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 Registered as a private career college under the Private Career Colleges Act 2005 -  #103072

Above and Beyond

 St. Thomas Flight Centre
Private Career College

St. Thomas Flight Centre has been granted "Private Career College" status by the Provincial Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities under the Private Career Colleges act, 2005, providing complete training of Commercial Pilots and Flying Instructors.
 

The Sky's the Limit!

"Looking farther downstream, we still need to address the predicted shortage of trained flight crew - the ranks of new student pilots remain on the soft side as retirement looms for those in place now."

Rob Seaman
WINGS Magazine November 2009


COMMERCIAL PILOT LICENCE
 

Age

·     Must be 18 years for the issue of the Licence 

Medical Fitness

·     Applicant must hold a Category 1 medical 

Experience 

·   Applicant must hold a Private Pilot Licence

·   An applicant shall have completed a minimum of 200 hours flight time in aeroplanes, of which a minimum of 100 hours shall be pilot-in-command time including 20 hours cross-country pilot-in-command flight time

·   Applicant shall have completed 65 hours of commercial pilot flight training with a minimum of:

 

(A)  35 hours dual instruction flight time including

(i)  5 hours cross country  

(ii) 5 hours night, including a minimum of 2 hours of cross-country flight time

(ii)20 hours of instrument flight time

(B)  30 hours solo flight time including

(i)  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

(ii)5 hours solo flight time by night.

 

Knowledge

 

·     Applicant must obtain not less than 60% on Transport Canada exam (CPAER)

·     Applicant shall have completed 80 hours of ground school and 100 hours flight time prior to writing exam

Skill

·     Applicant must pass a flight test with a designated flight test examiner

·     Applicant must have completed 175 hours of flight training prior to admission to flight test

  Privileges 

·        The holder of a Commercial Pilot Licence may

(a) exercise the privileges of a Private Pilot     Licence

(b) exercise the privileges of a VFR OTT rating

(c) while engaged in providing a commercial air service act as pilot-in-command

 Costs

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