Timeline for Why does flying not have any age restrictions like driving does?
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| May 27, 2022 at 14:56 | comment | added | Marius | @reirab -- the air service provider at my airport just took advantage of that. They are providing services as an air charter service under Part 135, and they do not have an age limit (providing you can keep passing the required medical). | |
| May 26, 2022 at 21:34 | comment | added | reirab | @Vikki It was changed to 65 in 2007 for ATP. That only applies to Part 121 (scheduled air carriers, i.e. airlines,) though, as I recall. I don't think there's a limit for commercial, as long as you can keep passing a Class 2 medical. | |
| May 26, 2022 at 21:16 | comment | added | Vikki | @Cloud: Depends on the type of operation; a U.S. ATP/CP isn't valid for piloting commercial flights past age 60. | |
| Mar 21, 2018 at 22:34 | comment | added | Marius | It depends on the aircraft type as well. Gliders only require self-certification for medical wellness. | |
| Mar 21, 2018 at 15:26 | comment | added | mbrig | @Cloud You need to pass a medical examination every few years to hold a pilots license, so age starts to have an effect (if you've had three heart attacks and a TIA, probably no more flying), but as long as someone is healthy there's no fixed upper limit. | |
| Mar 21, 2018 at 10:43 | comment | added | Marius | @Cloud -- A guy in my glider club was 86 when we received his private pilot's license. He kept exercising his private pilot's license (legally) until he died (in his bed) in his 90s. Granted, the club put certain restrictions on him, but they weren't from the FAA. @ Jules -- Insofar as I read the OP's question, they ask about age limits in flying (on the young end) and the why, not necessarily whether or not someone could perform the feat in question. Can you show me what you're seeing? | |
| Mar 21, 2018 at 8:54 | comment | added | Jules | That is an absurdly narrow regulation. And doesn't actually answer the question, as it is still possible for somebody to repeat the feat in the question, as long as they are not attempting to break a record while doing so. | |
| Mar 21, 2018 at 8:07 | comment | added | Cloud | Is there an upper age limit? Does a license expire upon reaching an old age? | |
| Mar 21, 2018 at 1:13 | comment | added | Marius | Agreed. I know of many private pilots who'll give temporary control of the aircraft to an unlicensed friend (while flying) under safe conditions, just so that they can "feel" like they are flying (usually means straight and level flight). The only CFRs I've found to say you can't do that apply to civil operations (14 CFR 121), air carriers (14 CFR 125), and flight with seating for 20+ pax/or an aircraft with payload capacity >6,000 lbf (14 CFR 135). | |
| Mar 21, 2018 at 0:28 | comment | added | Perkins | Strictly speaking by the wording given, it wouldn't be illegal for an 11 year old to fly as long as they're not attempting to set a record or engaging in a competition unless "aeronautical feat" has been defined so broadly as to encompass flying a plane at all. | |
| S Mar 20, 2018 at 17:46 | history | edited | Marius | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
Some more info about Dubroff to explain the results of the crash mentioned in the quote below
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| S Mar 20, 2018 at 17:46 | history | suggested | Richard | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
Some more info about Dubroff to explain the results of the crash mentioned in the quote below
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| Mar 20, 2018 at 12:42 | vote | accept | The Harmonic Rainbow | ||
| Mar 19, 2018 at 23:31 | history | edited | Dave | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
added 26 characters in body
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| Mar 19, 2018 at 22:38 | comment | added | Marius | Found an NY Times article that covers it too, and added to the answer -- thanks all! nytimes.com/1996/04/12/us/… | |
| Mar 19, 2018 at 22:37 | history | edited | Marius | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
Found source for reason to change the USC.
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| Mar 19, 2018 at 17:29 | comment | added | Fred Larson | @jamesqf: Yes. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jessica_Dubroff | |
| Mar 19, 2018 at 17:28 | comment | added | jamesqf | Wasn't the FAA regulation change in response to someone crashing while trying to set a "youngest person" record? | |
| Mar 19, 2018 at 12:52 | history | answered | Marius | CC BY-SA 3.0 |