Has anyone taken the test(s) to transfer from a FAA ATP to a Transport Canada ATP equivalent?

 

Planning to emigrate are we?

SJ

 

Brother, it is just in case we have to invade!

 

http://www.tc.gc.ca/CivilAviation/ge...Conversion.htm

I was reading that awhile back, just in case I ever wanted to convert my commercial.

I believe it's a matter of one test now...Aviation Law and then you're converted. I've heard that there are only a few nuances between the airspace and regs up north and the ones in the U.S. so it's pretty easy.

 

yup.... going through that right now. Kind of a pain, and the costs seem to add up quickly. They treat you like you're the first one ever to do it.

First is the flight physical. You would think that what you pay the physician would be all, but you'd only be half right. The medical results are then evaluated by TC, and after they send you a bill, they assign a number to you. That number will become your pilot license, as I understand.

Then there's the application and the fees that go with it. The proof of currency, the log book review and finally, you get to 'write the test'. When you 'write', you take their test on air law and procedure. It's only 25 questions, and I'm waiting for my thumbs-up from the Ministry to take it. Somewhere in there, they copy all you licenses and write to the FAA for verification that you are who you say you are, and you have what you say you have. More fees.

PM me and I'll let you know how it goes. What are your plans?

By the way, the airspace up there is kinda weird. So are the duty and rest, oxygen requirements and clearances. Not so much that you won't get it, but it does warrant a little reading.

Good luck,

Ronin

 

Ronin,

Where did you get your physical done? What are the costs?
Do you have a study guide for the test?

 

I went to Altima medical, right across the street from 'Seair' terminal, which is walking distance from the Flying Beaver restaraunt, popular lunch place on the sea ops side of Vancouver International. It cost me 200 usd, they have to do an ECG and put you in the audio test box. When you're done, they give you an application for a medical. It's not the medical. You submit the application for medical to TC Aviation medical office, we went to downtown Vancouver for that, and for a minimal fee (haven't gotten the bill for that, yet), and a few days 'review time', they issue you a medical.

There's a pilot shop in Vancouver that has a study guide for the ATP. (Google vancouver pilot shop) They do it differently in Canada. One of the first regs they cover is that no question from the exam may be reproduced, and that the questions in the study guide are 'representations of questions you may encounter on your exam'. The exam covers air regulations, so pick out the section for that, and with the guide, go through the Canadian regs (online, their AIM is expired and hasn't been printed yet) until you have a grip on the duty, rest, airspace, oxy, lost comms, LAHSO, clearances, accident/incident reporting.... well, you get the picture. When you read the answers to some of the guide questions, you need a minute to get a drink, shake off the dizziness and try to wrap your mind around the Molsen induced rules of flying. They do things just differently enough I would guess I'd fail the test going in on it cold.

This has only been my experience, yours may vary.

Good luck!

Ronin

 

Keep sending the info.
Love the Beaver...many a good times. Mandatory event when the wife and I fly into YVR...my wife is from Vancouver so you can imagine we go there a lot.

Cheers