http://www.prettygreatanswers.com/articles/AviationQuestions http://www.prettygreatanswers.com/rss/AviationQuestions.xml Aviation Questions from PrettyGreatAnswers.com http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/ If you have the desire to fly a private or commercial plane in the United States, you must first obtaina pilot’s license. To obtain a pilot’s license, the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration has the following requirements you must meet: - You must be over 17 years of age - You must be able to spe Sun, 24 Sep 2006 01:04:00 -0400 http://www.prettygreatanswers.com/launch/24-09-2006How-do-you-get-a-pilots-license.htm http://www.prettygreatanswers.com/launch/24-09-2006How-do-you-get-a-pilots-license.htm In getting a commercial pilot’s license, you will have the opportunity to fly for any commercial airlines you want to work with. But in obtaining a commercial pilot’s license, you would have to pass all the necessary requirements. keywords: Aviation | Flying | Pilot | Pilots License | Commercial Pi Sun, 24 Sep 2006 01:04:00 -0400 http://www.prettygreatanswers.com/launch/24-09-2006Why-should-I-consider-getting-a-commercial-pilots-license.htm http://www.prettygreatanswers.com/launch/24-09-2006Why-should-I-consider-getting-a-commercial-pilots-license.htm Normally,learning to fly is not difficult. However, it does require proper study and training. The U.S. Federal Aviation Regulation Part 61 states that a student pilot must have a minimum 40 hours flying time, 20 hours of them with an instructor and the other 20 hourssolo. But it depends on how ofte Sun, 24 Sep 2006 01:04:00 -0400 http://www.prettygreatanswers.com/launch/24-09-2006How-long-does-learning-to-fly-take.htm http://www.prettygreatanswers.com/launch/24-09-2006How-long-does-learning-to-fly-take.htm The United States Federal Aviation Administration requires a person to have reached the age of majority,at least 18 years of age, to obtain a pilot’s license. keywords: Aviation | Flying | Pilot | Pilot License Sun, 24 Sep 2006 01:04:00 -0400 http://www.prettygreatanswers.com/launch/24-09-2006How-old-do-you-have-to-be-to-get-a-pilots-license.htm http://www.prettygreatanswers.com/launch/24-09-2006How-old-do-you-have-to-be-to-get-a-pilots-license.htm Lots of peoplewonder how airplanes stay in the air. There are four forces involved in flying: drag, thrust, lift, and weight. The lift force pushes the plane upward. The wings of a plane are shaped to create lift as air moves across them. The weight of the plane involves the Earth’s force of gravi Sun, 24 Sep 2006 01:04:00 -0400 http://www.prettygreatanswers.com/launch/24-09-2006How-do-airplanes-stay-in-the-air.htm http://www.prettygreatanswers.com/launch/24-09-2006How-do-airplanes-stay-in-the-air.htm Everything here is © Pretty Great, Copyright 2006, All Rights Reserved.