### Clue: Board's not appreciated rising highflyer (7)
### Answer: BLERIOT 
 ### Explanation: Definition: highflyer
 "table"(board) **minus**(…'s not;has not) "ta"(short for "Much appreciated!";"Thanks!") + RIOT(a rising;a violent protest by a mob).
Answer: Louis, French aviator who made the first flight across the English channel.