Quote Originally Posted by boomshay View Post
i was thinking about getting into flying for awhile, i think i could've started when i turned 16 with all the lessons and stuff but once my dad lost interest i lost mine as well
Actually, you can start no matter how old you are. You can't solo until you are 16 and you must be 17 to obtain a raiting. But here is no age limit on how old you need to be to log dual instruction time. I had a kid who started logging time at 14 years old. His plan was to proceed slowly and be ready to solo on his 16th birthday. Then they would use the year to prepare for their practical on his 17th birthday. We had logged dual time (which counted toward a rating) with kids as young as 8. The only requirement is that they are able to reach the controls and see over the dashpad.