Commercial Pilot Licence (CPL)

A career as a professional pilot offers a wide range of opportunities. Many students start there career with either bush/float flying or flight instructing. Other exciting opportunities include:

• Airline pilot / charter pilot                                                                                                                                                                                       
• Traffic watch
• Aerial surveying / pipeline surveying
• Aerial photography

PRIVILEGES

With Commercial Pilot Licence you’ll be able to fly an aircraft for hire or reward.

ADDITIONAL RATINGS/PRIVILEGES

Additional privileges may be added to your Commercial Pilot Licence. Some of the following ratings may also be completed during the CPL training.

• Instrument rating
• Multi-engine rating
• Seaplane/Float rating
• Instructor rating

PREREQUISITES

Private Pilot Licence

COURSE REQUIREMENTS

Flight Experience

200 hours total flight time including:

• 100 hours PIC
  • 20 hours PIC cross-country
• 65 hours CPL training (see details below)

CPL Flight Training

65 hours total flight time completed after the issuance of a Private Pilot Licence which includes:

• 35 hours of dual instruction with a certified flight instructor
  • 5 hours of night training (local flights and cross-country)
  • 5 hours of cross-country training (including 2 hours at night)
  • 20 hours of instrument training
• 30 hours of solo flight time
  • 5 hours of night flight time
  • 25 hours flight time emphasizing the improvement of general flying skills
  • 300 nautical mile cross-country

The flight times listed above are the minimum requirements to obtain a Canadian Commercial Pilot licence. 

Ground School

80 hours of ground school covering:

• Meteorology and aviation weather forecasts
• Aircraft engines, systems and flight instruments
• Canadian Aviation Regulations and licensing requirements
• Navigational theory, navigational aids including GPS and cross-country planning
• Flight operations
• Human factors and pilot decision making

Examinations

• Transport Canada written exam
• Transport Canada flight test

Age

Flight training and ground school may be started at any age; however the minimum age to obtain a Canadian Commercial Pilot licence is 18 years old.

Medical Requirements

All pilots are required to complete an aviation medical with a Civil Aviation Medical Examiner. A category 1 aviation medical is required for the Commercial Pilot Licence.

Start your Training Today

Contact The Ottawa Flying Club 613-523-2142 or email info@ofc.ca