วันจันทร์ที่ 18 พฤษภาคม พ.ศ. 2552

Flying lessons help!!?

วันจันทร์ที่ 18 พฤษภาคม พ.ศ. 2552
I am 14 and am trying to convince my parents to let me start taking flying lessons. Any advice?


Here, i'm on your side. I started when i was 13. And trust me, it wasn't easy. Let me suggest this. Depending where you live, this might be better. Gliding in a sailplane. You can solo when you are 14. Go research and you can gecome a glider pilot then transition into an airplane with an engine.

THEN, you're parents will be a bit less worried, because glider pilots are more skilled than almost any other pilot. They have to not only create the "thrust" but also they only have once chance to land, but it would work. If not, you can do soemthing like Join "AOPA Project Pilot" and become a student. It's free, and that's exactly what it is there for.

go to www.aopaprojectpilot.org.

Feel free to contact me about anything else.

Kflyer@gmail.com

I'm in your postion, so i understand EXACTLY what you are going through, opposed to these "older" people, no offense. The flying bug is strong. However, they are correct in saying that it would be better to start when you are 15, so you can solo when you are 16. But, it depends on how much you fly. If you fly once a week, start when you are 15, if you are flying once a month, start now. It depends. e-mail, and we'll get talking, and i'll give you a couple ideas. There's a method to get parents to let you do this. I'll know a lot of the ways to help persuade them. One of which is being able to present the information in an organized fashion, not just "Mom, Dad, i'm starting lessons, and ur paying for them, ok!?"...pur yourself in their postion. like i said, e-mail, and i'll help you get them... - Kyle

also, i soloed before i got my driver's license...it makes you a better pilot. Flying prepares you deal deal with situations such as driving, where driving, well it can't. trust me on that...

Wait till your atleast 16. You have to be 16 to solo under FFA rules and regs. 18 you can get your full les. Can cary passagers with you at 21. You can start at 14 but wouldnt be really worth it for 2 more years....Get a Good Flight Sim and work on some of the basics...and under NO WAY shape or form is a Flight sim asub for a Flight School/Teacher. But it will get you the basics of flying, Stalls Turn climbs etc. it will help you later on when you start your lessons as the CFI will say, ok in a stall the plane will do this and that, you can say I have had some exp. with stalls in Flight Sim and understand the basics of it. also look go to your local airport talk to some poilts tell them that your looking at flight lessons, As them for advice, Books the studied. Flying is very costly(here in KS a Airplane, Teacher, Fuel runs about 200 bucks a hour( 40 hours min to get your lics, 20 solo 20 with a CFI) also the tests you have to take is costly too. Think very carefully before you get into this, Flying is a Great thing to do, I have my solo(no money to finsh them :( )

Also just around your airport for the Eagle Flight program, where a pilot gives you your 1st ride in a airplane and you get your name in the EAA Log book. Also check into Civil Air Patrol, it is a Air Force AUX< that deals with flight, leadership, Drill and Cerm. They are a great program to help you out. www.cap.gov, you should be able to find a local squad in your area.

I would suggest that you get your parents to take an introductory flight at your local flight school. That way they can see how amazing it is to fly an aircraft and they will better understand why you are so excited to take lessons. Just know that you can't solo an aircraft until you are 16 and you can not get your rating until you are 17, so I would suggest that if they do allow you to start taking lessons, that you start slow - maybe one a month or so for awhile, until you get closer to 16.

Good luck!

- you will be with a certified flight instructor at all times

- you won't be able to fly solo until you're 16 unless you're learning in a glider or balloon (14 in this case) but you certainly will be ready when the time comes.

- you'll be so ahead of the game if you start that early

- insurance and price for lessons at the same flight school or FBO from the same instructor in similar training airplanes is the same for a 14 year old as it is for a 41 year old.

see this isn't your average you can have a puppy if you can take care of this goldfish for a year kind of thing, you're gonna have to wait unless your parents are out of their minds because if you can even get your license ate 14, lessons are WAYYY more expensive because insurance is outrageous,

They are a little pricey ($120 an hour plus fuel) but totally safe and so much fun!!! My son has been taking them for 3 years (since he was 9) and does a 2 hour lesson once a month. He was going twice a month, but his instructor told him that he needs to slow down, or he'll have all the hours required for a license long before he's old enough to get one! He loves flying, and we are saving up for his 'first plane' instead of a 'first car'!

Best wishes!

Well a couple of friendly free visits to the aero school will help make the process start off easy--talk--talk--listen listen--watch watch--I did it for a long time then started as a kid gassing planes and doing odd jobs--then i started with FREE lessons from a nice instructor who gave me free rides and helpful hints. then I went in the Air Force--flew a C 119 Gunship--what a sharp duty that was--6000 rounds of kick *** belt fed Vulcan 20 mm rapid fire mini guns--the enemy was shredded on impact. COOL !!! Good luck---any landing you can walk away from is a good landing !!

You'll put your eye out kid! Ozeki has it right.

Nothing wrong with starting early..go ahead and join the AOPA and get some early studies in and go ahead and ask for the Jeppessen Flight traing software from Santa

I support you i give a star to you

give them a break.. your 14... probably dont even have a drivers permit.. learn how to drive a car first before you learn about airplanes.. your parents are just worried about your safety and the cost.. your private pilot certificate will probably cost you more than 5000.. then you need your instrument and commerical certificates after that.. maybe make your parents a deal.. ride the bus to school til you graduate if they pay for you to take flight lessons.. or get a job and pay for the lessons on your own.. go to the local airport and try to earn free lessons by washing planes or helping out a mechanic by cleaning up the shop..

why would u want to learn flying @ 14 ?? crash in a skyscraper for example ?

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