Hey fellow aviators,
A question that I'm having a hard time finding the answer to. I am doing my training down in Florida right now and I am currently working on the instrument add on to my private multi. As I get closer to the commercial phase I foresee myself coming to a cross roads. Down here the FAA differentiates between commercial single and multi. Meaning that I can get either or, or both. I'm wondering if at home in Canada we have a difference? Like if I only get a cpl multi can it count for or override the single?
Blue skies,
DC
Training in the states. CPL SE vs. ME
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what_limit?
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Re: Training in the states. CPL SE vs. ME
Up here, a CPL is just a CPL, but to fly a multi, you need a multi-engine rating (which means you can fly both multi and single). To fly a multi-engine aircraft in instrument conditions, you need a multi-engine IFR rating.
I believe if you decide to convert, there will be a field where you enter what your desired ratings would. With a multi-engine CPL, I doubt there will be too many issues in obtaining a CPL + Multi-engine privileges. Tick both the commercial and the multi-engine box.
See this: http://www.tc.gc.ca/eng/civilaviation/o ... n-1806.htm
The form for application is here: http://www.tc.gc.ca/media/documents/ca- ... -03_bo.pdf
I believe if you decide to convert, there will be a field where you enter what your desired ratings would. With a multi-engine CPL, I doubt there will be too many issues in obtaining a CPL + Multi-engine privileges. Tick both the commercial and the multi-engine box.
See this: http://www.tc.gc.ca/eng/civilaviation/o ... n-1806.htm
The form for application is here: http://www.tc.gc.ca/media/documents/ca- ... -03_bo.pdf
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what_limit?
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Re: Training in the states. CPL SE vs. ME
Thanks a lot for the clarification. I figured that at home a cpl is a cpl. So I just wanted confirmation. I'll be coming back with a multi IFR cpl. Thanks for the links too.
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Alberta_x51
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Re: Training in the states. CPL SE vs. ME
Correct,
You can be Mult rated in the USA and NOT be able to fly a single engine and I found myself in that situation once.
I had to do an ATP Ride in a Cessna 150 to gain that privilege on my licence.
If you reach a good standard with good instructors in the USA you should not have much of a problem in doing a ride
in Canada.
It's that IFR conversion exam that you will find challenging and you will need to know those differences accurately.
The FAA and TC exams for Instrument have two different ideas. The TC idea has a lot of "which of the following is false"
or employ Double negatives that are a bit like dodging Moose on the highway at night.
You might dodge the first one but as you avoid the second moose you run into the third that you did not expect.
Translation, you need to pay particular attention to the reading of the Question.
Identify questions that play games and make a little note RTFQ
You can be Mult rated in the USA and NOT be able to fly a single engine and I found myself in that situation once.
I had to do an ATP Ride in a Cessna 150 to gain that privilege on my licence.
If you reach a good standard with good instructors in the USA you should not have much of a problem in doing a ride
in Canada.
It's that IFR conversion exam that you will find challenging and you will need to know those differences accurately.
The FAA and TC exams for Instrument have two different ideas. The TC idea has a lot of "which of the following is false"
or employ Double negatives that are a bit like dodging Moose on the highway at night.
You might dodge the first one but as you avoid the second moose you run into the third that you did not expect.
Translation, you need to pay particular attention to the reading of the Question.
Identify questions that play games and make a little note RTFQ
