AVIONS

(1) Age

Minimum of seventeen years of age.

(2) Medical Fitness

(a) Hold a Category 1 or 3 Medical Certificate valid for Private Pilot License – Aeroplanes

(3) Knowledge

(a) Minimum of 40 hours private pilot aeroplane ground school instruction
(b) Minimum of 60% in each of the four mandatory subject areas as well as in the overall written examination Private Pilot Licence – Aeroplane (PPAER)

(4) Experience

(a) Complete a minimum of 45 hours private pilot flight training in aeroplanes under the direction and supervision of a Flight Instructor.
(b) The flight training shall include a minimum of:
(i) 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; and
(ii) 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.

(5) Skill

Successfully complete a flight test as pilot-in-command of an aeroplane in accordance with Schedule 3 “Flight Test for the Issuance of a Private Pilot Licence – Aeroplane” of Standard 428 – Conduct of Flight Tests.

(6) Credits

(a) Knowledge
(i) An applicant who holds a Pilot Permit – Gyroplane or a private or higher type pilot licence for helicopters may, when applying for the issue of Private Pilot Licence – Aeroplane have the 40 hour ground instruction requirement reduced to 20 hours.
(ii) An applicant who holds a Pilot Permit – Gyroplane or a private or higher type pilot licence for helicopters shall in lieu of completing the written examination PPAER obtain a minimum of 60% in the written examination Private Pilot Aeroplane Rating – Alternate Category (PARAC).
(b) Experience
(i) The total flight time must include a minimum of 30 hours in aeroplanes.
(ii) Where an applicant holds a pilot permit or licence in another aircraft category flight time credits shall be claimed as follows:

(A) Helicopter and Gyroplane
(I) a maximum of 15 hours towards the total flight time; and
(II) a maximum of 4 hours solo flight time, 2 hours of which shall be credited to solo cross-country flight time.
(B) Glider A maximum of 5 hours pilot-in-command flight time towards the total flight time.
(C) Three Axis Ultra-light Aeroplane A maximum of 10 hours pilot-in-command flight time towards the total flight time.
(D) Instrument Flight Time An applicant who holds a private or higher type licence in another category shall be credited with instrument flight time acquired in the other category towards meeting the instrument experience requirements provided that the instrument flight time acquired in the other category is not credited towards the 17 hours of dual instruction flight time or the 12 hours solo flight time.

(7) Credits for DND Applicants

(a) Active and retired Canadian Forces personnel who have qualified to pilot aeroplane wings standard or who have successfully completed the Basic Flying Training course of approximately 120 hours shall be considered to have met the ground school instruction requirement, the written examination requirement, the course requirement and the skill requirement provided that:

(i) the applicant has met the flight time requirements specified in subsection (4) of which a minimum of 10 hours flight time in aeroplanes has been acquired in the 12 months preceding the date of application, and
(ii) the applicant obtains a minimum of 90% in the written examination Student Pilot Permit or Private Pilot Licence for Foreign and Military Applicants, Air Regulations (PSTAR).

(b) A person who has undergone aeroplane pilot flight training in the Canadian Forces may be credited military dual and solo aeroplane flight time and aeroplane ground school time towards the knowledge and experience requirements for the issue of a Private Pilot Licence – Aeroplane.

(8) Licence Issued On the Basis of Foreign Licence

(a) An applicant who is the holder of a Private or higher pilot licence – Aeroplane issued by a Contracting State shall be considered:

(i) to have met the ground school instruction requirement; and
(ii) to have met the written examination requirement and the flight test requirement, provided that the foreign licence was not issued on the basis of a licence from another State, and that the applicant:

(A) has met the flight time requirements specified in subsection (4);
(B) has obtained a minimum of 90% in the written examination Student Pilot Permit or Private Pilot Licence for Foreign and Military Applicants, Aviation Regulations (PSTAR); and
(C) has completed, as pilot in command or co-pilot in aeroplanes, a minimum of 5 take-offs and 5 landings within the 6 months preceding the date of application for the Canadian licence.

(b) The licence shall be annotated by the Minister to indicate that it was issued on the basis of the foreign licence.
(c) The Minister shall remove the annotation from the licence, provided that the applicant has successfully completed:
(i) the written examination requirements (PPAER); and
(ii) the skill requirement.

(9) Credits for Foreign Applicants

(a) An applicant who holds a Private or higher pilot licence – Aeroplane issued by a contracting state and who does not wish to obtain a licence issued on the basis of the foreign licence, may be considered by the Minister to have met the ground school instruction requirement.
(b) An applicant who holds a Private or higher pilot licence – Aeroplane issued by a contracting state other than Canada and who meets the flight time requirements specified in subsection (4) is considered to have met the experience requirements.
(c) An applicant who does not hold a Private or higher pilot licence – Aeroplane issued by a contracting state may be credited foreign dual and solo aeroplane flight training time and aeroplane ground school time towards the knowledge and experience requirements for the issue of a Private Pilot Licence – Aeroplane, if the applicant provides certification from the holder of a Flight Instructor Rating – Aeroplane that all ground and flight training exercises have been satisfactorily reviewed.