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The Power Pilot Training Course (PPTC) is done at contracted private flying schools. The selection process includes a 40-hour self-guided ground school course (culminating with a 50-question exam), a review of a cadet's file, and an interview. These course satisfy all components of the Transport Canada requirements for pilot training.
The program is managed by CF officers (most of whom are CIC officers), and is the largest producer of glider pilots in Canada. [2] Cadets aged 16-18 years are trained at the five summer Regional Gliding Schools, and about 320 cadets receive their glider pilot license each year.
NATO Flight Training in Canada (NFTC) is a military flight training program for NATO and allied air forces provided by the Canadian Forces. Located at 2 Canadian Forces Flying Training School, 15 Wing, CFB Moose Jaw in Saskatchewan and 4 Wing, CFB Cold Lake in Alberta, the program is delivered as a cooperative operation between a civilian contractor, CAE Inc. (CAE Training Centres), [1] and ...
The Young Eagles is a program created by the US Experimental Aircraft Association designed to give children between the ages of 8 and 17 an opportunity to experience flight in a general aviation airplane while educating them about aviation. The program is offered free of charge with costs covered by the volunteers.
The Moncton Flight College (MFC) is a pilot training school based at the Greater Moncton International Airport (CYQM) in Dieppe, New Brunswick, Canada. They have a second location at the Fredericton International Airport (YFC) in Lincoln, NB. In a year, MFC has the capacity to train 450 students between the Moncton and Fredericton Campus.
"Into the Blue, Pilot Training in Canada, 1917–1918" (PDF). Canadian Military History. 8 (1): 59– 64. Sullivan, Alan (1919). Aviation in Canada, 1917-1918: Being a brief account of the work of the Royal Air Force, Canada, the Aviation Department of the Imperial Munitions Board, and the Canadian Aeroplanes Limited.
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The school trained RCAF and North Atlantic Treaty Organization pilots until the school disbanded on March 6, 1957. [6] 1 FTS was reactivated on 31 August 1965. [7] On 23 July 1970 it combined with the Flight Instructor School (FIS) to become 1 Canadian Forces Flying Training School (1 CFFTS) with the role of advanced pilot training. [7]