If you want to get your pilot’s license there are a few things you need to consider before beginning the process. You really need to know what kind of pilot you want to be, and only then will you know exactly how long it will take to get your license and what will be involved. It is about a nine month to a year process, on average, to get your private pilot license and go through flight school. Depending on the flying school and whether you go part time or full time, you could get done in as little as six months. As a student you are required by Transport Canada to have 40 hours of ground training under your belt and 75 hours of in air flight training according to the national average. Toronto Airways is a reputable flight school operating at Buttonville Airport and it has three school sessions running at the same time for ground school training. The 50 hour ground flight school runs on both weekends and weekdays and includes Navigation, Theory of Flight, Air Law, and Meteorology. All your materials for your ground flight school can be purchased at the on-site pilot store or you can click here and stop by their pilot shop online anytime.
While you are taking your ground school training you can begin taking the flight training portion with one of the qualified Certified Flight Instructors that are on staff at Toronto Airways. There are a couple of options when you are taking the air flying portion of your private pilot’s license school. You can break your flying time any way you want, going at it full or part time. You will need 30 hours with an instructor with you and 16 hours solo, on your own. How long it takes to complete it is totally up to you and how quickly you want your license. On average, most people take their time and break it up to be about nine months. If you have more questions or want to get in touch with someone from the flight school visit them online at http://www.torontoairways.com.
Toronto Airways LTD pilot store will both help you and provide you with some extras to make getting your pilot’s license easier. Everything you will need can be found in the pilot store, with prices to fit any budget. Logbooks and kneeboards to fit every style are available at the store, as well as computers, plotters, charts and flying publications. The pilot store offers gift certificates as well so make sure to mention to friends and family around holiday time.
Now if you are not sure if you want to take on the flying portion of your pilot’s license or even have the time, but you are interested in trying it out, there are a couple of options for you. Toronto Airways offers a familiarization flight, or introductory flight. The introductory flight is an excellent way to take advantage of a short flight workshop and still be able to log time until you can log all the hours you need. The other option you have to get yourself familiar with the look and feel of an aircraft is to book time on the flight simulator. The skills learned on the flight simulator can be easily transferred to the actual airplane when you are ready. Toronto Airways is committed to making your flying school successful and helping you to earn your pilot’s license.
Mike Hillsford writes for hobby publications and most enjoys covering current information about flying as a recreational activity. Mike was fortunate to be able to do some training with the professional instructors at Toronto Airways flight school and he recommends that when you are ready to give it a try that you contact them at www.torontoairways.com and for your learning materials click here and stop by their pilot shop.
