Private Pilot License

Description

The Private Pilot Licence allows the holder to fly all single engine non-high performance aircraft during daylight hours under Visual Flight Rules.

Requirements

You must be 17 years old to get the license, and 14 years old to solo. You will also need at least a Category 1 or 3 medical.

You must complete a minimum of 40 hours private pilot aeroplane ground school instruction on the following subjects:

  • Canadian Aviation Regulations, Theory of Flight, Meteorology, Airframes/Engines/Systems, Flight Instruments, Radio Theory, Navigation, Flight Operations, Licensing and Human Factors, including pilot decision-making and

  • You must obtain a minimum of 60% in the written examination Private Pilot Licence - Aeroplane (PPAER).

You must have completed a minimum of 45 hours of flight time. A maximum 5 of the 45 hours may be conducted on an approved aeroplane simulator or flight-training device, including:

  • 17 hours minimum dual instruction flight time, 3 hours cross-country time and 5 hours of instrument time (3 hours may be instrument ground time)

  • 12 hours minimum solo flight time, 5 hours cross-country (a flight of a minimum of 150 nautical miles which shall include 2 full stop landings at points other than the point of departure).

Skills

An applicant shall successfully complete a flight test to the standard outlined in the TP 13723 - Flight Test Guide - Private Pilot Licence - Aeroplane.