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Question : What is the youngest a person can apply for a license?   Answer : In the United States, you have to be at least 17 years old to apply for a pilot certificate. You can solo (fly alone) in a powered airplane at age 16 and fly a glider solo at age 14. Want to know more about learning to fly? Check out the Learn to Fly page and subscribe to our E-newsletter: http://www.eaa.org/learntofly/ Good luck, EAA Young Eagles   Was this answer useful to you? Back

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