For the rest of this series I will refer to the Private Pilot Licence as this is the one I am most familiar with. Feel free to post any questions you may have about higher levels of training as well. If I don’t know the answer I’ll do my best to find it out for you.
Check out the whole series:
- Getting a Canadian pilot's licence [Part 1: Licence options]
- Getting a Canadian pilot's licence [Part 2: Ground School]
- Getting a Canadian pilot’s licence [Part 3: The tests]
- Getting a Canadian pilot's licence [Part 4: The Cost]
- Getting a Canadian pilot's licence [Part 5: The Flying]
- Getting a Canadian pilot's licence [Part 6: Extra Endorsements]
- New Licence Format
There are two places where you will learn to fly a plane: on the ground and in the air. While it is desireable that you have at least some ground school knowledge before heading up in the plane, it is not necessary. In fact, many schools advocate flying and doing ground school concurrently. Depending on your learning style, this may work for you. I wanted to have as much information as I could before flying so I finished ground school, then started my flight training.
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