They Have An Aviation School For High School Students Here….

Starting them early will go a long way to making basics second nature. Such as stable approaches; traffic pattern mgmt. and entry; the relationship between power, attitude, pitch, and trim; and solid airmanship. While referencing exterior visual cues alone.

The sooner that becomes natural, the easier their coming module of instrument flying will be.

Most of the junior air cadets begin at 14 or 16 and graduate top of their class. Demonstrating a high level of decision making and general airmanship. The transition to solo phase is well monitored and has a high degree of safety checks and balances to ensure a cadet capable.

LOL I do understand the trepidation of homeowners below, nervously eyeing the ceiling plaster.

Oh that is so Awesome! My hubby learned to fly with his daddy and was flying at 13 in a little Cessna 172 that his dad had in the barn. I wasnt interested in aviation until I married a man with a plane. Naturally we flew everywhere, and he taught me stuff until it was time I become a pilot my self, nearly 3 ish years ago.

Brilliant for the kids perhaps a worry for anyone underneath !

Really nothing to worry about. A person can take flying lessons at an age but cannot fly solo (without an instructor onboard) unless at least 16 in a powered plane or 14 in a glider. An instructor spends many hours with a student both in the air and on the ground in personalized instructions. A student also spends many hours in a Ground School classroom, doing homework, taking practice tests, etc.
Main reason a teenager flying alone is not a problem is there are one or more very experienced pilots called Certificated Flight Instructors that ensure the student is more than qualified for solo flight, long cross-country solo flights, and eventually their practical flight test with a Designated Pilot Examiner who is a representative or an employee of the FAA.
If any of these adults have any question about the mental or physical capabilities or emotional maturity of a flight student of any age, the student is grounded or solo flight is delayed until after these issues are resolved. In addition, some Flight Schools and programs require letters of reference from unrelated adults such as teachers.
The FAA requires at least 40 hours of dual instruction and solo flight experience before they can take the flight test, among other requirements. The national average of such logged time is reported at around 67 hours. Although not a CFI, I have mentored many flight students toward their license and have flown with each one after they received it, and have never had a moment of concern. So in my opinion, a teen flying a plane is not a concern since so many controls are in place. Fail one and they don't fly solo or at all.

With proper training they'll be aces by the time they get a pilots license

My brother had a pilots license before he had a drivers license.

I hope they are closely monitored. We have an eleven year old student who drives their boat around their pearl farm in the outer islands. He's more skilled than most adults new to the job.

Yeah, I have heard youngsters can fly early.

I don’t blame you for worrying. I used to live right near an airport and would think about these things too.

Yikes! Just a matter of time till they start texting while flying.

I live close to an air port and jet building company. The jet business does a program for high school students.... gives them a job until they finish high school. They learn quite a bit there.
Also a pilot school. :)
I find it all quite interesting and never realized how involved it all is.

They have a small airport by the road on my way to work as i was driving to work, a single prop plane was taking off it was one lane away from me haha