And if someone goes solo on the first date they are legally able to fly do the governing bodies not ask questions
I'm really not sure how things are today and there might also be differences between Countries. But I did my PPL (A) check ride 1 day after I turned 17 (minimum age to get PPL), all training including solo's were done when I was 16. It was lightyears ago but back then my Local aviation authority (no one knew about JAA /EASA at that time) demanded an official approval in writing from my parents. That was because I was still under a "legally responsible" age which was 18.
Yes it was a bit odd. I did aerobatics with C152 Aerobat before I was aloud to drive a car as minimum age for drivers license was, and still is, 18.
And no, none of my family /relatives had nothing to do with aviation. And we were not rich. I saved all childhood for it and my parents helped as much as they could. Great times.