So you Want to Fly a Plane....

First, you gotta learn the books.  Buy a book and read it.  Jeppesson has good books.  You will also need:

• Medical Certificate (3rd Class) which is good for 3 years (On the back of it is the Student Pilot Certificate which is good for only 2  years)
• Approval from a CFI to write the FAA written exam.
• Write the exam and pass.  You then have 1 year to get your Pilot license, which requires 40 hours of flight training, and pass a Practical Test which includes Oral Exam and Flight Test.

Non-US Citizens: I will add info here on getting TSA approval before flight training.

Flight Simulators:  Get Microsoft Flight Simulator and some good hardware to go along with it.