Flight Training Program Outline

The flight training program outline for trainees, detailed in CAR section 405.13, must be available for review prior to certification of your Flight Training Unit.

PSTAR Exam

Prior to issuance of a Student Pilot Permit, the pre-solo written examination (PSTAR) must be successfully completed. Flight Training Units that will be conducting training toward the Pilot Permit - Recreational or Private Pilot Licence, may be permitted to invigilate this examination at their facility provided that they can provide a suitable level of security that the examination requires. Such security could be provided by a lockable file cabinet or other suitably secured storage device. For Instructions on the development and administration of the exam refer to page 1-23. To receive a hard copy and/or an electronic copy on 3½” diskette, contact your local Transport Canada office. A sample answer sheet is provided on page 1-25.

Pilot Training Records

In cases where a Pilot Training Record is required to be maintained pursuant to CAR Standard 425.33, the record may be the one obtained from Transport Canada or a record developed by your Flight Training Unit and approved which must be approved by Transport Canada.

Daily Flight Sheets

A daily flight record, for the purpose of operational control, is to be established and maintained for your Flight Training Unit, pursuant to CAR section 406.56. The record may be maintained on hard copy. Electronic records must be readily printed on paper upon request. (CAR section 103.05). The record will be reviewed during your base inspection to ensure it contains the items required by CAR Standard 426.56.

Journey Log Book

The requirement to keep a journey log is stated in CAR section 605.92, and the details of the entries are specified in CAR section 605.94 and Schedule 1. Since a Flight Training Unit will be maintaining a daily flight record, the unit may, pursuant to CAR subsection 605.94(2), elect to "make a single entry in a journey log in respect of a series of flights". In such cases, the Flight Training Unit will need to ensure that the appropriate entries are being completed. CAR section 406.57 requires that a Flight Training Unit "designate a person to make journey log entries in accordance with section 605.94".