Aircraft Flight Instruction

Many people dream of being able to fly a plane but don't know how affordable or accessible getting flying lessons for becoming an aircraft pilot can really be. There are many certified aircraft flight instruction schools that offer flying lessons to help people who love to fly get their pilot's license, whether as recreational private pilots for small aircraft (PPL) or as commercial pilots on large aircraft flights (CPL). The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) regulations require 40 hours of minimum flying lessons time before a pilot's license is issued.

At least 20 of those hours must be spent with a certified instructor from an accredited aircraft flight instruction school, and the other 20 hours must be student solo flights. In some places in the US you can get your private pilot license in as little as a month and after 10 to 16 hours of solo flying time with supervised aircraft flight instruction. To be able to solo flight, the FAA requires you to first provide a medical certificate of health, proof of age and physical competency along with having taken flying lessons and it requires a written exam.

 In Nevada for instance, you must be at least 16 years old to solo flight and at least 17 years old to get your private pilot license by flying lessons. To get your commercial pilot license you have to be at least 18 years old, and then you must be at least 23 years old to get your airline transport license (ATPL). Those who wish to learn to fly need to do their homework to find a reputable aircraft flight instruction school that will guide them through applying for a license and what associated costs are involved besides providing flying lessons.

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