# Commercial Pilot Licence - Aeroplane — Pilot licence minimum hours, age and prerequisites by civil aviation authority

For Commercial Pilot Licence - Aeroplane, authority is Transport Canada; provision is CARs Standard 421.30(4)(a)(ii)(A)(III); requirement is instrument training; value is 20 hours of instrument flight time; condition is A maximum 10 hours of the 20 hours may be conducted on an approved aeroplane simulator or synthetic flight training device, recorded from its source on 2026-08-10.

- **Authority:** Transport Canada _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Provision:** CARs Standard 421.30(4)(a)(ii)(A)(III)
- **Requirement:** instrument training _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Value:** 20 hours of instrument flight time _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Condition:** A maximum 10 hours of the 20 hours may be conducted on an approved aeroplane simulator or synthetic flight training device _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> 20 hours of instrument flight time in addition to the experience stated in subclauses (I) and (II). A maximum 10 hours of the 20 hours may be conducted on an approved aeroplane simulator or synthetic flight training device

## Source

- https://tc.canada.ca/en/corporate-services/acts-regulations/list-regulations/canadian-aviation-regulations-sor-96-433/standards/standard-421-flight-crew-permits-licences-ratings-canadian-aviation-regulations-cars

Last verified: 2026-08-10. Review by: 2027-08-10.
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