General Aviation Policy Letter GA-1997-14 (Cancelled)

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Transport Canada > Civil Aviation > General Aviation > General Aviation Policy Letters > Cancelled General Aviation Policy Letters

GENERAL AVIATION POLICY LETTER

GA-1997-14

2000-12-11

Subject

WRITTEN EXAMINATIONS - PILOT PERMIT - RECREATIONAL - AEROPLANE - KNOWLEDGE REQUIREMENTS GA97-14

Reference

Canadian Aviation Regulations (CARs) Part IV - Personnel Licensing and Training Standards; 421 - Flight Crew Permits, Licences and Ratings; Division IV - Pilot Permits; 421.22 Recreational - Aeroplane - Requirements; (3) Knowledge.

CARs 400.03 (1), CARs Part IV - Personnel Licensing and Training, Division II - Examinations - Time Limits.

Background

During the course of the Recreational Aviation Working Group (RAWG) committee members’ meetings, agreement was reached to allow an applicant for the Pilot Permit - Recreational - Aeroplane (PP-R-A) to meet the knowledge requirements by writing the examination for either the permit (RPPAE) or the Private Pilot Licence - Aeroplane (PPAER).

The aim was to encourage students to continue their training toward a Private Pilot Licence - Aeroplane (PPL-A) within the 12 months required by CARs 400.03(1). As many of the flight training units provide the private pilot level ground school for the PP-R-A trainee, those students are well equipped to write the higher level of examination.

Subsequently, it was determined by the "Regulation of Flight Training Working Group" that the 12 months was somewhat limiting both from a practical and financial viewpoint for the trainees. Therefore, the Regulation of Flight Training Working Group recommended and Transport Canada accepted that the validity period for the Private Pilot Licence - Aeroplane examination (PPAER) written by an applicant for the Pilot Permit - Recreational - Aeroplane should be given an additional 12 months.

The control in the system is the need for the applicant to meet all requirements for the PPL-A before licensing.

Action

This policy letter gives candidates for the PP-R-A the option to write either the permit examination (RPPAE) or the private pilot examination (PPAER). Should the applicant write the PPAER and then apply successfully for a PP-R-A within the required 12 months then the validity period of the PPAER exam becomes 24 months.