I wanna be a flyer! what do i have to do?

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Answer 1

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Answer 2

Go to:

www.beapilot.com

www.aopa.org/learntofly/

Both of those will give you some basic info on beginning flight lessons.

Just some general info based on flying in the US:

1. You can take lessons at any age an instructor will accept you.

2. You must be 16 to solo a powered aircraft and 17 to obtain your private pilot's certificate.

3. You must complete a ground school course (either in person, online, or on DVD's and pass a written knowledge exam.

4. You must receive a minimum of 40 hours of instruction from a certified flight instructor. Most people take more like 60-70 hours before they are ready.

5. Have some money. Right now a private license in the US will run about $6,000 or so with everything.

6. Don't give up; find some creative financing and go for it.

7. If you are looking at a career in flying, you can receive training from the military if you are lucky or attend a commercial flight school (big bucks!)

Answer 3

This question gets asked about five times a day on here.  Look at some of the other similar questions, and you will see a lot of answers.  Good luck in your search.

Answer 4

I copied & pasted this from my previous answers:

It depends on if you want to fly as a hobby or for an airline. I'm assuming you want to be an airline pilot. Okay, the very first thing your gonna want to do is find a flight school. Visit these sites:

http://beapilot.com

http://learntofly.com

You can search all the flight schools in your area. Visit all of them, do some research, and make sure you are comfortable with the one you choose. Go into all of them, meet the people, the manager, see what kind of aircraft you'll be flying in, and just see what type of environment you'll be training in. There are two types of schools, part 141 and part 61. Not to say 61 is bad, but 141 is generally higher-quality. But whether it's 141 or 61 just make sure you're comfortable with your school.

You can't solo until you're 16, but it takes from 6 months to a year to reach that point, so a good time to start is 15. These are the things you will get at flight school: first solo (16, pass 3rd class medical exam). Then your Private pilot certificate (age 17). After you have your private you can get your instrument and multi-engine ratings (pretty self-explanitory). Then at age 18 you get your commercial certificate (pass second class medical exam, have 250 hours cross-country flight log hours). Now you can choose to become a CFI (certified flight instructor) which is a great way to build up flight time and money. At 18 you can go to college (Embry-Riddle is an excellent aviation-university in the U.S.) and get a four-year degree. Some pilots will become regional airline pilots to build up flight time but this is not required either. To fly for regionals you need anywhere from 600-1000 hours, but it varies. When you turn 21 you can get hired by a major airline. (Some airlines do not have a minimal age, but base it off of your experience). You start out as a F/O, and depending on if there is a shortage of pilots or not, you may or may not be on reserve. (You basically fill in for other pilots if they can't fly on that day. You must carry a beeper around with you all the time and if it goes off you must be at the airport within a certain amount of time). Once you have enough experience as a F/O blockholder, the airline will promote you to captain, again you may start out as a reserve pilot or you might go straight to blockholder. It depends. To become captain you need your ATP (must be 23, pass a first-class medical exam, have 1500 hours).

Okay, that's the "process" but here is some advice. Flight school can be very expensive, so try this: ask your flight school(s) if you can wash planes in exchange for lessons, rather than paying. I have a few friends who do this, however, my flight schools wouldn't let me, so don't count on them letting you do so. Some schools offer student loans.

Answer 5

Go to college and play hockey, hopefully Philadelphia will have a spot open for you when you are out.  Id rather be a pilot than a hockey player though...

Answer 6

Jump off the garage!   No, you go to the airport and take lessons from a flight instructor.

Answer 7

If you'r still in school.   Take Math,Physics,Geometry,Trig, and Algebra.  Study Weather.  Good Luck