i wanna be a pilot?

Question

i wanna be a pilot only one problem im only 13 does anyone have any ideas on what i can do right now to help me accomplishment my dream can you also provide websites that you

Answer 1

I only know about U.S. requirements, so if you're somewhere else, this won't apply:

You can begin flight training any time, however you won't be able to solo (fly by yourself) until you are 16, and you won't be able to get a private pilot certificate until you are 17. Because of that, I would recommend wating until you are at least 15 before you start training, that way you won't have big pauses in your training while you wait for a birthday to come. Ideally, you should even wait until you are close to your 17th birthday to start, that way you can go full steam ahead until you are ready for the checkride, which you can plan to take as soon as you turn 17.

What you can do now is go to any flight school and pick up some books. Get the Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge, and the Airplane Flying Handbook. Read them in that order. If you are familiar with all of this information, you will have a HUGE head start towards your flight training.

Answer 2

I would suggest if you are really interested in flying that you visit your local flight school and take an intro flight. After that you can start taking lessons at 13 but you will not be able to solo the aircraft until you are 16 and can not get you Private Pilot Rating until you are 17. The flight school that I worked at when we had students at your age we suggested that instead of taking lessons all of the time, maybe take on once every month or two months. It can be expensive and you don't want to spend a lot of money and not have anything to show for it.

A good website that has lots of information regarding getting started on your way to being a pilot is http://www.beapilot.com/

Good luck and remember the skys the limit!

Answer 3

I am a commercial pilot and flight instructor.

Go to the "Aircraft Owners & Pilot's Association" website. It is www.aopa.org.

They have many articles that describe the various ways you can get a license - including the new Sport Pilot license which requires fewer hours.

You won't be able to solo until you are 16 so I wouldn't suggest doing to much flying until you are older (most people solo after 12 - 15 hours).

But in the meantime you could study about weather and airplane systems. Running out of fuel is the #1 cause of small plane accidents. Bad weather is #2. If you learn all you can about the systems and weather then you will be a safe, and someday, old pilot.

Answer 4

Rafael, The first thing you should do is go to an airport and take a discovery flight. During this you should be able to take control of the aircraft and feel what it is like. Let me tell you there is nothing like the feel of that aircraft under your control.

After that you can talk to the flight instructor and get an idea what kind of time you will need to plan for your lessons, ground school, and testing.

I would get a copy of the FAA test maunal for private pilot and study, study, study. The test is not horrible but you will need to have a very good knowledge of the test before you take it.

Find out when you can start to take instruction and just get going.
Hang out at the local airport in your area and get to know the people there, maybe you can work a deal for the rental of the aircraft...work there in exchange for flight time...

anyways thats probably more than you wanted to hear but I hope it helps. If you have further q's just e-mail me back. I am Jay

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I have been a private pilot since 1988 but do not fly frequently due to time and cost.

Anyways if there is anything else I can help you with let me know.

Answer 5

I actually started flying when i was 13......unfortunately i dont have all the time in the world to do it, but i keep going and have around 42 hours now at age 15 (prob could get that A LOT faster if it werent for school) make sure you keep doing it and try to stay consistent (not necessarily a lot of lessons, but keep doing the same amount or more)

Answer 6

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Answer 7

u can get a tailor made airline suit. get a flight simulator. and pretend u're one. ask yr mom/sister to make coffee for u often. keep up that attitude until u're 18 then go for training course.