Me and my private pilots licence?

Question

I'm 15 and want to become a pilot, I have wanted to become a pilot for as long as I can remember. I am going to start my ppl when I am 16 so want to make some extra money to cover some of the costs. I live in Surrey, UK. My nearest airports are Biggin Hill and Redhill if that helps. I know a paper round is probably my best bet, but any other ideas would be appreciated.

If anyone knows about any scholarships that I could undertake that would be great. Thanks in advance!

Answer 1

Private Pilot Licence (PPL)



Type of aircraft flown: Cessna 152 or Piper 28 warrior.

Number of hours required: 25 hours of dual instructor

                                           20 hours of supervised solo flight

                                           The skill test is included in the solo flight time shown

Exams required to be taken: Air law, Communication, Human performance and limitation, Flight planning and performance, aircraft general, meteorology and navigation.

You can start training at a very young age if your parents support it financially (and otherwise). There have been several very young pilots (age 10 and younger) who have made the news in the past several years. However, this is certainly not the norm- especially if your family doesn't own a plane or there isn't a flight instructor in the family/friend of the family. Under age 16, an instructor MUST be with the student at all times as a pilot must be at least that age to solo (fly alone). Aircraft rental plus instructor fees can easily run $100-150 per hour, so as you can see this is not a cheap hobby.

It is best to start at age 16 or closer to age 17 as your 17th birthday is the soonest you could get your pilot certificate. Doing your training in the most condensed amount of time (like 3 months) will get your training done for the least amount of money, probably under $6,000.

As far as the time it takes for Private and commercial training, that varies by the individual. In some cases it can be as little as 1.5 years or several. You need to take a written, oral and flight exam with each pilot certificate or rating. Your instructor will help you out with all you need to know once you being training. The cost alkso varies depending on your methid of training. It can be as little as $40,000 for a career pilot course to over $100,000 to do a 4 year degree plus flight training at a big name university.

Answer 2

join a flying club & pick-up free help & advice along the way!

Answer 3

Hello.  I am 18 and I have my PP, Inst., and A&P.  I am going to embry-riddle to become a airline pilot.  You need to  get a job at local FBO and they usually give you a good deal on their training.  There are many scholorships out there.  It is only up to you to find them.  Any questions email me at [e-mail]