The Wright Brothers Master Pilot Award–is named in honor of
Orville and Wilbur Wright
who were two American aviation pioneers
credited
with inventing, building, and flying the world's
first
successful motor-operated airplane. The Wright Brothers made the first
controlled,
sustained
flight of a powered, heavier-than-air aircraft with
the Wright Flyer on December 17, 1903 at
Kitty Hawk, North Carolina.
The brothers were also the first to invent aircraft controls
that
made fixed-wing powered flight possible.
Eligibility
To be eligible for the Wright Brothers Master Pilot Award, nominees must meet the following criteria:
- Hold a U.S. Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) or Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) pilot certificate.
- Have 50 or more years of civil and military piloting
experience or 50 or more years combined experience in both piloting and
aircraft operations.
- Up to 20 years of the required 50 years may be U.S. military experience.
- The effective start date for the 50 years is the date of the nominee’s first solo flight or military equivalent.
- The 50 years may be computed consecutively or non-consecutively.
- Be a U.S. citizen.
- Have NOT had any airman certificate revoked.
Note: Revocation of any airman certificate will disqualify a nominee for this award.
To Apply
Follow application procedures located in the current
Contact your local FSDO for more information.
If you have additional questions, or if you are a Master Pilot Award
recipient
Click here to view the Wright Brothers Master Pilot Award Roll of Honor.
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