{"id":4057,"date":"2025-05-18T09:08:09","date_gmt":"2025-05-18T14:08:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.flightschoollist.com\/aviation-blog\/?p=4057"},"modified":"2025-05-18T09:08:10","modified_gmt":"2025-05-18T14:08:10","slug":"how-to-get-your-pilots-license-in-2025-a-podcast-guide-for-future-pilots","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.flightschoollist.com\/aviation-blog\/how-to-get-your-pilots-license-in-2025-a-podcast-guide-for-future-pilots\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Get Your Pilot\u2019s License in 2025: A Podcast Guide for Future Pilots"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"4057\" class=\"elementor elementor-4057\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6349821 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6349821\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-78f28ac\" data-id=\"78f28ac\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-69f8dd78 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"69f8dd78\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"233\" data-end=\"389\"><strong data-start=\"233\" data-end=\"310\">So you\u2019ve looked up at an airplane and thought, \u201cThat should be me up there.\u201d<\/strong><br data-start=\"310\" data-end=\"313\" \/>Guess what? It totally can be, and 2025 might be the <em data-start=\"365\" data-end=\"374\">perfect<\/em> year to start.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"391\" data-end=\"687\">In this episode, we\u2019re breaking down <em data-start=\"428\" data-end=\"437\">exactly<\/em> how to become a pilot\u2014from your first flight lesson to soloing an aircraft and earning your Private Pilot License (PPL). 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