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Transport Canada Minimum Requirement
Age: 14 Minimum. It is recommended that the student be at least 16. Candidate must be 18 at the time of License issuance.
Medical Fitness: Category 1
Knowledge: 80 hours of Ground School
Ground School Topics Include:
•Canadian Air Regulations
•Theory of Flight
•Meteorology
•Airframes, Engines and Aircraft Systems
•Flight Instruments
•Navigation
•Flight Operations
•Human Factors and Pilot Decision Making
Transport Canada Written Exam:
Obtain a minimum overall mark of 60% on the Transport Canada written examination (CPHEL) of 100 questions with a minimum of 60% obtained in each of the following 4 sections:
•Air Law
•Meteorology
•Navigation
•General Knowledge
Experience: Minimum of 100 hours of flight training as per Transport Canada
Training shall include:
55 hours dual flight instruction including:
•Minimum of 5 hours of cross-country flight time
•Minimum of 10 hours of instrument training (5 may be in our approved Flyit simulator)
35 hours solo flight time including:
•Minimum of 10 hours of cross-country flight time with the cross country of not less then 2 hours flight time form the point of departure with 3 full stop landing at points other that the point of departure.
Pass a flight test off approximately 1.5 hours. Transport Canada flight test will test both your flight maneuvers and your knowledge on the ground.
