He had interest in both commercial aviation and air mail.
He was not only a pilot but also a military officer, inventor, explorer, author, and environmental activist. But he became famous because he made a nonstop flight from Roosevelt Field, he passed Long Island, New York, and ended in Paris, France. Charles Lindbergh flight alone in monoplane (the Spirit of St. Louis). As a result, he received the Medal of Honor (the United States' highest military decoration).