Celebrities That Fly Their Own Jets
Most celebrities fly private - but some have taken aviation as a hobby and fly their own jets! Here are some of the celebrities that are also pilots.
- John Travolta
This list couldn't start with anyone else - Travolta is a well-known aviation enthusiast. His house is located at a private airport, and he has a runway long enough to land his Boeing 707. He also owns and flies a Challenger 601, an Eclipse 500, and many smaller jets!
- Angelina Jolie
The famous actress has started flying in 2004 as a birthday present for her son Maddox and has been flying her own jet ever since. She is a proud owner of a Cirrus SR22 aircraft.
- Morgan Freeman
Morgan Freeman served as a mechanic in the US Air Force and has considered becoming a fighter pilot. When his acting career took off, he hasn't abandoned his passion for flying and got a private pilot license. Getting a license is hard enough, but you would be impressed by the fact that he got it at 65!
- Tom Cruise
Actor, famous for his role of pilot Maverick in Top Gun, is also a passionate pilot in real life. Although he doesn't own an F-14 "Tomcat", his collection includes a Gulfstream IV and a WWII plane P-51 Mustang. Cruise himself admitted that getting the P-51 was his childhood dream.
- Harrison Ford
Famous for the role of a starship pilot Han Solo in Star Wars, Harrison Ford started flying at 54. Since then, he has occasionally made headlines with crashes and unauthorized landings.
