A Red-Letter Day in Iowa

("Vaughn Simon" wrote)
2) As her parent, I had first-hand knowledge that this sweet little girl was
far from infallible.


The Rule of Four with a sixteen year-old:

She sees herself as "almost" ....... 20
You see her as, still, "almost" ...... 12

You both are mostly right. :-)


Paul-Mont

USA: 14 to solo gliders, 16 for a private certificate.
16 to solo airplanes, 17 for a private certificate.

Jer/

In rec.aviation.student wrote:
On Aug 31, 12:42 pm, wrote:
Jay,

Congrats to Joe!

Time to get Becca in a glider, so she can solo on her 14th birthday...
just to show her brother up! :-)

What's the minimum age in the U.S. to solo a powered
aircraft? I looked though FAR 61 but can't see it. Here in Canada it's
14 years. Kind of dumb, when you realize that a kid can't drive a car
solo until he has his license at 16.
Gotta be 17 in Canada to hold the PPL.