
:''The Aviator is a 2004 movie biography of aircraft industry mogul Howard Hughes, starring Leonardo DiCaprio.'' 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-walking 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 (aircraft), then his nonstop solo jet circumnavigation that completed on March 3, 2005, there are still challenges to be flown and records to be broken. Anyone can fly an aircraft, with or without a certificate. However, at all times the aircraft must be under the operational control of a properly certified and current pilot, who is responsible for the safe and legal completion of the flight. The absolute authority given to the ''Pilot in Command'' is derived from that of a ship’s captain. Although United States Woodrow Wilson proposed a licensing scheme in 1919, it was not until 1926, under the Air Commerce Act, that the Federal Government instituted pilot testing and certification. Today, every country has a national authority governing Pilot licensing and certification (see the article for information on license requirements). The Federal Aviation Administration controls the issuance of pilot certificates in the United States The United Kingdom Civil Aviation Authority controls the issuance of civilian pilot licenses/certificates in the United Kingdom. == Well-known aviators == ===People largely known for their contributions to the story of aviation:=== Douglas Bader *Billy Bishop *Roy Brown (pilot) *Pierre Clostermann *Roland Garros *Edward O'Hare *Manfred von Richthofen *Eddie Rickenbacker *Hans Rudel *Fred Zinn ===People from other walks of life with aviation in their history:=== *Richard Branson *George H. W. Bush *George W. Bush *John Denver *Harrison Ford *Howard Hughes *John F. Kennedy, Jr. *Dean Paul Martin *Dennis Quaid *Charles Stewart Rolls *Chuck Scarborough *Nevil Shute *John Travolta *Gore Vidal == See also == * List of aerospace engineers * [http://www.airmailpioneers.org/Pilots.html List of U.S. Air Mail pioneers] Aviators Transportation and material moving occupations Transportation occupations ne:विमान चालक
==Different categories of famous aviators== Personally I do not think JFK jr would qualify as a well know aviator. He may have been a well known public figure but this guy was far from beening well known for his flying. : (please sign your comments; presumably you are Captain433180) - I would agree at first blush, but the list does already run a continuum from the Wrights to people like Dennis Quaid and John Travolta. Then there's John Denver, sadly in the same category as JFKJr. It's a bizarre list anyway - no Ernie Gann at present? - but the community needs a decision what "well-known aviators" means. If it means "well-known people who fly or flew" it could be endless. If it means "notable people who are primarily known to history or currently for aviating" we might be able to make it more precise but less interesting (Branson in or out?) User:DavidBrooks 18:17, 19 Dec 2004 (UTC) : sorry about forgetting the signature. Anyways, my beef was that when this incident happened very few people knew that he had valid licence, may it be tragic and thats one of the things that people will remember him for I still think its a weak addition. But I do agree that this list is a strange one and he should stay until there is a more clearly stated who/what qualifies. However, most people know that Travotla flies and as well as Harrison Ford (who is not on the list). To resopond about Brandson...I not sold on the guy but I would have to say yes. User:Captain433180 00:11, 20 Dec 2004 (UTC) ::No prob; I got scolded myself recently for the same thing. I think two lists: people who are primarily known as aviators and people for whom piloting is a factor in what we know about them. JFKJr would fit in the 2nd list, if only because of the notoriety around the accident. Some people are on the cusp; I'd put Bach and St Ex on the 1st list for example. I also think all the details about US certificates don't belong here and volunteer to branch it off. The pages relating to various ratings need rationalization anyway. :::I can't believe I didn't sign the above... anyway, how's the list look now? Maybe I'll have time to hive off the ratings stuff over the holidays. User:DavidBrooks 18:17, 21 Dec 2004 (UTC) :::I like what you have done. I will do my best aswell. This atleast attempts to separate things and not insult other people who think that someone should or should not be on the list.. User:Captain433180 02:03, 22 Dec 2004 (UTC) ==Relationship with Category:Aviators== I just realized :Category:Aviators points directly to 128 entries (including this one, of course), and indirectly to several more. So is this list redundant? Perhaps this list should be limited to people of particular note. I think most of them in the Category list are "pure" pilots, but not all: it includes Harrison Ford, King Hussein, and W. Given that, does the list on this page actually include the most prominent members of each category? I'm not even particularly well-steeped in the history. User:DavidBrooks 00:37, 23 Dec 2004 (UTC) : You are correct. I have a more biased view on who an aviator is and also only a grasp on German and Canadian history. User:Captain433180 15:11, 23 Dec 2004 (UTC) ==Licences== * A Aerobatic rating differs COMPLETELY from an Aerobatic Instructors rating.User:Captain433180 05:17, 6 Jan 2005 (UTC) I figured that all the dry details about American and Canadian license requirements were detracting from the point of this article. Licensing is about regulation, not the joy of flying. Check out Pilot licenses, which preserves some of the original text. User:DavidBrooks 03:16, 10 Jan 2005 (UTC) == Patrick Weaver == To the anon who keeps adding Patrick Weaver to the list of "People largely known for their contributions to the story of aviation": please provide a justification here. The only Pat[rick] Weaver I can find connected to aviation is a mechanic out of Maryland. I can't find a historical reference. User:DavidBrooks 16:19, 8 Jun 2005 (UTC)
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:''The Aviator is a 2004 movie biography of aircraft industry mogul Howard Hughes, starring Leonardo DiCaprio.'' 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-walking 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 (aircraft), then his nonstop solo jet circumnavigation that completed on March 3, 2005, there are still challenges to be flown and records to be broken. Anyone can fly an aircraft, with or without a certificate. However, at all times the aircraft must be under the operational control of a properly certified and current pilot, who is responsible for the safe and legal completion of the flight. The absolute authority given to the ''Pilot in Command'' is derived from that of a ship’s captain. Although United States Woodrow Wilson proposed a licensing scheme in 1919, it was not until 1926, under the Air Commerce Act, that the Federal Government instituted pilot testing and certification. Today, every country has a national authority governing Pilot licensing and certification (see the article for information on license requirements). The Federal Aviation Administration controls the issuance of pilot certificates in the United States The United Kingdom Civil Aviation Authority controls the issuance of civilian pilot licenses/certificates in the United Kingdom. == Well-known aviators == ===People largely known for their contributions to the story of aviation:=== Douglas Bader *Billy Bishop *Roy Brown (pilot) *Pierre Clostermann *Roland Garros *Edward O'Hare *Manfred von Richthofen *Eddie Rickenbacker *Hans Rudel *Fred Zinn ===People from other walks of life with aviation in their history:=== *Richard Branson *George H. W. Bush *George W. Bush *John Denver *Harrison Ford *Howard Hughes *John F. Kennedy, Jr. *Dean Paul Martin *Dennis Quaid *Charles Stewart Rolls *Chuck Scarborough *Nevil Shute *John Travolta *Gore Vidal == See also == * List of aerospace engineers * [http://www.airmailpioneers.org/Pilots.html List of U.S. Air Mail pioneers] Aviators Transportation and material moving occupations Transportation occupations ne:विमान चालक
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==Different categories of famous aviators== Personally I do not think JFK jr would qualify as a well know aviator. He may have been a well known public figure but this guy was far from beening well known for his flying. : (please sign your comments; presumably you are Captain433180) - I would agree at first blush, but the list does already run a continuum from the Wrights to people like Dennis Quaid and John Travolta. Then there's John Denver, sadly in the same category as JFKJr. It's a bizarre list anyway - no Ernie Gann at present? - but the community needs a decision what "well-known aviators" means. If it means "well-known people who fly or flew" it could be endless. If it means "notable people who are primarily known to history or currently for aviating" we might be able to make it more precise but less interesting (Branson in or out?) User:DavidBrooks 18:17, 19 Dec 2004 (UTC) : sorry about forgetting the signature. Anyways, my beef was that when this incident happened very few people knew that he had valid licence, may it be tragic and thats one of the things that people will remember him for I still think its a weak addition. But I do agree that this list is a strange one and he should stay until there is a more clearly stated who/what qualifies. However, most people know that Travotla flies and as well as Harrison Ford (who is not on the list). To resopond about Brandson...I not sold on the guy but I would have to say yes. User:Captain433180 00:11, 20 Dec 2004 (UTC) ::No prob; I got scolded myself recently for the same thing. I think two lists: people who are primarily known as aviators and people for whom piloting is a factor in what we know about them. JFKJr would fit in the 2nd list, if only because of the notoriety around the accident. Some people are on the cusp; I'd put Bach and St Ex on the 1st list for example. I also think all the details about US certificates don't belong here and volunteer to branch it off. The pages relating to various ratings need rationalization anyway. :::I can't believe I didn't sign the above... anyway, how's the list look now? Maybe I'll have time to hive off the ratings stuff over the holidays. User:DavidBrooks 18:17, 21 Dec 2004 (UTC) :::I like what you have done. I will do my best aswell. This atleast attempts to separate things and not insult other people who think that someone should or should not be on the list.. User:Captain433180 02:03, 22 Dec 2004 (UTC) ==Relationship with Category:Aviators== I just realized :Category:Aviators points directly to 128 entries (including this one, of course), and indirectly to several more. So is this list redundant? Perhaps this list should be limited to people of particular note. I think most of them in the Category list are "pure" pilots, but not all: it includes Harrison Ford, King Hussein, and W. Given that, does the list on this page actually include the most prominent members of each category? I'm not even particularly well-steeped in the history. User:DavidBrooks 00:37, 23 Dec 2004 (UTC) : You are correct. I have a more biased view on who an aviator is and also only a grasp on German and Canadian history. User:Captain433180 15:11, 23 Dec 2004 (UTC) ==Licences== * A Aerobatic rating differs COMPLETELY from an Aerobatic Instructors rating.User:Captain433180 05:17, 6 Jan 2005 (UTC) I figured that all the dry details about American and Canadian license requirements were detracting from the point of this article. Licensing is about regulation, not the joy of flying. Check out Pilot licenses, which preserves some of the original text. User:DavidBrooks 03:16, 10 Jan 2005 (UTC) == Patrick Weaver == To the anon who keeps adding Patrick Weaver to the list of "People largely known for their contributions to the story of aviation": please provide a justification here. The only Pat[rick] Weaver I can find connected to aviation is a mechanic out of Maryland. I can't find a historical reference. User:DavidBrooks 16:19, 8 Jun 2005 (UTC)
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