Campbell River’s Sealand Flight Training is now accepting Private Pilot Licence (PPL) students for Spring 2026, offering an efficient, professional training environment ideal for pilots serious about progressing toward a commercial career. Train in uncongested coastal airspace, with practice areas just 5–10 minutes of flight time from the airport, maximizing hands‑on learning and minimizing wasted time. Combined with reliable spring weather and no training backlogs common in Victoria or Vancouver, students can expect steady, focused progress from day one.
For those willing to travel within Vancouver Island, Campbell River offers a significantly lower cost of living, making extended training blocks more affordable while maintaining high instructional standards. With limited PPL spaces available, access to an in‑house examiner, and a clear pathway toward Commercial Pilot Licence (CPL) training, Sealand Flight Training provides an ideal foundation for pilots looking to build skills efficiently in a supportive, career‑oriented setting.
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Flight Training opportunities with no wait time
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Re: Flight Training opportunities with no wait time
Can confirm, Sealand are an excellent company. Very well managed, professional, with friendly staff and good instructors.
Can also confirm they have good availability in terms of both aircraft and instructors at the moment at their various bases.
Can also confirm they have good availability in terms of both aircraft and instructors at the moment at their various bases.
Re: Flight Training opportunities with no wait time
Could you elaborate on exactly what parts of the PPL/CPL course use your electric trainer? I'm assuming it isn't used for Ex 23, but how long are your typical training flights? On the manufacturer's website it states "typical endurance" of 50 mins. I'm curious as to how they calculated this figure, and what performance is like in a real FTU environment.
I'm also assuming that any students learning on this aircraft will also have to be trained on a primary trainer as well, such that they can complete their 150/300NM XCs required, in addition to the their flight tests.
Given all this, is this a good investment for a prospective student? How much cheaper is it to train on multiple aircraft vs one? How can you plan for emergencies with a 50min endurance? Can a student with very little experience safely make the required decisions in an emergency scenario (e.g. All RWYs closed at primary AD) to ensure safety of flight?
My intuition says this is probably best kept as a circuit training tool, as I'm sure it has excellent glide performance/economics. But I would not want my students venturing beyond gliding distance of the AD with 50min endurance. I have never allowed a student to go solo without double the reserve required for their training flight (e.g. 1h flight + 1h reserve).
I'm also assuming that any students learning on this aircraft will also have to be trained on a primary trainer as well, such that they can complete their 150/300NM XCs required, in addition to the their flight tests.
Given all this, is this a good investment for a prospective student? How much cheaper is it to train on multiple aircraft vs one? How can you plan for emergencies with a 50min endurance? Can a student with very little experience safely make the required decisions in an emergency scenario (e.g. All RWYs closed at primary AD) to ensure safety of flight?
My intuition says this is probably best kept as a circuit training tool, as I'm sure it has excellent glide performance/economics. But I would not want my students venturing beyond gliding distance of the AD with 50min endurance. I have never allowed a student to go solo without double the reserve required for their training flight (e.g. 1h flight + 1h reserve).
Re: Flight Training opportunities with no wait time
Hi there,
IAW with our operations manual our electric Pipistral currently must stay within the 5nm control zone around YBL. Once we get charging stations at our remote location that would change.
As for which exercises, new student will learn all the exercises up to solo circuits. At which point they will transition to the Cessna 172. As for cost, the rental of the “pip” is about $100 less per hour, so that can mean a savings between 1500-2500 off the total PPL cost.
I’ve glided the Pip from 3000’ and 5 miles back to the field and still had to bleed altitude.
IAW with our operations manual our electric Pipistral currently must stay within the 5nm control zone around YBL. Once we get charging stations at our remote location that would change.
As for which exercises, new student will learn all the exercises up to solo circuits. At which point they will transition to the Cessna 172. As for cost, the rental of the “pip” is about $100 less per hour, so that can mean a savings between 1500-2500 off the total PPL cost.
I’ve glided the Pip from 3000’ and 5 miles back to the field and still had to bleed altitude.
