Originally Posted by Female Capi (Post 10408370)

Hello,
Thank you for your queries I will try to answer them to my best ability

Ilyushin76 Best approach is to contact your schools of interest directly. I did exactly that ((Langley) and they gave some affordable suggestions and a list of websites that aided in my search. Whichever school you choose, get as much info as you can. A good school will offer a variety of options if they don't have one in place already. As for commuting there public transit/regular bus routes in the Langley area, which I assume is affordable you can get more info from Wikitravel (there many links as well on Langley area):O

jacarandaa There some Pros and Cons for RPP license as compared to PPL license however this decision depends on you and what your plans are in the aviation industry. "By far the least popular of all of the pilot certificates is recreational. It is a less intense version of the private certificate". In my opinion PPL (with endorsed ratings) is a better approach, RPP is restrictive (cannot fly at night, permitted to fly ultra-light aircraft, cannot fly outside domestic airspace etc). If you plan is to relocate to Canada then it applies, if it's not a future plan after your training then it'll cost you more to convert to a license that will allow you to fly high performance A/C and outside of Canada. You can get more info online about RPP license before making a commitment.
You can speak to your school of choice about the different financial aid available to international students or explore the available scholarships online (despite them being competitive and limited) its worth a shot. Get the most you can from you training without having to increase your budget.

Happy Landings

Originally Posted by Female Capi (Post 10408370)

Hello,
Thank you for your queries I will try to answer them to my best ability

Ilyushin76 Best approach is to contact your schools of interest directly. I did exactly that ((Langley) and they gave some affordable suggestions and a list of websites that aided in my search. Whichever school you choose, get as much info as you can. A good school will offer a variety of options if they don't have one in place already. As for commuting there public transit/regular bus routes in the Langley area, which I assume is affordable you can get more info from Wikitravel (there many links as well on Langley area):O

jacarandaa There some Pros and Cons for RPP license as compared to PPL license however this decision depends on you and what your plans are in the aviation industry. "By far the least popular of all of the pilot certificates is recreational. It is a less intense version of the private certificate". In my opinion PPL (with endorsed ratings) is a better approach, RPP is restrictive (cannot fly at night, permitted to fly ultra-light aircraft, cannot fly outside domestic airspace etc). If you plan is to relocate to Canada then it applies, if it's not a future plan after your training then it'll cost you more to convert to a license that will allow you to fly high performance A/C and outside of Canada. You can get more info online about RPP license before making a commitment.
You can speak to your school of choice about the different financial aid available to international students or explore the available scholarships online (despite them being competitive and limited) its worth a shot. Get the most you can from you training without having to increase your budget.

Happy Landings

Originally Posted by Tendon Pilot (Post 10416161)

Hey all.
I apologize for not being able to reply.
I recently got into car accident and broke my leg bone so it will be awhile for me to get back on track.
As far as I see, like Female Capi says, definitely ask the school first. I did some research on accommodation and stuff and was planning to take the bus or probably buy a cheap car that can get me from A to B.

Originally Posted by Ilyushin76 (Post 10416269)

Looking forward to your speedy recovery !

Originally Posted by Female Capi (Post 10406596)

Hello,
I am not from HK but came across this discussion with interest. I have a PPL and interested to finalize in Canada I did the same research and Langley is the most favorable for the requirements I was interested in, however the con is that the school does not provide in-house/campus accommodation as a student that is your responsibility.
Be prepared to live in neighboring towns like Surrey, and Burnaby (among others) for proximity (public bus lines, train etc) and affordability (housing) as Langley can be pricey.

Also as much as it's indicated on their website that they organize airport transfer that is not completely accurate so do be prepared to organize your own transfers as well as accommodation in a hotel ($100) if you haven't secured one prior to arriving.

Other than that it seems to be a promising school, and looking forward to the experience and flying. Any one who has received a different experience kindly share this will aid in research.

Happy Landings

Originally Posted by flyingcrankshaft (Post 10404475)

Hey,

I am also looking for schools to convert my FAA CPL to TC CPL. I researched and found out it's quite straight forward to convert from FAA to TC. I can even do it myself. But I feel it's better to engage a school with experience in this field. Even if yours is not an FAA license, most schools can help with the conversion process such as CFC, Proifr, etc. You can just drop them an email and see what they offer.

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Originally Posted by studentpil0t (Post 10432892)

Save yourself the time/money & self-study for the conversions exams. they're not hard at all. few weeks of preparation with a online course such as pilottraining.ca .Then you just take yourself to the local Transport Canada office and sit the exams. Upon completion submit your validation form there and then.