Overwhelmed

[traindude2002]

Hi, I would like to be a part of the flying community, but I'm just... overwhelmed. I'm 14, and while I know that may be a little young I would like to at least know what to do (what schools to go to, what aircraft to get, etc) before the time comes to actually train, which according to google is 16. I guess I'll start off with my goal which is to be able to fly myself to places. While piloting a passenger plane would be a goal I feel would be more substantial because of the hard hours of non-paid training it takes to get it and the fact that hundreds of lives lay in my hands scares the bejeezus out of me. Heck, I can barely land a Beechcraft king air 350 in FSX. Basically, the first and foremost thing I want to know is what flying school I go to and how do I get in. Any information or websites would help me. The second thing I need to know is that if having Cystic Fibrosis and Crohn's disease would stop me from being a commercial/recreational pilot. Please respond if you have any helpful Information, Luke:oh yeah:

 

 

[djpacro]

See https://www.casa.gov.au/sites/g/files/net351/f/_assets/main/lib100096/foi_f13_5348.pdf

 

 

[red750]

Hi traindude2002, welcome to the forum.

 

Firstly, while this is an international forum with worldwide membership, it is based in Australia and the majority of members are Australian. However, there are subforums for various geographical areas.

 

In the menu on the left, select Forums and you will see the page shown below. Click on US/Canada General Discussion. There you have the best chance for members from the US seeing your post and being able to get answers. Aussie rules and regulations wont be of much value to you in Nth Carolina. However, feel free to read any of the sections of the site. It's loaded with heaps of valuable information.

 

 

 

[traindude2002]

Thanks!