Many actors and actresses whose careers revolve around them pretending to perform insane stunts and hazardous moves also are dare devils in real life. They set time aside out of their busy lifestyle to do the things that they love, and by this I mean flying. It is a passion that they can’t get away from and they also share it with other famous people. It also transforms them from an idol and gossiped over actor to a normal pilot who shares the same love for flying as any other person who has ever been interested in aviation.
Kurt Russell is known for his bizarre and hell raising nature in movies such as Grindhouse and his infamous character “Snake Plissken” in the movie Escape from New York. However, most people who watch his movies do not know that he is a very avid pilot and works together with other actors to get them involved with aviation. Russell is very similar to the character he played in the movie Executive Decision because he lands an airliner solely from the flight lessons he had. He strongly supports general aviation and the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association. Russell also has influenced actors Edward Norton and Tom Cruise to become avid aviation enthusiasts and pilots themselves. He fly’s a Socata TBM 700and regularly likes to fly his friends from Hollywood. His main inspiration was his grandfather, who always told him stories about the situations he would encounter on his flights.
There are also many other actors that are involved in aviation. John Travolta took a majority of his flying lessons in a turbine aircraft and recently bought his very own Boeing 747 jet that he uses to fly his family all over the world. Harrison Ford, who starred in the film Air Force One, is a talented pilot and speaks frequently at air shows such as EAA’s Air Venture in Oshkosh Wisconsin. All of these actors greatly support general aviation and will continue to share their love of flying to anyone they encounter.
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