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hey guys, I was just wondering how old you were when you started your training, and how long it took to get through all that you wanted to.

The first time 5

The second time 15

The third time 18 and went through to CFI-I-MEI

I've been flying all of my life. Both of my grandfathers and my great uncle were fighter pilots in WWII, my parents are pilots, my cousin flies C-130's in the Air Force, and I am in college with my commercial ride coming up in about a week. I've always had the opportunity to go flying. However, I was never serious about it until I was 18.

Started with gliders around 17 and got my private at 18. Been flying ever since.

Started at 18, pvt by 19, comm/inst/me at 20, CFI/II by 21, first airline gig at 22.

i'm 20, working on my PPL.. but i try and fly 3 times a week at 2 hours a pop. so im hoping to get through my CFI by the time im 21.

Started "official" flight training at 16, took lessons once a week to once every other week, worked at the FBO every weekend to pay for the training. Took about 60 hours and about a year and a half, I got my Private at 17 (5 months before my 18th Birthday). For being in High School thats all I could do since I worked both weekends and could really only fly after school (my instructor would not allow me to miss school to go flying).

I would recommended making once a week a minimum instead of the norm. I would have done my lessons that way, but I did not make enough money to fly more.

PPL-20, IFR thru MEI-21, commuter-24, UPT-27, career(hopefully) airline-34.

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I took my first lesson at 14. PVT PLT at 19, commercial 21, CFI 22. Bought my first plane at 25. Am 40 now and still waiting for a good flying job.

Have never had a BFR and now for the first time in my life need to get one somehow.

SkyHigh

Demo flight at 29, PPL, Ins, Multi at 30, Comm and CFI at 31, CFII at 32, MEI at 33. Just got an F/O position at 33, total time about 1,700.