Can anyone advise if any Instructing time from the US is recognised here in Canada? I already have a valid Class 4 here but I have also been offered a position in the US after I complete their requirements. When I return will any of these hours down there be recognised towards the Class 3?

Hours?? What hours??? I thought it's

3 solo's and 3 flight tests?

cyyz: You also need 100 hrs instructor time to upgrade to class 3. Most instructors have this anyways by the time they have the recommends.

swords2: Don't know if US time counts but I don't see why it wouldn't. Airplanes still behave the same in the US, it's just slightly different air regs.

cyyz wrote:Hours?? What hours??? I thought it's

3 solo's and 3 flight tests?

Also will need 500 hours instructing for Class 2, and 750 hours instructing for Class 1.

swords2 wrote:Can anyone advise if any Instructing time from the US is recognised here in Canada? I already have a valid Class 4 here but I have also been offered a position in the US after I complete their requirements. When I return will any of these hours down there be recognised towards the Class 3?

No, they will not give you any cradit.................don't feel bad because I am in a same boat.

Hoque wrote:

swords2 wrote:Can anyone advise if any Instructing time from the US is recognised here in Canada? I already have a valid Class 4 here but I have also been offered a position in the US after I complete their requirements. When I return will any of these hours down there be recognised towards the Class 3?

No, they will not give you any cradit.................don't feel bad because I am in a same boat.

I am happy to say that you are not entirely correct! There is provision for some of your experience to count towards the Canadian instructor rating... just not all of it.

Lets take a look at what these requirements are:

CARS 421.69 wrote:
(7) Credits for Foreign Applicants

(a) Knowledge

(i) An applicant who holds, or has held within the preceding 24 months, Flight Instructor Rating - Helicopter issued by a Contracting State shall be deemed to have met 10 hours of the 25 hours ground school instruction requirement.

(ii) An applicant who holds, or has held within the preceding 24 months a Flight Instructor Rating - Aeroplane issued by a Contracting State shall be deemed to have met 15 hours of the 25 hours ground school instruction requirement.

Okay, this means is that you will require a minimum of 10 hours groundschool to meet requirements.

(b) Experience

An applicant who holds, or has held within the preceding 24 months, a Flight Instructor Rating - Aeroplane issued by a Contracting State shall be credited with a maximum of 15 hours of equivalent experience towards the 30 hours of dual flight instruction.

This means you will only require a minimum of 15 hours of flight time.

Considering how different the PPL/CPL training syllabus is between the US and Canada, I find this to be quite reasonable!

Note:
If you are an experienced US Flight Instructor, provided you meet the requirements for the issue of a Class 3 Flight Instructor, you can actually skip the Class 4 step all together!

CARS 421.70 wrote:Class 3 - Aeroplane - Requirements

(1) Prerequisites

(a) An applicant for a initial Class 3 Flight Instructor Rating -Aeroplane shall hold a Class 4 Flight Instructor Rating - Aeroplane and meet the following knowledge, experience and skill requirements.

(b) Providing that the additional knowledge, experience and skill requirements specified below are met, the requirement to hold a Class 4 Flight Instructor Rating - Aeroplane does not apply to:

(i) a Canadian Forces Flight Instructor - Aeroplanes, or

(ii) the holder of a Flight Instructor Rating - Aeroplane issued by a Contracting State provided that:

(A) the State that issued the rating and Canada have formally agreed to grant reciprocal exemptions; and

(B) the rating was not issued on the basis of a rating issued by a State with which Canada has not formally agreed to grant reciprocal exemptions.

Link to the CARS here.

I hope this helps!

-Guy