James May in Heat
Flicking through my wifes copy of heat today (8-14 Dec) edition there is an article on James May.
It says "he can fly planes! small ones anyway. James holds a full private pilots licence, although he once flew a Cessna 182 on Top Gear with Richard Hammond as his passenger before he'd qualified"
I remember the show and that he did not have a night rating but must have had a PPL?