How to become a Pilot ?

He once said: “I was all ready to go, and when the enemy heard that I was headed for the Pacific, they surrendered. That was the end of World War II.”

The disadvantage of this course is that it is extremely expensive, and costs can range from £80,000 to £90,000 depending on the training provider.

In 1940 two Royal Australian Air Force training airplanes collided in mid-air, becoming locked together.

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As the aircraft was traveling in the same direction, they became an impromptu biplane and we’re landed safely by the pilot of the upper plane. There were no deaths

In our fantastic guide, we will take you through the entire process, from what qualifications you need to become a pilot, to psychometric testing and beyond.

Army officer Hugh Thompson prevented the deaths of hundreds of Vietnamese civilians including women and children, by a group of American soldiers.

Thompson, an Army helicopter pilot, landed between the soldiers and the villagers and threatened to open fire if they continued their attacks.

Teddy Roosevelt was the first president to fly in an airplane and afterward told the pilot, “that was the bulliest experience I ever had. I envy your professional conquest of space.”

O’Hare airport is named after an American fighter pilot who was the lone defender during an attack on his carrier, then was killed leading the first night defense against a Kamikaze attack.

Two years earlier, his own father was murdered for being the only man willing to testify against Al Capone.

In 1976, a Soviet pilot defected to Japan with one of their most advanced jet, a MiG-25P. They returned it after learning all its secrets with a $40k bill asking for the shipping fare and repair for the damage it caused to the runway

One of the test pilots for the interceptor version of the SR-71 was chosen for Apollo 15 mission to the Moon.

He had a heart attack after his moon walk and the only reason anybody knew was that NASA noticed it on his heart monitor.

It was left out of the mission debriefing records.

There are giant concrete arrows built every 10 miles that span from NYC to San Francisco which were used by USPS Pilots to trace their way across America

An airline pilot ordered 30 pizzas for his passengers, after finding out they would be delayed 2 hours for weather.

The pizzas were delivered within 30 minutes by Domino’s and were cleared by security and sent directly to the plane in an official airport vehicle.

Hazel Ying Lee, a Chinese-American WWII pilot, had two forced landings. One landing took place in a Kansas wheat field

A farmer, pitchfork in hand, chased her around the plane while shouting to his neighbors that the Japanese had invaded Kansas.

Famous aviator Charles Lindbergh served in WWII as a fighter pilot, despite still being a civilian.

His wingman was known as “Fishkiller Miller” after he missed a target and accidentally killed thousands of nearby fish instead

During the WWII naval battle of Leyte Gulf, an American pilot made repeated attack runs against one of the largest battleships in history, Japan’s Yamato.

After running out of ammunition, the pilot continued attacking, throwing a Coke bottle and other loose cockpit articles at the ship’s bridge.

The King of Morocco, Hassan II grabbed the radio during an assassination attempt and told the rebel pilots who were firing at Hassan’s Boeing 727; “Stop firing! The tyrant is dead!” Which made the Assassins break off their attack.