converting Australian CPL(H) to Canadian CPL(H)

Looking for some info on converting to or from an Aussie Flight Crew License?
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Re: converting Australian CPL(H) to Canadian CPL(H)

Postby yuiop » Tue Nov 22 2011, 20:42

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Re: converting Australian CPL(H) to Canadian CPL(H)

Postby choppermech1986 » Tue Nov 22 2011, 20:53

It was borderline hateful, not to mention repetitive and ignorant.

I respected his first two postings, fully considering that Chinook mightn't be the wonderfully rosy picture that is constantly painted, however I quickly lost that respect for him by the way that he carried on and have all but discarded his contributions from my reasoning process.

If he acts anything like he does on an anonymous forum as he does in real life, I can fully understand why he wasn't received at Chinook so well.
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Re: converting Australian CPL(H) to Canadian CPL(H)

Postby yuiop » Tue Nov 22 2011, 20:58

Please remove/ban me from from bladeslapper. With 5000 members you are not even a spec in a drop of what goes throught the interent and if you are mussling people I can see why.

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Re: converting Australian CPL(H) to Canadian CPL(H)

Postby Pegs » Tue Nov 22 2011, 21:34

yuiop wrote:But did he break the rules? Boarderline hateful is not hateful. I don't see anything about ignorant or repeditive in the rules.

Please remove/ban me from from bladeslapper. With 5000 members you are not even a spec in a drop of what goes throught he interent.


for one is was slanderous, and that alone was enough to ban him, you might also like to know that he was officially warned by the mods to pull his head in a bit but then as he went ahead and then posted the same crap again (that post was deleted by the mods and was before my last post on this thread) so it wasn't like he just got banned, he was warned, and was advised of his choices and what actions he could take. the fact that he disregarded that warning and went right ahead and posted what he had been posting all along, well we take actions we must than be responsible for those actions and bear the consequences. I believe it is only a temp ban and he can come back as normal in a few weeks when he has cooled off a bit. There was a blatant (in my opinion) disrespect and disregard for other peoples opinions on this thread, and it seemed that (to me anyway) that he felt that anything positive said about the company had to be made up and that no one could have possibly had a good experience with them. If he had just posted once or twice fine, but it went on and on and then started attacking other posters for having different experiences. not terribly professional in my book.
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Re: converting Australian CPL(H) to Canadian CPL(H)

Postby CYHeli » Tue Nov 22 2011, 22:18

Lets move back onto topics ladies and gents or risk the thread being locked which would be a shame, preventing the exchange of information that could help a fellow pilot get new experiences and possibly his or her dream job.
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Re: converting Australian CPL(H) to Canadian CPL(H)

Postby macca01 » Wed Nov 23 2011, 16:16

Cmon Bro, you've just blown my cover as an undercover chinook agent! Now apparently I've wasted all my money, been ripped and won't be able to get a job because it's snowing, s#!t, what have I done!
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Re: converting Australian CPL(H) to Canadian CPL(H)

Postby yuiop » Wed Nov 23 2011, 18:29

Ferrari Flyer. Would you recommend Coast Heli college to do the conversion?

Hello Pilots. Would you recommend Heli College to do the conversion?
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Re: converting Australian CPL(H) to Canadian CPL(H)

Postby FerrariFlyer » Wed Nov 23 2011, 22:16

yuiop...thought you wanted to be banned from the site a few posts ago. Have you had a change of heart?

To answer your question - yes - I would recommend Coast Helicopter College for various reasons. To keep it in perspective, the conversion is 1-2 weeks and once you've done it you're free to start your new job or start looking for one. My conversion was not perfect and there were little hiccups that had to be overcome but in the big scheme of things it's 1-2 weeks of training for a conversion versus 5-6 months for your CPL. Once you've flown in Canada, even for just a few months, whatever bad experience you had converting your licence will pale to insignificance.

Happy converting 8)
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Re: converting Australian CPL(H) to Canadian CPL(H)

Postby Pegs » Thu Nov 24 2011, 01:27

out of interest for those who have done the conversion, is there much difference between the two licenses? Are there any main differences in theory/air law etc or is it all pretty well in line with what we do here?
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Re: converting Australian CPL(H) to Canadian CPL(H)

Postby havick » Thu Nov 24 2011, 01:50

out of interest for those who have done the conversion, is there much difference between the two licenses? Are there any main differences in theory/air law etc or is it all pretty well in line with what we do here?


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Re: converting Australian CPL(H) to Canadian CPL(H)

Postby Pegs » Thu Nov 24 2011, 02:13

The helicopter doesn't know which country it's in.
obviously, but would you mind expanding on that second comment please Havic? I was referring to differences in the theory component, is there anything that is hugely different in their air laws to ours? What are the main things that make up the conversion process, or is it more familiarization in a new flying environment?
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Re: converting Australian CPL(H) to Canadian CPL(H)

Postby DaveL » Thu Nov 24 2011, 02:35

Alot is very similar but there are a few differences, bear in mind I'm comparing to NZ regs here.

The exam (just the one and 60% to pass) is pretty straight forward. Theres 4 sections and you require 60% in all 4.

Met, expect more questions on conditions likely to lead to ice formation etc.

Nav has a few nav aid type questions, plotting positions from VORs and NDBs etc. I thought the maps were horribly layed out and cluttered with far too much writing and lines going everywhere.

Law wise there are a few differences with flight and duty limitations. Met minima are all in statute miles. Theres some funny airspace we don't have in NZ, class E controlled airspace that isn't really controlled.

Tech and principles of flight, well that all works the same but there will be lots of questions on icing. The performance and loading section is based off a Squirel (Astar as they call them here) so if you are familiar with the loading graph for that it will make life easier.

The flight test isn't that difficult either. You will be given a Nav to plan a prior to the test, get asked a few questions about your plan during the ground portion, few law questions and some stuff out of the flight manual. Then you will set off on the nav, you will be expected to do a ground speed check and amend your eta enroute (yes they want you to use your whiz wheel inflight). Once that is provided you will be given a basic diversion, be expected to provide a new heading and eta. Then it's a confined area, a little bit of IF and back to the airport. Expect and engine failure at some point and to be quizzed on other emergencies. Once back at the field it's all the regular stuff, normal circuit, autos, engine failure in the hover and bobs your uncle.

Well thats how it went for me, I'm sure everyone is slightly different..
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Re: converting Australian CPL(H) to Canadian CPL(H)

Postby Hello Pilots » Thu Nov 24 2011, 02:45

Nicely summed up DaveL.
Just a note on the exam, as DaveL said it is a 60% pass BUT you need to get 60% for each of the four sections. So with that said, you could get an overall mark of 90% and still fail :?
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Re: converting Australian CPL(H) to Canadian CPL(H)

Postby Pegs » Thu Nov 24 2011, 02:49

DaveL wrote:Alot is very similar but there are a few differences, bear in mind I'm comparing to NZ regs here.

The exam (just the one and 60% to pass) is pretty straight forward. Theres 4 sections and you require 60% in all 4.

Met, expect more questions on conditions likely to lead to ice formation etc.

Nav has a few nav aid type questions, plotting positions from VORs and NDBs etc. I thought the maps were horribly layed out and cluttered with far too much writing and lines going everywhere.

Law wise there are a few differences with flight and duty limitations. Met minima are all in statute miles. Theres some funny airspace we don't have in NZ, class E controlled airspace that isn't really controlled.

Tech and principles of flight, well that all works the same but there will be lots of questions on icing. The performance and loading section is based off a Squirel (Astar as they call them here) so if you are familiar with the loading graph for that it will make life easier.

The flight test isn't that difficult either. You will be given a Nav to plan a prior to the test, get asked a few questions about your plan during the ground portion, few law questions and some stuff out of the flight manual. Then you will set off on the nav, you will be expected to do a ground speed check and amend your eta enroute (yes they want you to use your whiz wheel inflight). Once that is provided you will be given a basic diversion, be expected to provide a new heading and eta. Then it's a confined area, a little bit of IF and back to the airport. Expect and engine failure at some point and to be quizzed on other emergencies. Once back at the field it's all the regular stuff, normal circuit, autos, engine failure in the hover and bobs your uncle.

Well thats how it went for me, I'm sure everyone is slightly different..


Thank you very much Dave and Hello Pilots, that is exactly the info I was after.
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Re: converting Australian CPL(H) to Canadian CPL(H)

Postby Twistgrip » Thu Nov 24 2011, 03:05

Pegs,

Pretty much how DaveL has explained it. I got near identical in the flight test also when i did mine back in 08'. I did it at Chinook and as mentioned in my earlier post had a positive experience overall. :D
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Re: converting Australian CPL(H) to Canadian CPL(H)

Postby DaveL » Thu Nov 24 2011, 03:06

And how can I forget the most quintessential of Canadian questions, 'what is the minimum height you can fly over Caribou?'
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Re: converting Australian CPL(H) to Canadian CPL(H)

Postby Peg5 » Thu Nov 24 2011, 21:03

A few heli flight training providers in BC Canada.

helicopterscanada dot com
heli-college dot com
bchelicopters dot com
okhelicopters dot com
premierhelicoptertraining dot com
techhelicopters dot com
trkheli dot com


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Re: converting Australian CPL(H) to Canadian CPL(H)

Postby Pegs » Thu Nov 24 2011, 22:04

seems to be a bit of identity theft going on here, while it is rather flattering that you want to be me :D , I'm sure you can use your limited imagination and come with your own handle and avatar pic. :!: :!: :!:

I'll leave you to work on that OK? :cool_slp:
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Re: converting Australian CPL(H) to Canadian CPL(H)

Postby Hello Pilots » Fri Nov 25 2011, 00:04

In regards to the above two posts.....Thats some funny Sh*t.
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Re: converting Australian CPL(H) to Canadian CPL(H)

Postby 100ft » Fri Nov 25 2011, 01:58

Chinook is by far the biggest heli school in canada. they Issued more than half of license in canada. Cathy has built a training empire.

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