Commercial Pilot Licence

The Commercial Pilot Licence is the minimum licence required to be employed as a pilot. To hold this licence a person must have reached 18 years of age and hold a Category 1 medical certificate. The minimum training requirements are 65 hours of flight training and 80 hours of ground school. One must also have a minimum of 200 hours total time including not less than 100 hours pilot-in-command of which 20 hours must be cross-country time. The table below includes the build-up hours students will have to accumulate over and above their PPL and compulsory CPL training, to reach the 200-hour minimum. 

Estimated training cost:

35 hours dual @ $205

      7,175
30 hours solo @ $137 (Block rate)

      4,110
15 hours ground briefing

         870
80 hours ground school and texts

         See package descriptions below.
Medical, Exams & Licensing fees

         710
80 hours build-up time @$137 (Block rate)

  $10,960
Total cost excluding taxes    $24,545 (approximate)

 *All flights are subject to a fuel surcharge.*

 

CPL Ground School Packages

The Victoria Flying Club offers a few different packages for you to meet your ground school requirements, as follows:

Package A - Commercial Ground School ($750):

  1. VFC Commercial Pilot Speaker Series
  2. VFC Instructor Review Sessions
  3. Textbook Course Pack (Flying Beyond & Weather Manual)
  4. 270 consecutive day access to the pilottraining.ca Commercial Pilot Ground School
  5. Professional visits to local aviation facilities

Package B - Commercial Ground School ($650):

  1. VFC Commercial Pilot Speaker Series
  2. VFC Instructor Review Sessions
  3. 270 consecutive day access to the pilottraining.ca Commercial Pilot Ground School
  4. Professional visits to local aviation facilities

Package C - Commercial Ground School ($495):

  1. VFC Commercial Pilot Speaker Series
  2. VFC Instructor Review Sessions
  3. Professional visits to local aviation facilities
  4. Textbook Course Pack (Flying Beyond & Weather Manual)

Package D – Speakers & Tours Only ($225):

  1. VFC Commercial Pilot Speaker Series
  2. Professional visits to local aviation facilities

 

Working Towards Your ATPL

By packaging your program, we can provide the training required to attain the licences and ratings that form the foundation for the ATPL. We will work with you to deliver the most cost effective training package in the least amount of time. The following example illustrates the estimated cost of acquiring a Commercial Pilot Licence and Multi-IFR* rating working on all three at the same time. This example assumes the student starts with a Private Pilot Licence and 15 hours pilot-in-command (55 hours total time) and that the student can achieve the required standards in the times listed.  For more information about Multi-IFR training, please contact the Victoria Flying Club at 250-656-2833.

Estimated training cost
Night Endorsement

    2,770
Multi-Engine Endorsement

    3,420
20 hrs simulator @ $130 dual

   2,600
20 hrs in Seminole @ $352 dual

    7,040
10 hrs ground briefing @ $58

       580
5 hrs dual prep for CPL flight test

    1,010
35 hrs solo @ $137 Block rate)

    4,795
80 hours ground school

       495
IFR seminars

       600
Books and enrollment

       350
62 hrs build-up time @ $137 (Block rate to reach 50 hrs cross-country PIC) *

    8,494
Medical, Exams & Licencing fees

    1,095
Total excluding tax:

$33,249

*All flights are subject to a fuel surcharge.*

*Block time available to licenced pilots for time-building or recreational flights.*