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NoBozo · 06-27-2008, 01:20 PM

My cousin was flying a Plane when she was 14, with an instructor siiting next to her. She didn't have any kind of certificate. She "Soloed" the Plane on her 16th birthday. That's the FAA minimum age to solo. She had her Pilots Licence a few months later.

Actually, flying at a very young age ..say 8, has been done, with an instructor. An infamous case a few years ago tried to fly across country. The eight year old was alledged to have been flying the plane ...she was also said to have been very experienced, when the plane crashed. All perished. There were two licenced pilots aboard.... one was a parent.

06-27-2008, 01:20 PM	#7
NoBozo Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Portsmouth. RI Posts: 2,231 Thanks: 400 Thanked 460 Times in 308 Posts	Just An Aside My cousin was flying a Plane when she was 14, with an instructor siiting next to her. She didn't have any kind of certificate. She "Soloed" the Plane on her 16th birthday. That's the FAA minimum age to solo. She had her Pilots Licence a few months later. Actually, flying at a very young age ..say 8, has been done, with an instructor. An infamous case a few years ago tried to fly across country. The eight year old was alledged to have been flying the plane ...she was also said to have been very experienced, when the plane crashed. All perished. There were two licenced pilots aboard.... one was a parent.