Recreational Permit Requirements:

• 25 flying hours minimum
• 35 flying hours average to complete No ground school is required.
• (You must still pass a written exam, most students take the PPL ground school)

• 45 flying hours minimum
• 55 flying hours average to complete
• 40 hours ground school

Class 4 medical: Medical declaration with any family doctor (ask for form)

Class 3 medical: Aviation medical doctor.

• One passenger
• Airplane with 4 seats or less
• In Canada only
• Day, in good weather only
• No ratings or endorsements to upgrade except float rating.

Easy upgrade to Private Licence

• No passenger limit
• No airplane limit
• World wide
• Day, in good weather only

Ratings and endorsements may be added to fly at night, multi engine, or instrument weather conditions.

• Fly for fun
• To fly a homebuilt, or ultra light
• Want to get a start in aviation for less cost and then upgrade later.

• Fly for fun
• Use aviation for business
• Use aviation for traveling
• To fly advanced airplanes
• To fly to the United states
• As a first step in an aviation career.

Both courses are the same for the first 15 hours. A student does not have to decide before starting which course to take. A Recreational pilot may write the Private written exam, thus saving having to write another written exam with upgrade to PPL within 2 years.