Private Pilot Licence

Requirements For Admission

Age: minimum 17 years old

Requirements For Licence

Age: An applicant must be a minimum of 17 years of age
Medical Fitness: The licence is maintained by a valid Category 1 or 3 Medical Certificate
Knowledge:

•  Completed a minimum of 40 hours private pilot aeroplane ground school instruction on 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;
  • Aeronautics – General Knowledge – airframes, engines and systems, theory of flight, flight instruments and flight operations.

Experience

An applicant shall have completed a minimum of 45 hours private pilot flight training in aeroplanes under the direction and supervision of the holder of a Flight Instructor Rating – Aeroplane

• The flight training shall include a minimum of:
  • 17 hours dual instruction flight time, including a minimum of 3 hours cross-country flight time and 5 hours of instrument time of which a maximum of 3 hours may be instrument ground time
  • 12 hours solo flight time, including 5 hours cross-country flight time with a flight of a minimum of 150 nautical miles which shall include 2 full stop landings at points other than the point of departure.

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 3 “Flight Test for the Issuance of a Private Pilot Licence – Aeroplane” of Standard 428 – Conduct of Flight Tests