Canadian/US hour reciprocity

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Unique7255@reddit

If you’re going sport, you aren’t on a career track, so the hours don’t matter.

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InGeorgeWeTrust_@reddit

Hours are hours. Some requirements are different but your TT is the same.

If you want to work in the US you still need an FAA license. Canadian license doesn’t do anything for ya if you’re not working there.

Also pretty sure Canada doesn’t have an equivalent of a sport pilots license, so just get PPL. It’s way easier that way.

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We do have a Recreational Pilot’s License, but you're correct in that it's not equivalent to an SPL. It's essentially a PPL with additional restrictions like only one passenger (even if the plane can seat more), no additional rating such as night or IFR (Day VFR only), no international flying. Family doctor can do your medical with less requirements though.

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imitt12@reddit (OP)

Seems like that's basically equivalent to the FAA's Recreational Pilot Certificate, with the exception that ours I believe is limited to 50NM from your home airport.

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F1shermanIvan@reddit

We have a Recreational Pilot’s License. Damned if I know what it is though.

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imitt12@reddit (OP)

The main reason I'm going for SPL currently is because I have some concerns about passing a third class medical I don't want to jeopardize my chances of flying at all. But it's good to know that TT is still the same no matter what country, so in theory if I went up with 80 odd hours, all I would theoretically have to do would be to pass the relevant checkrides.

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InGeorgeWeTrust_@reddit

You’d have to make sure you meet the specific XC, pic and solo requirements. Sport pilots in the US do not need a medical of any kind.

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imitt12@reddit (OP)

Right, yeah, forgot to include that. To be honest, I haven't actually consulted with an AME on this, all the information I have has been from doing my own research and reading through the medical examiner's guide. At some point I probably should sit down with an AME and see what they have to say.

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InGeorgeWeTrust_@reddit

Yeah you should do that. You can still be a sport pilots in the US without a medical.

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Thegerbster2@reddit

While hours overall do carry over, there are also specific hour requirements for training that are required. And since you don't hold a PPL the hours you've gotten don't automatically count for those requirements:

An applicant who does not hold a Private or higher pilot licence - Aeroplane issued by a contracting state may be credited foreign dual and solo aeroplane flight training time and aeroplane ground school time towards the knowledge and experience requirements for the issue of a Private Pilot Licence - Aeroplane, if the applicant provides certification from the holder of a Flight Instructor Rating - Aeroplane that all ground and flight training exercises have been satisfactorily reviewed.

Per TC's licensing requirements

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ltcterry@reddit

Hours are hours pretty much anywhere in the ICAO world. Local. Foreign. Military. That’s the lowest common denominator.

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rFlyingTower@reddit

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I'm wondering about the reciprocity of flight hours between the US and Canada for the purposes of licensing. I'm going to begin SPL training next year, and I was wondering, if I ever happened to move to Canada and obtain the equivalent Canadian license, because of their medical requirement for even student pilots, would my flight hours still count towards their license requirements if flown under SPL privileges?

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