What is the age that someone can get there PPL
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Originally Posted by NickBarnes
Just wondering what is the age someone can start flying and get there PPL?
You must be at least 16 to go solo though.
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thankyou for your help, my nephews 16 now so he will be pleased to know that he can start flying now, unlike me i think he knows the difference between there and their
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You are very welcome to start a FAQ, and I'm sure the moderators will not mind making it into a sticky.
I noticed that the questions about a PPL in Florida almost completely disappeared after I wrote about that and had the moderators make that article into a sticky, so it really works.
I noticed that the questions about a PPL in Florida almost completely disappeared after I wrote about that and had the moderators make that article into a sticky, so it really works.
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You can fly from any age with an instructor, but only once your turn 14 can the hours begin to count towards the 45 for the PPL. You can take all theory exams any time from 14, but you must gain your PPL within 18 months of passing your exams, or you'll need to resit.
You can then solo at 16, and then take your skills test any time from then, and you CAN take it before you're 17 (I did). All the paperwork can then be sent off to the CAA, who will then let you go and pick up your licence on your 17th birthday if you wish. If not, they'll send it to you, and you'll get it a few days later. It's dispatched on your birthday in that case.
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You can then solo at 16, and then take your skills test any time from then, and you CAN take it before you're 17 (I did). All the paperwork can then be sent off to the CAA, who will then let you go and pick up your licence on your 17th birthday if you wish. If not, they'll send it to you, and you'll get it a few days later. It's dispatched on your birthday in that case.
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In practice, under both CAA and FAA AFAIK, you can fly for all practical purposes anywhere solo at 16 but cannot carry passengers until you get the final test for which you have to be 17.
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In practice, under both CAA and FAA AFAIK, you can fly for all practical purposes anywhere solo at 16 but cannot carry passengers until you get the final test for which you have to be 17.
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You can fly with an instructor at any age, and you can log the lessons at any age, but any logged time before 14 will not count towards the award of any license/rating. This is correct, AFAIK, for both FAA and JAA licenses.
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You can fly from any age with an instructor, but only once your turn 14 can the hours begin to count towards the 45 for the PPL. You can take all theory exams any time from 14, but you must gain your PPL within 18 months of passing your exams, or you'll need to resit.
Therefore you COULD take up to 3 1/2 years to get your licence without resitting anything..... if necessary.
Says she......... who passed the final exam with 7 weeks to spare within the 18 month deadline......
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[QUOTE][Why presume that?
Why should they not let you fly younger, with an instructor?
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sorry i should of said what age can you fly with an instructor, im sure loads of people have flown 14 and under and made a better job than the adults
Why should they not let you fly younger, with an instructor?
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sorry i should of said what age can you fly with an instructor, im sure loads of people have flown 14 and under and made a better job than the adults
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I think many UK gliding clubs impose a limit for flying with an instructor. The club I belonged to some years wasn't officially allowed to fly passengers - all such flights had to be called trial lessons and they were. I think the limit was >11 for a flight in a club plane.
Edit: Being able to understand the bale out briefing and operate the harness release and parachute may have had something to do with it. Not that that its likely to be needed.
Edit: Being able to understand the bale out briefing and operate the harness release and parachute may have had something to do with it. Not that that its likely to be needed.
