Welcome to the wonderful world of flying! You are about to embark on some of the most exciting and challenging training you will ever experience, all of which is focused towards earning a Recreational Pilot Permit.
The training you will receive is structured in a Transport Canada approved syllabus that will provide you with all the knowledge and skills you require to ensure a future of safe and enjoyable recreational flying.
This information package is intended to provide you with a basic understanding of the training you will receive and how it will be conducted. Included in this package are:
Transport Canada Requirements for Recreational Pilot Permits
Outline of Ground School Instruction
Outline of Flight Instruction
Typical Costs to Obtain a Recreational Pilot Permit
Should you enroll in the RPP Course; the following information will also be provided:
Copy of Ground School Schedule
Copy of Company Standard Safety Precautions
Copy Transport Canada PSTAR Exam Study and Reference Guide
Copy of Transport Canada RPP Study and Reference Guide
Copy of Transport Canada RPP Flight Test Standard
Other Study and Reference Materials as required
Should you have any questions regarding this, or any other course offered by Sealand Aviation, please feel free to ask any of our staff or instructors. We would be most pleased to help you.
RPP – Permit Requirements
Student Pilot Permit
The Student Pilot Permit is the document that allows persons undertaking flight instruction to conduct flight training under solo conditions (ie: without a flight instructor in the aircraft). A licensed flight instructor must first authorize all flights conducted under a Student Pilot Permit.
Transport Canada requirements for the issuance of a Student Pilot Permit are as follows:
Category |
Requirement |
| Age | Must be at least 14 years of age |
| Medical | Valid Category 1, 3, or 4 Medical Certificate |
| Knowledge | Pass PSTAR Examination (90%) |
| Skill | At Flight Instructor’s Discretion |
| Experience | At Flight Instructor’s Discretion |
Recreational Pilot Permit (RPP)
The RPP is not a license, but a pilot permit. The holder of an RPP may fly a single engine, non-high performance aircraft with a seating capacity of not more than four (including flight crew) under day VFR conditions, and may carry not more than one passenger. The RPP is valid only in Canada, cannot be used for trans-border flights, and cannot be endorsed for any ratings (ie: night, instrument, VFR over the top, multi-engine, etc).
Recreational Pilot Permit (RPP) – Ground School Instruction
While completion of a formal Ground School is not a mandatory requirement for the Recreational Pilot Permit, most candidates for the RPP find the Private Pilot Ground School is an essential element in successful preparation for the Transport Canada Written Examination (RPPAER). It is highly recommended that students wishing to pursue the RPP take the Private Pilot Ground School Course.
The Private Pilot Ground School offered by Sealand Air Aviation is taught by qualified and experienced instructors and provides 51 hours of multimedia classroom instruction covering all required subject areas. Key subject areas that will be covered during the Ground School include the following:
Air Regulations
Aerodynamics
Theory of Flight
Meteorology
Airframes, Engines and Systems
Flight Instruments
Radio and Electronic Theory
Navigation
Flight Operations
Aero-Medicine and Human Factors
Pilot Decision Making
Recreational Pilot Permit – Flight Instruction
A Licensed Flight Instructor will provide all of your flight instruction, which will follow a Transport Canada approved syllabus broken into 6 Phases and 30 Lesson Plans. The structure of these lesson plans is designed on a “building block” approach and will provide you with basic flight instruction, moving on to more advanced elements as your skills and abilities develop.
