CPL

The Ottawa Flying Club offers the following licenses and ratings:

• Private Pilot Licence
• Night Rating
• Commercial Licence
• Multi Engine Rating
• Instrument Rating
• Float Plane Rating

Although ratings can be completed in a different order, the Licenses are completed in order. The Private must be completed before any other license or rating. The Private Pilot License is the foundation, on which ratings can be added on, with training. Click on the links above for more information on each course.

The Ottawa Flying Club also offers recurrency training on any of these ratings as well as type checkouts on Club aircraft.

PROGRAM OF STUDY

The Professional Pilot Program is designed to graduate highly skilled pilots who are ready for the real world of commercial flight operations.

The graduates of a professional program can be confident that they have the skills and the knowledge that industry requires. They can also claim to have demonstrated an ability to acquire those skills and knowledge at a comparatively rapid rate in a rigorous program. This is an ability needed by commercial air services in an industry that is a continuous learning environment.

Admission

Qualified applicants are accepted on a firstcome firstserved basis. An application form must be submitted in writing to the Professional Pilot Program Manager. The Ottawa Flying Club reserves the right to accept or decline any application to the Professional Pilot Program.

To be eligible for admission, applicants must:

1. Hold a Transport Canada Category 1 Medical Certificate
2. Be at least 17 years of age
3. Have a Canadian grade 12 diploma or equivalent (Candidates not holding a grade 12 diploma can be considered as a mature applicant provided they are at least 19 years of age and have been out of school for at least one year.)
4. Be proficient in both written and spoken English to the Berlitz language school level 8 or equivalent. (See Appendix A for more information.)
5. Have financial means to complete both the ground and flight instruction.

Foreign students

Applicants who are not of Canadian citizenship, a permanent resident of Canada or a dependent of a diplomat accredited to Canada must get a student authorization. Contact your nearest Canadian embassy for details. For more information, see our Foreign Students page.

Advanced Standing

Applicants who already hold a Transport Canada Pilot’s License may apply for advanced standing. Such applicants will be considered on an individual basis.

STUDY TERMS

The Professional Pilot Program is a one-year full-time program (Monday to Friday) leading to the issue of a Commercial Pilot License. Additional courses will be offered for the Multi, Multi Instrument rating, Float endorsement and Instructor Rating. Class sizes are small which allows for a more personal teaching experience.

First Term

The first term of study consists of 12 weeks of classroom study and in-flight training towards the Private Pilot License (PPL).

Classroom topics include:

1) Theory of Flight
2) Airlaw & Airspace
3) Airframes and Engines
4) Flight Instruments
5) Meteorology
6) Flight Operations
7) Navigation & Radio Aids
8) Human Factors

Upon the recommendation of an instructor, at the end of this session, the student will be required to pass both a written exam and flight test administered by Transport Canada. Successful completion of these tests will qualify the candidate to be issued a Private Pilot Licence - Aeroplane.

Second Term

The second term of study consists of approximately 15 weeks of classroom study and in-flight training towards the Commercial Pilot Licence (CPL).

In addition to all the above subjects the following additional topics will be covered:

1) Standards and Procedures for Air Carriers using Small Aeroplanes
2) Principles of Turbine Engines
3) Crew Resource Management
4) Standard Operating Procedures
5) Pilot Decision Making
6) Resumes, Interviews and Networking for your Aviation Career

Upon the recommendation of an instructor, at the end of this session, the candidate will be required to pass both a written exam and flight test administered by Transport Canada. Successful completion of these tests will qualify the candidate to be issued a Commercial Pilot Licence - Aeroplane.

Third term

The third term of study consists of 22 weeks of classroom study towards the Multi-Engine endorsement and Multi-Instrument endorsement (M-IFR). In flight training is optional but the classroom portion will be covered.

Classroom topics include:

1) Night Flying
2) Aircraft & Runway Icing Considerations
3) Aircraft Systems
4) Aircraft Type Ratings
5) Multi Engine Flying
6) Radio Aids
7) Air Law & IFR Flight Procedures
8) IFR Flight Operations and Planning
9) Advanced Meteorology

Upon the recommendation of an instructor, at the end of this session, the candidate will be required to pass a written exam administered by Transport Canada. If the candidate has chosen to do the flight training portion for the Multi, Multi IFR a flight test will also be administered.

GRADUATION

Each May at the annual Wings Dinner, certificates are issued to each candidate who successfully completes a level of study, and a diploma is issued to each candidate who completes the entire Professional Pilot Program. Also the Chief Flying Instructor’s award is presented to the candidate with the highest academic performance for their written and flight skills.

FEES
Fees for the Professional Pilot Program can be found on the Fees page. Actual expenses can vary greatly with each student and be affected by individual abilities, efforts and the choice of endorsements pursued.

If you wanted to add an instructor rating to your Commercial License, increase the costs by approximately $5500 and add about 2 months to your training.

There is still space available in our next Commercial Ground School starting 13 October. If you want to become a professional pilot, this is the course for you. Sign up today at http://www.ofc.ca/content/cpl-ground-school.

This ground school class is required for anyone wishing to earn a Transport Canada Commercial Pilot's Licence. The completion of a PPL Ground School is required to take the class, but no previous flying experience is required at the start of the course. However, a minimum of a 100 hours of flight time is required to write the TC CPL written exam.

The class will be held tentatively twice a week, with classes three hours in length. The total number of course hours is 80 hours.

The Ottawa Flying Club has qualified and instructors and aircraft to conduct all levels of training. All licences and ratings are for aeroplanes.

We offer training towards the following licences and ratings: Select from the list below for more details

Licences and Permits:
Recreational Pilot Permit
Private Pilot Licence
Commercial Pilot Licence

Ratings:
Night Rating
VFR Over the Top (OTT) Rating
Multi Engine Rating
Instrument Rating (Group 1 and 3)
Instructor Rating

All licences and ratings are issued by Transport Canada

The Canadian Air Regulations section on licencing: CARS Section IV