how old

i was wondering how old do you have to be to fly

It probably depends on what country you live in.

http://flighttraining.aopa.org/learntofly/faq.html

Please correct me if I am wrong but this is what I heard. 17 to get your private pilot, 18 for your commerical, and 21 for your ATP.

it more matters were you go even, clearwater air park, its 16 for private, but just a few miles away in Tampa North its 17, dunno why.

If you ask me I would change the law so nobody under 18 can't even think about sitting in the pilot's seat. 16,17 is way too young.

The age to qualify for a pilot certificate, in the US, is controlled by Federal Aviation Regulation(FAR) for the entire country.

FAR 61.83 Eligibility requirements for student pilots.
To be eligible for a student pilot certificate, an applicant must:
(a) Be at least 16 years of age for other than the operation of a glider or balloon.
(b) Be at least 14 years of age for the operation of a glider or balloon.

FAR 61.305 Eligibility requirements for Sport Pilot certificate.
(a) To be eligible for a sport pilot certificate you must:
Be at least 17 years old (or 16 years old if you are applying to operate a glider or balloon).

FAR 61.96 Applicability and eligibility requirements: Recreational Pilot.
To be eligible for a recreational pilot certificate, a person who applies for that certificate must:
(1) Be at least 17 years of age;

FAR 61.103 Eligibility requirements: Private.
To be eligible for a private pilot certificate, a person must:
(a) Be at least 17 years of age for a rating in other than a glider or balloon.
(b) Be at least 16 years of age for a rating in a glider or balloon

FAR 61.123 Eligibility requirements: Commercial.
To be eligible for a commercial pilot certificate, a person must:
(a) Be at least 18 years of age;

FAR 61.153 Eligibility requirements: ATP.
To be eligible for an airline transport pilot certificate, a person must:
(a) Be at least 23 years of age

Reference (link): Federal Aviation Regulations

vegas flyer flying is actually more safe than driving and they give 16 year olds a drivers license after just 1 year of training and the fact that teenagers think that they know everything about driving but flying is a whole different thing and the course is usually 3-4 years(or so i iv heard) and they modify aircraft to be more safe than cars


hang on im getting confused

The PPL course takes a couple of months to complete. CPL takes around 1.5 years.

aaaaaa what does ppl and cpl mean?

Private Pilot Licence

Commercial Pilot Licence.

...or 3 weeks and 2 weeks respectively, if you go a different route.

Well i know which one sounds more thorough

Im gonna do all my lessons (PPL, CPL, CFI, CFII, MEJ, INST, COMM and ATP) with Phoenix East Aviation

thank you

In the United Kingdom, You can begin flying training at any age altough you have to be 16 to get a ppl. Though the Air Cadet Organisation we begin free pilot training at the age of 13 but you can fly before that by paying for it at a private club.