Starting out age

[Dan]

OK.. How old was everyone when they first started flying. What about your age when you took it serious (to make a career out of it) ? Just trying to establish an average age here..thats all.

Thanks

Dan

 

[E_Dawg]

Started at 16... decided to make it my career around the age of 2

 

[Olympic]

18 years old and I will have CPL

Wanted to make it a career since birth.

 

[naunga]

Started flying at 26.

 

[braidkid]

Started at age 16...went to college....wasn't able to pursue further until age 26.

 

[ready2fly]

K - I'm the "old guy".

Decide to pursue aviation at the age of 36. Had my first lesson at the age of 37. I'm 38 now and working on my Commercial rating.

 

[DE727UPS]

Got my private at 17 but did a little loggable flying before that. Knew I wanted to be a pilot at about 12.

 

[Sprint100]

I can't make the old guy remark, I don't know what you'll call me since I'm 29 working on my IFR.

 

[I_Money]

I took my first flying lesson when I was 13 - I could just reach the rudder pedals.

 

[BlueStreak]

I knew I wanted to fly and loved aviation by 3rd grade. I started flying when I was 17 and got my PPL when I was 18.

 

[IFly85]

Started when I was 17 and got my PPL and now, I am 18 working on my instrument.

 

[EatSleepFly]

Started at 15, soloed at 16, private at 17. A few (IFR, Comm. SE/ME, AGI/IGI, CFI) at 19, and CFII at 20.

On a side note, a few days ago I got FAA approval to take my Airframe Mechanic tests, so hopefully I will have at least my "A" within the next couple of months, and maybe will get the "P" this winter. I'm psyched...I guess slaving away in the shop for a few years is going to pay off after all!

 

[CapnJim]

Started at 26.

 

[jtrain609]

Wanted to fly for my whole life, and there was other choice for me in what my career was going to be. I started taking lessons when I was 16, got my PPL when I was 19 and did my instrument a year later in 3 months. Working on the commercial now at 21.

Cheers


John Herreshoff

 

[pilot602]

Started flying at 23 (and a half technically). I'm now 25 (and a half, technically

) and I'm taking my Multi-Commercial on July 12. Afterwhich I'm doing my MEI/CFII and eventually my single engine commercial stuff.

My father flew and I was around, and loved, airplanes and aviation (and the airlines) since day one. Dad just never pushed it and I neve really thought about it - school, college etc. - until one day my younger brother decided to do it and that kinda kicked me into gear.

 

[wizard96]

I always wanted to fly for the military but when I finally graduated (26 years old) they informed me I was too old

Started my PPL at 32 but finished at my current age (34)

. Now I'm changing careers and want to fly either recreationally or commercially.

 

[Parabellum]

First flight lesson at 15, PPL at 19, Instrument rating at 20, and now working on commercial at 21.

 

[vsnick]

Just getting started after college, at age 23

 

[flyboy04]

Dreamed about it forever, decided to go for it after high school, im 19 with my private and instrument rating, and i hope to have my commercial, multi engine and CFI rating before i turn 20.

 

[hierhier]

Always had the dream of being an airline pilot like most above.. But I also started at the age of 15 and now have my private at 17. Will start the pursuit of the rest of my tickets at Panan within the next year.