Canadian Professional Pilot Studies

Phil Croucher


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This is the latest edition of this authorative manual outlining the knowledge requirements for pilots wishing to advance to a career as a professional pilot in Canada. The new version of Canadian Professional Pilot Studies not only has many more diagrams and updates relevant to the exams (with some helpful hints from Transport Canada), but a lot more information relevant to the kinds of questions asked on subsequent interviews. In terms of content, this is the most thorough presentation yet for the Commercial, ATP, Instrument Rating, and IATRA exams for both helicopters and aeroplanes, written by an internationally respected pilot with considerable operational experience in both categories, so not only will it help you with the exams, but also the remainder of your career, as it contains many professional tips and tricks direct from commercial operators and pilots.

This text contains all the required material listed in the Transport Canada Study & Reference Guides for the above licences and ratings. This book is a key reference used by examiners for all Canadian professional pilot exams.

The material required for the Instructor Rating is included in the Instructor Supplement

At present, the author is the chief pilot (B206 and AStar fleet) for an international petroleum services operation. He has extensive worldwide experience flying large helicopters for on-and-off shore operations in FAR, CAR, and JAR regulatory environments, and he has authored pilot regs manuals for all of these operating environments. He has extensive Canadian off-shore experience in large Aerospatiale and Sikorsky helicopters, as well as smaller Bell helicopter experience in BC, northern Alberta, Yukon Territory, and the USA.

The Author:

Phil Croucher is a former military pilot and computer systems engineer with extensive experience in offshore commercial helicopter operations. Phil is a JAA-DFTE (Designated Flight Test Examiner) on the Bell 206. He remains an active pilot in the international oil industry, in addition to being a very productive and entertaining aviation author.