Harrison Ford was seen ushering his family and friends into his large green $18M Cessna Citation Sovereign private jet at the Santa Monica airport in California on Thursday.

The 76-year-old Star Wars vet – who is an experienced and respected pilot – had longer-than-usual hair and a full beard as he went casual in a blue shirt,

jeans and boots while with wife Calista Flockhart, adopted son Liam and other friends.

This is only one of about 10 planes the star owns.

The Citation seems to be a relatively new addition to his collection of planes.

He was likely going on a summer break and could have been flying to his ranch in Wyoming. 

The actor was 52 when he first seriously started flying lessons and over the years the Indiana Jones star has amassed an impressive aviation collection.

He is well known for crashing his two-seater PT- 22 on a Venice Beach, California gold course in 2015.

But he has several other planes that are in his collection. 

The Ryan PT-22 Recruit with its silver metallic body and eye-catching yellow trim was built in 1942 and was primarily designed as a trainer for the U.S. Army Air Corps. 

In an interview with The Mail On Sunday in 2010, the Blade Runner actor talked about some of the planes in his collection and the reasons he loves flying so much.

‘Flying is like good music: it elevates the spirit and it’s an exhilarating freedom,’ he said. ‘It’s not a thrill thing or an adrenaline rush; it’s engaging in a process that takes focus and commitment. 

Ford has a turboprop aircraft capable of operating on unimproved airstrips; and a de Havilland DHC-2 Beaver single engine bush plane.

He also has a 1929 Waco Taperwing open-top biplane, an Aviat Husky, which is a two-seat fabric-covered bush plane, and a Bell 407 helicopter.

In 1999, Ford was flying his helicopter along the Lake Piru riverbed, north-east of Los Angeles, when it went down in a hard landing during a routine training session.  

After landing hard the aircraft began skidding forward in the loose gravel before one of its skids struck a partially embedded log and flipped onto its side

Neither the actor nor his instructor were hurt although the helicopter was severely damaged.

He later joked the incident gave him the opportunity to buy a new helicopter. 

Ford once described crashing a plane as being like scraping a bumper and said he used his planes as much he used his cars.

‘I’m so passionate about flying, I often fly up the coast for a cheeseburger,’ he said in 2010.

The Hollywood star often flies to and from his ranch in Wyoming and has used his helicopter there to aid Search and Rescue crews locate missing hikers.

Ford has twice assisted local search and rescue teams with his helicopter, including one instance in which he picked up a hiker who became dehydrated. 

He donated his flying skills to non-profit organizations, including Operation Smile and the Special Olympics, and flew medical personnel and supplies to Haiti after the devastating 2010 earthquake.

The father-of-five has played leading roles in at least two rescues, helping evacuate a missing hiker and a Boy Scout on separate occasions in 2001. 

Ford just starred in The Secret Life Of Pets 2 and has wrapped a new version of Call Of The Wild.

He is attached to another Indiana Jones movie which should come out in 2021.

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