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The requirements for a pilots license are dictated by the FAA. Since the FAA is a federal institution, the requirements are nation-wide. So the requirements for a pilots license in California is the same as it is in any other state.

There are many different categories of pilots license from the sunny-day sport pilot to the 747 captain and his ATP. Generally when someone is using the generic term "pilots license" they are referring to the private pilot certificate.

The requirements for a private pilots license are:

Be at least 17 years of age

Be able to read, write and speak the English language

Third class or better FAA medical certificate

Pass a computerized or written knowledge test

Have at least the following logged flight experience

40 hours total logged flight time

20 hours dual instruction with a certified flight instructor

10 hours of solo time (with certain requirements for cross-country flights)

3 hours of instruction on flying by instruments only

3 hours of night flying

10 takeoffs and 10 full-stop landings

3 solo takeoffs and full-stop landings

Able to pass an oral exam and checkride by an FAA-designated examiner. For further information, check the wikipedia article linked below. All things told, if you scrimp and pinch every penny, you can get this done for about $5000

To get started, or just to see if its right for you, contact your nearest flight school and ask about an introductory flight. They'll usually have an hour or half-hour intro flight for $100 or so where you get to fly the plane and experience some of the thrill. The bug will either bite you or it wont.

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You start with from the bottom and you work your way up. First you get your VFR (visual flight rules) private pilots license. Then you have to get your IFR rating (instrument flight rules). Then you can work on your commercial license. The commercial license only gives you the ability to fly for money. It does not mean that you will be flying airliners. You have to build up hundreds of hours to do that. The best way to build up hours is to get your flight instructor rating. That way you can get paid while you build up your hours instead of spending hundreds of thousands of dollars renting airplanes and paying for fuel.

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lots of training

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