Exam Prep Seminars YVR Airport

Our accelerated seminars offer an excellent opportunity to prepare for Transport Canada written aviation exams on a fast track basis or to provide a comprehensive final review of mandatory subjects just before sitting Transport Canada examinations. We are pleased to offer the following exam prep seminars from our training centre located near the main terminal at Vancouver International Airport:

Course Info Registrations

General Information

Seminar Fees

Our seminar fees per student are as follows (Culhane training texts, supplies and taxes are extra):

Private Pilot - Aeroplane: $425.00
Commercial Pilot - Aeroplane: $475.00
Instrument Rating: $475.00
Airline Transport/IATRA/FAAAA: $575.00
Commercial Pilot - Helicopter: $575.00
Helicopter ATPL: $675.00
Flight Dispatcher: $975.00
AME Regulatory Requirements: $475.00

Seminar Registrations

Seminar registrations can be completed 24/7 at our online store, in person at our YVR Airport Training Centre at unit #130 - 5980 Miller Road, YVR International Airport, from 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM M - F, or by telephone at 604-279-0179. Advance registration is mandatory: we do not accept "drop-in" registrations on the commencement date of a scheduled seminar. Since we limit our seminars to 8 candidates maximum per seminar (for optimal student/instructor interaction) we highly recommend advance registration so as to reserve and guarantee a position. Registrations are taken on a "first come - first serve" priority basis: once a seminar is full, no further registrations will be accepted.

We accept VISA, Mastercard, American Express, debit card, cash or certified cheque/bank draft for payment of seminar fee. Sorry but we do not accept personal cheques.

Seminar Location

Our training centre is at Unit 130 - 5980 Miller Road, YVR International Airport (near the main terminal, in the vicinity of the Air Canada hangars - click here for a local map). Since our training facility is situated only 1,000 m from the main terminal at YVR Airport, it is ideally located for out of town seminar candidates who can arrive at YVR Airport, then use free hotel shuttles from their hotel to the main airport terminal as transportation to our seminar location. Our out-of-town Canadian and international customers taking our courses now have a "perfect excuse" to come to Vancouver, British Columbia for a few days - the most beautiful city in the world (in our humble, unbiased opinion)! DEPARTURE/RETURN FLIGHTS FROM YVR AIRPORT: To assist booking your return flight from YVR airport, all our courses end by not later than 5:00 PM sharp on the final seminar day, and the travel time from our training centre to the main terminal via taxi is about 5 minutes.

YVR Airport Local Hotels and Accomodations, Transportation to/from Training Centre

Click here for a listing of hotels and accomodations located close (3 km or less) to our training centre. All these accomodations we list provide a free shuttle service to the YVR airport main terminal: since these shuttles all pass within 100 m of our training centre enroute to the YVR airport main terminal, we suggest that those staying at these hotels use their shuttle service to the airport to reach our seminar, and then ask the driver if you can be let off when passing our training centre (some of these hotel shuttles have in the past kindly delivered our customers directly to the front door of our training centre!).

Course Dates

Click here for current, scheduled dates of upcoming seminars.

Seminar Training Manuals and Supplies

The required training manuals for each seminar are the appropriate, CURRENT Culhane Ground School Course and supporting Written Test Book. Each student is required to have a current copy of our texts for the purposes of attending a seminar: our texts are extra and are not included in seminar fee. No other secondary training texts, regulations or references are needed for the purpose of completing our seminars. In addition to required Culhane texts, seminar participants should bring pencils/pens/highlighters, lined notepad or notebook, ruler/straightedge and pilots/flight dispatchers should bring standard flight computer (E6B, Electronic or CR at student option, ASA CX-2 is preferred).

Advance Study and Preparation

It is highly recommended that a review of the applicable subjects in our Culhane training texts be completed in advance of the seminar taken. Those that do not complete any advance review will probably have difficulty keeping up with the pace of the seminar. Culhane training texts and pilot supplies (flight computers etc.) will be available for sale at our seminars.

Course Duration and Times

Our seminars other than our Flight Dispatcher course are 2 days, from 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM on each day (our Flight Dispatcher course is 4 days). A 1 hour break for lunch is provided from 12:00 to 1:00 PM each seminar day. Students can bring a bagged lunch (we have a lunchroom area with table/chairs, sink, counter etc.) or dine out at any of dozens of restaurants at the YVR airport main terminal or south terminal. We are also not far from the famous "Flying Beaver" grill and pub at the YVR seaplane terminal/water aerodrome where our students often like to go for lunch in a group.

Course Instructor

Our seminars are normally led by Michael J. Culhane, ATPL BSc BA LLB however we sometimes provide alternate or guest instructors from the aviation industry who will be appropriately qualified.

Letter of Recommendation for Admission to TC Exam

For the purposes of sitting the actual Transport Canada written exam, PPL and CPL candidates will need a letter of recommendation from their primary flight instructor (we have no authority to issue this). No letter of recommendation is required for the purposes of the other written exams.

Transport Canada Recognition for PPL and CPL Ground School and Self Study

Under CARs, responsibility for ground school training rests with the student's PRIMARY flight training school/club. Those wishing to have attendance at our seminars or self study times apply towards Transport Canada licencing standards should obtain the advance approval of their flying school and then insert all self study and ground school attendance dates/subjects/times directly into their Pilot Training Record (PTR). Under CARs, since we are not a "flying school" (we do not offer ab initio flight training) we cannot issue such certifications.

Transport Canada YVR Airport Testing Centre

Students completing our training can write their TC writtens (all examinations other than PPL; PPL must be written at flying school/club) at the nearby Transport Canada Testing Centre - Richmond (only a few blocks away from our training centre!) at 400 - 3600 Lysander Lane (beside the Delta River Inn, in the "Harmony Air" office building) telephone 604-666-8777. Note: The Transport Canada TCC requires that an advance appointment be made to sit all TC written exams; their testing centre is open during office hours M - F.

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