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Air Pilots, Flight Engineers and Flying Instructors

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What You Need | Educational Programs | Useful Experience | Useful High School Subjects
 

What You Need


In general, you must finish high school, graduate from a certified flying or aviation school, and have a commercial pilot's licence or an air transport pilot's licence.

You may also need a university degree or college diploma.

To be a pilot, you may need additional licences or endorsements to fly different types of aircraft.

Some employers may provide structured training for pilots and flight engineers.

To be a flight instructor, you need Transport Canada ratings and endorsements to provide instruction on different types of aircraft.

Most recent entrants have a community college diploma and almost 3 in 10 have a undergraduate unversity degree.

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Required/Related Educational Programs*


Transportation Engineering Technologies (C390)- C390

Engineering - Other (U370)- U370

Agricultural Technologies (C610)- C610

Economics (U820)- U820

* These educational programs are listed in the order in which they are most likely to supply graduates to this occupation.


Useful Experience/Skills


Business management

Report writing

Customer relations

Mechanical and computer skills


Useful High School Subjects


Math

Physics

Computer-related courses

English

French