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COMMERCIAL PILOT LICENCE

Age: Minimum of 18 years old.

Medical: Class I - The medical shall be done by an approved Transport Canada doctor.

Knowledge: An applicant shall have completed a minimum of 40 hours commercial aeroplane ground school instruction, on the following subjects....Canadian Aviation Regulations (CARs), Aerodynamics and Theory of Flight, Meteorology, Airframes Engines and Systems, Flight
Instruments, Radio and Electronic Theory, Navigation, Flight Operations, Licensing Requirements, and Human Factors including Pilot Decision Making. The written test (CPAER) requires a minimum of 60% on each of the four mandatory subject areas as well as an overall average of 60%.

Experience: 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 crosscountry PlC flight time.

An applicant shall, following the issue of a Private Pilot License - Aeroplane by Canada or another Contracting State, have completed 65 hours of commercial pilot flight training in aeroplanes consisting of a minimum of 35 hours dual instruction flight time, including 5 hours night, including a minimum of 2 hours of cross country flight time: 5 hours cross country, which may include the cross-country experience from the night; and 20 hours of instrument flight time in addition to previous experience, and 30 hours solo flight time including 25 hours solo flight time emphasizing the improvement of general flying skills of the applicant. Included is a crosscountry 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; 5 hours solo flight time by night during which a minimum of 10 takeoffs, circuits and landings were completed. A flight test shall be administered to determine the applicant meets the standard as outlined in Flight Test Standard - Aeroplane (TP2655E)

Privileges:

401.30

      1. The holder of a commercial pilot license - aeroplane may exercise the privileges of a private pilot license - aeroplane, and those of a VFR OTT rating. The holder of a commercial pilot license may also, while engaged in providing a commercial air service by means of an aeroplane of a class and type in respect of which the license is endorsed with ratings, act as PlC of the aeroplane, where the minimum flight crew document for
the aeroplane specifies a minimum flight crew of one pilot, and co-pilot of the aeroplane.
      2. Where an applicant meets the requirements specified in the personnel licensing standards in respect of a commercial pilot license aeroplane except the night flight time requirements, the Minister shall issue to the applicant a commercial pilot license - aeroplane endorsed for daylight flying only.
      3. No holder of a commercial pilot license - aeroplane whose license is endorsed with a daylight-flying-only restriction shall exercise the privileges of a private pilot license - aeroplane, the privileges of a VFR OTT rating, and the privileges while engaged in providing a commercial air service by means of an aeroplane of a class and type in respect of which the license is endorsed with ratings, act as PlC of the aeroplane, where the minimum flight crew document for the aeroplane specifies a minimum flight crew of one pilot, and co-pilot of the aeroplane by night.

 

 

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