FLIGHT SCHOOL
Recreational Permit
This training does not require any previous experience, and can be completed in a matter of weeks, for a full-time student. For those short of spare time, training can be spread out over months. Training can occur on any of our single engine aircraft, typically a Cessna 152 or Cessna 172.
Requirements
You need to pass a Class III or IV medical exam.
You need to be at least 14 years old before you fly solo.
You need to be at least 16 years old to actually get your license
Ground School
You will go through either 60 hours of training in a class, or 40 hours of customized one-on-one training. This training gives you the knowledge and skills to pass the required Transport Canada written exam.
Practical training
Canadian Law dictates a minimum of 25 hours of flight training. On average, students require 17 hours of dual flight, and 7 hours of solo flight. You will also need 2 hours of navigation training with an instructor.
Obtaining your License
You must pass the Transport Canada theory exam with a grade of at least 60%. Also note that the theory exam is broken into 4 categories, and you must obtain at least 60% in each one in order to pass. For example, you can’t get 0 in one section, perfect in all the others, and claim victory, given a 75% average. The four sections of the exam will cover General Knowledge, Air Law, Navigation, and Weather. Then, you need to pass a practical exam with a Transport Canada representative, by getting a mark of at least 60%.
Privileges
This license permits you to be the Pilot In Command (PIC) of any single engine aircraft having 4 places or fewer, and carry up to one passenger. You can share some of the flight expenses with the passenger.
Private Pilot Licence
This training does not require any previous experience, and can be completed in about 12 weeks, for a full-time student. For those short of spare time, training can be spread out over months, up to a year. Training can occur on any of our single engine aircraft, I.E. typically a Cessna 152 or Cessna 172.
Requirements
You need to pass a at least a Class III medical exam You need to be at least 14 years old before you fly solo You need to be at least 17 years old to actually get your licence
Ground School
You will go through either 60 hours of training in a class, or 40 hours of customized one-on-one training. This training gives you the knowledge and skills to pass the required Transport Canada Written exam.
Practical training
Canadian Law dictates a minimum of 45 hours of flight training. On average, students require 30 hours of dual flight, and 15 hours of solo flight. You will have to carry out a cross country flight with your instructor, as well as 5 hours of instrument training. Part of your solo training will include 5 hours of cross-country flight, flying in a triangle of at least 150 nautical miles, plus 2 full-stop landings.
Obtaining your Licence
You must pass the Transport Canada Theory exam with a grade of at least 60%. Also note that the theory exam is broken into 4 categories, and you must obtain at least 60% in each one in order to pass. For example, you can’t get 0 in one section, perfect in all the others, and claim victory, given a 75% average. The four sections of the exam will cover General Knowledge, Air Law, Navigation, and Weather. Then, you need to pass a practical exam with a Transport Canada representative, by getting a mark of at least 60%.
Privileges
This licence permits you to be the Pilot In Command (PIC) of any single engine aircraft while in VFR day conditions. You may carry passengers, share expenses, fly abroad, and possibly go get a high performance aircraft rating.
professional pilot
Before beginning commercial pilot training, a Canadian or foreign private pilot license is required. In addition, previous flight hours are credited for training. The training lasts between 1 to 3 months depending on your availability and is carried out on C-152 or C-172 (see the our planes section).
Prerequisites
Class I medical examination
Private pilot license
18 years old to obtain the license
16 years old to start training
Theoretical training
You will follow 80 hours of theoretical training in private, leading to a written Transport Canada exam.
Theoretical training
The regulations impose a minimum of 35 hours of flight training. You will have 35 hours in dual commands, including 15 hours on instruments. Among these flights, you will make a navigation flight of 300 nautical miles (560 km) with 4 stops.
Obtaining the license
The candidate for the license must have obtained 60% in the overall theoretical examination which he will take at the end of his theoretical training. In addition, he must have 60% in each of the subdivisions of the exam: Regulations, navigation, weather and general knowledge. The flight test is conducted with a Transport Canada delegated examiner. The pass mark is 70% with no failure in each of the exercises. To validate your license, you must have 200 hours of total flight, including 100 solo hours, hence the importance of practicing travel flights after the private license.
Privileges
Possibility to fly as PIC (pilot in command, captain), on all single-engines, by sight, day or night.
Opportunity to work for an airline for remuneration.
Flights must be VFR (Visual flight reference, flight with reference to the ground) day or night (see instrument flight section.)
Possibility of bringing passengers.
Possibility to fly abroad
Multi-Engine
A Multi-Engine qualification allows a pilot to be the pilot in command of a plane with more than one engine. An indispensable qualification to have when your goal is to work for an airline as a commercial pilot.
Requirements
There are no minimal fight hours for this qualification and no written exam. A practical flight exam is required.
Instrument flight
The instrument flight rating allows its holder to be able to fly an airplane without direct reference to the ground. It’s safe to say that it’s a must-have qualification to be able to work in air transport, as all commercial aircraft take off and land at specific times and there’s no need to wait for the weather to improve to take off or land . This training is therefore essential for any pilot wishing to work professionally or to travel in any type of weather. This qualification can be seen as an extension of the private or professional licence.
Theoretical training
The regulations do not impose a specific number of hours before the exam. However, the candidate will have to pass a theoretical exam for which he must obtain a mark of 70%. The exam covers regulations, IFR procedures, meteorology, instruments, radio and radar systems and navigation. Different exercises will be proposed to you to control your level of learning.
Theoretical training
The regulations impose 40 hours of instrument flight time in dual controls and include a cross-country flight of at least 100 nautical miles with two approaches. Your training will teach you the following procedures: IFR departures and arrivals (instrument flight rules, flight with reference to instruments), holding patterns of all types (NDB, VOR, DME), precision (ILS) and non-precision approaches (NDB, VOR, back or front course), approaches in controlled or uncontrolled airspace. The program is also demanding in terms of flight planning (weather forecast, plan, route) and dealing with emergencies (simulation of engine and equipment failures).
Obtaining the license
The candidate must obtain 70% on the theoretical exam to appear for the flight test which is carried out with a TRANSPORT CANADA inspector. The pass mark is 60%.
Privileges
The instrument rating allows you to fly even if you have no ground reference. So you can fly with an IFR flight plan. This qualification along with a professional license is one of the minimum requirements to be hired by an airline.
Allows you to take off from an airport in weather conditions below VFR conditions.
Allows an instrument approach to an unseen airport.
Allows piloting through clouds or above.
Allows to fly IFR day or night.
Qualification- Instructor
The flight instructor rating allows a person holding a commercial pilot license to give flight lessons. Lachute Aviation is one of the only companies in the region that can offer the qualification thanks to our two highly experienced class 1 instructors. The instructor qualification has 4 levels. The beginner starts at the “class 4” level and moves up the ladder as he gains experience. Class 3 is acquired when the instructor reaches a certain number of flight hours and trains 3 students who have gone solo and have passed their exams. Class 1 and 2 are acquired by obtaining more experience and hours of instruction following tests given by Transport Canada.
Theoretical training
Lasting a minimum of 25 hours, this training allows you to learn all the pedagogical principles and flight techniques as well as to study in depth the principles of flight. In this stage, the instructor will learn how to deliver relevant and interesting lessons in class. This learning is supervised by a class 1 instructor.
Theoretical training
Lasting 30 hours, the flight part allows the candidate to deepen his flight knowledge and develop the ability to pilot and teach at the same time.
Some precisions
The profession of instructor is often the starting point of a career in aeronautics. Indeed, the flight hours needed to obtain a position in an airline are often obtained thanks to the hours accumulated by doing flight instruction. Depending on how long you spend training, you can move up the ranks and get some interesting responsibilities.
Prerequisites
A valid Canadian Commercial Pilot License.
Privileges
Allows to give flight lessons on plane.
Allows you to increase your hours as PIC
night flight
The night flight rating allows its holder to fly an airplane with direct reference to the ground and using its instruments. It’s safe to say that it’s a must-have qualification to be able to work in air transport, as all commercial aircraft take off and land at specific times day and night. This training is therefore essential for any pilot wishing to work on a professional basis or needing to travel at all times. This qualification can be seen as an extension of the license.
Theoretical training
There is no specific exam for this qualification.
Theoretical training
The regulations impose a total of 20 hours including 5 hours of instrument flight in dual controls, 5 hours of night flight in dual control and finally 5 hours of night flight solo in order to be annotated for night flying.
Obtaining the license
There is no flight test for this training. All you have to do is meet the requirements regarding the number of flight hours
Privileges
The night flight rating allows you to fly with ground reference at night.
Allows you to take off from an airport at night.
Allows you to make a night approach to an airport.
Theoretical distance course in French!
Our new distance theoretical training for the private pilot license and recreational permit is now available!
What our training currently includes:
- More than 200 video capsules that allow you to take the course whenever you want.
- New content added every week
- Several multiple-choice quizzes to help you revise the material.
- Interactive review module.
- 2 friendly competitions per month to promote revision and exchanges between students.
- Online pre-test to practice writing the Transport Canada written exam.
For more information, visit our learning platform: http://www.lachuteaviation-cours-a-distance.ca