FAA to TC conversion

[abw]

has anybody given this exam, i called up tc and they say now it is a 25 qst exam with 70% passing. does anyone know what sort of question will be coming there
and one last request does any one have the ans to aerotraining 4 paper airlaw exam i am getting the ques but i wanted to know all the answers.
there is are no questuion bank like the faa i have 2 books the canadian commercial pilot answer guide and the commercial test prep 2008 pls let me know any other book i should buy thanks.

[giver13]

Im also tryin to find specific study guides for this and the instrument conversion. i cant get any solid answers. Please help

[Aeros]

From the Transport Website:

For US to Canadian conversion exams please see the appropriate Study and Reference Guide for the licence or rating.

Those Study and Reference Guides can be found at TC Study and Reference Guides.

[giver13]

I got to be honest this study guide provides no help. It says read airlaw, and for the instrument it says know the difference between us and canada ifr. Well thanks. Is there anybody out there who has written either of these two tests and could provide some valuable insight, with specifics. Thanks

[giver13]

bump

[philknight29]

Giver, You might like to try this link ........ the books are 100 bucks each, thats probably what I'm going to buy since I've found nothing else available to study for the conversion.

[Findo]

just finished the conversion exams two weeks ago and I did well. for the cpl you write 20 multiple questions on air law and if you are instrument rated, another air law exam on instruments(20) questions. try aerotraining.com.

[giver13]

Hey , i used aerotraining for my faa exams and they were great, but im not sure how they will help with these conversion exams. i just wrote them both and failed. The majority of the questions were very canadian related. Im still tryin to find a good study guide, i used the c ulhanes airlaw for cpl and ifr. I now have a better idea of what is expected, but im still unsure of where to find the material i need to study.

[Nappy]

The link on the TC web site about the FAA to TC license conversion is:
http://www.tc.gc.ca/CivilAviation/gener ... ersion.htm

hope this helps!

[kilocharliemike]

I just did the exam on Monday. 20 questions. I used The Canadian Commercial Pilot Answer Guide, studied the first section, Air Law and procedures. It was really easy you get an hour it took all of 20 minutes to do. Was told i didnt need to do a second exam for instrument to convert, but i did need and IPC endorsement. They took copies of my medical, logbook, FAA license and sent it away. They said I should have the conversion by next wednesday.

Marc

[giver13]

Rally well i just ordered the cceg so i hope it helps. Where did you write, cause im call and find out about not hvin to do the instrument exam.

[Shovel]

For those of you that have done the FAA to TC conversion, what was the total time from application to writing the exams? (And what TC office did you use?)

I'm just about to send my application in now, and am wondering how long it will take to process and if there are any gotchas in the process.

Slightly off-topic, but after I have converted my commercial/multi/IFR from FAA, I will be looking to work on my instructor certificate in Canada. Any recommendations for a good school & program for that would be greatly appreciated. I'd prefer something in the Maritimes, but am pretty flexible. Most of the Canadian instructor programs I've found online have been as part of a "zero to hero" package deal. I already have 400 or so hours, so I can usually keep the dirty side down. I just want to learn to teach. Seems hard to find solid info on how much it costs and how long it really takes.

Thanks!

[k411]

I have heard that since canada and the states are ICAO countries, all that is nessesitated is to contact TC or the FAA, and they will send you a liscense for their country if you prove that you have the equivalent in your country, is there any truth to this? Cause I did hear it from a flight instructor, and he also said that the only liscense that did not transfer straight across was the commercial... or maybe the flight instructor rating. Cause I mean if thats the case, then its a whole lot easier than having to right tests...

[tommywcom]

When I did my conversion, it took a good 6 months from the time I mailed the form to when I got a call. I believe the TC says 6 months as well give or take ...

Good luck.

[Findo]

Are there any FAA CFIIs in Canada? Need to do my IFR renewal FAA not TC.

[benn]

Are there any FAA CFIIs in Canada? Need to do my IFR renewal FAA not TC.

Yea man i need to do IFR renewal (FAA) , so if u find somebody plz let me know

[Shovel]

Do you need a full FAA IPC or are you just out of 6 month currency?

Are there any FAA CFIIs in Canada? Need to do my IFR renewal FAA not TC.

Yea man i need to do IFR renewal (FAA) , so if u find somebody plz let me know

[E-Flyer]

has anybody given this exam, i called up tc and they say now it is a 25 qst exam with 70% passing. does anyone know what sort of question will be coming there
and one last request does any one have the ans to aerotraining 4 paper airlaw exam i am getting the ques but i wanted to know all the answers.
there is are no questuion bank like the faa i have 2 books the canadian commercial pilot answer guide and the commercial test prep 2008 pls let me know any other book i should buy thanks.

Considering that you're coming from an FAA Culture where studying for an exam is redoing questions out of a book, I'd suggest that you hit up the Transport Canada website, get familiar with it, find your way to the study and reference guide and read through the CAR's you're responsible for knowing.

You might pass the exam out of shear luck now, but one day it could cost you a big time for not actually knowing it.


I'll help you get started http://www.tc.gc.ca/air/menu.htm

[benn]

Do you need a full FAA IPC or are you just out of 6 month currency?

Are there any FAA CFIIs in Canada? Need to do my IFR renewal FAA not TC.

Yea man i need to do IFR renewal (FAA) , so if u find somebody plz let me know

Hey Shovel ,
Yes i am out of 6 month currency , and also i need an endorsment part (61.57) which is for IFR conversion .

If you hold FAA-CFII or you know someone who hold this plz let me know !All this can be done an hour or 2 in sim ,

[Redtail]

Considering that you're coming from an FAA Culture where studying for an exam is redoing questions out of a book...

As opposed to the Canadian culture of attending a weekend course where they provide you with the questions and answers or an FTU providing practice exams with questions from the exam?

Not throwing rocks - just wondering how its all that different?

Redtail

[Shovel]

Unfortunately, I'm just an IGI, so I can't do the flight portion of an IPC. I do know of a few guys who might be able to help though. Where in Canada are you?

Just as a side note, an FAA IPC requires demonstration of a circling approach to a landing. Most basic PCATD-type sims aren't certified for that maneuver. Not every CFII is as strict about that as they should be, but technically you need a pretty nice sim to do a legal IPC.

Obviously you can get your 6-month currency back by doing some flights under the hood with a safety pilot, but that won't get you the 61.57 signoff.

Do you need a full FAA IPC or are you just out of 6 month currency?

Yes i am out of 6 month currency , and also i need an endorsment part (61.57) which is for IFR conversion .

If you hold FAA-CFII or you know someone who hold this plz let me know !All this can be done an hour or 2 in sim ,

[benn]

Unfortunately, I'm just an IGI, so I can't do the flight portion of an IPC. I do know of a few guys who might be able to help though. Where in Canada are you?

Just as a side note, an FAA IPC requires demonstration of a circling approach to a landing. Most basic PCATD-type sims aren't certified for that maneuver. Not every CFII is as strict about that as they should be, but technically you need a pretty nice sim to do a legal IPC.

Obviously you can get your 6-month currency back by doing some flights under the hood with a safety pilot, but that won't get you the 61.57 signoff.

Do you need a full FAA IPC or are you just out of 6 month currency?

Yes i am out of 6 month currency , and also i need an endorsment part (61.57) which is for IFR conversion .

If you hold FAA-CFII or you know someone who hold this plz let me know !All this can be done an hour or 2 in sim ,

Hey Shovel,

Right now i am in Montreal but i am planig to move to Toronto by next month. If u can find someone that is FAA CFII , then he can do both at least thats what TC in Montreal sugest me to do.
Here is the FAA regulation 61.57 (d)
http://rgl.faa.gov/Regulatory_and_Guida ... okup/61.57

I Appreciate your help

[skywardbound]

When I did my conversion, it took a good 6 months from the time I mailed the form to when I got a call. I believe the TC says 6 months as well give or take ...

Good luck.

It took 6 months from the time you sent in the "Application for Verification and Conversion of An FAA Pilot Certificate" form for TC to call you? It says 90 days on the form.

[FlyPro]

I too am looking for a FAA-CFII in the Toronto area (or anywhere East such as Ottawa, Montreal, etc...). I want to convert my US-PPL to TC-PPL with the IFR rating, and need an IPC (61.57)

If you hear of such CFII in Canada please post the info!

Alternatively, we if we could get 3 or 4 of us together one weekend, we could pay a CFII from a US flight school to fly across the border for a weekend and do IPCs. The cost shouldn't be too bad if we split.

Any other suggestion?

PS: i've already called all the Toronto area flight schools to see if one of their instructor is also a FAA-CFII - the answer is no.

[Shovel]

Hey guys, I have asked around and I do know some airline guys who have kept up their CFII and who could non-rev up to Toronto. Unfortunately they're US Citizens and so they can't legally work as CFII in Canada (except as foreign flag aircrew) due to work permit issues. Your best bet is probably to pop across and pick up an IPC in one of the border states.

I believe it counts as recurrent training so you don't have to jump through the TSA hoops. Shouldn't take too long but if you're much more than 6 months out of currency it might take longer than you think.

Sorry I couldn't be more help. If I come up with any ideas I'll post them here.

Do you need a full FAA IPC or are you just out of 6 month currency?

Yes i am out of 6 month currency , and also i need an endorsment part (61.57) which is for IFR conversion .

If you hold FAA-CFII or you know someone who hold this plz let me know !All this can be done an hour or 2 in sim ,

Hey Shovel,

Right now i am in Montreal but i am planig to move to Toronto by next month. If u can find someone that is FAA CFII , then he can do both at least thats what TC in Montreal sugest me to do.
Here is the FAA regulation 61.57 (d)
http://rgl.faa.gov/Regulatory_and_Guida ... okup/61.57

I Appreciate your help[/quote]