rickenbacker Charles Stewart Rolls Antoine de Saint-Exupéry Alberto Santos-Dumont Nevil Shute Charles Kingsford Smith Kurt Tank Louise Thaden John Travolta Patty Wagstaff Orville and Wilbur Wright Chuck Yeager

See also

• List of aerospace engineers

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