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Aviator

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:The Aviator ''is a 2004 movie.'' :Aviator ''is also a 1983 computer game by Geoff Crammond.'' An '''aviator''' is a person who flies aircraft for pleasure or as a profession. The word is normally applied to pilots but it can be applied more broadly, for example to include people such as Wing-walking wing-walkers who regularly take part in an aerobatic display sequence. The word '''aviatrix''' is sometimes used of women flyers, reflecting the word's Latin root. The term was more 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) balloon, 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.

Civilian
Civilian pilots fly privately for pleasure, charity, or in pursuance of a business, for non-scheduled commercial air transport companies, or for airlines. When flying for an airline, pilots are usually referred to as airline pilots. Airline captains pilots at major carriers in the United States U.S. have an average salary of $129,250 per year. While this may seem like a lot of money, remember that such salaries represent the tip of the proverbial iceberg. Most airline and commercial pilots make somewhat more reasonable salaries. Salaries at regional airlines can be considerably less -in many cases, First Officers earn less than $20,000 per year. If you hear about pilots making very large salaries, that usually pertains to senior airline captains. When you hear about pilots making very small salaries, that usually pertains to relatively inexperienced first officers. In practice, most pilots make reasonable average working salaries, though it is not particularly useful to talk about 'averages' because of the large variability. While in some countries such as Pakistan, Thailand, and several African countries, there is a strong relationship between the military and the principal national airlines such that many or most airline pilots come from the military, that is no longer generally the case in the USA and Western Europe. While the flight decks of US and European airliners do have many ex-military pilots, they also have just as many if not more pilots who spend their entire career as civilians. In fact, with the increasing popularity of European-style airline training schools in the USA and the fact that military training and flying, while rigorous, is fundamentally different in many ways from civilian piloting, it sees likely that over time the percentage of ex-military pilots flying for the airlines will continue to decrease.

Military
Military pilots fly under government contract for the defence of countries. Their tasks involve combat and non-combat operations, including direct hostile engagements and support operations. Military pilots undergo specialised training, often with weapons operation and defensive maneuvering. Some military pilots are also civilian pilots.

Well-known aviators

People largely known for their contributions to the history of aviation:
While all of these people were pilots (and some still are) many are also noted for contributions in areas such as aircraft design and manufacturing, navigation, or popularization.

*John Alcock (aviator) John Alcock *Richard Bach *Italo Balbo *Bernt Balchen *Elly Beinhorn *Jean Batten *Louis Bleriot *John Nicolaas Block *William E. Boeing Bill Boeing *Arthur Whitten Brown *Milo Burcham *George Cayley *Hezarfen Ahmet Celebi *Henri Coandă *Bessie Coleman *Glenn Curtiss *Jimmy Doolittle *Claudius Dornier *Donald Wills Douglas, Sr. Donald Douglas *Amelia Earhart *Eugene Ely *Anthony Fokker

*Steve Fossett *Ernest K. Gann Ernie Gann *Geoffrey de Havilland *Ernst Heinkel *Bert Hinkler *Howard Hughes *Elrey Jeppesen *Amy Johnson *"Tex" Johnston Tex Johnston *Hubert Julian *Hugo Junkers *Charles Kingsford Smith *Tony LeVier *Otto Lilienthal *Charles Lindbergh *Per Lindstrand *Ormer Locklear *Paul Mantz *Beryl Markham *Wop May *Mike Melvill *Jean Mermoz *Russel Merrill

*Billy Mitchell *Montgolfier Brothers *Richard Pearse *Albert Plesman *Wiley Post *Hanna Reitsch *Margaret Ringenberg *Burt Rutan *Dick Rutan *Antoine de Saint-Exupéry *Alberto Santos-Dumont *Igor Sikorsky *Kurt Tank *Louise Thaden *Traian Vuia *Patty Wagstaff *Frank Whittle *Wright brothers Orville and Wilbur Wright *Chuck Yeager

Other famous military pilots:
*Douglas Bader *Billy Bishop *Pappy Boyington *Roy Brown (pilot) A. Roy Brown *Pierre Clostermann *Joe Foss *Roland Garros *Roy Geiger *Erich Hartmann *Edward Mannock *Edward O'Hare *Manfred von Richthofen *Eddie Rickenbacker *Hans Rudel Hans-Ulrich Rudel *Fred Zinn

People from other walks of life with aviation in their history:
*David Ascalon *Richard Branson *George H. W. Bush *George W. Bush * Angelo Ford *Tom Cruise *John Denver *Bruce Dickinson *Morgan Freeman *Harrison Ford *David Gilmour *John F. Kennedy, Jr. *John Kerry *Dean Paul Martin *Paul Moyer *Susan Oliver *Dennis Quaid *Charles Stewart Rolls *Chuck Scarborough *Nevil Shute *John Travolta *Gore Vidal *Hermann Göring *Rudolf Hess

See also
* List of aerospace engineers
- List of U.S. Air Mail pioneers * Pilot licensing and certification

References

- Aircraft Pilot Job Outlook and Analysis Category:Aviators *Aviator Category:Transportation and material moving occupations Category:Transportation occupations af:Vlieënier bg:Пилот da:Pilot de:Pilot fa:خلبان fr:Aviateur he:טייס it:Aviatore nl:Piloot pl:Pilotaż fi:Lentäjä zh:飞行员 ne:विमान चालक

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