Flying own plane may be the most exciting experience for most of us, except those who have height phobia. Nevertheless, there are some ‘No height Phobic’ and ‘daring’ Hollywood celebrities, who have taken classes to fly in the air in their charter planes. Here is the list of celebrities who got the pilot’s license and are on their own to fly the planes except just in case of a movie’s sake.
1. Tom Cruise
Tom Cruise is on the top of the list. Because for Tom Cruise, flying is just a hobby, it seems more than a passion for him. From his days of shooting the ‘Top Gun’, he caught a bug of flying. Tom Cruise got his pilot’s license in 1994. He has a WWII P-51 Mustang fighter plane including three more planes in the feet.
You might surprise that, Tom Cruise learned to fly a helicopter and before Mission: Impossible – Fallout, he got his helicopter’s license. Logged 2,000 hours and ready to perform ‘corkscrew turn’, which is the most dangerous aerial stunt.
2. Kurt Russell
The star fromThe Hateful Eight, Kurt Russell holds the license of a single as well as multi-engine plane license, along as an instrument pilot. Kurt has many planes which he owns, from Rockwell Commander to Cessna Crusader and Piaggio Avanti 180. However, according to him,Starduster biplane was one of his favorite planes.
3. Harrison Ford
Harrison Ford has both the helicopter and airplane license in real life. He has logged more than 5,000 hours in the air flying airplanes and helicopters. He even has helped his local fire and police department as a rescue helicopter pilot. Furthermore, he has saved himself from two plane crashes in his life.
For the first time, his plane was crashed during a training exercise in 1999 and for the second time, his single passenger World War II plane was crashed due to engine failure. Luckily he survived both of them.
4. John Travolta
It is a fact the John Travolta had used his first paycheck to learn the flying and get his pilot’s license in 1974. It may have helped John Travolta in the movie ‘Look Who’s talking’ as an instructor. After the success of his film, Travolta was able to buy property in Florida that was next to an airport.
He built 1.4 milestaxiway on his property for his Boeing 707 So, that it can come to its estate. He has flown as far as Australia in his Boeing 707.
5. Angelina Jolie
Yes, the mesmerizing celebrity, Angelina Jolie is one of those celebrities, who knew to fly planes. She got her pilot’s license in 2004 at the age of 29. After getting the license, she spent a bunch of dollars i.e. 1.7 million dollars to buy her single-engine propeller plane in the celebration of her new license. She showcased her flying skills in the movie ‘The Queen’s Green Planet’.
6. Brad Pitt
How is it, possible that Angelina’s husband doesn’t know flying. The couple has pilot’s licenses. Brad got his license in the early 2000s. His successful career in the Hollywood industry allows him to fulfill his dream of having vintage airplanes. He has a World War II Supermarine Spitfire, which he bought in 2013 for $3.3 million.
7. Morgan Freeman
In the Air Force, Morgan has worked as an automatic tracking radar repairman. But he didn’t get a chance to have wings until the age of 65. Morgan has many planes from short-range to long-range. He has a single and twin-engine propeller plane and also has a long-range Emivest SJ30.
Wrapping Up
It may have surprised you that the most favorite actors, which we used to see in the movieshave some extraordinary skills like flying unless their professional skill ‘Acting’. Next time you see one of these actors flying the place in the movie. You must observe their flying skills up in the air with some real stunts.