Michael Dorn From Star Trek. used to fly business jets I recall. Not sure if he still does.

Denis Quaid, also a business jet guy. 

And of course, lets not forget the Brits. Iron Maiden frontman himself, Bruce Dickinson. After his Iron maiden success he loved flying so much he embarked on a career  flying a 757 for Astraeus. 

Martin Shaw, British actor.

Prince William, Helicopters for the RAF, plus Prince Philip and Prince Andrew of course, Royal navy. Harry qualified as an Apache Commander in 2013 for the Army Air Corp. 

Edited November 9, 20214 yr by martin-w

1 hour ago, martin-w said:

And of course, lets not forget the Brits.

I would also add Richard Hammond and James May from Top Gear/Grand Tour. Hammond flies helicopters, while May flies small GA stuff, including some sort of taildragger, and of course there was the C182 in the Veyron race from Turin to London.

One man who gained celebrity status was Mathias Rust  landing his plane in Red Square .

3 hours ago, DAH4062 said:

I would also add Richard Hammond and James May from Top Gear/Grand Tour. Hammond flies helicopters, while May flies small GA stuff, including some sort of taildragger, and of course there was the C182 in the Veyron race from Turin to London.

 

Yep. I guess we'll call them celebrities. 😁

Golfer Phil Mickelson flys his own bizjet to golf tournaments, also Craig Ferguson comedian/ former late night Tv host also has a PPL.

Edited November 9, 20214 yr by Bsal

Don't forget Arnold Palmer......  https://kingdom.golf/features/flying-high-arnold-palmer-the-pilot/  .

How could I have forgotten!  Arthur Godfrey!  Carrier qualified Naval Reserve and an Eastern Airlines captain.

Noel

10 hours ago, W2DR said:

While I have no idea what the glide ratio of his aircraft was at the time of the crash, it just doesn't seem probable that "fuel starvation" was the ultimate cause. Rutan doesn't build aircraft that suddenly plummet into the ground/sea if they run out of fuel.

Unless the pilot is otherwise frantically struggling to locate the fuel switch or lever, the location of which was I believe clearly brought out in the report.  And I believe he was maneuvering as if feeling out the airplane, so I recall it was not a function of another takeoff from a familiar airport. 

So. It did plummet. So what is your informed assessment of why based on the evidence you personally examined?  I do not recall any issues identified with the aircraft other than the unusual location of the fuel switch or lever.

Edited November 9, 20214 yr by fppilot

1 hour ago, W2DR said:

Don't forget Arnold Palmer......  https://kingdom.golf/features/flying-high-arnold-palmer-the-pilot/  .

And of course Mr ( 18 majors ) Jack Nicklaus . 

I'll add a couple of more. Jimmy Buffett and Neil Armstrong. What a pair. Buffett hanging out in Margaritaville and Armstrong walking on the moon. I've been to Margaritaville but I think the moon is out of reach.....Doug

Of course the Royal family had there share of pilots : https://www.historyextra.com/period/20th-century/in-pictures-royal-flying/

Cheers

John