FAA ATP to Canadian ATPL exam questions

[hbi320]

Hello fellow aviators. I hope you are all having a great day. I am in the process of converting my FAA ATP to Canadian TC ATPL conversation. For that I need to give an exam which I'm going to appear on the 7th of September. I just need advise if anyone has appeared in the exam and let me know what kind of questions I can expect in the exam? Also studying from pilot training.ca is that enough or I should prepare from any Test prep books like Sharper Edge or Aerocourse etc? If anyone remember any questions which appear in the exam and would like to share, I would highly appreciate that. Thank you and have a great day.

[Otto Pilot]

Why are you wanting to come work for 90% less pay

[hbi320]

Are the salaries that bad these days? I am thinking to relocate to Canada after getting my license. Let's see what happens.

[Stinky]

There are very few pilots flying in Canada that have the legal right to work in the US. There's a very good reason for that. If you have the legal right to work in the US don't waste your time with Canada. If you really want to live in Canada, commute to a US airline job.

[cdnavater]

Are the salaries that bad these days? I am thinking to relocate to Canada after getting my license. Let's see what happens.

Yes, they are improving but no where near what they pay in the US.
I’m curious, having an FAA licence doesn’t necessarily mean you have the right to live and work in the US, do you?

Sorry, I can’t help with ATPL questions, I did those exams almost 30 years ago, probably similar questions but damned if I could remember, lol

[hbi320]

Ohhh wowww 30 years back how time passes. Are you still working or enjoying retirement life. I'm in good spirits for the exam so don't worry about the questions but thanks anyways for your help.

[Me262]

Why are you wanting to come work for 90% less pay

What I'd like to know is how can an american get a work visa easily in Canada while a Canadian, unless you marry and get a green card, is basically impossible to get a work visa in america.

[cdnavater]

Why are you wanting to come work for 90% less pay

What I'd like to know is how can an american get a work visa easily in Canada while a Canadian, unless you marry and get a green card, is basically impossible to get a work visa in america.

Everyone is assuming hbi320 is American, I’m thinking he is a Canadian expat who needed an FAA license wherever they were and wants to come home to Canada, maybe I’m wrong.

[cdnavater]

Ohhh wowww 30 years back how time passes. Are you still working or enjoying retirement life. I'm in good spirits for the exam so don't worry about the questions but thanks anyways for your help.

Hey, yes time passes and when I think about it I can’t believe it’s been that long, flew by, pun intended. I am still flying and am looking at retirement in 10 years, I started very young.
Anyhow, I am very curious, are you a Canadian expat or are you an American?

[Me262]

Why are you wanting to come work for 90% less pay

What I'd like to know is how can an american get a work visa easily in Canada while a Canadian, unless you marry and get a green card, is basically impossible to get a work visa in america.

Everyone is assuming hbi320 is American, I’m thinking he is a Canadian expat who needed an FAA license wherever they were and wants to come home to Canada, maybe I’m wrong.

True. But the fact that Australians can get a work visa in the US as a pilot much easier with their specific US-AUS program, than Canada which is the northern neighbour, says a lot.

[Stinky]

What I'd like to know is how can an american get a work visa easily in Canada while a Canadian, unless you marry and get a green card, is basically impossible to get a work visa in america.

Everyone is assuming hbi320 is American, I’m thinking he is a Canadian expat who needed an FAA license wherever they were and wants to come home to Canada, maybe I’m wrong.

True. But the fact that Australians can get a work visa in the US as a pilot much easier with their specific US-AUS program, than Canada which is the northern neighbour, says a lot.

I work for a US ULCC and we’re also sponsoring for H1B’s but only for Chile and Singapore. No idea why. Ground schools are full now at least.

[cdnavater]

Everyone is assuming hbi320 is American, I’m thinking he is a Canadian expat who needed an FAA license wherever they were and wants to come home to Canada, maybe I’m wrong.

True. But the fact that Australians can get a work visa in the US as a pilot much easier with their specific US-AUS program, than Canada which is the northern neighbour, says a lot.

I work for a US ULCC and we’re also sponsoring for H1B’s but only for Chile and Singapore. No idea why. Ground schools are full now at least.

Wow, there must be political interference, why would our neighbours south of us choose Chile and Singapore over Canada otherwise?
Is there something I’m missing, like licensing in those countries are more stringent?

[hbi320]

Hello yes I'm a Canadian expat who after getting the Canadian ATPL want to come back home and do flying in Canada. But for that I need the Canadian ATPL first, I do have an FAA ATP with A320 type rating.

[Stinky]

Hello yes I'm a Canadian expat who after getting the Canadian ATPL want to come back home and do flying in Canada. But for that I need the Canadian ATPL first, I do have an FAA ATP with A320 type rating.

Crazy thing is you'll need to find a direct entry captain spot in Canada and in a few years you will make the same as right seat first year pay at Spirit, Frontier, Jetblue etc..

[hbi320]

Yea that is true but what can be done since as a Canadian I don't have the working rights to work in the US otherwise it is not a bad option these days. Let's hope aviation industry in Canada becomes at par with US one day. That would benefit all the fellow hard working aviators of Canada.

[hbi320]

What kind of first year salary package one can expect in Canada these days? Currently I am an FO having around 3300 hrs grand total and 2000 hrs on A320.

[Me262]

What kind of first year salary package one can expect in Canada these days? Currently I am an FO having around 3300 hrs grand total and 2000 hrs on A320.

Where did you get these hours if you cannot work in america. How do you have a FAA ATP?

[Stinky]

True. But the fact that Australians can get a work visa in the US as a pilot much easier with their specific US-AUS program, than Canada which is the northern neighbour, says a lot.

I work for a US ULCC and we’re also sponsoring for H1B’s but only for Chile and Singapore. No idea why. Ground schools are full now at least.

Wow, there must be political interference, why would our neighbours south of us choose Chile and Singapore over Canada otherwise?
Is there something I’m missing, like licensing in those countries are more stringent?

I just googled it:

The H-1B1 visa is a nonimmigrant visa that allows employers to temporarily employ foreign workers from Chile and Singapore in the United States. The visa is for specialty occupations, which require specialized knowledge or skills in fields such as mathematics, engineering, and healthcare. The H-1B1 visa came into effect on January 1, 2004 through the Singapore-United States Free Trade Agreement (FTA) and the Chile-United States Free Trade Agreement (FTA).

[Arnie Pye]

Why the hell would you want to? Just marry an American if you really need the right to work there. I haven't been in the dating pool for some time but I would think between Tinder and all the other dating apps, you should be able to at least knock someone up there quickly.

Crazy thing is you'll need to find a direct entry captain spot in Canada and in a few years you will make the same as right seat first year pay at Spirit, Frontier, Jetblue etc..

Only after a year or two in the Captain seat will you be on par with a first year Spirit FO.

[hbi320]

Ohhhh that's pretty bad. Even pay scale at Cargojet is not amongst the best in Canada? As I have heard they have the highest pay amongst all carriers in Canada.

[Chaxterium]

What kind of first year salary package one can expect in Canada these days? Currently I am an FO having around 3300 hrs grand total and 2000 hrs on A320.

Where did you get these hours if you cannot work in america. How do you have a FAA ATP?

I've had an FAA ATP for 10 years and I've never worked in the US. There are a lot of countries that allow expats to fly on a US licence so it's entirely possible that OP worked outside of North America with a US licence.

[Me262]

What kind of first year salary package one can expect in Canada these days? Currently I am an FO having around 3300 hrs grand total and 2000 hrs on A320.

Where did you get these hours if you cannot work in america. How do you have a FAA ATP?

I've had an FAA ATP for 10 years and I've never worked in the US. There are a lot of countries that allow expats to fly on a US licence so it's entirely possible that OP worked outside of North America with a US licence.

Any countries that let to fly on a canadian?

[Chaxterium]

Where did you get these hours if you cannot work in america. How do you have a FAA ATP?

I've had an FAA ATP for 10 years and I've never worked in the US. There are a lot of countries that allow expats to fly on a US licence so it's entirely possible that OP worked outside of North America with a US licence.

Any countries that let to fly on a canadian?

I can't give you specific examples but there are many countries that will allow a validation to fly in their country provided the candidate has a licence from an ICAO member state.

[hawker driver]

I did the conversion 2 years ago from FAA to TC ATPL

Pay the $130 for the online course and do the practice exams and you should have no problem passing
Whole process was 3 months including waiting for Transport Canada bureaucracy and Medical.

https://www.pilottraining.ca/index.php? ... uct_id=261