What planes can you fly without a pilot’s license?
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What planes can you fly without a pilot’s license?
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#2this is amazing, I had no idea you could just skip the license if u use a tiny plane.
Re: What planes can you fly without a pilot’s license?
#3this is amazing, I had no idea you could just skip the license if u use a tiny plane.
You can also get a pilot's license at 14 years old in many parts of the US.
That said, do so with caution. Flying is still dangerous and accidents will often be fatal, license or no. Note the provisions about "no passengers allowed".
One reason these planes don't require licenses is that the risk of collateral damage is low enough to be comparable to a car. You can hurt yourself quite badly while not endangering others.
So have fun, but definitely read up on the risks before you play around with aviation on a lark.
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#4Having a picture of a Piper Super Cab in the header and gliders with tractor engines in the content, sounds like clickbait. I'm a big fan of ultralights and paragliding, but they have more in common with gliders than with aircraft. Also, maybe UPO, but simulators teach more about airplanes than those tools.
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#5Having a picture of a Piper Super Cab in the header and gliders with tractor engines in the content, sounds like clickbait. I'm a big fan of ultralights and paragliding, but they have more in common with gliders than with aircraft. Also, maybe UPO, but simulators teach more about airplanes than those tools.
Ultralights are fun and practical and their enduring popularity speaks against your assertion. They are also popular even in countries that require a pilots license for them.
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#6This page is SEO-ey, with the "how to" question titles and padding and such. I would have instinctively skipped it coming from Google.
...Which is really sad, because it actually reads like a earnest author just trying to make their informative page visible.
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#7Having a picture of a Piper Super Cab in the header and gliders with tractor engines in the content, sounds like clickbait. I'm a big fan of ultralights and paragliding, but they have more in common with gliders than with aircraft. Also, maybe UPO, but simulators teach more about airplanes than those tools.
Ultralights are fun and practical and their enduring popularity speaks against your assertion. They are also popular even in countries that require a pilots license for them.
I like ultralights myself and paragliding for fun. I'm speaking at the point of having a picture of a piper super cub (required license) in the header and write 'this is the airplanes you can fly with no license'.
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#8There are a few more complete aircraft than what that list has, if interested:
Badlands F1 thru F5 models are based on the old Kitfox Lite: https://www.badlandaircraft.com/
Merlin Lite is based on the Merlin LSA: https://www.aeromarine-lsa.com/merlin-lite/
Both of those are pretty interesting aircraft more in line with what most people might think of as a full aircraft.
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#9The Mirocopter SCH-2A meets the FAA requirements so it doesn't require a pilots license. You can buy it for $35k on Ebay [0]. It's cheaper than most cars and gas wise (5 gallons for 50min for flight time) would make it about the same cost as commuting to work in a car.
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#10this is amazing, I had no idea you could just skip the license if u use a tiny plane.
You can also get a pilot's license at 14 years old in many parts of the US. That said, do so with caution. Flying is still dangerous and accidents will often be fatal, license or no. Note the provisions about "no passengers allowed". One reason these planes don't require licenses is that the risk of collateral damage is low enough to be comparable to a car. You can hurt yourself quite badly while not endangering othe…
The nice thing about being the pilot is that something like 90% of small plane fatalities are the pilot's fault.
Compare to about 50% being the motorcyclists' fault.
So if you're careful and level-headed, small planes are a safe delight.
But if you ever feel pressured to fly into weather, then you will die.