What is required to get a helicopter endorsement on my commercial fixed-wing license?
• You must achieve a minimum of 60% on a multiple-choice written exam, mainly on the helicopter theory of flight; • You must have at least 60 hours of helicopter flight time, of which a minimum of 37 hours are dual (including 5 hours cross-country) and 23 hours are solo (including 2 hours cross-country); • You must pass a flight test and ground school oral examination given by a Transport Canada examiner. Could mechanical breakdown delay my training? It is very unlikely at any of Canadian Helicopters’ schools. Canadian’s training fleet of helicopters is maintained on site by a professional crew of qualified engineers and technicians. When necessary, the training aircraft can be backed up by aircraft in our charter fleet. We also carry a large inventory of spare parts. Does Canadian Helicopters hire its own students or guarantee jobs? Canadian Helicopters continues to assist students in their search for employment. Our schools inform our charter bases and divisions of the availability o
