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Canadian multi reg's
I'm due to start my private pilot training soon, and after I am done I would
like to take my multi and IFR. I don't plan on becoming a commercial pilot, just a private with a multi and IFR rating (endorsments) I was just wondering if there were any words of wisdom or any special regulations (CANADA) that I may find myself up against before I get my heart set on getting a multi engine rating. I'm sure the school will let me know of all the pitfalls or the rewards but, since they are due to make money on me by training I would like to hear from a un-biased opinion. thanks in advance! |
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"Gary" wrote in message news:b3ASd.465803$6l.52219@pd7tw2no... I'm due to start my private pilot training soon, and after I am done I would like to take my multi and IFR. I don't plan on becoming a commercial pilot, just a private with a multi and IFR rating (endorsments) I was just wondering if there were any words of wisdom or any special regulations (CANADA) that I may find myself up against before I get my heart set on getting a multi engine rating. I'm sure the school will let me know of all the pitfalls or the rewards but, since they are due to make money on me by training I would like to hear from a un-biased opinion. thanks in advance! I did the same thing as you are intending but about 5 yrs ago so checking logbook, first was a night rating at around 50 hrs (it's just 5 hrs more instrument) . After that I went on some day trips. Then my multi ( I think is just 12 hrs + test). I never rented a multi for solo but I was allowed to. After some more x-country I planned a long trip to Fla. so I got vfr OTT ( I think it was just 5 hrs more inst time). When I came back I started my Group 1 Inst Rating. I did about 8-9 hrs in a sim and it was very boring but cheap. I finished it up in a multi and got my rating at about 150 hrs ( hard test, written and flying). I had so many hrs because I originally wanted a commercial licence. After talking to so many flight instructors about pay I gave up that idea. The good thing is you can get the nt and vfr ott ratings and they count to your instrument rating. The multi rating is probably useless to me since I won't ever rent one. If you plan long x-country vfr ott is very useful (but not as much as instrument). It is much more relaxing to fly vfr than ifr though. In case nobody signs your logbook after you have enough instrument time for vfr ott you automatically get it with ifr rating. If I would change something about my training I would spend longer doinig it ( I did it in less than a year). After your training is finished it may seem hard to find excuses to fly. I would also like to have done my ifr rating in a glass cockpit 172 or similar. I wouldn't give up what I did in twins because it was fun (even though in training 2 engines are almost never running at the same time so do some leg exercises). Have fun. |
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"Gary" wrote in message news:b3ASd.465803$6l.52219@pd7tw2no... I'm due to start my private pilot training soon, and after I am done I would like to take my multi and IFR. I don't plan on becoming a commercial pilot, just a private with a multi and IFR rating (endorsments) I was just wondering if there were any words of wisdom or any special regulations (CANADA) that I may find myself up against before I get my heart set on getting a multi engine rating. I'm sure the school will let me know of all the pitfalls or the rewards but, since they are due to make money on me by training I would like to hear from a un-biased opinion. thanks in advance! One thing I should mention is I claimed everything as school on my taxes, more than $20000. This is legal even if you don't get your commercial licence but you have to be elegible, ie. not to old or with bad eyes or too much money already etc.. |
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Gary wrote: I'm due to start my private pilot training soon, and after I am done I would like to take my multi and IFR. I don't plan on becoming a commercial pilot, just a private with a multi and IFR rating (endorsments) I was just wondering if there were any words of wisdom or any special regulations (CANADA) that I may find myself up against before I get my heart set on getting a multi engine rating. I'm sure the school will let me know of all the pitfalls or the rewards but, since they are due to make money on me by training I would like to hear from a un-biased opinion. You can certainly do the multi-ifr on your private, but they aren't much use for most PPLs here in Canada. The problem is that the freezing level is at the surface when most of the ifr weather is encountered. This implies you want an aircraft certified for "known ice". These are expensive airplanes and almost never available for rent (single or multi). Even finding a twin that can be rented (but isn't certified known ice) can be hard and the hourly rate will be $200+/hr. After your PPL, you might want to consider sticking with a night rating and maybe some instrument training (roughly what is in the Canadian CPL). You can do the ratings "because they are there", but you won't be able to use them. Other types of training I think can be fun/useful: - Aerobatics (also hard to find a solo rental aircraft, but the training is good for safety reasons, even if you can't do aeros solo, imho) - Tailwheel, seaplane - both fun checkouts and it is possible to rent them, although you have to look around for rentals of either Just some thoughts, rick ps: Before you do the instrument rating, you need 50hrs cross country, so you'll have some time after finishing your PPL to think about it. |
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