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

For Private Pilot Licence - Aeroplane, authority is Transport Canada; provision is CARs Standard 421.26(4)(a); requirement is simulator credit; value is A maximum 5 of the 45 hours may be conducted on an approved aeroplane simulator or flight training device, recorded from its source on 2026-08-10.

- **Authority:** Transport Canada _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Provision:** CARs Standard 421.26(4)(a)
- **Requirement:** simulator credit _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Value:** A maximum 5 of the 45 hours may be conducted on an approved aeroplane simulator or flight training device _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> An applicant shall have completed a minimum of 45 hours private pilot flight training in aeroplanes under the direction and supervision of the holder of a Flight Instructor Rating - Aeroplane. A maximum 5 of the 45 hours may be conducted on an approved aeroplane simulator or 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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