• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
General Aviation News

General Aviation News

Because flying is cool

  • Pictures of the Day
    • Submit Picture of the Day
  • Stories
    • News
    • Features
    • Opinion
    • Products
    • NTSB Accidents
    • ASRS Reports
  • Comments
  • Classifieds
    • Place Classified Ad
  • Events
  • Digital Archives
  • Subscribe
  • Show Search
Hide Search

Can anyone become a Wright Brothers Master Pilot?

By General Aviation News Staff · December 1, 2006 ·

Given time — a lot of time, perhaps. But if you have someone in mind you’d like to recommend who meets the criteria, get hold of your local FAA FSDO and go for it!

Master Pilots must:

• Have been a U.S. citizen for a minimum of 50 consecutive years;

• Have held a CAA/FAA pilot certificate for a minimum of 50 consecutive years, 20 years of which may be military experience;

• Have three letters of recommendation from FAA pilot certificate holders;

• No revocations of any airman certificate;

• Prior accident history will be considered, possibly disqualifying;

• Any civil penalty or suspension will automatically disqualify.

For more information: . Type Wright Brothers Master Pilot Award into the search box.

Share this story

  • Share on Twitter Share on Twitter
  • Share on Facebook Share on Facebook
  • Share on LinkedIn Share on LinkedIn
  • Share on Reddit Share on Reddit
  • Share via Email Share via Email

Become better informed pilot.

Join 110,000 readers each month and get the latest news and entertainment from the world of general aviation direct to your inbox, daily.

This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.

Curious to know what fellow pilots think on random stories on the General Aviation News website? Click on our Recent Comments page to find out. Read our Comment Policy here.

© 2025 Flyer Media, Inc. All rights reserved. Privacy Policy.

  • About
  • Advertise
  • Comment Policy
  • Contact Us
  • Privacy Policy
  • Writer’s Guidelines
  • Photographer’s Guidelines