Pilot Training

The sky’s the limit! Become a pilot with Lake Country Airways.

  • Recreational Pilot Permit

    A recreational pilot license is a type of certificate that is designed for those who want to fly small aircraft mainly for fun and near their local area. Obtaining a recreational pilot certificate allows you to fly solo or with one other passenger in a single-engine aircraft.

  • Private Pilot License

    A Private Pilot License (PPL) is a type of pilot license that allows the holder to act as pilot in command of an aircraft privately, not for remuneration. Private pilots are trained to navigate small aircraft by themselves with no airport bounce restrictions.

  • VFR Over the Top Rating

    The VFR OTT Rating allows you to fly your aircraft with all of the privileges of your Private Pilot Licence, but above the clouds as well. You can't fly through them, but if the weather is good at both ends of the flight you can fly above them!

  • Night Rating

    A night rating allows a pilot to fly at night using visual flight rules. It is non-expiring and does not require a ground school. A night rating can be obtained more easily during the fall and winter, when the nights are longer.

  • Instrument Flight Rating (IFR)

    An Instrument Flight rating allows pilots to fly under instrument flight rules (IFR), enabling navagation and flight operations in instrument meteorological conditions (IMC) using aircraft instruments rather than relying on visual references.

  • Program Outlines, Inquiries, and Sign Up

    Click here for Program Outlines, Inquiries, and Sign Ups

Learn How to Fly

At Lake Country Airways we offer many Pilot Training Programs: Recreational Pilot Permit, Private Pilot License, Night Ratings, VFR Over the Top Ratings and IFR Ratings. Obtaining your license or rating is done at your own pace on a pay as you go basis. Ground school is conductd prior to every flight to ensure knowledge of today’s training before you go wheels up.

 FAQs

  • There is no minimum age to take lessons, but students must be at least 14 years of age to solo, and 17 years old to obtain the license.

  • A Private Pilot License (PPL) allows you to own and operate any aircraft for personal use.

  • Click here for Transport Canada Private Pilot License Requirements

  • Your Private Pilot License takes a minimum of 40 hours to obtain. Training is done at your own pace.