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The first plane to fly
On 1903 the Wright Brothers flew the smallest gasoline powered plane for 12 seconds and it was the first plane to ever fly. -
The first pilot
Henri Farman was the first pilot to ever fly a passenger. -
Salary in 1920
The average salary of a pilot around the 1920's was 3,600$ per year. If you think about it today that is barely anything but back then that was a good bit of money for one family member to make. -
Education of pilots in the 1930's
Pilots in the 1930's were trained by members of the National Air and Space Museum. -
Salary in 2017
The salary of an average pilot these days in 112,000 to 146,000 a year. Compared to the 1900's that is a lot of money and today that is a lot of money. -
Education of a pilot in 2017
Today you need a bachelors degree in everything that has to do with an aircraft, 2 months of ground training, and over 1,500 hours of flight experience.
