Ratings

Night

The night rating allows you to fly at night under visual flight rules.
This rating does not require a flight test or written examination, but  a successful flight evaluation by an instructor is required.
Prerequisite: Private Pilot License
Flight time: A minimum of 10 hours, 5 of which are dual. 5 hours solo with 10 takeoffs and landings. 10 hours instrument.
Typical cost: Based on 5 hours dual, 5 hours solo, 10 briefing hours – $ 3,000 (taxes, estimate only)

VFR Over the Top

A VFR OTT rating allows a pilot to overfly a broken or overcast layer of cloud while VFR.
This rating does not require a flight test or written examination, but a successful flight evaluation by an instructor is required.
Prerequisite: Private pilot license
Flight time: A minimum of 15 hours dual, (instrument time from the Private pilot license and night rating may be credited towards this)
Typical cost: based on 10 hours dual and 10 briefing hours – $ 3,500 (estimate only)

Instrument Rating (Group 3 – Single Engine)

The instrument rating allows you to fly with primary reference to the instruments.
This rating is divided into groups, with group 3 being single-engine aeroplanes, group 1 being multi-engine aeroplanes.
Requirements:
Prerequisite: Private pilot license and 50 hours PIC cross country
Flight time: 40 hours instrument (instrument time from previous licenses/ratings may be credited towards this), 100-nm cross country
Written exam: Successfully pass the instrument rating written examination
Flight test: Successfully pass the instrument rating flight test with a designed pilot examiner
Typical cost: based on 20 hours instrument, 20 briefing hours – $ 7,500 (supplies, fees, estimate only).
Multi-IFR (Group 1) Coming Soon!

Instructor Rating

The instructor rating allows you to teach aspiring pilots to acquire a license or rating.
A Class 4 instructor rating is required to be supervised by a Class 1 or 2 flight instructor, until they attain the requisite experience.
Requirements:
Prerequisite: Commercial pilot’s license
Age: 18
Medical: Class 1 through a Civil Aviation Medical Examiner
Flight time: A minimum of 30 hours dual, with 5 hours instrument
Ground School: 25 hours with a Class 1 Flight Instructor
Written exam: Successfully pass the instructor rating written examination
Flight test: Successfully pass the instructor rating flight test with a designed pilot examiner
Typical cost: based on 30 hours dual, 10 hours solo and 60 briefing hours – $ 14,500 (fees, estimate only)

Seaplane Rating (Coming soon!)

This rating allows you to operate an aeroplane from the thousands of lakes Canada has to offer. Discover the joy of a picnic on that quiet beach you haven’t explored.
There is no ground school, TC written examination or flight test required with this rating. But a qualifying flight under the supervision of a flight instructor is required.
Flight Time: A minimum of 5 hours dual instruction, and a minimum of 5 takeoffs and landings as solo occupant of the aeroplane.
Typical cost: Based on 6 hours dual, 1 hour solo – Pricing coming soon!

Multi-Engine Rating (Coming soon!)

Our next Ground School starts November 5th, 2023!

X