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Ground School
Friday, February 29, 2008
Private Ground School
Private Pilot Ground School will not run in March. We will start a new session Tuesday April 8th, 2008
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Recreational Pilot Course
 Transport Canada has established the guidelines for the Recreational Pilot Permit. This license is to provide a stepping stone for individuals to the Private License and beyond. It gives you a chance to save $2000 and still hold some of the privileges of a Private Pilot.
Privileges:
 Solo when 14 years of age
Licensed at 16 years of age
Fly a single engine land or seaplane
Fly anywhere in Canada day VFR
Restrictions:
No night flying
No flying outside of Canada
Only one person can be carried
No flying high performance aircraft
Training:
25 hours of flying time
40 hours of ground school
Flight test
Write the private pilot written exam
| Costs* |
Cessna 152 |
Cessna 172 |
| Dual 20 hours |
3,160.00
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3,420.00
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| Solo 5 hours |
550.00
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615.00
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| Ground School |
325.00
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325.00
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| Books |
300.00
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300.00
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| Administrative Fee |
100.00
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100.00
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| Subtotal |
4,587.00
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4,932.00
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| GST |
275.22
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295.92
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| TOTAL** |
$ 4,862.22
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$ 5,227.92
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*Training times and ground briefings may vary with individuals. For this reason it is not possible to forecast an exact cost for the course.
**Transport Canada fees for Flight Testing & Licensing and fees for medicals and medical renewals are not included. (Where to get your medical in Alberta)
Note:
(1) Ground briefing will be charged at $40.00 per hour
(2) Medical cost approximately $100.00
(3) Flight test will be approximately $150.00
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