What are the age restrictions?
There is no maximum age limit for a person to hold a pilot certificate. However, the person must hold a valid medical certificate of appropriate class. The minimum age to start the flight training is 16 years. At this age the student can fly the aircraft solo, but he/she needs to be at least 17 years of age at the time of the final exam to be able to obtain a private pilot certificate. The minimum age for commercial pilots and instructors is 18 years; and the minimum age for an Airline Transport Pilot is 23 years.
Participants racing in the Sprint distance triathlon must be 13 years old and above on race day to compete in the race individually, and 11 years old and above to be part of a Sprint distance relay team. Participants racing in the Olympic distance triathlon individually or in a relay team must be 15 years old and above on race day to compete in the race.
