Hey Steemers!
Thought I would share my story of flight lessons because it is good for people to know how possible it is for most anyone to get their license to fly. I started at the age of 16 years old in a cessna 152 (yeah... the reallllly small one). It was pretty cool, even got to land on the 3rd or 4th lesson. The idea was sparked from my family that lived close to an airfield by Daytona Beach, FL. Turned out that people can begin lessons at the age of 16 and only have to be 17 to get their license.
Here I was last year (Just turned 26)... still learning with 22 hours up in the air. Unfortunately, when I was 16 I had to quit due to a lack of funds, but I plan on picking it back up again and finishing this summer! It's a great hobby if you have the money. All it takes is some studying, which I'm sure most of you are very good at, and practice.
Once one gets 20 hours in the air, and feels comfortable, they can do solo flight. You have to learn basic maneuvers, including stalls, slow flight, and turns. Now these are a little harder than it sounds, but its all about how much practice you get anyways. Right?
The above image is a more difficult maneuver that commercial pilots have to know (flawlessly), but if you just want your private pilot's license it's not nearly as hard. After 40 hours of flight you can test for the license (written and observed). It costs about 180 an hour where I'm from, but prices vary and you can join clubs, like the civil air patrol, that will give discounts (when I started it was 120... darn inflation!).
Hope you enjoyed steemers! Let me know if you have any questions!
Hansenator