Questions: conversion & training

[Randleman]

There are quite a few resources out there for conversion. What you need to do is call your FSDO and have them send you the information on it.

You need to be prepared for your application for a foreign license to be rejected if you don't have a canadian citizenship, or a visa.
Best of luck.

[YOWza]

Go here... http://www.tc.gc.ca/civilaviation/regse ... s/menu.htm

It's a bit of a process, but you should be able to pick out the differences between the FAA and Canadian regulations. Parts IV and VI contain the bulk of what you'll need to study. The AIM is necessary as well (it also cross-references the CARs). For the conversion exam, which is 20 questions I believe, I can guarantee that you will need to study:

Airspace (lots of differences)
Operations at an aerodrome (circuit entries and radio procedures)
Oxygen requirements
Medical requirements
Licensing requirements

In Canada, you'll need to have a radio permit. Here's the study guide...http://selair.selkirk.bc.ca/Training/co ... erator.pdf
You can write this exam at just about any flight school.

Go ahead and do your medical. If you are in Toronto, you should have no problem finding an examiner.

Good luck!

[Cat Driver]

Has anyone here ever been asked to produce a radio permit?

I haven't.

[Bede]

Has anyone here ever been asked to produce a radio permit?

I haven't.

I talked to our POI at TC recently, and she told me TC really doesn't care. It's not on their ramp inspection checklist. I don't even carry mine anymore.

[Shiny Side Up]

Has anyone here ever been asked to produce a radio permit?

I haven't.

I talked to our POI at TC recently, and she told me TC really doesn't care. It's not on their ramp inspection checklist. I don't even carry mine anymore.

I guess technically its not their jurisdiction, the radio licences fall under Industry Canada's mantle. It is also technically legal to fly without one, supposing you weren't using the radios period.

[Hedley]

Weird. Anyways, look at CAR 421.30:

http://www.tc.gc.ca/civilaviation/regse ... htm#421_30

4) Experience

(a) An applicant for a commercial pilot licence — aeroplane shall

(ii) following the issuance of a private pilot licence — aeroplane by Canada or another contracting state, have completed 65 hours of commercial pilot flight training in aeroplanes consisting of a minimum of:

There ya go.

[Hedley]

the radio licences fall under Industry Canada's mantle. It is also technically legal to fly without one, supposing you weren't using the radios period

Actually, I think you can turn the comm radio on - and listen to it legally - without the permit. It's just that you can't technically transmit without the permit.

Lots of people buy those aviation scanners to listen, and they don't need a permit.