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Open Skies Aviation Ltd. is the first and the only trike flight school in Canada west of the Rocky Mountains. In partnership with King George Aviation Ltd., we offer courses combining the ground school and the flight training towards both the Student Pilot Permit and the Private Pilot Permit-Ultralight Aeroplane.
Price: Flight training, 17 Hrs: C$2,850* Ground School, 20 Hrs: C$700* Additional time of dual flight instruction may be purchased for C$150*/Hr. This course will prepare you for the Transport Canada written test for the Private Pilot Permit - Ultralight Aeroplane (PPP-UL). The course includes: 20 hours of Ground School training including all pre-flight ground instruction, 15 hours of dual in-flight instruction and 2 hours of monitored solo flight. The fuel surcharge is $3/Hr We offer gift certificates for this service. During the Ground School sessions, the attendees learn about Aerodynamics and Theory of Flight, Aviation Regulations, Aeroplane Engines and Instruments, Meteorology and Navigation, Radio Procedures and Pilot Decision Making. You will also receive Log book, Pilot training record, Ultralight Information manual, Flight Training Manual, Vancouver VTA map and Canada Flight Supplement.  Instructor provides immediate feedback upon landing. For your safety the training is performed by Transport Canada Certified flight instructors who have vast experience in pilot training and ultralight trikes. Start TodayYou may start your training at any time. The ground school sessions are taking place every Wednesday at 7:00pm in the office at King George Airpark. The time for the flight training lessons will be arranged on individual basis to suit your schedule. It is not uncommon when students come to fly early in the morning before their day jobs. As the flight training is subject to weather conditions, your instructor will confirm the lesson a day before. InstructorsOur experienced and friendly instructors know exactly what it takes to train a new pilot in safe and fun way.  George Sakgaev George teaches the ground school sessions. He is Transport Canada Certified flight instructor (Commercial Lic., Multi-IFR, Instructor IV rating) as well as a designated examiner for passenger carrying endorsement. George has accumulated around 2000 hours of flying experience. He is a well-known and a highly respected figure among ultralight aviators in BC. George also performs flight instruction in the three-axis ultralight aircrafts.  Mikhail Gavrikov Mikhail takes you into the skies. He is Transport Canada Certified flight instructor, who lives and breathes trikes. He knows the Poisk trikes inside out as he spent good part of his life in the design lab and on the field with the team of Poisk engineers. Mikhail has accumulated over 700 hours of airtime over a decade of trike flying. If you want to learn the trike flying from the best, you want Mikhail to be your flight instructor. Instructional AircraftWe conduct our dual instructional flights in brand new training trike Poisk-06T designed specifically for demanding flight training conditions.  Instructional trike Poisk-06T These are some highlights of this state-of-the art training aircraft:
See the pictures of Poisk-06T at work. Learn more about Poisk trikes. Payment and Refund PolicyThe payment is due in full on a first day of a training program. If you decide to cancel your training, the refund amount will be prorated based on the amount of lessons taken. |
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