Private Pilot Licence

Age:	Minimum age for Student Pilot Permit - 14 Years
	Minimum age for Private Pilot Licence - 17 Years

Medical:	Candidate must pass a medical exam conducted by a Transport Canada Designated Examiner.
	An electrocardiogram is required if the candidate is 40 years or older.

Licence Requirments:

Minimum Transport Canada	Average Program
17 hours dual instruction	25 hours dual instruction
12 hours solo practice	20 hours solo practice
45 hours total flight time	45 hours total flight time
40 hours ground school	40 hours ground school

Knowledge and Experience
Candidate must pass a written exam as well as a flight test. There are no minimum educational requirements and all course material is well laid out and easy to understand.

Time Required to Complete the Coure
Students enrolled in or full time program will require approx 6 weeks for completion. Those wishing to train on a part time basis can expect to take 3 or 4 months to complete the course. Training can be conveniently scheduled around your personal schedule.

Ground School
Ground school commences the second week of each month and is held on Tuesday/Thursday evenings & Saturdays. For specific dates, please call our office.

We also have a one on one program to suit individuals with a unique schedule, which can’t work into our regular program. Please call our office and speak with one of our instructor for a quote.

Extensive ground training and numerous proficiency exams will ensure that the student is thoroughly prepared for the written exam.

Following is the ground school schedule. This schedule is subject to change, but course content will remain the same.

PPL Ground School starts 14th February 2012.

TIME	TUESDAY	THURSDAY	TIME	SATURDAY
		WEEK 1
1900-2020	Theory of Flight 1	Theory of Flight 2	0800-0920	Meteorology 1
2030-2150	Air Law 1	Air Law 2	0930-1050	Eng. and Airframes
			1100-1220	Eng. and Airframes
			1300-1420	Communications
		WEEK 2
1900-2020	Weight & Balance	Meteorology 2	0800-0920	Meteorology 4
2030-2150	Performance Charts	Meteorology 3	0930-1050	Meteorology 5
			1100-1220	Instruments
			1300-1420	Human Factors
		WEEK 3
1900-2020	Canada Flight Supplement	Radio Navigation	0800-0920	Navigation 2
2030-2200	E6B Flight Computer	Navigation 1	0930-1050	Navigation 3
			1100-1220	Flight Operations
			1300-1420	Pilot Decision Making

Course Average Cost:

Description:	C-172
27 Hours dual instruction	$198.00	$5,346.00
15 Hours solo practice	$143.00	$2,145.00
5 Hours Ground Briefing	$45.00	$225.00
5 Hours Exam Review	$45.00	$225.00
3 Hours Simulator	$155.00	$465.00
Ground school		$325.00
Book Kit		$300.00
Administration Fee		$100.00
		$9,131.00
GST		$456.55
TOTAL		$9,587.55

**APPROXIMATE COST OF TRAINING

Training times and individual ground briefing may vary for each individual. For this reason it is not possible to forecast an exact cost for the course. Flight training ad ground school are tax deductible, provided that the individual is contemplating a career in aviation. Price is subject to change without notice.

*Licensing, medical, written exam and flight test fees are not included and subject to change. For budgeting purposes, we estimate that you will need approximately $500.00 to cover these costs. Written exams for the PPL can be done on Examination Computers at the Sky Wings Aviation Red Deer location.

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