What are the Prerequisites for Flight School?

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So you want to learn how to fly? Probably one of the first things that you need to consider is some of the prerequisites in getting started would be to obtain your medical certificate. All this really consists of is going to an aviation medical examiner. If you can obtain a driver's license, then chances are your health is good enough to be able to qualify for a third class medical certificate. And it's usually an area a lot of people have some concerns about but it's really not much more than kind of a physical, a doctor that is designated by the FAA to conduct medical examinations. We just have you come in, they'll check your hearing, your sight, your general health and a little bit about your history and then they would issue you your medical certificate which is also your student pilot's license. Basically this is the certificate you have until such time as you obtain your private pilot's license. And then you would also have both a certificate that says you are a certificated pilot and your medical certificate. Your pilot's license never expires but your medical certificate does have to be periodically reviewed and renewed. If you're under the age of forty, it's basically a three year span that you have to keep your medical current and if you're over age forty, then it goes to two years.

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