# 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)(b)(ii); requirement is solo cross-country; value is 5 hours cross-country flight time; condition is with a flight of a minimum of 150 nautical miles which shall include 2 full stop landings at points other than the point of departure, recorded from its source on 2026-08-10.

- **Authority:** Transport Canada _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Provision:** CARs Standard 421.26(4)(b)(ii)
- **Requirement:** solo cross-country _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Value:** 5 hours cross-country flight time _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Condition:** with a flight of a minimum of 150 nautical miles which shall include 2 full stop landings at points other than the point of departure _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> 12 hours solo flight time, including 5 hours cross-country flight time with a flight of a minimum of 150 nautical miles which shall include 2 full stop landings at points other than the point of departure

## 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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