Im about 16 years old and interested in learning to fly planes...?

Question

yeah. anyone got any info I shuld kno? and got any recommendations for the Bucks County, PA area?

Answer 1

I looked at aopa.org for "Find a Flight School" and put in 18901 (the zip code I found for the courthouse in Doylestown) and didn't find anything.  Perhaps that's not your zip code.

At any rate, aopa.org is a great site to investigate.  I'm SURE that there are several flight schools in the area there.

I fly out of Allegheny County Airport (near Pittsburgh).  If you have any questions, I'd be happy to answer them for you!

Answer 2

Here is information from Leading Edge Aviation at the Doylestown Airport

NOTICE TO STUDENTS:

All non-United States citizens are now required to complete validation through the Alien Flight Student Program before beginning ANY flight training, including first lessons. Validation includes, but is not limited to: background checks, fingerprinting and a waiting period. To begin this process, please visit the following site: www.flightschoolcandidates.gov.

STUDENT PILOT'S CERTIFICATE

Student pilot's can begin their training at any age. Student pilots are permitted to fly solo (without their instructor) at the age of 16. In order to take passengers along (other than a Certified Flight Instructor), the student must obtain their Private Pilot's License. $35 per hour + aircraft rental

PRIVATE PILOT'S LICENSE

FAA minimum of 40 hours instruction

FAA age requirement of 17 years old

This license allows pilot to fly VFR (visual flight conditions) with friends and family to anywhere in the US and Canada.

$35 per hour + aircraft rental

You can also inquire about getting a Sport Pilot Certificate which requires about 1/2 the time as it takes to get a Private Pilot Certificate.  You can get to flying sooner and take your flying intersts to bigger and more powerful aircraft as time and money allows.   I have a lot of this information on my website which is gear for people such as yourself.  http://www.lightsport.ws

Answer 3

Get a sectional chart from a local civil airport.  Visit the local airports and ask about flight instruction.

Answer 4

You can also go to www.eaa.org and click on the Young Eagles button at the top.  Good Luck!

Answer 5

The FAA has some great information on how to choose a school and what to look for when choosing a school. Since they are the ones who will certify you, I think they would be the best place to start. (PS - Even if you are not in the US, there is a lot of good information here.)

http://www.faa.gov/education_research/tr...

Once you've got that figured out, there is a whole heap more of information available through their web site starting with this stuff: http://www.faa.gov/pilots/training/