Caution: Please check Transport Canada site for current
estimated costs - in their C.A.R.S. section. The costs below
are old.
PRIVATE PILOT'S LICENCE: Cost approx.
$3200
- Age Requirements - You
must be 16 to hold a student pilot permit and 17 to hold licence.
- Must pass medical by a
Transport Canada approved doctor
- Must pass both a written
exam and flight test by a Ministry of Transport examiner.
Course Outline:
|
20 hrs. |
Dual flying |
|
20 hrs. |
Solo flying |
|
5 hrs. |
Instrument |
|
40 hrs. |
Ground school |
*No specific schooling is
required
COMMERCIAL PILOT'S LICENCE:
Cost approx. $5400
This license is an
expansion of the private pilot's license, and is the first step in
the path for a future professional pilot.
Age Requirements - You must
be 18 upon completion of course
Course Outline:
| MINIMUM 200
hrs total flying time |
| 100 hrs PIC |
| 20 hrs cross
country** |
| 40 hrs
Ground School |
| Must pass a
written exam to 60% and a flight test to 70% |
**cross-country means that
the pilot must fly a triangle from London to two other airports and
back(i.e. a pilot might fly from London to St. Thomas to Kitchener
and then back to London)
After you have obtained
your Commercial Pilot's Licence you may wish to obtain other ratings
such as a multi-engine rating, an instrument rating, or a flight
instructor rating.
RELATED FIELDS
Airline Pilot:
|
Education
|
A University Degree - it does
not have to be related to aviation, it can be in anything from
Biology to Economics |
Requirements:
|
Age: None
Must hold Private and
Commercial licences, Multi-Engine and Instrument ratings, and
have several hundred hours flying experience |
Estimated Yearly
Salary:
|
Varied |
Air Traffic
Controller:
|
Education:
|
A High
School Diploma |
Requirements:
|
Must pass
medical requirements
Do not need to hold
Private License, but must pass entrance test and interviews |
Estimated Yearly
Salary:
|
1st year -
$17,000 while in training; after licenced can range from $50,000
- $200,000
Training is approx. 9
months, and room and board, and a salary are provided while at
the centre in Cornwall. |
For further information or
questions, contact:
Susan Begg or
Pat (Patricia) Crocker
East Canada Section
Aerospace Education
|
