Integrated Airline Transport Pilot Course (iATPL)

The course curriculum is designed to meet the Transport Canada standards for training pilots in the required skills and proficiency necessary to allow them to operate as co-pilot on multi-crew, multi-engine airplanes in commercial air transportation, and to obtain:

1. Commercial pilot licence, airplane
2. Multi-engine class rating
3. Group 1 instrument rating

 

The second aim of the course is to assist trainees to train for all stages of their careers with a view to moving from exemplary First Officers to becoming excellent Captains in commercial air operations as they achieve the necessary experiences. To this end the curriculum emphasizes the qualities, skills and knowledge that the Canadian aviation industry has indicated that it requires for its Captains:

• Safety management and risk assessment techniques,
• Crew resource management (CRM) and multi-crew techniques,
• Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) use,
• Decision-making techniques,
• Leadership techniques, and
• Communication skills, along with practical and theoretical skills.

 

The course is also designed to prepare trainees for their future positions as First Officers and Captains by incorporating appropriate routines and safe practices that rely on using checklists and standard flying procedures on all flights. The intent is to allow candidates to internalize routine procedures, giving them the ability to devote attention to operating effectively and safely in adverse conditions, and under the stress induced by demanding workloads.

 

The course is designed to be 18 months in length. All program requirements will be scheduled into the first 16 months. The remaining 2 months leave room for meeting completion requirements that may have been delayed by extenuating personal circumstances of trainees, or weather or other conditions out of the control of OAS.

 

The “Virtual Type Rating” course is a full type rating conducted on OAS’s Mechtronix Ascent® Turboprop Trainer™ to train to Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) used in the airline industry. This makes OAS graduates more attractive to prospective employers by reducing employer training and transition costs.

 

Program of Study

Objective: Giving our students a special competitive edge when applying to commercial operators

 

OAS is offering two courses in 2012 with a limited number of seats in each. The first course starts on the 23rd of January 2012 and the second on the 18th of June 2012. Selection is open all year round. It is a stringent process modelled on airline-type selection, featuring aptitude tests, simulator evaluation and an interview with an airline pilot.

 

The program includes:

Flight training
253.6 hours total

• 75.6 hours dual
• 100.3 hours solo
• 67.3 hours solo
• 10 hours night flying
• 86.1 hours instrument flying
• 8.5 hours solo instrument flying
• 38.5 hours CRM/MCC & Virtual Type Rating B200

 

Ground training
766 hours of theory courses, of which at least 500 hours will be completed in a classroom setting

 

Subjects:

• Air law
• Theory of Flight
• Meteorology
• Engines and Airframes
• Flight Instruments
• Radio Navigation Equipment
• Navigation
• Flight Operations
• Issuance of Aviation Licenses
• Human Factors and Pilot Decision Making
• ATPL
• High Altitude and High Performance Aircraft
• CRM
• Turbine (PT6 Pratt ∓ Whitney)

 

Entry Requirements

An applicant at the time of enrollment must meet the following criteria:

1. An age which allows them to achieve eighteen years of age prior to scheduled commercial tests requiring candidates to be eighteen to attempt them.
2. Ontario high school diploma (grade 12) or equivalent such as results from The General Educational Development Testing Service for students from provinces other than Ontario. Equivalents supplied by sponsors for foreign student candidates will be accepted.
3. Working knowledge of English, written and oral. Depending on circumstances, students will undergo interview assessment, TOEFLS, IELTS or ICAO language testing to establish whether their language ability meets OAS requirements for entering the program.
4. Class 1 Canadian aviation medical certificate
5. Pass OAS Selection Process designed to assess student motivation, ability to finance the course, and aptitude. Selection will be conducted through interviews and computer-based tests.

 

Interested future professional pilots should send an email to

 

Commercial Operators interested in building a pool of highly qualified candidates can contact Cedric Paillard at