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Private Pilot License
Private Pilot
License
Private Pilot Licenses are available for airplanes and
helicopters. These licenses are valid for flying Canadian certified aircraft
internationally. At Borden we
offer private Pilot License - Aeroplane GROUND SCHOOL only.
Private Pilot - Aeroplanes
Student pilots must be at least 14 years old to fly solo,
and be medically fit as determined by a Civil Aviation Medical Examiner,
a local doctor approved by Transport Canada.
The course consists of at least 45 hours flying with
a minimum of 12 hours solo, and 40 hours ground school with a flight test
and written exam. License applicants must be 17 years old. Initially, the license
is valid for day flying in good weather with passengers in airplanes.
Private pilots have the option to pursue endorsements
for heavier aircraft as well as night flying, float flying, instrument
flying, multi-engine flying and VFR-Over-the-Top. Additional training necessary
for these endorsements is available at the Borden
Flying Club.
Endorsements
Night Rating
The course is a minimum of 20 hours of pilot flight time.
There is no written examination or flight test. The flight time includes
not less than:
(1) 10 hours of night flying with not less than
(a) five hours of dual flight time, including two hours
cross-country,
(b) five hours solo flight time, including 10 takeoffs,
circuits and landings, and
(2) 10 hours dual instrument time of which not more than
five hours may be instrument ground time.
(Instrument time flown on the Private Pilot Course may
be counted.)
VFR Over-the-Top Rating
The VFR-OTT Rating is new. It allows Private and Commercial
Pilots to fly on top of cloud or between layers when operating under visual
flight rules. There is no written examination or flight test for the VFR-OTT
rating. Applicants shall have completed a minimum of 15 hours of dual instrument
time, of which a maximum of five hours may be instrument ground time.
Instrument time completed on other courses may be counted.
Instrument Rating
The IFR Rating has been made easier to obtain. The holder
of a pilot license endorsed with an Instrument Rating has the privilege
of acting as pilot-in-command under the Instrument Flight Rules for those
aircraft of the group endorsed on the rating (airplane - single-engine,
centreline thrust or multi-engine). For single-engine (Group 3) airplanes,
the course is a minimum of 40 hours of instrument flight time with not
more than 20 hours instrument ground time. The applicant must obtain at
least 70 per cent on the Instrument Rating written examination and pass
an Instrument Rating flight test. This rating is valid for up to 24 months,
after which it must be re-flight tested.
Multi-engine Rating
There is no minimum flight time or written examination
to qualify for a Multi-engine Rating, but five hours is considered an industry
standard minimum. Applicants must demonstrate multi-engine flying skills
during a flight test.
