In this video, we're going to list some of the more well known faces who have a UK Private
Pilots Licence.
If you find yourself doing a double take at someone who walks past you on the apron, or
in the aero club café, it may be because you're looking at someone out of context.
You may have seen them on TV, film, or media but then you see them carrying out a pre flight
check on a Cessna one seven two.
In the UK, celebrities who are also pilots are not as rare as you might think, and in
the world of General Aviation there is a strong chance you might see one or two familiar faces,
as you frequent flying clubs, flight training schools, and the airfields and airports.
Of course, the thing about flying is that it doesn’t matter whether you’re famous
or not.
It doesn't matter whether you’ve got millions in the bank, or if you’ve had to scrimp
and save for an hour’s flying.
The thing that really counts is airmanship.
In other words, your attitude and your skills as Pilot in Command.
Famous or not, it's how you fly and communicate with other aviators that counts.
The consequences of errors or poor judgement don’t discriminate between the wealthy and
famous, and the less well-off.
The list includes people from the world of music, sport, and entertainment as well as
other walks of life.
Although we've tried to make certain, it’s not known whether all those on this list are
still current license holders.
There are a lot of musicians in this list and you’ll probably notice that there are
very few women pilots.
This has long since begun to change as more women take up flying, having been inspired
by other women pilots, and those who have championed women in aviation, like Carol
Vorderman.
In the USA there are plenty of familiar faces to be seen at airfields; Angelina Jolie, Brad
Pitt, Gisele Bundchen, Harrison Ford, John Travolta, Tom Cruise, to name a few, but this
list is specifically about the UK pilots.
If you can add to it or correct it in any way, then please leave a comment below the
video.
Alain de Cadenet, TV Presenter.
Lord Alan Sugar, Businessman.
Alex James, Musician.
Bruce Dickinson, Musician.
Carl Palmer, Musician.
Carol Vorderman MBE, Media Personality.
Chris Evans, TV Presenter.
Dave Greenfield, Musician.
David Essex OBE, Musician.
David Gilmour CBE, Musician.
David Gower OBE, Sportsman.
Sir David Jason OBE, Actor.
David Rowntree, Musician.
Don Maclean KSS, Actor.
Eddy Izzard, Comedian.
Gary Numan, Musician.
Iain Banks, Author.
Sir Ian Botham OBE, Sportsman.
Jack Dee, Comedian.
Jack Higgins, Author.
James Blunt, Musician.
James May, TV Presenter.
Jay Kay, Musician.
Jim Corr, Musician.
Joe Pasquale, Comedian.
John Reynolds, Motorbike Champion.
Lembit Opik, Politician.
Les Ferdinand MBE, Sportsman.
Martin Shaw, Actor.
Sir Michael Gambon CBE, Actor.
Michael Owen, Sportsman.
Mike Oldfield, Musician.
Nicholas Lyndhurst, Actor.
Nick Mason, Musician.
Nigel Mansell CBE, Sportsman.
Noel Edmonds, TV Presenter.
Richard Hammond, TV Presenter.
Rick Wakeman, Musician.
Rory Underwood MBE, Sportsman.
Sir John Stevens, Former Police Commissioner.
Sir Norman Foster, Architect.
Stephen Fry, Author.
Willie Carson OBE, Sportsman.
Have you seen any famous faces at an airfield lately?
Post a comment below describing who you saw, and at which airfield.
Thanks for watching.
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Happy Landings!