You could learn how to be a pilot. It's that simple, honestly. You could learn how to fly a plane. If you love being in the air, you could be in charge of being in the air. It's more accessible than you think. There are undoubtedly a variety of flight schools and aviation colleges in your area that could serve you. Here are some things you might want to know.

Flight Simulators Are a Big Deal

It may seem wild, but flight simulators are really useful for training pilots. Many aviation schools actually make use of flight simulators. In fact, the FAA is allowing flight simulator hours to count for some hours towards certain types of licenses (the number of hours varies wildly). They are not really used to teach you how to fly so much as how to fly well.

Once you know the basics of how to get the plane up in the air and then back down onto the ground, there are lots of little things to learn—some routine. There's also some benefit to training for scenarios where equipment fails, much less dangerous to do in a flight simulator. If you can get some of your hours towards your license done in a flight simulator, it's worth doing, because it will save you plane rental fees.

There Are Scholarships Available

If you're looking into getting a private license, the national average is in the range of $10,000. Now, that may seem like a lot of money for you but it's not all at once. Much of that is the cost of renting the airplane, which you will be doing in chunks and not all at once. There's also the cost of the books that you will need, but you can probably buy them used off pilots who recently got their license for cheaper than buying them new. The cost also includes testing, insurance, and more. 

With some facilities, you can save money on flight time by paying ahead of time. You can also join monthly pilot clubs which will give you discounts on all of those things and help cover your insurance, depending on the club. There are scholarships, as well. Some of them could very well apply to you, and many can be applied to online.

You Could Be a Pilot

If you want to, you could be. That should be your takeaway. Contact flight training schools to learn more.