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Contrast that to flying a plane: "Key points about PPL classroom instruction: Ground School: In addition to flight hours, you must also complete a ground schoo

Contrast that to flying a plane: "Key points about PPL classroom instruction: Ground School: In addition to flight hours, you must also complete a ground school course covering subjects like aerodynamics, weather, navigation, and regulations, which typically involves around 36-40 hours of dedicated classroom instructi"

dghlsakjg 2y ago
That is for just the private pilot license of the most basic type for clear conditions. This isn't the greatest comparison. For one, the FAA allows you to take as much or as little classroom instruction as you need. There is no classroom requirement (kinda, there are other ways to get a pilots license). I had 0 hours of ground school, and did self study. I know people with 50+ hours of one on one tutoring. The FAA evaluates you on your knowledge, they don't care about your experience, except for meeting the minimum number of flight hours. To get to the point where you can charge money for your skills you are looking at 8x the flight time to get to 250 hours as pilot in command, plus a litany of other courses to earn a commercial certificate, but even here, you are lucky to get a job, and it will likely be pretty un-glamorous flying. To get to fly an airliner (in the US, Europe has much lower requirements), you need 1,500 hours minimum for the piece of paper, and its not like you are going to be flying an airliner alone.
- tim333 2y ago
  I think a private pilot license is probably of comparable or greater difficulty than being a barber. I have a PPL and have done my own barbering and flying is both trickier and has worse consequences if you screw up. I agree a PPL isn't close to enough to fly an airliner. But shaving and trimming hair?
  - dghlsakjg 2y ago
    I agree, I think that barbering and haircutting shouldn’t take nearly what it does. I was just pointing out that the pilots license hours comparison is not great. 1000 hours of classroom instruction at a cosmetics school is 6 months full time. 1000 hours in a cockpit takes years.

dghlsakjg 2y ago

That is for just the private pilot license of the most basic type for clear conditions. This isn't the greatest comparison. For one, the FAA allows you to take as much or as little classroom instruction as you need. There is no classroom requirement (kinda, there are other ways to get a pilots license). I had 0 hours of ground school, and did self study. I know people with 50+ hours of one on one tutoring. The FAA evaluates you on your knowledge, they don't care about your experience, except for meeting the minimum number of flight hours. To get to the point where you can charge money for your skills you are looking at 8x the flight time to get to 250 hours as pilot in command, plus a litany of other courses to earn a commercial certificate, but even here, you are lucky to get a job, and it will likely be pretty un-glamorous flying. To get to fly an airliner (in the US, Europe has much lower requirements), you need 1,500 hours minimum for the piece of paper, and its not like you are going to be flying an airliner alone.

tim333 2y ago
I think a private pilot license is probably of comparable or greater difficulty than being a barber. I have a PPL and have done my own barbering and flying is both trickier and has worse consequences if you screw up. I agree a PPL isn't close to enough to fly an airliner. But shaving and trimming hair?
- dghlsakjg 2y ago
  I agree, I think that barbering and haircutting shouldn’t take nearly what it does. I was just pointing out that the pilots license hours comparison is not great. 1000 hours of classroom instruction at a cosmetics school is 6 months full time. 1000 hours in a cockpit takes years.