# Commercial Pilot Licence - Helicopter — Pilot licence minimum hours, age and prerequisites by civil aviation authority For Commercial Pilot Licence - Helicopter, authority is Transport Canada; provision is CARs Standard 421.31(4)(b)(ii); requirement is solo flight time; value is 23 hours solo flight time, recorded from its source on 2026-08-10. - **Authority:** Transport Canada _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_ - **Provision:** CARs Standard 421.31(4)(b)(ii) - **Requirement:** solo flight time _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_ - **Value:** 23 hours solo flight time _(verified: appears in the quote below)_ ## What the source says > 23 hours solo flight time emphasizing the improvement of general flying ability and skill, including ## 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. Part of [Pilot licence minimum hours, age and prerequisites by civil aviation authority](https://referencesource.org/pilot-licence-minimum-requirements-by-authority/).