| Many people have a hidden desire to learn
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| | thorough required training (and
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| to fly airplanes. This may be to travel
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| | re-training), demanding aircraft build
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| more conveniently, to volunteer as a
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| | specs, and new technology for cockpit
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| pilot, or maybe for career reasons. Here
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| | instruments.3) Flight TrainingPilot
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| is some information to get you started.1)
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| | training consists of both ground and
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| Minimum RequirementsIn the U.S., these
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| | flight school. On the agenda are: rules
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| are the Federal Aviation Administration
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| | and regulations, flight planning, how to
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| (FAA) requirements for obtaining a
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| | navigate, use the radio, and
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| pilot's license:(a) Minimum age: 17
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| | understanding weather. To earn your
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| years.
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| | certificate, you must pass the FAA
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| (b) Language: must be able to speak
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| | written exam, as well as the flying exam,
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| English.
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| | or check-ride.4) CostsA common question
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| (c) Must be able to pass a basic medical
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| | for would-be pilots is: How much will it
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| exam.
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| | cost? Factors include: where you live,
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| (d) Pass a written knowledge exam.
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| | how often you fly, and the type of
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| (e) Pass a flying exam.There are similar
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| | license. Expect to spend around US$4,500
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| but varying requirements for each
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| | - $6,000 to obtain a private pilot's
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| country: check with the governing
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| | certificate. This estimate is usually
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| aviation body for your specific
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| | based on the 40 hrs minimum of required
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| requirements.2) SafetyYou may have heard
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| | flight time, however the U.S. national
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| stories that flying is much safer than
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| | average is more like 65 hrs of flight
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| driving. General aviation (non-airliner
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| | time. Renting the trainer airplane is
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| and non-military) flying has about ten
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| | the biggest chunk of the cost, being
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| percent the number of accidents as
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| | somewhere in the range of $50 to $80 per
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| automobiles (per-vehicle-mile basis).
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| | hour.If the costs seem high, remind
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| The accident rate has actually been
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| | yourself that you're learning a
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| decreasing for the last 25 years.There
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| | life-altering skill. In the long run,
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| are many reasons for this type of flying
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| | many people find that the rewards are
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| to be so safe. These include very
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| | huge.
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