A No matter what level you are looking to achieve, we always recommend that all students start with an introductory flight. Most people haven’t had the opportunity to fly a small aircraft or have a lot of prior knowledge on what it takes to become a pilot, so the introductory flight is a great way to get that knowledge, to see if our school is a right fit for you and your aviation goals, and most importantly gets you up in the air and flying an aircraft!

A An introductory flight is designed to act as an introductory to flight training as well as our school. During the intro flight booking, you can expect to come in and meet with your instructor before the flight to go over what you will be looking to achieve with the flight as well as answer any questions you may have about flight training, how our school operates, and how DFC can tailor your training to you. During the flight itself, the instructor would be responsible for all radio calls, taxiing, take-off, and landing but otherwise you would be in control of the aircraft for the entire flight. DFC typically recommends taking the 1-hour intro flight as this is the closest representation of a typical training flight. You can book an introductory flight by coming into the school or giving the school a call and a dispatcher would be happy to go through the booking process with you. We also offer gift certificates for introductory flights.

A The Cessna 152 and Cessna 172 are both very similar in terms of the training you would receive. The biggest difference between the two aircraft that most pilots would need to consider when starting flight training is the size of the aircraft. The Cessna 172 is the bigger of the two aircraft, and we recommend flying this aircraft if you are 160lbs or heavier and/or 5’10” or taller.

A Our students are in control of their flight training schedule. We will not tell you when to fly, you will determine that for yourself based on your goals and needs. Because of this, it makes it hard to give a blanket statement on how long a licence or rating will take to complete without knowing how frequently you will be training. Typically, the more frequently you fly, the shorter overall time it will take to complete the training.

A Regardless of the licence or rating you are working towards; the tuition can be claimed on your taxes. There are rules that determine what is claimable and what is not claimable is set by the Canadian Revenue Agency, and a T2202 Tuition Form will be issued by the CRA for those individuals that meet the requirements. The requirements for claiming tuition are as follows:

• The training must last for a minimum of at least 3 consecutive weeks.
• The training must cost $100.00 or more
• Only the Transport Canada minimums can be claimed (ex. For the PPL, only 45 hours of flight training are eligible to be claimed. Any training towards the PPL above the 45 hours is not eligible to be claimed)
• For each month being claimed, the student must have completed a minimum of 12 hours of training. These 12 hours can be made through a combination of Dual flights, Solo flights, and ground school.

A Please email the school directly for international admissions info@durhamflightcentre.com