Private and recreational flying · Private-pilot course
Private Helicopter Pilot Course (R22 / R44)
Mountain View Helicopters · Calgary base, Calgary · Canada
At a glance
- Training category
- Private and recreational flying
- Aircraft category
- Helicopter
- Prepares for
- Private Pilot Licence – Helicopter (PPL-H)
- Jurisdiction
- Canada
- Authority
- Transport Canada
- Training framework
- Not stated
- Training base
- Calgary base
- Delivery
- In person
- Schedule
- Full-time
What it teaches and what completion provides
- Teaches
- Ground school and flight training to Transport Canada private helicopter licence standard on R22 or R44.
- Completion provides
- Course meeting TC flight training requirements; licence issued by Transport Canada.
- Still required
- Transport Canada Private Pilot – Helicopter (PPHEL) written exam (60% pass) and flight test.
- Approval scope
- The source does not say how this course relates to the school's approval.
A course completion certificate is not necessarily a pilot licence or rating. The licensing authority issues licences and ratings after its own requirements are met.
Entry requirements
- Minimum age
- 17 (as published)
- Prerequisites
- Not published
- Prior qualifications
- Not published
- Required experience
- Not published
- Language requirements
- Not published
- Medical
- Category 3 medical certificate; must be received from Transport Canada prior to any solo flight.
Only an official aeromedical assessment can establish medical fitness. This site does not decide eligibility.
Duration and hours
These figures answer different questions and must not be read as one another. Weather, aircraft availability, student progress, examinations and scheduling all affect real completion time.
Advertised package hours
Not published.
School-reported typical completion
Not published. No typical completion time is estimated here.
- Calendar duration
- Approximately three months of full time training
- Intake / booking
- Not published
Published prices
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- Deposit and cancellation
- Not published
Authority records for this school and base
Stated by the schoolTransport CanadaTransport Canada flight training unitApproval
Scope: Private helicopter courses meet TC flight training requirements (school statement)
Verified in authority recordTransport CanadaTransport Canada flight training unitApproval
Reference: Flight Training Unit ID 0956
Scope: Authorized training listed in the Transport Canada Flight Training Units search: Commercial Pilot, Instructor Rating, Private Pilot, Instrument Rating, VFR Over-the-top Rating, Night Rating
A record for the school does not necessarily cover this specific course; the scope is shown where the source states it.