Diamond Flight Centre London Inc.

HOW LONG WILL THE FLIGHT TRAINING TAKE?

To complete the Transport Canada minimum on-course requirements of 35 hours Dual plus 30 hours Solo flight time, estimated average flight training time would be:

• 13 Weeks if flying 5 days per week
• 5.4 Months if flying 3 days per week
• 16.25 Months if flying 1 day per week

WHAT ARE THE AGE REQUIREMENTS FOR TRAINING?

• You must be a minimum of 18 years of age to be issued a Commercial Pilot Licence (CPL)

HOW MUCH FLYING TIME IS REQUIRED?

You require a minimum of 200 hours flight total time of which a minimum of 100 hours shall be pilot-in-command time including 20 hours cross-country pilot-in-command flight time. Other CPL requirements are as follows:

65 hours of commercial pilot flight training after the issue of the PPL 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
  • 20 hours of instrument flight time (a maximum 10 hours of the 20 hours may be conducted on an approved aeroplane simulator or synthetic flight training device)

• 30 hours solo flight time including:

  • 25 hours solo flight time emphasizing the improvement of general flying skills of the applicant which shall include a cross-country 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

WHAT ARE THE AVIATION MEDICAL REQUIREMENTS?

• Prior to beginning your flight training for the Commercial Pilot Licence (CPL), you must have a valid Category 1 aviation medical certificate from a Transport Canada-approved Civil Aviation Medical Examiner (CAME). Below is a list of approved list of medical examiners in the London, Ontario area:

Dr. Chapeskie

• Office: 519-461-0776
• Address: Box 130, 21816 Fairview Road (Thorndale)

Dr. Sirek

• Office: 226-213-6700
• Address: 701 Oxford Street East (London)

If you are from outside the London area, a list of Civil Aviation Medical Examiners can be found here on the Transport Canada website

DO I NEED TO WRITE AN EXAM?

• Yes, you must have a minimum of 60% in each of the following four mandatory subjects areas as well as in the overall written examination Commercial Pilot Licence — Aeroplane (CPAER):

  • Air Law: Regulations, rules and orders, air traffic services, practices and procedures, and licensing requirements relevant to the licence
  • Navigation: Navigation, radio aids and electronic theory,
  • Meteorology
  • Aeronautics - General Knowledge: Airframes, engines and systems, theory of flight, flight instruments and flight operations.

• You must have a minimum of 80 hours commercial pilot aeroplane ground school instruction including at least the following subjects:

  • Canadian Aviation Regulations
  • Aerodynamics and theory of flight
  • Meteorology
  • Airframes, engines and systems
  • Flight instruments
  • Radio and electronic theory
  • Navigation
  • Flight operations
  • Licensing requirements
  • Human factors including pilot decision making

IS A FLIGHT TEST REQUIRED?

Yes, you must successfully pass a Commercial Pilot flight test with a Transport Canada-approved pilot examiner

WHAT PRIVILEGES WILL I HAVE AFTER COMPLETION OF THE TRAINING?

The Commercial Pilot Licence (CPL) allows you to fly single-engine, single pilot, non-high-performance aircraft under Visual Flight Rules for hire or reward

ARE THERE ANY PREREQUISITES TO TRAINING?

Candidate must hold a valid Private Pilot Licence (PPL) and have a Category 1 aviation medical