how much does it cost to get a pilot license

how much does it cost to get a pilot license?
im 15 i live in virginia im wondering how old i will have to be to go to flight school and what kind of license i will have to fly for a commercial airline
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There are multiple routes available to you to become a pilot. At 17 you can go to a private pilot training school, generally located at the airport and begin to take flying lessons or you can go the military route. Also you can locate a community college that offers the same sort of training. Keep in mind that these schools are very expensive. Do not start flight lessons until you can afford to go from start to finish with few interruptions. Reviewing past lessons really runs the cost up. The civilian route will cost approximately $100,000. If you want to go the military route you will need to go to college, earn a degree and commission in order to apply for flight school in the military. There is no expense to you; in fact they pay to go! Also in college you may opt for a ROTC (Reserve Officers Training Corps) program that earns your commission prior to graduation. The Army will let you fly as a Warrant Officer; all other branches require you to be a commissioned officer prior to entry into the flight training. Airlines prefer the military option because the training is infinitely more extensive and demanding. These are the steps that you go through to get to the cockpit of an airliner via the military. Do not fall prey to the civilian flight school hype. Remember that there are few jobs available and that you will compete with ex-military aviators whose qualifications are infinitely better than yours. The poorest performing military jet trainer has an infinitely higher level of performance the best civilian propeller-powered aircraft. For-profit schools such as ERAU do not get you a better quality of flight education, can't guarantee you a job and they are the most expensive. I never met a Navy pilot who attended a civilian flight "academy". According to a CBS 60 Minutes report, for-profit schools have the highest student loan default rate because their education is so substandard that the students can't find a job. 'Nuf said. For military flight school openers you must be a 4-year college graduate, graduate from Officer Candidate School (OCS) or some other officer entry program; i.e. AFROTC or NROTC, USAFA, USNA, USMA. You must be in nearly perfect health with at least 20/20 vision and no color-blind issues, at least 5'6" tall and no visible tattoos. Then you apply for flight school, graduate at or near the top of your class and the service must have an available slot in the jet program. So far, so good. Then you must learn to fly the particular aircraft that you are assigned, then learn to fly combat missions, day and night, good weather or bad, and then get the bird back to base (if you do all of this in the Navy you return to the most hazardous part of the mission - landing on the aircraft carrier). You can plan on roughly 6 years between the start of college and completing the program. Then you must complete your obligated length of service in the military. If it were easy, anybody could do it. Then go to the airlines and apply. Go to
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Short answer: Privates Pilots license will be about $7000-9000 and could be done in a couple of months. Commercial Pilots will be well over $50,000 and take years.
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dont know where you are in va but i took my privates in weyers cave va and got about 6500 dollars in it. charlottesville be prepared for about 8500 or more. go to the small airports and check around they are alot cheaper
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Costs will depend on the type of license(s) you wish to receive. If you want to fly for a commercial airline, you'll need a commercial license, an instrument rating, and a multi-engine rating. Note that before you get a commercial license, you'll need to get a private license. After it's all said and done, it'll cost around $50,000 and even up to $100,000 depending on the route you take.