From the ArcaMax Publishing, Weird News Newsletter:
http://www.arcamax.com/news/weirdnews/s-367714-874035
SOMERSET, Pa. (UPI) -- A 101-year-old Somerset, Pa., man who recently
renewed his license might be the nation's oldest licensed pilot, said
the man who administered the pilot's test.
Ernie Trent said he has been flying planes since the 1930s --
including a stint training B-52 pilots during World War II -- and he
has never crashed an airplane or been injured by a plane-related
incident, the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review reported.
"I just like airplanes," Trent said.
Richard Gibbs, a longtime friend of Trent's who oversaw the elderly
pilot's last proficiency test, described his friend as "the oldest
licensed pilot in the United States. At least as far as I know."
Gibbs said Trent, who must pass a proficiency test every two years,
remains sturdy in the cockpit of his single-engine Avid Flyer plane.
"It's very natural to him," Gibbs said. "His skill level is pretty
high."