Private Pilot Licence
Your licence, earned in a Cirrus.
Your foundation in the sky. Fly the SR20 G7+ with friends and family, anywhere in Canada, in good weather.
At least 45 hoursMost students fly 60 to 70
What it lets you do
The freedom to fly friends and family.
Fly with passengers
By day and in good weather, anywhere in Canada.
Fly the SR20
Rent Aspen's SR20 G7+, or fly your own Cirrus once you are checked out in it.
Keep going
Add the Instrument Rating, a Night Rating and more, in the same aircraft.
Requirements
What Transport Canada asks for.
Student Pilot Permit
Needed before your first solo: age 14 or older, the PSTAR exam (90%), and a Category 1, 3 or 4 medical.
The licence
Age 17 or older, with a Category 3 medical from a Civil Aviation Medical Examiner.
Radio
The ROC-A radio operator certificate, usually earned before your first solo.
The path
From first flight to flight test.
- 01
Discovery flight
Fly the SR20 yourself, with an instructor beside you.
- 02
Medical and permit
A Category 3 medical, then your student pilot permit.
- 03
Ground school
At least 40 hours, then the PPAER written exam: 60% overall, and in each subject.
- 04
Flight training
At least 45 hours: 17 with your instructor and 12 solo, including a 150 nm cross-country. Most students need 60 to 70.
- 05
Flight test
Fly the test with an examiner, and the licence is yours.
At two or three lessons a week, most students finish in TBC months.
The estimate
Every cost, in plain sight.
| At the legal minimum | Typical | |
|---|---|---|
| Aircraft, SR20 G7+ at $695 an hour | 45 hours$31,275 | 60 to 70 hours$41,700 to $48,650 |
| Instructor, $195 an hour | 17 hours or more$3,315 | TBC |
| Ground school | TBC | TBC |
| Exams, medical, permit and flight test fees | TBC | TBC |
| Estimated total | From $34,590 + TBC | $41,700 to $48,650 + TBC |
- The aircraft rate is wet: fuel included. Insurance and Billy Bishop fees: TBC
- HST: TBC
- Training in your own Cirrus: TBC
After your licence
Where the licence takes you.
Rent the SR20, move on to the Instrument Rating, or talk to us about owning a Cirrus of your own.