Commercial Pilot Training in Canada (for Indian Students)

• First permit needed to begin solo flights.
• Requirements:
o Category 1 Medical (mandatory for CPL)
o Written exam (PSTAR – Student Pilot Permit Air Regulations Exam)
• Allows you to start flight training and fly solo under supervision.

• First official licence, allowing you to fly non-commercially.
• 45 hours minimum (in practice ~55–60 hrs):
o 17 hrs Dual Instruction (basic maneuvers, circuits, cross-country)
o 12 hrs Solo Flying (including 5 hrs cross-country)
o 5 hrs Instrument Time
o Night rating optional at this stage
• Must pass PPL written exam + flight test.
✅ After PPL: You can fly as PIC (Pilot-in-Command) but not for hire.

• 10 hours total:
o 5 hrs dual night instruction
o 5 hrs solo night (including 10 take-offs & landings)
• Often combined during CPL training stage.

• Requirement: 200 total flight hours (same as India, Australia, South Africa).
Breakdown of hours:
o 100 hrs Pilot-in-Command (PIC)
o 20 hrs Cross-Country PIC (one 300 NM flight with 2 full-stop landings at different airports)
o 20 hrs Instrument Flying (max 10 hrs in simulator, at least 10 in aircraft)
o 5 hrs Night Flying (PIC) (with minimum 10 take-offs & landings)
o Balance hours in dual & solo to complete 200 hrs
• Written exams: CPL written test (CPAER)
• Flight test: With Transport Canada examiner.
✅ On successful completion, you are issued a Canadian CPL with Night Rating and Instrument Training.

• Flying Hours: 200 hrs (same as DGCA) → already satisfied.
• Exams: Must pass DGCA theory papers (Air Regulations, Navigation, Meteorology, Technical).
• Skill Test: DGCA check ride in India.
• RTR(A): Mandatory Indian Radio Telephony licence.
✅ After conversion, you get your Indian CPL, valid for airlines in India.