I hold a CPL and logged some flight hours before enrolling in the ab-initio program. Life circumstances changed, I married a Canadian, and we’re planning to start a family in Canada. Thank you for the feedback! I acknowledge I need to improve certain skills. My plan is to build more flight hours, p...

Me262 wrote: ↑Thu Sep 04, 2025 9:09 pm

twa22 wrote: ↑Thu Sep 04, 2025 6:46 am So then you don't have an ATPL...?

Maybe they got the 250 PIC before enrolling in the ab-initio.

Yes, that’s what I wanted to say.
Thanks for clarifying !

I hold a CPL and logged some flight hours before enrolling in the ab-initio program. Life circumstances changed, I married a Canadian, and we’re planning to start a family in Canada. Thank you for the feedback! I acknowledge I need to improve certain skills. My plan is to build more flight hours, po...

Thanks for all the replies!   I was eyeing a CFI rating, but man, the price tag and all that ground school feel like overkill. Thinking I’ll grab a seaplane rating, sounds like a fun way to get up some stick time and confidence. Maybe then jump into bush flying or regionals to get those landings in....

I’m an immigrant with Canadian PR and a Canadian ATPL, moving to Canada next year. I’ve racked up over 2,000 jet hours as a cruise pilot with an international airline, but I’ve got zero takeoffs or landings under my belt since I started as an ab-initio cadet. My hands-on flying time is pretty much n...