Ottawa Aviation Services

The course curriculum is designed to meet the Transport Canada standards for training pilots in the required skills and proficiency necessary to allow them to operate as co-pilot on multi-crew, multi-engine airplanes in commercial air transportation, and to obtain:

Commercial pilot licence, airplane
Multi-engine class rating
Group 1 instrument rating

The second aim of the course is to assist trainees to train for all stages of their careers with a view to moving from exemplary First Officers to becoming excellent Captains in commercial air operations as they achieve the necessary experiences. To this end the curriculum emphasizes the qualities, skills and knowledge that the Canadian aviation industry has indicated that it requires for its Captains:

Safety management and risk assessment techniques,
Crew resource management (CRM) and multi-crew techniques,
Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) use,
Decision-making techniques,
Leadership techniques, and
Communication skills, along with practical and theoretical skills.

The course is also designed to prepare trainees for their future positions as First Officers and Captains by incorporating appropriate routines and safe practices that rely on using checklists and standard flying procedures on all flights. The intent is to allow candidates to internalize routine procedures, giving them the ability to devote attention to operating effectively and safely in adverse conditions, and under the stress induced by demanding workloads.

The course is designed to be 18 months in length. All program requirements will be scheduled into the first 16 months. The remaining 2 months leave room for meeting completion requirements that may have been delayed by extenuating personal circumstances of trainees, or weather or other conditions out of the control of OAS.

The “Virtual Type Rating” course is a full type rating conducted on OAS’s Mechtronix Ascent® Turboprop Trainer™ to train to Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) used in the airline industry. This makes OAS graduates more attractive to prospective employers by reducing employer training and transition costs.

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