Commercial Pilot Licence

The Commercial Pilot Licence program involves 150 hours of ground instruction and at least 65 hours of structured flight training. Flight training will focus on broadening skills to include night flying, instrument flying, long-range cross-country flights, and emergency procedures. Classroom work involves revisiting the knowledge areas covered in the Private Licence ground school in more depth with additional concepts related to commercial air carrier operations. The ground school curriculum will cover additional course work not included in the Transport Canada Commercial Licence syllabus, including Crew Resource Management (CRM) and Standard Operating Procedures (SOP’s). Upon attaining a minimum of 150 total hours flying, a student will demonstrate proficiency through both a written exam and flight test administered by Transport Canada.

The most compelling and unique aspect of the GENESIS program is that 100% of the training is done in advanced aircraft featuring modern flight instruments (known as a “glass cockpit”). Our Diamond DA40 aircraft and synthetic training equipment featuring the G1000 avionics suite provides a training package found nowhere else in Canada. Students will train right from day one with equipment usually only available to commercial pilots on a jet transition course. Immersing students immediately in the advanced equipment usually only found on jets has proven to provide a significant edge when competing for jobs in the market. Employers see value in hiring pilots who already have experience with glass cockpit environments, saving the employer training time and training cost.

Genesis Flight College’s Commercial Pilot program can be taken on its own, or as part of a four module Career Pilot program that includes Private Pilot Licence, Instrument Rating, and Multi-Engine Rating.

The scheduling and length of training is based on availability and subject to change.