Gen X goes from 1965-1982. One thing people forget about when it comes to defining generations is birthrates. Millennials are known as the New Boomers, and the rise in births actually started with those born in 1983, and ended with those born in 2001.
Privilege levels of pilot certificates are, in order of increasing privilege: 1  Student Pilot: an individual who is learning to fly under the tutelage of a flight instructor and who is permitted to fly alone under specific, limited circumstances. 2  Sport Pilot: an individual who is authorized to fly only Light-sport Aircraft.
Sense extended 1848 to one who controls a balloon, and 1907 to one who flies an airplane. As an adjective, 1788 as pertaining to a pilot; from 1928 as serving as a prototype. Thus the noun pilot meaning pilot episode (etc.), attested from 1962. Pilot light is from 1890.