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2006-07-17 07:24:55 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cars & Transportation ➔ Aircraft
It doesn't matter what state you're in, the rules are the same everywhere in the USA.
According to FAR 61.103, you need to be 17 to get a Private Pilot license for aircraft other than gliders and balloons. (16 for those).
You can take flight instruction at any age, but to get a Student Pilot certificate which allows you to fly solo, you need to be 16 years old (14 for gliders and balloons).
2006-07-17 07:57:47 · answer #1 · answered by Berry K 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2006-07-17 15:01:45 · answer #2 · answered by The Apostle 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2006-07-17 07:32:11 · answer #3 · answered by bullfrog 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your 17th birthday....
Unless you want to be a glider pilot, then it's age 16.
(You can solo an aircraft at age 16 and a glider at age 14 though.)
And that is for any of the United States, not just California.
2006-07-18 16:13:15 · answer #4 · answered by Av8trxx 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Berry K has the best answer. The license is a Federal License not State.
2006-07-18 04:03:41 · answer #5 · answered by walt554 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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Scroll down to the middle of this page: http://www.aviationexplorer.com/pilot_license_requirements.htm
2006-07-17 07:57:22 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋