Commercial Pilot Licence

Description

The Purpose of Commercial Pilot Program is to produce graduates who are capable of performing duties of Commercial Air-Pilots as regulation by Transport Canada.

Requirements For Admission

Private Pilot Licence
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Requirements For License

Age: An applicant must be a minimum of 18 years of age
Medical Fitness: The licence is maintained by a valid Category 1 Medical
Knowledge:

• An applicant shall have completed a minimum of 80 hours commercial pilot aeroplane ground school instruction including at least the following subjects:
  • Canadian Aviation Regulations,
  • Aerodynamics and theory of flight,
  • Meteorology,
  • Airframes, engines and systems,
  • Flight instruments,
  • Radio and electronic theory,
  • Navigation,
  • Flight operations,
  • Licensing requirements, and
  • Human factors including pilot decision-making.

• Obtained a minimum of 60% in each of the following four mandatory subject areas as well as in the overall written examination Private Pilot Licence – Aeroplane ( PPAER ):
  • Air Law – regulations, rules and orders, air traffic services, practices and procedures, and licensing requirements relevant to the licence,
  • Navigation – navigation, radio aids and electronic theory,
  • Meteorology, and
  • Aeronautics – General Knowledge – airframes, engines and systems, theory of flight, flight instruments and flight operations.

Experience

• Have completed a minimum of 200 hours flight time in airplanes, of which a minimum of 100 hours shall be pilot-in-command time
• Following the issuance of a private pilot license — airplane by Canada or another contracting state, have completed 65 hours of commercial pilot flight training in airplanes consisting of a minimum of:
  • 35 hours dual instruction flight time, under the direction and supervision of the holder of a Flight Instructor Rating — Aeroplane, including:
    • 5 hours night flying, including a minimum of 2 hours of cross-country flight time;
    • 5 hours cross-country, which may include the cross-country experience
    • 20 hours of instrument flight time 

• • 30 hours solo flight time including:
    • 25 hours solo flight time emphasizing the improvement of general flying skills of the applicant which shall include a cross-country flight to a point of a minimum of 300 nautical mile radius from the point of departure and shall include a minimum of 3 landings at points other than that of departure; and
    • 5 hours solo flight time by night during which a minimum of 10 takeoffs, circuits and landings were completed.

Skill

Within the 12 months preceding the date of application for the permit, an applicant shall successfully complete a flight test in accordance with:

• • • Schedule 4 “Flight Test for the Issuance of a Commercial Pilot Licence – Aeroplane” of Standard 428 — Conduct of Flight Tests.