ATPL night requirement

[MAD DOGGY]

For fixed wing- is it 100 hrs PIC? In the A.I.M. it just says 100? Thanks MDY

[Bread]

Experience

An applicant shall have met the training requirements for the issue of a Commercial Pilot Licence - Aeroplane that is not restricted to daylight flying and completed a minimum of 1500 hours total flight time of which a minimum of 900 hours shall have been completed in aeroplanes. The total flight time shall include a minimum of:
(amended 2000/09/01; previous version)

(a) 250 hours pilot-in-command flight time in aeroplanes which shall include where applicable, a maximum of 100 hours pilot-in-command under supervision flight time completed in accordance with Section 421.11. The pilot-in-command and/or pilot-in-command under supervision flight time shall include a minimum of 100 hours cross-country flight time of which a minimum of 25 hours shall have been by night;

(b) 100 hours night flight time as pilot-in-command or as co-pilot of which a minimum of 30 hours shall have been acquired in aeroplanes;

(c) 100 additional hours cross-country flight time as pilot-in-command or 200 hours as co-pilot or any combination thereof, with flight time calculated in accordance with section 421.10. Flight time as pilot-in-command may be part of the 250 hours pilot-in-command flight time specified in paragraph (a); and
(amended 2005/12/01; previous version)

(d) 75 hours instrument flight time of which a maximum of 25 hours may have been acquired in approved instrument ground trainers and a maximum of 35 hours may have been acquired in helicopters. Instrument ground time shall not be applied toward the total 1500 hour flight time requirement.

This is take directly from CARS 421.34 http://www.tc.gc.ca/civilaviation/regse ... htm#421_34

From my interpretation of this, you need 100 night PIC, or Co-Pilot, with atleast 25 of those hours being night X-Country time.

[200hr Wonder]

CARs are the definitive answer:

(b) 100 hours night flight time as pilot-in-command or as co-pilot of which a minimum of 30 hours shall have been acquired in aeroplanes;

[Krashman]

just make sure the 25 night PIC X/C is actual cross country... (over 25NM) I heard of cases where guys have rented 172s and just gone back and forth from CYXX to CZBB or CYXD to CZVL and TC had a problem with that...

[200hr Wonder]

just make sure the 25 night PIC X/C is actual cross country... (over 25NM) I heard of cases where guys have rented 172s and just gone back and forth from CYXX to CZBB or CYXD to CZVL and TC had a problem with that...

Why? You gotta navigate between YXX and ZBB don't you?

[canadapilot924]

The last time I checked TC couldn't give me a definition for cross-country, so it's left up to your discretion...don't know how they could dispute CC hours in which case. Although I think that topic has been discussed ad nauseum!