Ernest C. Hall who was taught by Orville Wright
Apr 6, 1927: William P. MacCracken, Jr., Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Aeronautics, received Pilot License No. 1, a private pilot license, from the Aeronautics Branch. MacCracken thus became the first person to obtain a pilot license from a civilian agency of the U.S. Government. http://www.faa.gov/about/media/b-chron
A recreational pilot license is required in order to pilot a private jet in the US.
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In the US you must be 16 to solo an airplane with a student pilot's license, and you need to be 17 to be eligible for the private pilot license.
No. To fly an airplane you need a pilot's license. To fly on an airplane within the USA, NTSA guidelines require a passport (foreign or US), US passport card, or US drivers license or non-drivers license.
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Glenn Hammond Curtiss, the founder of the Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company was issued the first US pilot's license in 1911. The Wright brothers received licenses numbered 4 and 5.
Ed McMahon was a US Marine Corps fighter pilot during WWII. He received the Distinguished Flying Cross (second only to the US Medal of Honor). He continued his service after the war in the Reserve, retiring as a Colonel.
In the US, the FAA controls licensing of pilots. You can search for their pilot's license (a.k.a. their Airmen Certificate) on the FAA's website: https://amsrvs.registry.faa.gov/airmeninquiry/
There is no age requirement in the US to take flying lessons, however you must be 16 to be able to solo and receive a private pilot's license.
Amelia got her license in 1928 when she came back from England so she could register an Avian she bought in England and exported to US. Although having been flying in US since 1921, you did not then need a license if flying private, non-commercial aircraft.