Prerequisites:

1.      An applicant must be a Canadian citizen, landed immigrant, or a person lawfully admitted into Canada for the purpose of flight training.

2.      An applicant must hold a valid Commercial Pilot License, issued in Canada or by a contracting state.

3.      An applicant must be a minimum of 18 years of age for the issue of the Instructor Rating.

Medical: An applicant must be the holder of a valid Category 1 aviation medical from a Transport Canada certified doctor.  

Ground School: A minimum of 25 hours of ground school instruction in 7 mandatory subject areas is required prior to writing the Transport Canada Class IV Instructor Rating Exam. Students must obtain 70% overall on the exam. Topics covered include principles of learning, techniques of instruction and use of lesson plans. Presentation of lesson plans is covered in conjunction with flight training to simulate actual instruction. Flight training standards, regulations and processing requirements for various licenses and ratings are also addressed.

Flight Training: The Class IV Instructor Rating consists of 30 hours of dual flight time. The majority of the course is centered on learning the proper teaching techniques required for the Class IV Instructor Rating. The course starts with a right seat check-out, followed by a series of flights designed to cover each exercise. Student evaluation and trouble shooting techniques are also addressed.

Approximate Cost (C-172):

Note: Licensing requirements specified here are based on Transport Canada minimums and more training may be required.  Prices are subject to change without notice.  Membership fees and applicable taxes are not included in the above prices.  The Kingston Flying Club is a not for profit organization.

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