Turn your love of flying into a career!
The Commercial Pilot License program includes advanced technical and hands-on training to prepare you for the next stage of your journey towards becoming an airline pilot.
License Overview
A Commercial Pilot License includes all the privileges of a PPL, and allows you to fly for hire as a pilot.
- Private Pilot License
- A valid Class 1 medical.
Program Overview
The commercial pilot license is divided into a ground school and a flight component. The ground school consists of 80 hours of training and is designed to prepare you to write your written exam. To be licensed as a commercial pilot you will need a total of 200 hours of flight time.
License Requirements
In order to obtain your CPL, you’ll need:
200 hours of total flight time
- Minimum 100 hours of flight time as pilot-in-command.
- Minimum 20 hours cross-country
- All flight hours accumulated previously will count towards the total 200 hours needed for your CPL. Some students may need to do time-building to reach the required number of hours.
65 hours of CPL flight instruction, broken down into:
- Minimum of 35 hours of dual flight instruction, including:
- 5 hours of cross-country flight
- 20 hours of instrument time
- 5 hours of dual night flight
- Minimum of 30 hours of solo flight, including:
- 5 hours of solo night flight
80 hours of ground school
At the end of your training, you will be tested by Transport Canada on your knowledge through a written test, and your flying skill through a flight test.
Program Length
Our CPL program can be completed in approximately 4-8 months.
Curriculum
Topics that are covered in ground school include:
- Aerodynamics
- Theory of Flight
- Meterology
- Airframes, Engines and Systems
- Flight Instruments
- Radio and Electronic Theory
- Navigation
- Flight Operations
- Licensing Requirements
- Human Factors
- Pilot Decision Making
- Instrument Procedures
- Night Flying
- Mountain Flying
- Advanced Operations
- Advanced Instrument Flying
Program Costs
The estimated costs are calculated using the minimums provides by Transport Canada multiplied by our hourly rates for each service.
The estimated costs don’t include additional time-building hours students need to fly to meet the 200 total hours required for your CPL and the fuel surcharge.
| Flight Training | ||
|---|---|---|
| 35 Hours Dual Flight | $8,575 | |
| 30 Hours Solo Flight | $5,550 | |
| 10 Hours Ground Briefings | $600 | |
| Ground School | $300 | |
| Additional Fees | ||
| Transport Canada Exam Fees | $550 | |
| Books & Supplies (Approximate cost) | $300 | |
| Total Estimated Training Costs | $15,875 | |
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