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GENERAL AVIATION POLICY LETTER
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Subject
Renewal of Flight Instructor Rating
Reference
Canadian Aviation Regulations (CARs) Part IV, Subpart 1, Flight
Crew Permits, Licences and Ratings, Division XVII - Flight Instructor Rating -
Aeroplane and Helicopter, 421.66 - Renewal of Flight Instructor Rating.
Background
Amendment 99-2 to the Canadian Aviation Regulations (99-03-01)
introduced a third option for renewal of a flight instructor rating, aeroplane or
helicopter. Now, in addition to either a flight test or a refresher course, the rating
can be renewed based on a combination of recent experience and successful training.
CAR 421.66(d) provides for renewal if the instructor has, in the previous
24 months, "provided at least 300 hours of flight training as a flight
instructor and has recommended at least 5 candidates for the recreational,
private, commercial or instructor rating flight tests, of whom at least 4 have
successfully completed the flight test."
This option was first recommended by the Regulation of Flight Training Working
Group in its efforts to identify alternatives to the flight test where other indicators
of instructor performance could be used. For renewal, it was intended that only flight
tests that were first attempts would be used. It was not intended to use any flight
tests that resulted from a failure of a previous attempt. This would mean that both
partial and complete re-tests would not be considered in measuring the quality of
instructor performance for the purpose of renewing a flight instructor rating. Further,
the quality of training in the full 24-month period leading up to the renewal should
be considered. Although where only five flight tests have been recommended in this
period, we can accept this if 4 of the tests were passed on the initial attempt, we
will consider the record over the full period. This would mean, where more than
5 flight tests have been recommended, an 80% success rate would be needed to
qualify for renewal.
Action
Effective immediately, renewal of a flight instructor rating under
CAR 421.66(d), shall be given where the Minister is satisfied that
- the instructor has applied for the renewal while the rating is still valid;
- the personal log, or a copy of the appropriate pages of the personal log, show
that the required 300 hours of flight training experience have been obtained
in the previous 24 months;
- the instructor has, in the previous 24 months, recommended at least five
candidates for initial attempts for the appropriate flight tests and at least four
of these candidates have passed on the initial attempt. If more than five candidates
have been recommended, at least 80% of the flight tests recommended in this 24-month
period must have been successful on the initial attempt; and
- the required renewal fee has been received.
Expiry
This Policy Letter will expire once this administrative procedure has been
incorporated in the Personnel Licensing Procedures Manual.
Manzur Huq
Director
General Aviation
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