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

For Private Pilot Licence - Helicopter, authority is Transport Canada; provision is CARs Standard 421.27(4)(a); requirement is total flight time; value is a minimum of 45 hours private pilot flight training in helicopters, recorded from its source on 2026-08-10.

- **Authority:** Transport Canada _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Provision:** CARs Standard 421.27(4)(a)
- **Requirement:** total flight time _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Value:** a minimum of 45 hours private pilot flight training in helicopters _(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 helicopters under the direction and supervision of the holder of a flight instructor rating - helicopter. A maximum 5 of the 45 hours may be conducted in an approved helicopter flight simulation training device (FSTD)

## 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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