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
- (iii) 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 40 hours of ground school and 100 hours flight time prior to writing exam
Skill
- Applicant must pass a flight test with a pilot examiner
- Applicant must have completed 150 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
Rates
- Instructor $65 /hour
- Cessna 152 $148 /hour
Costs
Ground school + directed self study | 500.00 |
Books and supplies | 300.00 |
Pre-flight briefings 24 hours | 1544.00 |
Dual Instruction C152 – 35 hours | 7455.00 |
Solo practice C152 – 30 hours | 4440.00 |
Solo build-up time C152 – 90 hours ~ | 13320.00 |
Instrument training 10 hours | 1300.00 |
Written exam | 130.00 |
Flight test ** | 830.00 |
Medical Exam CAT 1 | 180.00 |
College Tuition | 1000.00 |
TOTAL: | $30999.00 |
~ Assumes 45 hours flight time accumulated from PPL. If student has acquired a greater number of hours, these may be deducted from the required build-up time.
** Includes Transport Canada processing fee, pilot examiner fee, aircraft rental
% Includes ECG, CAME exam, Transport Canada processing fee
NOTE: All instruction satisfies Canadian Aviation Regulations minimum requirements and is only an estimate. Taxes 13% HST extra.
Prices as of Aug 2019