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Part IV — Personnel Licensing and Training
In this Subpart, Standard 425 — Flight Training means a publication concerning flight training.
Any reference in this Subpart to the personnel licensing standards is a reference to Standard 425 — Flight Training.
SOR/2019-119, s. 47
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This Subpart applies in respect of the conduct of flight training using an aeroplane, helicopter, glider, balloon, gyroplane or ultra-light aeroplane.
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No person shall conduct flight training unless the flight training program is in accordance with the requirements of Subpart 1 in respect of
the initial issuance of a permit, licence or rating;
the renewal of a rating; and
a flight review.
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Where a syllabus for a flight training program is not set out in the Personnel Licensing and Training Standards respecting Flight Crew Permits, Licences and Ratings, the Minister shall approve a proposed syllabus for a flight training program if the program meets those standards.
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A person who conducts flight training using an aeroplane or helicopter shall provide to each trainee, at the time of commencing a flight training program referred to in section 405.11, a flight training program outline that meets the personnel licensing standards.
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Flight training that is conducted using an aeroplane or helicopter shall be conducted in accordance with the applicable flight instructor guide and flight training manual or equivalent document and the applicable training manual on human factors.
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No person shall conduct flight training or a flight review unless the person is qualified as a flight instructor in accordance with the personnel licensing standards.
If no qualified gyroplane flight instructor is available, the Minister shall authorize a person to conduct the gyroplane training that has to be acquired to satisfy the experience requirement for the issuance of a pilot permit — gyroplane if the authorization is in the public interest and is not likely to affect aviation safety and if the person
submits a written request to the Minister; and
meets the requirements of paragraph 425.21(2)(d) of the personnel licensing standards.
The Minister shall authorize a person who conducts flight training toward the issuance of an aircraft type rating to conduct the flight training for a holder of a student pilot permit — gyroplane if the authorization is in the public interest and is not likely to affect aviation safety and if the person
submits a written request to the Minister; and
meets the requirements of paragraph 425.21(7)(d) of the personnel licensing standards.
[Repealed, SOR/2025-26, s. 19]
[Repealed, SOR/2025-26, s. 19]
SOR/2006-352, s. 13; SOR/2025-26, s. 19
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No person shall conduct flight training in an aircraft unless the person is familiar with the flight characteristics, operating limitations and operational performance data specified in the aircraft flight manual or equivalent document.
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No person shall operate a training aircraft unless the aircraft meets the personnel licensing standards.
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No person shall operate a training aircraft at an aerodrome unless the aerodrome is suitable for the aircraft
to be safely operated within the operating limitations and operational performance data specified in the aircraft flight manual or equivalent document
allowing for the actual aircraft weight and existing air temperature and wind conditions,
with the power plant operation and landing gear and flap operation, if applicable, recommended by the manufacturer, and
with smooth transition from take-off to the best rate-of-climb speed using normal piloting skills; and
in the case of a helicopter, to carry out normal transitions from the hover to forward flight and from forward flight to the hover.
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No person shall commence a training flight unless the trainee has received from the flight instructor
a pre-flight briefing; and
where new flight exercises are to be conducted during the flight, preparatory ground instruction.
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Before the commencement of a training flight, the flight instructor who will conduct or supervise the training shall
authorize the training flight; and
receive an acknowledgement of that authorization from the trainee.
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A person who conducts flight training for the issuance of a private pilot licence, a commercial pilot licence or a flight instructor rating — aeroplane or helicopter shall, for each trainee, maintain a pilot training record that meets the personnel licensing standards.
On request from a trainee receiving training for the purposes referred to in subsection (1), the person responsible for maintaining the trainee’s pilot training record shall
certify the accuracy of the entries; and
provide the trainee with the record.
When a trainee has completed flight training, including all of the tests and written examinations required under Subpart 1, the person who conducted the flight training shall provide a paper copy of the trainee’s pilot training record to the trainee and forward an electronic copy of the record to the Minister.
SOR/2025-241, s. 27
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