How hard is it for a foreigner to become a bush pilot?

[John Belfort]

If I complete my ppl, cpl and float rating in a Canadian flight school on a student visa. Will I be able to get a work visa to work as a bush pilot in Canada as a EU-citizen?

[eyebrow737]

If I complete my ppl, cpl and float rating in a Canadian flight school on a student visa. Will I be able to get a work visa to work as a bush pilot in Canada as a EU-citizen?

Get your CPL in the US. Get an FAA license and go fly in Africa. Far cheaper, easier and more useful

[Me262]

If I complete my ppl, cpl and float rating in a Canadian flight school on a student visa. Will I be able to get a work visa to work as a bush pilot in Canada as a EU-citizen?

Why on earth would you not do your entire CPL in EU then jump as an FO on a A320/737. You don't have to worry about BS PIC time building (you can get all your PIC as PICUS on the metal you fly), you fly the same metal for several years until all your hours are complete and unfreeze your ATPL.

[mmm...bacon]

If I complete my ppl, cpl and float rating in a Canadian flight school on a student visa. Will I be able to get a work visa to work as a bush pilot in Canada as a EU-citizen?

Why on earth would you not do your entire CPL in EU then jump as an FO on a A320/737. You don't have to worry about BS PIC time building (you can get all your PIC as PICUS on the metal you fly), you fly the same metal for several years until all your hours are complete and unfreeze your ATPL.

Maybe it’s cheaper to learn to fly in Canada? Maybe he (gasp) *wants* to fly in the bush? Perhaps he values real pic over pretend-a-PICUS?

OP: it will all depend on your ability to get a work permit. If your student visa will allow you to work, then go for it! Doing your CPL on floats would be a big help in this regard.

[TeePeeCreeper]

If I complete my ppl, cpl and float rating in a Canadian flight school on a student visa. Will I be able to get a work visa to work as a bush pilot in Canada as a EU-citizen?

Why on earth would you not do your entire CPL in EU then jump as an FO on a A320/737. You don't have to worry about BS PIC time building (you can get all your PIC as PICUS on the metal you fly), you fly the same metal for several years until all your hours are complete and unfreeze your ATPL.

Maybe it’s cheaper to learn to fly in Canada? Maybe he (gasp) *wants* to fly in the bush? Perhaps he values real pic over pretend-a-PICUS?

OP: it will all depend on your ability to get a work permit. If your student visa will allow you to work, then go for it! Doing your CPL on floats would be a big help in this regard.

^ I second this immensely. Great advice.

Step 1) Right to * in Canada * permit wise. Start your application early. Especially if your goal is to eventually obtain a PR.

Step 2) Put your dream into motion!

Me262, have you ever flown floats commercially? Any 704/705 experience yet? Why would a relatively inexperienced pilot comment in such a negative manner?

TPC

[Bede]

Maybe it’s cheaper to learn to fly in Canada? Maybe he (gasp) *wants* to fly in the bush? Perhaps he values real pic over pretend-a-PICUS?

OP: it will all depend on your ability to get a work permit. If your student visa will allow you to work, then go for it! Doing your CPL on floats would be a big help in this regard.

I second this. Great advice.

Honest & blunt assessment. Canadian aviation will accept people of any race or background. What is less common is seeing people who struggle with the English language. Accent's - sure, but struggling to talk English - not so much. I know of a couple pilots who hired linguists to improve their enunciation. They claimed it helped their careers.

Good luck!

(Also, get a Canadian category 1 aviation medical ASAP - the back log takes forever.)