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Originally Posted by Wolfeboro_Baja
I still think the state should be licensing boat operators, just like they license operators of motorcycles, cars, trucks and airplane pilots, etc!
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I don't disagree with your premise, but a License to fly a plane is a whole different category. The State has
nothing to do with getting a Pilots License. The FAA (Federal) requires prospective pilots to get flight instruction from
FAA Certified Flight Instructors AND have a minimum number of flight hours AND pass a written exam AND take a rigerous "Behind The Wheel" exam with an
FAA Check Pilot...NOT your flight instructor, before being issued a License.
The FAA minimum number of
Flight hours required is 40, BUT in Real Life it usually runs better than 60 hours.....IN The Plane. BTW: That is for a
Full Fledged Pilots License..not the so called "Sports Pilot License" which is a relatively new category which carries numerous RESTRICTIONS.
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