Instructor rating?
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Instructor rating?
If someone had a class 4 instructor rating twenty years ago and has not instructed since, what is the process for making that rating valid again?
Re: Instructor rating?
I genuinely don't want to come off like an ass but it's going to sound that way.
That information is in the CARs, a document that every instructor should be comfortable with navigating. My gut says Part IV: Personnel Licensing and Training and since it's a practical kind of question I bet the answer is in the Standards.JohnnyHotRocks wrote:If someone had a class 4 instructor rating twenty years ago and has not instructed since, what is the process for making that rating valid again?
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I found this probably faster than it took lownslow to come off as an ass....
"...Candidates whose ratings have been expired in excess of 24 months must submit a completed "Flight Crew Licence - Application for Endorsement" (Form 26-0083) signed within the preceding 30 days by the holder of a valid Class 1 instructor rating - aeroplane, helicopter, or aerobatic, as appropriate - recommending the candidate for an instructor flight test. They must also have successfully completed the appropriate written examination(s) within the preceding 24 months."
Hopefully that will steer you in the right direction
http://www.tc.gc.ca/wwwdocs/Forms/26-00 ... 2-03_E.pdf
http://www.tc.gc.ca/eng/civilaviation/p ... -6504.html
"...Candidates whose ratings have been expired in excess of 24 months must submit a completed "Flight Crew Licence - Application for Endorsement" (Form 26-0083) signed within the preceding 30 days by the holder of a valid Class 1 instructor rating - aeroplane, helicopter, or aerobatic, as appropriate - recommending the candidate for an instructor flight test. They must also have successfully completed the appropriate written examination(s) within the preceding 24 months."
Hopefully that will steer you in the right direction
http://www.tc.gc.ca/wwwdocs/Forms/26-00 ... 2-03_E.pdf
http://www.tc.gc.ca/eng/civilaviation/p ... -6504.html
I guess I should write something here.
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Re: Instructor rating?
Good work, Maynard.
Lowandslow, 20 years ago they didn't have "CARS". They had the "Air Navigation Orders" and the "Air Regulations". You could also look stuff up in the "A.I.P." Maybe Johnny Hotrocks doesn't even know about the C.A.R.S.!!
This was before Transport Canada became a branch of the F.A.A.
Lowandslow, 20 years ago they didn't have "CARS". They had the "Air Navigation Orders" and the "Air Regulations". You could also look stuff up in the "A.I.P." Maybe Johnny Hotrocks doesn't even know about the C.A.R.S.!!
This was before Transport Canada became a branch of the F.A.A.
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Re: Instructor rating?
Maybe so, but they do now and those are the rules we have to abide by. A quick googling will find the CARs and beyond that I got him pretty darn close.Meatservo wrote:20 years ago they didn't have "CARS".
Perhaps I'm just frustrated by all the spoon-feeding that goes on now in flight instruction, but I do mean well. I'll go back to yelling at clouds now.

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Re: Instructor rating?
Wow thats some great attitude. Who said I was an instructor? Who said the question was about me?
Re: Instructor rating?
Um.
Let's see.
Did you hold an instructor rating twenty years ago?
Have you heard of the CARs?
If not, on whose behalf are you asking?
Enquiring minds need to know.
Let's see.
Did you hold an instructor rating twenty years ago?
Have you heard of the CARs?
If not, on whose behalf are you asking?
Enquiring minds need to know.
DId you hear the one about the jurisprudence fetishist? He got off on a technicality.
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Re: Instructor rating?
Damn, where's the popcorn when you need it?
Say, what's that mountain goat doing up here in the mist?
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Ass, Licence, Job. In that order.
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Re: Instructor rating?
If it is two years or thirty years it does not make any difference.
Written Exam(s), ride .
Once you go past a few years without using it, it is rather intimidating
when you start dusting the cobwebs but one you do the appropriate review
and practice then its like riding bike.
The longer you are out of it, the more study you will have to do.
The practical side will probably be the easiest.
Written Exam(s), ride .
Once you go past a few years without using it, it is rather intimidating
when you start dusting the cobwebs but one you do the appropriate review
and practice then its like riding bike.
The longer you are out of it, the more study you will have to do.
The practical side will probably be the easiest.
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Re: Instructor rating?
The biggest concern you should have is can you make enough money in a given day to pay for the gas to drive to and from the airport?
The hardest thing about flying is knowing when to say no
After over a half a century of flying no one ever died because of my decision not to fly.
After over a half a century of flying no one ever died because of my decision not to fly.
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Re: Instructor rating?
No Im not an instructer. I was asking on behalf of my dad. I should have my cpl next month and im hoping to build time at toronto skydive.
Re: Instructor rating?
Cool- don't let them charge you for a C182 "type rating" though 
DId you hear the one about the jurisprudence fetishist? He got off on a technicality.
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They have a poor reputation on AvCanada:
https://www.google.ca/search?q=site%3Aa ... ve+toronto
I understand they, do, er "checkouts" for a lot of pilots - charging a goodly rate per hour, then only employ one.
Go in with your eyes open.
https://www.google.ca/search?q=site%3Aa ... ve+toronto
I understand they, do, er "checkouts" for a lot of pilots - charging a goodly rate per hour, then only employ one.
Go in with your eyes open.
DId you hear the one about the jurisprudence fetishist? He got off on a technicality.
Re: Instructor rating?
No kidding. And one of my favourite topics. Pause movie....North Shore wrote:![]()
Damn, where's the popcorn when you need it?
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Re: Instructor rating?
Hahahaha...I'm sure your bosses pocket change could cover it no probs! You always crack me up.JohnnyHotRocks wrote:I dont mind paying
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Lol....its so hard to get a straight answer around herecdnpilot77 wrote:Hahahaha...I'm sure your bosses pocket change could cover it no probs! You always crack me up.JohnnyHotRocks wrote:I dont mind paying

