There's been some great advice in this thread - thanks to all who've replied. As I get further into my career planning (now looking at about 1.5yrs until retirement), I'm getting worried about the ATPL PIC minimums. While I probably could go direct right seat into a 705, I don't want to get stuck a...

I ended up submitting to Prairie/Northern region and am coming up on a month since I submitted. No action taken so far.

I'm about to submit my application remotely from my temporary posting to the USA. Will be a DND applicant. Any recommendations these days on which TC office to submit to in order to avoid long delays?

Has anyone encountered this? I still haven't received my booklet despite it being allegedly printed almost 3 months ago. Further, I fail to understand how the booklet can be printed without a booklet number.

I am curious how the RCAF is doing in attracting pilots? With the civilian world offering much better pay, lifestyle, benefits and stability for your family, I can't imagine why anyone would pick the military vs the civilian world.Sure, you can't fly a CF-18 at Air Canada or Westjet, but you can ha...

I wouldn't leave your ATPL-H on the table - you never know when it might be useful. You'll have two years from the validity date on your last CF456 your IRT to satisfy the Skill requirement. The remainder is an exam/paperwork exercise. The issue we're running into (only a problem in the last year) ...

Another factor here is that the aircraft was previously registered in Australia, although after it is successfully de-registered there, I suspect the process doesn't change all that much. Bottom line, is there any universe where subsequent to de-registration off the previous register, the aircraft c...

Aircraft is a B300 - manufactured in 2019. Given it just came out of the OEM maintenance line - another complete annual needs to be done on import? I am confident that the organization actually conducting the purchase and import has experience with this process - they've completed it on several occa...

Any idea how long it usually takes the MDM to complete the paperwork if concurrent effort has been made while waiting for the registration to be completed? How much does TC have to do with the process after the registration is complete and the flight permit issued? I’ve been told the expectation is ...

1. Hoping someone can give me some straight information on this topic, as I suspect my official POC is blowing me fish kisses and TC is of course unreachable. 2. Current situation - the aircraft (relatively new, common type) has been purchased, deregistered off the exporting registry, and is sitting...

A follow on question for you guys: Would holding an ATPL(H) provide any additional weight? I haven't considered writing my ATPLs as there are no credits from ATPL(H) to ATPL(A), where CPL(H) does provide credits towards CPL(A). Understanding I won't meet the ATPL(A) minimums yet, would holding one ...

I’m a military pilot who is planning on jumping ship and heading to the USA (my wife is a citizen). I’ve got about ~3600TT, the majority of which is rotary wing time, although I'm currently assigned to a fixed wing platform. I hold all the TC/FAA licenses/certificates I am eligible to hold, but I’m ...

Hi all. I know that license conversion questions have been covered multiple times here, but I can't find the answer to this one. Is the instrument rating baked into the FAA ATP? Specifically, when I go to write my ACH knowledge test (ATPL-H to FAA ATP), does the instrument rating ride along, or do ...

I bought a pair of Flying Eyes through Aircraft Spruce. They come with 3 sets of arms, I wear the flexible thin arms with my headset and they're very comfortable, even for hours at a time (regular sunglasses gave me a headache when worn with a headset). +1 to Flying Eyes. I am assuming that you are...

If your niche is IFR only (and maybe multi-engine?), you don't need an instructor rating. Not that I don't think you should get one, but an instructor rating is expensive, and if you already have teaching experience, it may not be worth the cost. This is a great point that I hadn't fully considered...

I think hobby level instruction is very doable and have seen several successful examples of it. You will not only help students but also fellow instructors, many of whom would benefit from informal aviation mentorship. There are some challenges for the OP however. 1) TC gives you basically no credi...

An FTU may have a place for you providing ratings like OTT and night where you can schedule the time to push them through at a decent pace while keeping the part time feel. This feels like the sweet spot for me TBH. I certainly acknowledge my limited value to someone trying to get a license from st...

Thanks for the replies. I have come to a similar conclusion that absent of being able to carve out a niche to focus on teaching more advanced sequences (multi, IFR, etc), I would likely not be of much utility to an FTU who is primarily focused on training PPL/CPL candidates. I am still considering i...

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I wrote it about three and a half months ago. I used Gleim to prepare. I spend about a week going through that material and easily scored above 90%.

Forget staying in Canada for this trip - get south of the border as quickly as you can and stay there as long as an efficient routing to your destination allows. More airports, more radar coverage, cheaper fuel (though maybe not with the exchange), nicer FBOs, warmer people, and likely better weathe...

The hardest part is getting your verification letter with your medical showing as valid as TC is sooooooo far behind. This is absolutely true - the letter itself however generates fairly quickly (I've done two - both were completed inside of a month). However, in my experience converting my license...

FWIW, at least when completing the ATP-CTP with FlightSafety, from their scheduler - "the ATPCTP is exempt from TSA approval only if the client holds an airman certificate from either the FAA or another country that is recognized by the FAA."

Sounds like the rules may have changed - YMMV.

I very seldom post here, but I have been lurking these forums for ~20-years. I have a question I suspect some of you might be able to weigh in on. I am currently employed as a RCAF pilot (15 years experience) based in Trenton, ON. Notwithstanding my status as a pilot on squadron, I am interested in ...

Does anyone know of a doctor in Ontario who will carry out a TC and FAA pilot medical in a single visit?