Private Pilot Licence requirements.

CARs 421.26

• Medical class 3 or 1

• 40 hours of private pilot aeroplane ground school instruction

• Obtained a minimum of 60% in each of the following four mandatory subject areas as well as in the overall written examination Private Pilot Licence - Aeroplane (PPAER):

  1. Air Law - regulations, rules and orders, air traffic services, practices and procedures, and licensing requirements relevant to the licence;

  2. Navigation - navigation, radio aids and electronic theory;

  3. Meteorology;

  4. Aeronautics - General Knowledge - airframes, engines and systems, theory of flight, flight instruments and flight operations.

• An applicant shall have completed a minimum of 45 hours private pilot flight training in aeroplanes under the direction and supervision of the holder of a Flight Instructor Rating - Aeroplane. A maximum 5 of the 45 hours may be conducted on an approved aeroplane simulator or flight training device. (amended 1998/09/01)

• The flight training shall include a minimum of:

  1. 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 (amended 1998/09/01)

  2. 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.