At just 17 years old, Dane Strong already has his private pilot’s license, and he’s helping his fellow classmates learn how to fly a plane.The minimum number of hours to get a private pilot’s license is 40, and you must be at least 17 years old.
“The flight simulator helps us because other than me teaching in class, they get to see how instruments all work together, when you’re pitching up, pitching down, how does your speed increase,” he explained.While junior student Jasy Justus is working toward getting her private pilot’s license, she’s glad to have the simulator.
That is the goal, according to Bones. They want to help students get prepared enough in the flight simulator to actually fly in a plane. Which, some of the cadets in part of the program go on to do through scholarships and then attend an eight-week academy.