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Pilot’s Training- wher Do I Start?
NOT SURE? Interested? Curious? Never been in a small aircraft before? A little scared?
Try an introductory flight. Intro flights at North Coast Air, Inc. are short and sweet – a half-hour mini flight lesson in either our 2-seat Cessna 152, or the somewhat larger 4-seat Cessna 172 (both the “Ford Truck” of small trainer planes they are sturdy, reliable and easy to operate). The Intro Flight is an opportunity to meet an instructor, and meet an airplane, at a discounted rate from normal rental costs. Get in the pilot’s seat and try it out. You’ll have the opportunity to fly the airplane, see the gorgeous Sonoma County from the air, and…if you don’t like it, you get to come back down. If you do like it we can help you out.
Am I Old Enough?
There are no minimum age requirements to begin pilot’s training. We have seen young pilots in their pre-teens and younger. There is, however, the minimum age of 16 years old to fly solo, and 17 for a pilot’s license. Also the minimum age to take the Private Pilot Written Exam is 15 years of age. Many young students begin training with the aim to fly their first solo on or around their 16th birthday, for the sake of timing in the completion of their pilot’s training, though the exact timing relies on the student and the frequency of lessons.
Am I Too Old?
No! You are never too old to try new things! If you can hold a Airmen’s Medical Certificate, you can hold a Private Pilot’s License, no matter when you start.