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Question

Can I start to take private pilot license lessons at age 14 and by the time i am 16 fly solo?

Answer 1

hello. my name is bashar. im a pilot for royal jordanian and i started off just like you. i was actually 13 when i started to fly. well to start you off you have to be whealthy pilot schoole is NOT cheap. you can fly solo at any time over the age of 15 but you need your IFR and your PPL in order to fly small singles such as cessna 172,182 and so on. it took me 20 years to be where i am at now which is a copilot for a 340 very difficult and long trips. i am away from home plenty. i have to tell you one thing if you want to become a pilot you need to be VERY DEDITACTED so its not just something you come out of the blue and say wow this souns intersting i want to be a pilot.
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Answer 2

Of course you can. I'm not sure it's a great idea, since it won't take you long to reach the point where you could solo, but if you want to pay an instructor to go with you every time you fly until you're 16, then go for it. By the way, there is no such thing as a pilot's license (there is one exception to that for flight instructors). It's a certificate, just like the certificate you get when you graduate from school. A license is a government tax that has to be renewed from time to time. Your pilot's certificate is good for life.

Answer 3

You can start taking lessons when you are 14 and solo when you are 16. I actually started when I was 13 years old. If you check out my blog, I have written all about getting your private pilot rating.
Good luck and remember the sky's the limit!

Answer 4

lots of people do it. i wouldn't recommend it though,because your lessons will not be at regular intervals and you can't solo until you are 16 so you will be wasting a heck of a lot of money. If you really want to be a pilot, spend the next couple of years getting the most out of your schooling, it will pay off not only in your education, but in your ability to grasp new and intangible ideas. So what ever is your worst course, treat it as an opportunity to train your brain to comprehend foreign ideas. If a course is boring, it will teach you patience, because on a long cross country flight, you will definitely have to deal with boredom. Good Luck!!!!

Answer 5

Why not just buy the books you will need for flight training (ask your local flight school what they use) and start studying now on your own. Many flight schools are self directed (at your pace) in the ground school aspect anyway.

By the time you are 16 you will be totally ready to take the FAA written first thing, and breeze through your required flight time.

My advice is to get the written out of the way first. With the written test behind you, you will be able to concentrate more on your flying and be very confident in your knowledge which will save you flight time/money in the long run...

Answer 6

Dear Friend

The basic steps for getting your private pilot license are:
1. Be at least sixteen years of age and be able to read, speak, and write English fluently.
2. Enroll in a licensed flight school. Costs range from $3,000 to $4,000 for both ground school and flight training.
3. Obtain a medical certificate from a qualified doctor of aviation medicine before starting the course.
4. Complete the three-to-five week ground school course.
5. Take the written Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) test at the end of the course work. The test consists of one hundred multiple-choice questions and can be taken at FAA testing centers or with licensed test providers.

and offcourse more requirements need to be satisfied.

Let me recommend one of the bible where I got most of my doubts cleared http://privatepilotssecrets.com

Hope this helps.

Answer 7

i agree with ray k but flying for 2 years with your flight instructor gives you plenty time to experience the joy of flight ..