Training consists of flight and ground lessons that are best taken simultaneously.
The national average for a private pilot license is 55 hours, about half dual and half solo. In addition, you have to be at least 16 years old to solo and 17 years old to take the check ride. Many students take from three to four months to complete their training, but others take longer. If aviation, and in particular flight, is something that you have thought about or always wanted to do, consider taking an introductory flight. If you decide to begin training, your first flight lesson includes about two hours on the ground looking over everything about the airplane and its systems, and then about an hour in the air.