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PILOT

TRAINING

IN CANADA

Arlo Speer Commercial Flight Standards

Transport Canada

Presentation to Air Transport Association of Canada

November 2011

Perspectives on Flight Training

• How much training is done?

• Where do CPL trainees come

from?

• Who does the training?

• How well is the training done?

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HOW MUCH TRAINING IS

DONE?

3

Licensing Flight Tests (Aeroplane)

0

500

1000

1500

2000

2500

3000

3500

RPP

PPL

CPL

Multi

IFR

Instructor

4

Licensing Flight Tests (Helicopter)

0

500

1000

1500

2000

CPL

Instructor

5

6

0

500

1000

1500

2000

2500

3000

3500 3249 3182 3114

26762451 2382 2285

2529

33273139

2799

2525

RPP

PPL

CPL

Total Written Exams Aeroplane

* January 1st to December 31st (2011 trend)

7

0

500

1000

1500

2000

2500 IFR

INSTRUCTOR

SAMRA

SARON

Total Written Exams Advanced Aeroplane

* January 1st to December 31st (2011 trend)

8

0

50

100

150

200

250

300

350

400

450PPHEL

CPHEL

INRAT

Total Written Exams Helicopter

* January 1st to December 31st (2011 trend)

9

0

20

40

60

80

100

120HIRAF

HAMRA

HARON

Total Written Exams Helicopter

* January 1st to December 31st (2011 trend)

10

Flight Instructor Exams Class 1 & 2

0

50

100

150

200

250

186199

185

136121 118 124 125

147

213197

129

* January 1st to December 31st (2011 trend)

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0

50

100

150

200

250

300

2007 * 2008 * 2009 * 2010 * 2011 *

1841 40 38

46

5367

147

258209

52 59

79 83

82

170

122138

11198

FAA(PPL)

FAA(CPL)

FAA(IFR)

FAA(ATPL)

Total FAA Conversion Exams Written

•January 1st to December 31st (2011 trend)

Licences Issued

0

2000

4000

6000

1983

1985

1987

1989

1991

1993

1995

1997

1999

2001

2003

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

PPL

CPL

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WHERE DO COMMERCIAL

TRAINEES COME FROM?

13

CPL-aeroplane Graduates (Foreign vs. Canadian)

0

20

40

60

80

100

2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

2011

Canadian

Foreign

14

CPL-helicopter Graduates (Foreign vs. Canadian)

0

20

40

60

80

2007 2010

2011

Canadian

Foreign

15

16

Commercial Pilot Licence (A) 2007 Foreign Students

CPL initial issue

17

Commercial Pilot Licence (A) 2009 Foreign Students

CPL initial issue

18

Commercial Pilot Licence (A) 2011 Foreign Students

CPL initial issue

WHO DOES THAT TRAINING?

19

Flight Training Units (Aeroplane)

0

100

200

300

2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011

20

Flight Tests Recommended by Freelance Instructors

0.00%

1.00%

2.00%

3.00%

4.00%

5.00%

6.00%

7.00%

2001 2011

PPL

CPL

Multi

IFR

Instructor

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HOW WELL DO WE DO THAT

TRAINING?

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23

74.5%

75.6%

71.8%

76.9% 78.0%

79.7%80.8%

50%

55%

60%

65%

70%

75%

80%

85%

90%

Mean Score by Exam Type Aeroplane - 2010

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81.3%79.0%

76.0%

82.0%

85.5% 86.1%

50%

55%

60%

65%

70%

75%

80%

85%

90%

95%

100%

Mean Score by Exam Type Helicopter - 2010

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68.9% 75.6%60.7%

81.0% 86.1% 87.4% 89.8%

21.4%17.5%

25.0%

10.7% 8.9% 14.3% 19.0% 13.9% 12.6% 10.2%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

100% Fail

Partial Pass

Pass

Exam Pass/Fail Rate Aeroplane - 2010

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81.3% 79.0%85.1%

90.5% 94.1% 96.4%

15.6%10.9%

3.1%10.1%

14.9%9.5% 5.9% 3.6%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

100%Fail

Partial Pass

Pass

Exam Pass/Fail Rate Helicopter - 2010

27

CPL Flight Test Failure Rates

0

2

4

6

8

10

12

2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

Power-off 180

Forced Landing

Short/Soft Landing

(% of Total Number of Tests)

28