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Learning to fly takes time and money, but how many people with money and the time to spare have you heard of being able to pilot a plane by themselves at the ag
by DigitalSea 14y ago
Learning to fly takes time and money, but how many people with money and the time to spare have you heard of being able to pilot a plane by themselves at the age of 22? It takes an incredible amount of hours before you can become a pilot. May be trivial, but I think it actually shows just how incredibly committed and talented he actually is.
Lets just hope he continues to use his intellectual gifts for good and not to better his pockets. He's off to a good start though.
- kintamanimatt 14y agoNo it doesn't take all that long, not at least for a PPL with no ratings. In theory, a PPL can be earned with just 40 hours of flight time, although the actual average is closer to 60-70 hours. There's obviously a ground school component, which can be self-study, and depending on learning speed might require about another 100 hours. Factor in the time to write the written exams and pass a checkride, and it's not a horrendous time commitment. I've heard of people doing it in a month, albeit working on it nearly full time. It's still an admiral accomplishment. There's a lot to learn while learning to fly!
- OafTobark 14y agoI know a number of people under 22 that have their pilot license. While not a huge percentage, not rare either. And the initial time is not that long at all.
- greyboy 14y agoAdditional anecdotal data: of the four or five pilots I know personally (ages 23 - 65), all had their pilot's license before turning 18. So, yeah, not all that uncommon. Note: I'm not a pilot, these aren't coworkers, just natural friends.