Originally Posted by
Passmethesickbag
I'm afraid I can't answer your questions, but I was reassured by reading your post that the mental image of the thread title wasn't warranted. Glad to see he won't be at the controls flying solo...
Originally Posted by
BayAreaPilot
With a student pilot certificate and the appropriate endorsement, a 15-year-old can fly gliders and balloons solo.
And can solo in single-engine planes at 16. Plus, he can get his pilot's license at 17. I've read stories of teens getting their pilot's license before they got their driver's license.
UAL250, if your son wants to be a pilot, many flight schools offer "discovery flights" where a flight instructor will take him up in the left seat and he can get a feel for what it's like to fly a plane.
I'm in flight training now for my own license and it's both a lot of fun and a lot of studying.