Group 1 Ifr Over To Group 4

[Huddy]

What would it take for someone to get the Group 4 IFR if they have an Group 1 which lapsed in Feb 2007 ? As far as I understand I have two years before having to write again. I hold commercial fixed wing with about 3500 hrs. Was an IFR training Captain on Navajos, and I have the Commercial Heli with Night rating and about 800hrs on robbies. Also any training schools out west, I'm in edmonton.

 

 

Any info would be greatly appreciated.

 

Cheers

[Ryan]

Think it depends on your experience? Got a buddy doing that right now and I don't think he has to do the full 20 sim/ 20 flight hours. Think he said he's only doing 30 total between the two. Not a big difference but better than nothing.

[Huddy]

I have well over the required 50 hrs x-country and 40 hrs instrument aswell as the INRAT written. So I'm just wondering if a certain amount would need to be helicopter only or is it as simple as training to a recommend and then a ride with an examiner ?

 

 

cheers

[Ryan]

For the group 4 you only need 5 hours IFR training in the heli, the rest can be in a plane to help cut the costs. Might be best to call up Tansport Canada and see what they'd credit from your group 1 to a group 4.

 

The folks at Pro IFR and Heli College on the west coast might know too, they're the main IFR heli trainers out west.