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General Pilot Training / Flight School information for Canada
Canada is an excellent place to take your Pilot Training and learn how to fly!
Canada has a large and dynamic aviation industry. It needs to – the country is so large and so diversely populated, aviation has become a mainstay industry – from delivering food and providing communication links to remote arctic communities to flying company executives on a 6 hour domestic flight from Vancouver to Halifax. Canada has a storied history in aviation as well – having developed the DeHavilland Beaver and Otter Floatplanes, the Arrow Fighter Jet, and recently the immensely popular Bombardier CRJ Regional Jet line used worldwide by major and regional airlines.
Why Train in Canada?
Training Schools – Canada has excellent Training Schools and Facilities. Click on the following to research the Flight Schools: Training Schools in Canada
Canadian Pilot Licences - respected and validated around the world as ICAO Pilot Licences. There are Canadian pilots flying professionally for airlines, military, UN Relief, Helicopter Contracts etc. For example.......UN Relief Flights in Africa, Cathay Pacific Airways & DragonAir of Hong Kong, Qatar Airways, Emirates airline of Dubai, Singapore Airlines, Japan Air Systems, and much more.
Optimum Weather in Canada – the diverse weather in Canada allows for many sunny days to get your initial Pilot Licences completed under daylight, visual conditions. Later on in your training, while undergoing the more advanced Instrument Flight Training, Canada can have many cloudy, poor visibility days enabling you to get real-time, practical IFR Instrument Flying Experience during your training, including flights in rain, snow showers, and some icing conditions.
The low Canadian Dollar – Training in Canada is very cost effective - it is estimated to be 30-35% less than countries in Western Europe. This reduced cost in building hours and training can be a real advantage to Pilots from Europe.