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The FAA website (www.faa.gov) has many resources that focus on how to become a pilot, in many categories of aircraft. Go to the main website then click on the "Pilots" tab in the upper right corner, or go directly to this site:

http://www.faa.gov/pilots/

Get some Ray-Bans and a Big WatchGetting the license is spelled out in the F.A.R.'s (Federal Aviation Regulations) part 61. This set of regulations tells you how much time you need (Log Book Time). Solo Flying, Dual (flying with the instructor), Cross Country, Day, Night, IFR (instrument flight rules), VFR (visual flight rules), complex aircraft (airplane with a retractable landing gear and adjustable pitch propeller), How much Ground School, what subjects are Tobe covered in the ground school, and then if the flight training facility is a "approved school" by the FAA (Federal Aviation Agency) the requirements are different. These regulations also spell out the medical requirements, for a 1st, 2nd, or 3rd, Class Physical. because without a current medical certificate you can't fly. And then there are the ratings which are add on to your license, such as ME (multi engine), IFR Instrument rating, Roter craft for helicopters, Flight Instructors, Type Ratings for aircraft over 12,500 lbs. Gliders, Airships, (like the Good Year Balloon) there is also rules for homebuilt aircraft, expermental, aerobatics, parachute jumpers.

But first you must be able to read write and speak English, because English is the universal language of aviation world wide. You also need to be of good moral character, have some cool Ray-Bans, and a big Watch.

You got to live, breathe and eat aviation. Hang out at the airport everyday, have someone to pay for it and support you, There must be a relentless desire, because it is a long haul to get to that left seat. and the Big Bucks.

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