Simviation Forum - Minimum age

Mar 11^th, 2009 at 6:44pm

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Hello everybody,

I'm turning fifteen in a few months and im thinking off going to a flight school instead of doing drivers training. So I'm wondering if anyone knows how old you have to be to attend one. Thanks in advance!

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Reply #1 - Mar 11^th, 2009 at 7:35pm

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You must be 16 to solo and 17 to get your pilot's license. You can start lessons whenever you want, but you will be limited until those ages. However, there have been those who did solo on their 16th birthday and received their license on their 17th birthday.

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Reply #2 - Mar 11^th, 2009 at 7:50pm

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thanks a lot

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Reply #3 - Mar 11^th, 2009 at 9:02pm

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Recall reading where some sixteen year old soloed several different aircraft on his birthday- back in the days when fuel was affordable

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Reply #4 - Mar 12^th, 2009 at 11:57am

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If you start in gliders, you can solo at 14 and get your PP-Glider at 16. Wink

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Reply #5 - Mar 12^th, 2009 at 6:17pm

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I think there is no minimum age to do some flying, as in, at any age I think you can take the controls (of course, this will be in the air at a very friendly altitude)

14 as far as I am aware is when you can start to log hours

16 for solo (ensuring you have a satissfactory medical certificate and have completed required lessons, have sufficient ability and are trained to use the radio)

17 to get your license (ensuring everything else has been completed)

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Reply #6 - Mar 27^th, 2009 at 12:03am

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Im 14 and i have 8.7 hours so far

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Reply #7 - Mar 27^th, 2009 at 2:13pm

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Hey Man Im 15 and doing the same thing. My 16th birthday is june 6 and thats the same day I plan to solo. LOL 8.7 hours of flight time. You've got more than me keep up the good work,ive only got 3.5 but ive been doing very excellent with my flight training(thanks to flight simulator) and on my second flying lesson the instructor pulled the engine to idle on me midfield and said" you lost your engine,now what are you gonna do" and I made a perfect simulated engine out landing. God I love Learning how to fly

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Reply #8 - Mar 27^th, 2009 at 9:16pm

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weve been doing alot of basics... cant trust FSX that much my computer can hardly run it

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Reply #9 - Apr 18^th, 2009 at 5:10am

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i was sure that it was 15 (or that might be only in AUS)

anyway

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Reply #10 - Apr 27^th, 2009 at 9:08pm

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I'm 14, haen't started yet Sad

but hopefully I'll get some work this summer:)

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Reply #11 - Apr 28^th, 2009 at 1:34am

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Man you guys don't know how lucky you are starting at a young age. Do yourselves a favor and take it seriously, learn all you can, and remember there is no better method of learning then actual experience. I didn't start til I was 24 and now I'm in flight school almost done with my multi-engine commercial. You guys will be where I'm at by your 18th birthday if you stick with it. Good luck guys Wink

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Reply #12 - Jun 15^th, 2009 at 5:57pm

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olderndirt wrote on Mar 11^th, 2009 at 9:02pm:

Recall reading where some sixteen year old soloed several different aircraft on his birthday- back in the days when fuel was affordable

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Yea, I soloed a Piper Cub and an Aeronca C3 on my 16th birthday.

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Reply #13 - Aug 8^th, 2009 at 3:52pm

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beaky wrote on Mar 12^th, 2009 at 11:57am:

If you start in gliders, you can solo at 14 and get your PP-Glider at 16. Wink

I first went gliding when I was 14. Now i'm sixteen i've been up either 53 or 55 times. A friend of mine soloed a Ikarus just before he turned 17.

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Reply #14 - Aug 8^th, 2009 at 4:17pm

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beaky wrote on Mar 12^th, 2009 at 11:57am:

If you start in gliders, you can solo at 14 and get your PP-Glider at 16. Wink

right on right on man, thats what i did. gliders are where its at, way cheaper too lol Wink

Go big or go home.....i choose home cuz thats where FSX is at

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Reply #15 - Aug 8^th, 2009 at 5:08pm

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USAF35 wrote on Aug 8^th, 2009 at 4:17pm:

gliders are where its at, way cheaper too lol Wink

Only the tower burns gas, the towee just glides

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Reply #16 - Oct 8^th, 2009 at 7:27pm

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I have to be SIXTEEN to get even a solo??? I can't wait THREE YEARS!

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Reply #17 - Oct 9^th, 2009 at 11:02am

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SilverbugXO wrote on Oct 8^th, 2009 at 7:27pm:

I have to be SIXTEEN to get even a solo??? I can't wait THREE YEARS!

Dude, take it easy. Wink

You should use this time to your advantage and log instructor time or something like that. Or if you really want to solo, you could try gliders like rottydaddy suggested and solo when you turn 14 .

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Reply #18 - Nov 9^th, 2009 at 9:38pm

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A few years back, I knew that I really wanted to fly. Today I am 18 and saving for flight lessons. I'm just going to take it easy, but would have loved to have started at 14 Grin

. I found out that FSX helps a lot because you get pretty good knowledge of how things work. But don't get to anxious.

I'm a wood and fabric kind of guy.

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