Renew your Instrument Rating on a flight simulator!

Why use a flight simulator to renew for your instrument rating?
Lower cost. No hood
No weather delays and navcanada/airspace delays.
Do the flight test in the area you are familiar with.
Single or Multi engine
Better scenario based training. Including scenarios such as popping circuit breakers, icing, snow, in “actual IFR conditions”
Traditional instrument panel or Garmin 430/530 or Garmin 1000 panel. Whatever you prefer.
Training is concentrated so that many more exercises can be conducted within the time taken using an aircraft ( for example no startup, taxi, commute to practice area), providing much greater value for the money being spent. Very efficient training.
We have 2 in house examiners for Multi IFR, no waiting for examiners.
Get the renewal completed in 2-4 days.

How?
The actual amount of training and cost to renew your rating depends on your currency and skill level. Here is a example of a “slightly below average” student in a multi engine airplane (single engine would reduce the cost by $212).
4 hours dual Red Bird simulator @ $128/hour = $512
2 hours solo Red Bird simulator @ $75/hour = $150
2 hours ground briefing @$45/hour = $90
Flight test fee = $300
Total = $1052

Who can renew on a simulator?
You can renew your instrument rating using just the simulator if it’s been 24-48 months since your last instrument rating flight test. If it’s been more then 48 months you’ll have to do the INRAT written exam as well. Use www.pilottraining.ca to help with your renewal.

Where?
Harv’s Air St. Andrews. Contact us here for more info or to sign up.
On site accommodations for active students also may be available.

What’s New!

We have a new website! Version 4.0 by my counting. ALL of the picture on this website are of real students and our airplanes/buildings. Let us know what you think, and please “like” the pages! Thanks for visiting!

Flight Instructors Wanted:

iPilot: Designed in Manitoba, Assembled in China

Rates and quotes for flight training.

Flight Tests and Standards by Harv Penner

Cessna 172S Garmin 1000!

Radio Communications

2011 Ground School

Taildragger and Aerobatic checkout course

Facebook “like button”!

Announcing: Red Bird Flight Training Device

Harv’s Air Customer Handbook 2010

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

New Video! Harv’s Air invites you for a “spin in a Pitts Special S2B!

test test

Congrats to Congrats to Ashley and Sacha on their engagement!

Congrats to Harv Penner for winning the David Charles Abramson Memorial Flight Instructor Safety Awa

US Customs seminar

Buying and Owning an Aircraft Seminar!

Entering Commercial Aviation in Canada forum

Spot Tracker

Welcome to the Air Cadets of 2009!

It’s a Girl! Congrats to Thiea and Paul on the birth of their baby Girl!

Private pilot ground school

Webster Memorial Trophy Competition

Super saturated days

St. Andrews Fly in/Drive in Breakfast!

Harv’s Air is now on Twitter!

Harv's Air is now on Twitter! Follow us at http://twitter.com/harvsair. We promise to give Twitter a good trial and we'll post what's happening, student accomplishment, helpful links, and flying advice.

Introducing Hybrid power

Spot Trackers

Providence Aviation Trip 2009

In house flight instructor flight test!

Congrats to Luke for becoming a Pilot Examiner!

Congrats to Kate Weber for winning the Ninety Nines Rosella Bjornson Flying Scholarship!

Help Wanted: Aircraft Maintence Enginer and Flight Instructors

Flight Service Seminar

Ground School

Controlapolooza!

Office addition underway

Blended Commercial Ground School starting November 3

Welcome to all new and returning students this fall!

Air Cadets 2008

Indian DGCA ground school prep course

Manitoba Marathon 2008!

Fuel Surcharge removed!

Our Flight Instructors:

Providence Aviation Trip 2008

Linesmen/Flight Instructors

Fleet additions!

Flight Information Center Seminar!

Neil Armstrong Scholarship

Wanted: Dispatchers/Linesmen

Aviation Seminars!

Merry Christmas

Greg Penner: Runs New York Marathon

Upgrades

Harv’s Air Diamond DA40 Garmin 1000 promo video

Air Cadets 2007

Seminar: Indian Airline Pilot returns to talk about his experience

David clark x11 in stock for $849.90!

Manitoba Marathon! What an inspirational day!

Diamond Star

New to the fleet: Glass Cockpit Diamond DA40!

More than a job, a Career in Aviation (Forum).

New Training Video Package

Harv’s Air Forum!

Prov Trip 2007

Gift Certificates

Do you know people whose eyes turn upward at the sound of an airplane flying overhead? Give them a gift they'll remember for a lifetime... a gift certificate for a flying adventure!

Fleet News

Harv’s Air Flight Training can now offer FAA licence with a easy conversion!

New Harv’s Air Video

New scenery of Steinbach and St. Andrews for MS Flight Sim!! Thanks to Jonathan Gabbert!!

Instructor and Examiner Rants!

Commercial Ground School

Help Wanted: Linesmen/Dipatcher

New to the fleet: 2 X Cessna 152

Anne Reimer has been awarded the “Rosella Bjornson Scholarship”

Instructor Ratings

Multi Engine Trainer!

Webcam page is working again!

Email Invoices and Statements

Canadian Aviation Industry Update

New Photo Album!

New Pilots Forum

Greg & Tanya’s big day!

Help Wanted

Fly in at St. Andrews!

Welcome to all new and returning students.

Steinbach or St. Andrews?

Red River College: Aviation Management Program Diploma

Air Cadets Weblog

Contact Information for the Harv’s Air St. Andrews

Harv’s Air: St. Andrews Opens at St. Andrews Airport

BC Trip 2005

We are not exactly sure who came up with this bright idea, a 3-plane formation flight to the west coast. So the idea began to gather momentum, the route, the logistics, the financials and all that goes along. The time building phase of the commercial flight training has been described by a few instructors as being the most fun. This trip would prove that view correct.

New Airplane: Cessna 152 C-GBXD

Ground Schools: Commercial Ground School

Leave comments for students

Webster Memorial Trophy : Top amateur pilot

Pilot Career Forum

New to the fleet

Accommodations

At Steinbach we offer accommodations for student’s on the airport property and in Steinbach. No need to commute, find an apartment, or deal with transportation cost if you stay on the airport. You can wake up, walk 200 feet, take a flying lesson go back to your room for a break and repeat lessons as you wish throughout the day. Accommodations are for active students only (20 flying hours a month, and active ground school attendance).

Bedrooms include a twin bed, a desk, and a chest of drawers. Local phone is included (long distance requires phone cards or collect calls), and wifi internet. Washer and Dryer is included for no extra cost.

Mobile homes. We have 3 moble homes on the airport property. Each home has 3-4 bedrooms, a common area, kitchen, and bathrooms.

Bachelor suite: Located above the school buildings. Most commonly used as our “women’s dorm”.

Rosewood house: Located 3 miles from the school property. Ideal for students who wish to get away from the school from time to time and have their own cars.

Trailers looking west from parking lot.

South trailer

Standard room

What’s New!

Flight Instructors Wanted:

iPilot: Designed in Manitoba, Assembled in China

Rates and quotes for flight training.

Flight Tests and Standards by Harv Penner

Cessna 172S Garmin 1000!

Radio Communications

2011 Ground School

Taildragger and Aerobatic checkout course

Facebook “like button”!

Announcing: Red Bird Flight Training Device

Harv’s Air Customer Handbook 2010

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

New Video! Harv’s Air invites you for a “spin in a Pitts Special S2B!

test test

Congrats to Congrats to Ashley and Sacha on their engagement!

Congrats to Harv Penner for winning the David Charles Abramson Memorial Flight Instructor Safety Awa

US Customs seminar

Buying and Owning an Aircraft Seminar!

Entering Commercial Aviation in Canada forum

Spot Tracker

Welcome to the Air Cadets of 2009!

It’s a Girl! Congrats to Thiea and Paul on the birth of their baby Girl!

Private pilot ground school

Webster Memorial Trophy Competition

Super saturated days

St. Andrews Fly in/Drive in Breakfast!

Harv’s Air is now on Twitter!

Introducing Hybrid power

Spot Trackers

Providence Aviation Trip 2009

In house flight instructor flight test!

Congrats to Luke for becoming a Pilot Examiner!

Congrats to Kate Weber for winning the Ninety Nines Rosella Bjornson Flying Scholarship!

Help Wanted: Aircraft Maintence Enginer and Flight Instructors

Flight Service Seminar

Ground School

Controlapolooza!

Office addition underway

Blended Commercial Ground School starting November 3

Welcome to all new and returning students this fall!

Air Cadets 2008

Indian DGCA ground school prep course

Manitoba Marathon 2008!

Fuel Surcharge removed!

Our Flight Instructors:

Providence Aviation Trip 2008

Linesmen/Flight Instructors

Fleet additions!

Flight Information Center Seminar!

Neil Armstrong Scholarship

Wanted: Dispatchers/Linesmen

Aviation Seminars!

Merry Christmas

Greg Penner: Runs New York Marathon

Upgrades

Harv’s Air Diamond DA40 Garmin 1000 promo video

Air Cadets 2007

Seminar: Indian Airline Pilot returns to talk about his experience

David clark x11 in stock for $849.90!

Manitoba Marathon! What an inspirational day!

Diamond Star

New to the fleet: Glass Cockpit Diamond DA40!

More than a job, a Career in Aviation (Forum).

New Training Video Package

Harv’s Air Forum!

Prov Trip 2007

Gift Certificates

Do you know people whose eyes turn upward at the sound of an airplane flying overhead? Give them a gift they'll remember for a lifetime... a gift certificate for a flying adventure!

Fleet News

Harv’s Air Flight Training can now offer FAA licence with a easy conversion!

New Harv’s Air Video

New scenery of Steinbach and St. Andrews for MS Flight Sim!! Thanks to Jonathan Gabbert!!

Instructor and Examiner Rants!

Commercial Ground School

Help Wanted: Linesmen/Dipatcher

New to the fleet: 2 X Cessna 152

Anne Reimer has been awarded the “Rosella Bjornson Scholarship”

Instructor Ratings

Multi Engine Trainer!

Webcam page is working again!

Email Invoices and Statements

Canadian Aviation Industry Update

New Photo Album!

New Pilots Forum

Greg & Tanya’s big day!

Help Wanted

Fly in at St. Andrews!

Welcome to all new and returning students.

Steinbach or St. Andrews?

Red River College: Aviation Management Program Diploma

Air Cadets Weblog

Contact Information for the Harv’s Air St. Andrews

Harv’s Air: St. Andrews Opens at St. Andrews Airport

BC Trip 2005

New Airplane: Cessna 152 C-GBXD

Ground Schools: Commercial Ground School

Leave comments for students

Webster Memorial Trophy : Top amateur pilot

Pilot Career Forum

New to the fleet

Gift Certificates

Do you know people whose eyes turn upward at the sound of an airplane flying overhead? Or somebody looking for adventure? Or simply looking for a unique gift idea?

Give them a gift they'll remember for a lifetime... a gift certificate for a flying adventure!

What could be better than giving your friend/loved one/significant other an experience of freedom, adventure and the thrill of a lifetime? Imagine their ear-to-ear smile after a flight in a Pitts, Citabria, or even the classic Cessna!

Gift certificates may be purchased for many different experiences: Aerobatic flight (upside-down kind of stuff) in a Pitts Special, or a relaxed, scenic (straight and level) flight over Southern Manitoba. Flying Lessons, or a discovery flight: the first step to learning how to fly!

Certificates vary in price depending on:
If aerobatics are requested (requires Aerobatic capable aircraft)
The type of aircraft used
The length of time requested for the flight.
You may combine any of these to customize the gift of your choice.

Samples of Gift Certificates

Discovery Flight
Aircraft: Cessna 152, Citabria (approx. 1/2 hour of flight time and 1/2 hour ground instruction/introduction). Just $88 + GST (7%).
Aircraft: Cessna 172 (approx. 1/2 hour of flight time and 1/2 hour ground instruction/introduction). Just $100 + GST (7%).
A discovery flight pairs you with one of our excellent Certified Flight Instructors for a ground-based introduction to the aircraft and its components, then with a flight highlighting more of the detail of takeoffs, basic turning maneuvers, and the different types and complexity of landings. This is a great gift for someone who wants to see if they’re interested in pursuing their license!

For more information visit our discovery flight page.

Airplane Ride
Aircraft: Cessna 172 1/2 hour of flight time. Same price for 1, 2 or 3 passengers: Just $99.50 + GST. 1 hour cost $199 + GST.
We've been giving airplane rides since 1972. Who goes for a ride? You name it, from two months old, to 102 years old, they all love it.
The youngsters smile for a week, the oldsters always want to share a story. In fact, I always pay keen attention when someone says, "I remember my first airplane ride, it was…" I have heard some amazing stories that range all the way back to the 1940s. You see, that first airplane ride lasts a lifetime! When you give an airplane ride as a gift, you give a lifetime memory. In many countries of the world, general aviation as we know it does not exist. As a result, airplane rides are unknown. Luckily for you, you need not suffer the same fate.

Flight of your life
The flight of your life is an aerobatic demonstration flight in a Pitts S2B. You and an aerobatic instructor take a 20-25 minute flight in a Pitts S2B. This aircraft is a highly maneuverable biplane used in airshows. Commonly flown aerobatic maneuvers are: Loops, Rolls, Snap Rolls, Hammerheads, Cuban Eighths, Inverted Flight...the list goes on and on. You decide what you want to do.

To purchase a gift certificate please contact us. We can mail or email certificates to you, or they may be picked up from one of our locations.

What’s New!

Flight Instructors Wanted:

iPilot: Designed in Manitoba, Assembled in China

Rates and quotes for flight training.

Flight Tests and Standards by Harv Penner

Cessna 172S Garmin 1000!

Radio Communications

2011 Ground School

Taildragger and Aerobatic checkout course

Facebook “like button”!

Announcing: Red Bird Flight Training Device

Harv’s Air Customer Handbook 2010

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

New Video! Harv’s Air invites you for a “spin in a Pitts Special S2B!

test test

Congrats to Congrats to Ashley and Sacha on their engagement!

Congrats to Harv Penner for winning the David Charles Abramson Memorial Flight Instructor Safety Awa

US Customs seminar

Buying and Owning an Aircraft Seminar!

Entering Commercial Aviation in Canada forum

Spot Tracker

Welcome to the Air Cadets of 2009!

It’s a Girl! Congrats to Thiea and Paul on the birth of their baby Girl!

Private pilot ground school

Webster Memorial Trophy Competition

Super saturated days

St. Andrews Fly in/Drive in Breakfast!

Harv’s Air is now on Twitter!

Introducing Hybrid power

Spot Trackers

Providence Aviation Trip 2009

In house flight instructor flight test!

Congrats to Luke for becoming a Pilot Examiner!

Congrats to Kate Weber for winning the Ninety Nines Rosella Bjornson Flying Scholarship!

Help Wanted: Aircraft Maintence Enginer and Flight Instructors

Flight Service Seminar

Ground School

Controlapolooza!

Office addition underway

Blended Commercial Ground School starting November 3

Welcome to all new and returning students this fall!

Air Cadets 2008

Indian DGCA ground school prep course

Manitoba Marathon 2008!

Fuel Surcharge removed!

Our Flight Instructors:

Providence Aviation Trip 2008

Linesmen/Flight Instructors

Fleet additions!

Flight Information Center Seminar!

Neil Armstrong Scholarship

Wanted: Dispatchers/Linesmen

Aviation Seminars!

Merry Christmas

Greg Penner: Runs New York Marathon

Upgrades

Harv’s Air Diamond DA40 Garmin 1000 promo video

Air Cadets 2007

Seminar: Indian Airline Pilot returns to talk about his experience

David clark x11 in stock for $849.90!

Manitoba Marathon! What an inspirational day!

Diamond Star

New to the fleet: Glass Cockpit Diamond DA40!

More than a job, a Career in Aviation (Forum).

New Training Video Package

Harv’s Air Forum!

Prov Trip 2007

Gift Certificates

Do you know people whose eyes turn upward at the sound of an airplane flying overhead? Give them a gift they'll remember for a lifetime... a gift certificate for a flying adventure!

Fleet News

Harv’s Air Flight Training can now offer FAA licence with a easy conversion!

New Harv’s Air Video

New scenery of Steinbach and St. Andrews for MS Flight Sim!! Thanks to Jonathan Gabbert!!

Instructor and Examiner Rants!

Commercial Ground School

Help Wanted: Linesmen/Dipatcher

New to the fleet: 2 X Cessna 152

Anne Reimer has been awarded the “Rosella Bjornson Scholarship”

Instructor Ratings

Multi Engine Trainer!

Webcam page is working again!

Email Invoices and Statements

Canadian Aviation Industry Update

New Photo Album!

New Pilots Forum

Greg & Tanya’s big day!

Help Wanted

Fly in at St. Andrews!

Welcome to all new and returning students.

Steinbach or St. Andrews?

Red River College: Aviation Management Program Diploma

Air Cadets Weblog

Contact Information for the Harv’s Air St. Andrews

Harv’s Air: St. Andrews Opens at St. Andrews Airport

BC Trip 2005

New Airplane: Cessna 152 C-GBXD

Ground Schools: Commercial Ground School

Leave comments for students

Webster Memorial Trophy : Top amateur pilot

Pilot Career Forum

New to the fleet

To get recurrent after not flying for a while

Typical scenario: You learned to fly a few years ago, and then you got married, house, kids, etc. came along. You had to stop flying. Now things have changed and you want to get flying again. Here's what you have to do:

1. Renew your medical

2. Complete the PSTAR exam if it's been more then 5 years since you were Pilot in Command. This is the same exam completed by students before they go solo. There is a study guide, and also a online course to help you prepare which includes video, presentations, quiz questions. You can also come to the school and we can help you one on one. Once you are ready, contact us to book the PSTAR test.

3. Do you have the blue licence "passport like" pilot licence? If not, then you need to get a passport picture taken of yourself and submit this form to Transport Canada.

4. Once you have this done, then call or email to book a flight. How much flying depends on how rusty you are and to what proficiency level are you looking to achieve. Do you plan on flying locally for fun, or are you ferrying an airplane to a far off airport depends on what level of proficiency you need. Usually 2-5 hours or less is required, but it all depends on the pilot. There is no flight test.

Does that help? Feel free to ask questions.

What’s New!

Flight Instructors Wanted:

iPilot: Designed in Manitoba, Assembled in China

Rates and quotes for flight training.

Flight Tests and Standards by Harv Penner

Cessna 172S Garmin 1000!

Radio Communications

2011 Ground School

Taildragger and Aerobatic checkout course

Facebook “like button”!

Announcing: Red Bird Flight Training Device

Harv’s Air Customer Handbook 2010

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

New Video! Harv’s Air invites you for a “spin in a Pitts Special S2B!

test test

Congrats to Congrats to Ashley and Sacha on their engagement!

Congrats to Harv Penner for winning the David Charles Abramson Memorial Flight Instructor Safety Awa

US Customs seminar

Buying and Owning an Aircraft Seminar!

Entering Commercial Aviation in Canada forum

Spot Tracker

Welcome to the Air Cadets of 2009!

It’s a Girl! Congrats to Thiea and Paul on the birth of their baby Girl!

Private pilot ground school

Webster Memorial Trophy Competition

Super saturated days

St. Andrews Fly in/Drive in Breakfast!

Harv’s Air is now on Twitter!

Introducing Hybrid power

Spot Trackers

Providence Aviation Trip 2009

In house flight instructor flight test!

Congrats to Luke for becoming a Pilot Examiner!

Congrats to Kate Weber for winning the Ninety Nines Rosella Bjornson Flying Scholarship!

Help Wanted: Aircraft Maintence Enginer and Flight Instructors

Flight Service Seminar

Ground School

Controlapolooza!

Office addition underway

Blended Commercial Ground School starting November 3

Welcome to all new and returning students this fall!

Air Cadets 2008

Indian DGCA ground school prep course

Manitoba Marathon 2008!

Fuel Surcharge removed!

Our Flight Instructors:

Providence Aviation Trip 2008

Linesmen/Flight Instructors

Fleet additions!

Flight Information Center Seminar!

Neil Armstrong Scholarship

Wanted: Dispatchers/Linesmen

Aviation Seminars!

Merry Christmas

Greg Penner: Runs New York Marathon

Upgrades

Harv’s Air Diamond DA40 Garmin 1000 promo video

Air Cadets 2007

Seminar: Indian Airline Pilot returns to talk about his experience

David clark x11 in stock for $849.90!

Manitoba Marathon! What an inspirational day!

Diamond Star

New to the fleet: Glass Cockpit Diamond DA40!

More than a job, a Career in Aviation (Forum).

New Training Video Package

Harv’s Air Forum!

Prov Trip 2007

Gift Certificates

Do you know people whose eyes turn upward at the sound of an airplane flying overhead? Give them a gift they'll remember for a lifetime... a gift certificate for a flying adventure!

Fleet News

Harv’s Air Flight Training can now offer FAA licence with a easy conversion!

New Harv’s Air Video

New scenery of Steinbach and St. Andrews for MS Flight Sim!! Thanks to Jonathan Gabbert!!

Instructor and Examiner Rants!

Commercial Ground School

Help Wanted: Linesmen/Dipatcher

New to the fleet: 2 X Cessna 152

Anne Reimer has been awarded the “Rosella Bjornson Scholarship”

Instructor Ratings

Multi Engine Trainer!

Webcam page is working again!

Email Invoices and Statements

Canadian Aviation Industry Update

New Photo Album!

New Pilots Forum

Greg & Tanya’s big day!

Help Wanted

Fly in at St. Andrews!

Welcome to all new and returning students.

Steinbach or St. Andrews?

Red River College: Aviation Management Program Diploma

Air Cadets Weblog

Contact Information for the Harv’s Air St. Andrews

Harv’s Air: St. Andrews Opens at St. Andrews Airport

BC Trip 2005

New Airplane: Cessna 152 C-GBXD

Ground Schools: Commercial Ground School

Leave comments for students

Webster Memorial Trophy : Top amateur pilot

Pilot Career Forum

New to the fleet

Red River College

Harv's Air is a world leading flight training unit. However we are not a college or university. For students who wish to combine their aviation education with a college education this is a ideal program.

The Aviation Management program is a unique blend of business management and flight training designed to prepare you for entry into an aviation career.

The aviation component, delivered by Harv's Air, prepares you to obtain private and commercial licenses, including night and single engine instrument ratings. Further electives in the program may provide training in instructor, float, aerobatic, and multi-engine instrument ratings. You will receive comprehensive flight training through the use of flight simulation equipment and a variety of single engine aircraft meeting the approval of Transport Canada standards for flight training.

The management component of the program, delivered by the College, prepares you for the business elements of the aviation industry through a blend of courses that includes:

Communications
Business Management
Computer applications
Marketing
Human resources
Accounting

Aviation management program 2 year diploma

For more information about the Aviation Management program please contact us.

What’s New!

Flight Instructors Wanted:

iPilot: Designed in Manitoba, Assembled in China

Rates and quotes for flight training.

Flight Tests and Standards by Harv Penner

Cessna 172S Garmin 1000!

Radio Communications

2011 Ground School

Taildragger and Aerobatic checkout course

Facebook “like button”!

Announcing: Red Bird Flight Training Device

Harv’s Air Customer Handbook 2010

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

New Video! Harv’s Air invites you for a “spin in a Pitts Special S2B!

test test

Congrats to Congrats to Ashley and Sacha on their engagement!

Congrats to Harv Penner for winning the David Charles Abramson Memorial Flight Instructor Safety Awa

US Customs seminar

Buying and Owning an Aircraft Seminar!

Entering Commercial Aviation in Canada forum

Spot Tracker

Welcome to the Air Cadets of 2009!

It’s a Girl! Congrats to Thiea and Paul on the birth of their baby Girl!

Private pilot ground school

Webster Memorial Trophy Competition

Super saturated days

St. Andrews Fly in/Drive in Breakfast!

Harv’s Air is now on Twitter!

Introducing Hybrid power

Spot Trackers

Providence Aviation Trip 2009

In house flight instructor flight test!

Congrats to Luke for becoming a Pilot Examiner!

Congrats to Kate Weber for winning the Ninety Nines Rosella Bjornson Flying Scholarship!

Help Wanted: Aircraft Maintence Enginer and Flight Instructors

Flight Service Seminar

Ground School

Controlapolooza!

Office addition underway

Blended Commercial Ground School starting November 3

Welcome to all new and returning students this fall!

Air Cadets 2008

Indian DGCA ground school prep course

Manitoba Marathon 2008!

Fuel Surcharge removed!

Our Flight Instructors:

Providence Aviation Trip 2008

Linesmen/Flight Instructors

Fleet additions!

Flight Information Center Seminar!

Neil Armstrong Scholarship

Wanted: Dispatchers/Linesmen

Aviation Seminars!

Merry Christmas

Greg Penner: Runs New York Marathon

Upgrades

Harv’s Air Diamond DA40 Garmin 1000 promo video

Air Cadets 2007

Seminar: Indian Airline Pilot returns to talk about his experience

David clark x11 in stock for $849.90!

Manitoba Marathon! What an inspirational day!

Diamond Star

New to the fleet: Glass Cockpit Diamond DA40!

More than a job, a Career in Aviation (Forum).

New Training Video Package

Harv’s Air Forum!

Prov Trip 2007

Gift Certificates

Do you know people whose eyes turn upward at the sound of an airplane flying overhead? Give them a gift they'll remember for a lifetime... a gift certificate for a flying adventure!

Fleet News

Harv’s Air Flight Training can now offer FAA licence with a easy conversion!

New Harv’s Air Video

New scenery of Steinbach and St. Andrews for MS Flight Sim!! Thanks to Jonathan Gabbert!!

Instructor and Examiner Rants!

Commercial Ground School

Help Wanted: Linesmen/Dipatcher

New to the fleet: 2 X Cessna 152

Anne Reimer has been awarded the “Rosella Bjornson Scholarship”

Instructor Ratings

Multi Engine Trainer!

Webcam page is working again!

Email Invoices and Statements

Canadian Aviation Industry Update

New Photo Album!

New Pilots Forum

Greg & Tanya’s big day!

Help Wanted

Fly in at St. Andrews!

Welcome to all new and returning students.

Steinbach or St. Andrews?

Red River College: Aviation Management Program Diploma

Air Cadets Weblog

Contact Information for the Harv’s Air St. Andrews

Harv’s Air: St. Andrews Opens at St. Andrews Airport

BC Trip 2005

New Airplane: Cessna 152 C-GBXD

Ground Schools: Commercial Ground School

Leave comments for students

Webster Memorial Trophy : Top amateur pilot

Pilot Career Forum

New to the fleet

Student Visa

Harv’s Air welcomes students from around the world! It’s an honor and privilege to have students travel to our school from abroad. Our wish is to make your travels as smooth as possible. Please READ and STUDY the following very carefully! If you have questions, please contact us, but remember, we’re pilots not immigration lawyers.

The student authorization process is fairly straightforward, but is intolerant of missing documentation, missed deadlines, missed fees, and abuses of the system so again, please READ the following documents very carefully.

There are lots of external links on this website, if some go stale please let us know.

Visitor Visa

A student visa is not required when course is less then 6 months from when you arrive!

If you are training toward any of the following individual licences, ratings, or experience, a student visa is not required as the time to complete the training is less then 6 months:

Time Building
Recreational
Private
Commercial
Instrument
Multi
Instructor rating

If you are planning on taking the Professional Pilot Program (9-12 month course), students should obtain a student visa as the course will take longer then 6 months.

All students are traveling to Canada to complete their flight training are asked to fill out our online application.

If you require accommodations during your time here, please e-mail info@harvsair.com for information and availability. Please specify your preferences (Steinbach or St Andrews, single or shared room).

We’ll let you know within 48 hours if we accept you as a student and if we have room for you at the requested time.

Requirments for a Letter of Acceptance vary depending on your country of origin, so if you are a citizen of one of the following countries, we’ll fax or email a letter of acceptance within 48 hours and you can start your training when you’re ready.

Andorra, Antigua and Barbuda, Australia, Austria, Bahamas, Barbados, Belgium, Botswana, Brunei, Costa Rica, Cyprus, Denmark, England, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Israel (National Passport holders only), Italy, Japan, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Malta, Mexico, Monaco, Namibia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Papua New Guinea, Portugal, Republic of Korea, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent, San Marino, Singapore, Solomon Islands, Spain, Swaziland, Sweden, Slovenia, Switzerland, United States, and Western Samoa.

If you are a citizen of one of the countries listed on this webpage then you will need a visitors visa. To obtain a visitors visa contact your travel agent, closest Canadian embassy, or Citizenship and Immigration Canada’s Website.

Student Visa

A student visa is required when a course is more then 6 months from when you arrive!

This process takes 6 weeks in Europe, Australia, and the Americas, and up to 3 months in Asian, African, and Middle Eastern countries AFTER submitting the documentation. Delays will result if there are errors and/or missing documents/fees.

Download and print all these PDF documents:

    Guide [IMM 5269]
    Application for a Study Permit [IMM 1294]
    Statutory Declaration of Common-Law Union [IMM 5409]
    Authority to Release Information [IMM 5476]
    Document Checklist [IMM 5483]

Read and study the Citizenship and Immigration Student Visa website and the website of the closest Canadian Embassy to you.

Download all the documents including the student authorization guide and application located here. Read all the documentation and fill out the application form (Form IMM1294).

Please send an e-mail to info@harvsair.com to arrange your accommodations. We will also require a telephone interview to assess your English Language communication skills. Please call 1 800 HARV AIR for this once you have been given a student reference number.

We’ll let you know within 48 hours if we accept you as a student and if we have room for you at the requested time.
You need the ORIGINAL letter of acceptance for the student visa officials. We’ll send the letter via post (2-4 weeks) at no charge, or via FedEx (3-6 days) for $100. Payment is fastest with credit card, or couriered certified check.

You may need a medical examination. This is not the same as the aviation medical exam. If you are a citizen of the these countries you need a medical exam. It can take weeks to schedule an examination so do not delay in making an appointment. For a listing of doctors by country visit this website.

You’ll need a NON-REFUNDABLE processing fee of $125 Canadian dollars. Payment for a study permit application must be made by MANAGER’S CHEQUE, CERTIFIED CHEQUE, POSTAL MONEY ORDER or
BANK DRAFT payable to the “Canadian Embassy”. Cash will not be accepted.

Proof of funds (e.g. bank drafts, fixed deposits, a bank statement showing the account balance, etc.). These proof of funds must be under YOUR name. Students are permitted to enter Canada to study on the understanding that they have access to sufficient funds for living expenses, full tuition, return transportation and other necessary costs. Costs in Canada vary according to the location of the institution and room and board facilities. As a guideline, $10,000 Canadian dollars (in addition to tuition fees) per year would be sufficient.

        If you are a citizen of one of these countries, the embassy officials are concerned that you are looking for an illegal way into Canada, and you’ll never return to your home country. They also want to be sure you are going to commence your training program. Thus it’s highly recommended (if you want to guarantee obtaining a student visa) to send payment for the first year of tuition fees for a full academic year or for the duration of the course of study if the course of study is for less than one year in the form of:
            An official receipt from the institution; or
            A counterfoil copy or a certified true copy of a bank draft in your name or in the name of the institution

If for whatever reason you are refused a student visa or unable to attend, we’ll refund all of your money less $300.

Sending the entire course fee is optional, but will substantially increase your chances of obtaining a student visa . Contact the embassy closest to you and see what they have to say.

Police Checks -- You may also have to prove to Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) officers that you are a responsible person and that you do not have a criminal record. Police agencies may do a criminal or security background check. These checks are done on anyone over 18 years of age who applies for a Study Permit.

The embassy will require the original passport or valid travel document. (Alternatively, you may submit a photocopy of the identity pages and the page showing the expiry date of your passport or travel document and once processing of your application is completed, we will ask you to submit your passport so that a visa can be issued.) Your Study Permit will normally be valid for the duration of your course. We suggest that you ensure that your travel document is valid for the full duration of your course of study in Canada.

In order to ensure the protection and well-being of prospective students under the age of majority (18) destined to institutions in Canada, all unaccompanied students under the age of 18 are required to submit with their application for a notarized declaration signed by the parent or legal guardian of the applicant in the country of origin and a notarized declaration signed by the custodian in Canada. These declarations must be notarized by a notary public, by a Commissioner for Oaths, or by a lawyer. The signed declarations must indicate that arrangements have been made for the custodian to act in place of the parent or guardian at all times. In addition, the custodian in Canada must provide proof that they are a Canadian citizen or permanent resident of Canada at least 19 years of age and prepared to act in place of the parent or guardian. In the case of a minor child attending a boarding school, this declaration may be signed by the school principal.

Three passport-sized photographs of yourself and any accompanying family members.

Send all of this to the embassy closest to you. You may have to have an interview. Remember that a student visa does not allow you to live and work in Canada. If you can, contact them first to see what can be done to speed your application.

Tips for obtaining a student visa.

Allow for 2-3 months to process a student authorization. Less time is possible, but understand that we are dealing with a giant bureaucracy that moves when it wants to move.

You must get the paperwork right. Missing paperwork is not tolerated at all by embassy officials. Get help if you are unsure.

When submitting a student visa application, embassy officials are concerned with:

The student has enough money to complete the training including cost of the training, accommodations, living expenses, and transport back to your home country. All of this money must be under your name (not a family member or friend).

English speaking ability. A TOEFL test is not required by our school, however if your English is marginal you may need to impress the embassy officials and a good TOEFL score will help you do that.

The student will return to his home country when the training is complete. Offer them some proof that you will do this. (property, family, promises of jobs).

One must have money for transportation to and from the school, $10,000 for a year (or pro-rated at $833 per month) for living expenses, plus the cost of tuition. (Canadian Dollars). Students can live on much less ($500 month is not a stretch), however the government requires that you have $833 for each month.

Helpful Links:

    Wondering where we are or about Steinbach? Manitoba? Canada? How do I get there?
    Locations of Canadian Embassies
    Citizenship and Immigration Canada
    Study in Canada

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Flight of your life!

Since 1997, Harv’s Air Service has been offering thrill rides in a Pitts S2B!

What is the “flight of your life”?
The flight of your life is an aerobatic demonstration flight in a Pitts S2B. You and an aerobatic instructor take a 20-25 minute flight in a Pitts S2B. This aircraft is a highly manoeuvrable biplane used in air shows. Commonly flown aerobatic manoeuvres are: Loops, Rolls, Snap Rolls, Hammerheads, Cuban Eighths, Inverted Flight...the list goes on and on. You decide what you want to do.

Where does this flight take place?
Harv’s Air Service of Steinbach, Manitoba, Canada. Steinbach is located 33 miles to the southeast of Winnipeg, in the heart of prairie Canada. View our location.

Who would take such a flight? Do I have to be a pilot?
Anybody interested in Aerobatic flight can partake in the flight of a lifetime. We tailor-make the flight for you. Be it WILD or MILD! Even if you’re not a pilot you can take control during parts of the flight.

When is a good time to take such a flight?
We operate from March to November. Best times for the flight is early morning or late evening.

Is it safe?
Yes. Very. Safety is job 1. The airplane is designed for aerobatics and our instructors are highly trained and experienced

Why?
This is aviation’s ultimate rush. Better then skydiving, bungee jumping or roller coasters. Far better. Harv's Air operators the ONLY commercial registered Pitts in Canada. Meaning that if you want a classic Pitts Special Biplane ride in Canada, we're the place!

How much $? How do I set this up?
A thrill of a life time flight cost $240 + GST Canadian Funds each. The airplane runs for $400 Canadian DUAL. We can custom tailor a series of flights for you. Gift Certificates are also available!

Bookings can be made at any time, just contact us or call (204) 326 2434 anytime.

TOYS FOR FLY BOYS!

Flying is for the birds, right? Not so according to Harv Penner of Harv’s Air Service in Steinbach. After 25 years in the air charter and flight training business, Harv still loves to fly. In fact, Harv’s love for flight was intensified recently when he managed to acquire a new “toy.”

The “toy” is a 1983 Pitts S2B biplane. The 1,200-lb. Aircraft is equipped with a 540 cubic inch Lycoming engine. The six cylinder engine produced 260 horsepower.

Combined with a two blade variable pitch propeller, this little beauty cruises at 170 mph. The aircraft is built to perform aerobatic maneuvers and withstand a G-force of six. (This means that if you weigh 100 lbs. Normally, you would weigh 600 lbs. at six Gs.)

I’m what you could call an “airplane ride junkie,” so when I first saw the Pitts S2B in Harv’s hangar, I knew that someday, I would ride in that baby. Well, a few weeks ago, the opportunity presented itself! I needed only one invitation, and the answer was yes!

In order to better illustrate this story to our readers, it was agreed that first I should take a picture of the Pitts S2B in flight. This was accomplished by having Adam, (Harv’s son) fly beside his father in a Cessna 172. In order for the two aircraft to fly in formation, the Cessna, (the plane I was in) had to fly at maximum throttle, while the Pitts merely idled along.

From the passenger seat, through the open window, I managed to click off a number of shots of Harv flying in normal (and not so normal) flight positions.

With the picture-taking flight behind us, it was time for me to experience a thrill of a lifetime. Getting into this plane almost requires the use of a shoe horn. It’s a really snug fit. You sit in the front seat, (Harv flies it from the back). Harv makes sure you are tightly belted into position using a five-point safety harness.

Immediately in front of you is an array of instruments including an air speed indicator and a G-force meter. The interior of the craft is devoid of fancy trim, (It’s all business in this plane). The Pitts requires a very short runway for take-off. After the wheels lose contact with the ground, you ascend at a very rapid rate. When an altitude of 4,000-5,000 feed is reached, it’s time to “Rock 'n' Roll.”

I should inform you that Harv is a very cautious pilot. With over 20,000 hours of flying time, he’s the pilot you would want in control. Asked if I wanted to experience a number of aerobatic maneuvers, I nodded yes. (Communication is also done via headsets).

Harv performed a number of stunts, including a loop, and inverted flight. (It’s a weird feeling being upside down. You look up and you see Steinbach; you look down, you see sky!).

Throughout the entire exercise, Harv speaks in a normal tone of voice. It’s comforting to know that he is in complete control on the craft. The time to land comes quickly and then the ride is over. Given the chance to go for a ride again, I would take it in a second.

When I initially asked Harv why he had bought this exotic airplane, he said: “Three reasons: fun, aerobatic training for experienced pilots and giving thrill rides.”

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St. Andrews Airport

Aerodrome Geometric Center Coordinates: N50 03 22 W97 01 57

Operator: St. Andrews Airport Inc. 204-336-3250

Public Facilities:

Telephone, Food, Accommodations on site.
Taxi, Medical facilities, Car rental within 30nm of airport.

Flight Planning: NOTAM FILE CYWG

Flight Information Center (FIC): Winnipeg 866-WXBRIEF (toll free in Canada) or 866-541-4103 (toll free within Canada & USA)(file 3 min prior to ETD)

Area Control Center (ACC): IFR 204-983-8337 or 888-834-3344 or flight plan by fax at 204-983-2823 and include phone numbers where pilot can be reached prior to dep.

Services:

Fuel: 100LL, JA-1
13-01Z Mon-Thu, 13-22Z Fri-Sun, Apr-Oct except holidays
14-24Z Mon-Thu, 14-23Z Fri-Sun, Nov-Mar except holidays
Oil: All
Servicing: Storage available, Servicing/Minor repairs, Major repairs, Parking (extended term), Tie-down facilities, Plug-in facilities

Runway Data:

Rwy 13(129 degrees)/ 31(309 degrees) 3001x75 asphalt
Rwy 18(184 degrees)/ 36(004 degrees) 3004x75 asphalt
Rwy 04(041 degrees)/ 22(221 degrees) 2881x75 asphalt
Runway Conditions Report: Operator 13-2130Z daily Nov - Mar except holidays; 1200-2030Z Mon - Fri Apr - Oct, except holidays.

Lighting:

04 - (Threshold/Runway End, Medium intensity lighting)
22 - (Threshold/Runway End, Medium intensity lighting)
13 - (Threshold/Runway End, Medium intensity lighting)
31 - Center Row Low Intensity (Threshold/Runway End, Medium intensity lighting)
18 - Center Row Low Intensity (Threshold/Runway End, Medium intensity lighting) V1
36 - Center Row Low Intensity (Threshold/Runway End, Medium intensity lighting) V1
Aircraft Radio Control of Aerodrome Lighting (ARCAL) Type J Opr when tower closed
Approach lights and helipad lights not available on ARCAL

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Radio Communications

2011 Ground School

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Facebook “like button”!

Announcing: Red Bird Flight Training Device

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Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

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Spot Tracker

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Super saturated days

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Harv’s Air is now on Twitter!

Introducing Hybrid power

Spot Trackers

Providence Aviation Trip 2009

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Congrats to Luke for becoming a Pilot Examiner!

Congrats to Kate Weber for winning the Ninety Nines Rosella Bjornson Flying Scholarship!

Help Wanted: Aircraft Maintence Enginer and Flight Instructors

Flight Service Seminar

Ground School

Controlapolooza!

Office addition underway

Blended Commercial Ground School starting November 3

Welcome to all new and returning students this fall!

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Fuel Surcharge removed!

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Providence Aviation Trip 2008

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Fleet additions!

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Neil Armstrong Scholarship

Wanted: Dispatchers/Linesmen

Aviation Seminars!

Merry Christmas

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Upgrades

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Seminar: Indian Airline Pilot returns to talk about his experience

David clark x11 in stock for $849.90!

Manitoba Marathon! What an inspirational day!

Diamond Star

New to the fleet: Glass Cockpit Diamond DA40!

More than a job, a Career in Aviation (Forum).

New Training Video Package

Harv’s Air Forum!

Prov Trip 2007

Gift Certificates

Do you know people whose eyes turn upward at the sound of an airplane flying overhead? Give them a gift they'll remember for a lifetime... a gift certificate for a flying adventure!

Fleet News

Harv’s Air Flight Training can now offer FAA licence with a easy conversion!

New Harv’s Air Video

New scenery of Steinbach and St. Andrews for MS Flight Sim!! Thanks to Jonathan Gabbert!!

Instructor and Examiner Rants!

Commercial Ground School

Help Wanted: Linesmen/Dipatcher

New to the fleet: 2 X Cessna 152

Anne Reimer has been awarded the “Rosella Bjornson Scholarship”

Instructor Ratings

Multi Engine Trainer!

Webcam page is working again!

Email Invoices and Statements

Canadian Aviation Industry Update

New Photo Album!

New Pilots Forum

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Help Wanted

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Welcome to all new and returning students.

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Air Cadets Weblog

Contact Information for the Harv’s Air St. Andrews

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BC Trip 2005

New Airplane: Cessna 152 C-GBXD

Ground Schools: Commercial Ground School

Leave comments for students

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New to the fleet

Steinbach South Airport

Aerodrome Geometric Centre Coordinates: N49 29 38 W96 41 56

Location from Community: 2 miles south

Variation: 4 degrees E

Time Zone Factor: UTC -6(5)

A/D Elevation: 888'

Charts: VTA A50007 LO4 CAP

Operator: Harv's Air Service 204-326-2434

Registered Aerodrome Prior Permission Required

Public Facilities:

Telephone on site
Food, Taxi, Medical Facilities, Accommodation, and Car Rental within 5nm

Flight Planning: NOTAM FILE CYDN

Flight Information Centre (FIC): Winnipeg 866-WXBRIEF (toll free in Canada) 866-541-4103 (toll free within Canada & USA) (file 30 min prior ETD)

Area Control Center (ACC): IFR, 204-983-8337 or 888-834-3344 or flt pln by Fax at 204-983-2823 & include phone numbers where pilot can be reached prior to dep.

Services:

Fuel: 100LL
Oil: All
Servicing: Servicing/minor repairs, Major repairs, Parking (extended term), Tie-Down facilities, Plug-In facilities

Runway Data:

Runway 07(71 degrees)/ 25(251 degrees) 1834x100 turf
Runway 18(175 degrees)/ 36(355 degrees) 3112x100 turf/asphalt, center 25' asphalt Rwy 18 up 0.32%
Runway Conditions Report: Contact Operator

Lighting: Threshold and runway end, low intesity lights

Communications:

Universal Communications (UNICOM) with Limited hours 122.7
5nm 3900 ASL

Procedures:

Circuit hight: 1600 ASL
ATS Requires: VFR & IFR flight plans, filed 30 min prior to departure.

What’s New!

Flight Instructors Wanted:

iPilot: Designed in Manitoba, Assembled in China

Rates and quotes for flight training.

Flight Tests and Standards by Harv Penner

Cessna 172S Garmin 1000!

Radio Communications

2011 Ground School

Taildragger and Aerobatic checkout course

Facebook “like button”!

Announcing: Red Bird Flight Training Device

Harv’s Air Customer Handbook 2010

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

New Video! Harv’s Air invites you for a “spin in a Pitts Special S2B!

test test

Congrats to Congrats to Ashley and Sacha on their engagement!

Congrats to Harv Penner for winning the David Charles Abramson Memorial Flight Instructor Safety Awa

US Customs seminar

Buying and Owning an Aircraft Seminar!

Entering Commercial Aviation in Canada forum

Spot Tracker

Welcome to the Air Cadets of 2009!

It’s a Girl! Congrats to Thiea and Paul on the birth of their baby Girl!

Private pilot ground school

Webster Memorial Trophy Competition

Super saturated days

St. Andrews Fly in/Drive in Breakfast!

Harv’s Air is now on Twitter!

Introducing Hybrid power

Spot Trackers

Providence Aviation Trip 2009

In house flight instructor flight test!

Congrats to Luke for becoming a Pilot Examiner!

Congrats to Kate Weber for winning the Ninety Nines Rosella Bjornson Flying Scholarship!

Help Wanted: Aircraft Maintence Enginer and Flight Instructors

Flight Service Seminar

Ground School

Controlapolooza!

Office addition underway

Blended Commercial Ground School starting November 3

Welcome to all new and returning students this fall!

Air Cadets 2008

Indian DGCA ground school prep course

Manitoba Marathon 2008!

Fuel Surcharge removed!

Our Flight Instructors:

Providence Aviation Trip 2008

Linesmen/Flight Instructors

Fleet additions!

Flight Information Center Seminar!

Neil Armstrong Scholarship

Wanted: Dispatchers/Linesmen

Aviation Seminars!

Merry Christmas

Greg Penner: Runs New York Marathon

Upgrades

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Air Cadets 2007

Seminar: Indian Airline Pilot returns to talk about his experience

David clark x11 in stock for $849.90!

Manitoba Marathon! What an inspirational day!

Diamond Star

New to the fleet: Glass Cockpit Diamond DA40!

More than a job, a Career in Aviation (Forum).

New Training Video Package

Harv’s Air Forum!

Prov Trip 2007

Gift Certificates

Do you know people whose eyes turn upward at the sound of an airplane flying overhead? Give them a gift they'll remember for a lifetime... a gift certificate for a flying adventure!

Fleet News

Harv’s Air Flight Training can now offer FAA licence with a easy conversion!

New Harv’s Air Video

New scenery of Steinbach and St. Andrews for MS Flight Sim!! Thanks to Jonathan Gabbert!!

Instructor and Examiner Rants!

Commercial Ground School

Help Wanted: Linesmen/Dipatcher

New to the fleet: 2 X Cessna 152

Anne Reimer has been awarded the “Rosella Bjornson Scholarship”

Instructor Ratings

Multi Engine Trainer!

Webcam page is working again!

Email Invoices and Statements

Canadian Aviation Industry Update

New Photo Album!

New Pilots Forum

Greg & Tanya’s big day!

Help Wanted

Fly in at St. Andrews!

Welcome to all new and returning students.

Steinbach or St. Andrews?

Red River College: Aviation Management Program Diploma

Air Cadets Weblog

Contact Information for the Harv’s Air St. Andrews

Harv’s Air: St. Andrews Opens at St. Andrews Airport

BC Trip 2005

New Airplane: Cessna 152 C-GBXD

Ground Schools: Commercial Ground School

Leave comments for students

Webster Memorial Trophy : Top amateur pilot

Pilot Career Forum

New to the fleet

Frequently Asked Questions

Does Harv's Air guarantee a job placement at the end of training?

Canadian aviation qualifications are well recognized and respected around the world, especially when gained from a renowned and reputable organization such as Harv’s Air. Harv’s Air can not guarantee a job placement at the end of training however; we offer all our students assistance and direction, where possible, to assist them in finding suitable employment.

Gaining employment in general aviation or the airlines is up to the individual graduate. Considering the current shortfall in Indian pilots at the present time, employment in aviation looks promising in the region. Please refer to the links to news articles below for more information.

Your student visa will expire at the end of your course, so in order to work in Canada you would need to apply to the Department of Immigration to see if you can obtain a work visa. Without a work visa you are unable to be employed in Canada after your course is finished.

Can Harv’s Air offer part-time employment to its students?

Unfortunately, we are unable to assist with part-time employment for all of students however; it is possible to find part-time employment in and around the area surrounding the college. Working even part time will delay the training significantly. Working and paying for the training at the same time does not work.

Does Harv’s Air offer assistance with a loan for course fees and/or accommodation and living expenses?

Harv’s Air does not have the facility to offer bank loans for course fees, nor do we have any kind of scholarship entry into the course for international students.

What’s New!

Flight Instructors Wanted:

iPilot: Designed in Manitoba, Assembled in China

Rates and quotes for flight training.

Flight Tests and Standards by Harv Penner

Cessna 172S Garmin 1000!

Radio Communications

2011 Ground School

Taildragger and Aerobatic checkout course

Facebook “like button”!

Announcing: Red Bird Flight Training Device

Harv’s Air Customer Handbook 2010

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

New Video! Harv’s Air invites you for a “spin in a Pitts Special S2B!

test test

Congrats to Congrats to Ashley and Sacha on their engagement!

Congrats to Harv Penner for winning the David Charles Abramson Memorial Flight Instructor Safety Awa

US Customs seminar

Buying and Owning an Aircraft Seminar!

Entering Commercial Aviation in Canada forum

Spot Tracker

Welcome to the Air Cadets of 2009!

It’s a Girl! Congrats to Thiea and Paul on the birth of their baby Girl!

Private pilot ground school

Webster Memorial Trophy Competition

Super saturated days

St. Andrews Fly in/Drive in Breakfast!

Harv’s Air is now on Twitter!

Introducing Hybrid power

Spot Trackers

Providence Aviation Trip 2009

In house flight instructor flight test!

Congrats to Luke for becoming a Pilot Examiner!

Congrats to Kate Weber for winning the Ninety Nines Rosella Bjornson Flying Scholarship!

Help Wanted: Aircraft Maintence Enginer and Flight Instructors

Flight Service Seminar

Ground School

Controlapolooza!

Office addition underway

Blended Commercial Ground School starting November 3

Welcome to all new and returning students this fall!

Air Cadets 2008

Indian DGCA ground school prep course

Manitoba Marathon 2008!

Fuel Surcharge removed!

Our Flight Instructors:

Providence Aviation Trip 2008

Linesmen/Flight Instructors

Fleet additions!

Flight Information Center Seminar!

Neil Armstrong Scholarship

Wanted: Dispatchers/Linesmen

Aviation Seminars!

Merry Christmas

Greg Penner: Runs New York Marathon

Upgrades

Harv’s Air Diamond DA40 Garmin 1000 promo video

Air Cadets 2007

Seminar: Indian Airline Pilot returns to talk about his experience

David clark x11 in stock for $849.90!

Manitoba Marathon! What an inspirational day!

Diamond Star

New to the fleet: Glass Cockpit Diamond DA40!

More than a job, a Career in Aviation (Forum).

New Training Video Package

Harv’s Air Forum!

Prov Trip 2007

Gift Certificates

Do you know people whose eyes turn upward at the sound of an airplane flying overhead? Give them a gift they'll remember for a lifetime... a gift certificate for a flying adventure!

Fleet News

Harv’s Air Flight Training can now offer FAA licence with a easy conversion!

New Harv’s Air Video

New scenery of Steinbach and St. Andrews for MS Flight Sim!! Thanks to Jonathan Gabbert!!

Instructor and Examiner Rants!

Commercial Ground School

Help Wanted: Linesmen/Dipatcher

New to the fleet: 2 X Cessna 152

Anne Reimer has been awarded the “Rosella Bjornson Scholarship”

Instructor Ratings

Multi Engine Trainer!

Webcam page is working again!

Email Invoices and Statements

Canadian Aviation Industry Update

New Photo Album!

New Pilots Forum

Greg & Tanya’s big day!

Help Wanted

Fly in at St. Andrews!

Welcome to all new and returning students.

Steinbach or St. Andrews?

Red River College: Aviation Management Program Diploma

Air Cadets Weblog

Contact Information for the Harv’s Air St. Andrews

Harv’s Air: St. Andrews Opens at St. Andrews Airport

BC Trip 2005

New Airplane: Cessna 152 C-GBXD

Ground Schools: Commercial Ground School

Leave comments for students

Webster Memorial Trophy : Top amateur pilot

Pilot Career Forum

New to the fleet

Student visa for Indian Students

Student visa
The student visa is the biggest hurdle in coming to Canada for your training. The paperwork has to be CORRECT and COMPLETE. The Canadian embassy is not forgiving of mistakes or omissions. The biggest issue is that you have enough funds for the course, living expenses (calculated at $833/month), and transport to and from Canada. The other issue is that you must clearly state that you will be returning home after the training. If they have any hint you plan to stay in Canada you will be denied a student visa.
Unless you are familiar with the process or have legal help it is strongly recommended that the CEC reviews your application before applying for the student visa.
CEC India - New Delhi
12th Floor, Dr. Gopal Das Bhawan
28 Barakhamba Road, Connaught Place
New Delhi 110001, India
Tel: 91-11 5151-5560 / 5561
Fax: 91-11 5151-5558
E-mail: cecindia@cecnetwork.ca
Website: www.studycanada.ca/india
Processing a student visa takes up to 2-8 weeks from receiving the letter of acceptance. It takes us a few days to write and send the letter of acceptance. We will email you a copy for your records and verification that it’s correct before sending. You will be given the tracking number of the package and it usually takes 3-5 days enroute.
In your application package you should include a copy of our school certificate and some newspaper or magazine articles describing the large demand for pilots in India.
The following websites have ESSENTIAL information for obtaining a student visa. READ THEM ALL!!! Refusal of a visa will cost you hundreds of dollars and 2-3 months minimum. TAKE THE TIME. So many of the refusals are for silly mistakes with the information well presented in these sites.

http://www.vfs-canada.co.in/index.html
http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/study/index.html
http://www.dfait-maeci.gc.ca/new-delhi
http://www.dfait-maeci.gc.ca/new-delhi/studyingincanada-en.asp
New Delhi Mailing Address: Canadian High Commission
Immigration Section
P.O. Box 5209
New Delhi
110021, India Internet Site: http://www.dfait-maeci.gc.ca/new-delhi
Telephone/
Facsimile
Numbers: Mission Tel.: (91-11) 5178-2000
Immigration Tel.: (91-11) 5178-2050
Mission Fax: (91-11) 5178-2020
Immigration Fax: (91-11) 5178-2031 Office Hours: Monday: 08:30 - 17:30
Tuesday: 08:30 - 17:30
Wednesday: 08:30 - 17:30
Thursday: 08:30 - 17:30
Friday: 08:30 - 13:00
Comments: Open to public Monday to Thursday from 8:30 to 10:30. Closed to the public on Fridays.

For full details on how to obtain a student visa start with our <a href="http://www.harvsair.com/site/information/student-visa.html ">visa application page</a>.
Please, please read it all.

What’s New!

Flight Instructors Wanted:

iPilot: Designed in Manitoba, Assembled in China

Rates and quotes for flight training.

Flight Tests and Standards by Harv Penner

Cessna 172S Garmin 1000!

Radio Communications

2011 Ground School

Taildragger and Aerobatic checkout course

Facebook “like button”!

Announcing: Red Bird Flight Training Device

Harv’s Air Customer Handbook 2010

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

New Video! Harv’s Air invites you for a “spin in a Pitts Special S2B!

test test

Congrats to Congrats to Ashley and Sacha on their engagement!

Congrats to Harv Penner for winning the David Charles Abramson Memorial Flight Instructor Safety Awa

US Customs seminar

Buying and Owning an Aircraft Seminar!

Entering Commercial Aviation in Canada forum

Spot Tracker

Welcome to the Air Cadets of 2009!

It’s a Girl! Congrats to Thiea and Paul on the birth of their baby Girl!

Private pilot ground school

Webster Memorial Trophy Competition

Super saturated days

St. Andrews Fly in/Drive in Breakfast!

Harv’s Air is now on Twitter!

Introducing Hybrid power

Spot Trackers

Providence Aviation Trip 2009

In house flight instructor flight test!

Congrats to Luke for becoming a Pilot Examiner!

Congrats to Kate Weber for winning the Ninety Nines Rosella Bjornson Flying Scholarship!

Help Wanted: Aircraft Maintence Enginer and Flight Instructors

Flight Service Seminar

Ground School

Controlapolooza!

Office addition underway

Blended Commercial Ground School starting November 3

Welcome to all new and returning students this fall!

Air Cadets 2008

Indian DGCA ground school prep course

Manitoba Marathon 2008!

Fuel Surcharge removed!

Our Flight Instructors:

Providence Aviation Trip 2008

Linesmen/Flight Instructors

Fleet additions!

Flight Information Center Seminar!

Neil Armstrong Scholarship

Wanted: Dispatchers/Linesmen

Aviation Seminars!

Merry Christmas

Greg Penner: Runs New York Marathon

Upgrades

Harv’s Air Diamond DA40 Garmin 1000 promo video

Air Cadets 2007

Seminar: Indian Airline Pilot returns to talk about his experience

David clark x11 in stock for $849.90!

Manitoba Marathon! What an inspirational day!

Diamond Star

New to the fleet: Glass Cockpit Diamond DA40!

More than a job, a Career in Aviation (Forum).

New Training Video Package

Harv’s Air Forum!

Prov Trip 2007

Gift Certificates

Do you know people whose eyes turn upward at the sound of an airplane flying overhead? Give them a gift they'll remember for a lifetime... a gift certificate for a flying adventure!

Fleet News

Harv’s Air Flight Training can now offer FAA licence with a easy conversion!

New Harv’s Air Video

New scenery of Steinbach and St. Andrews for MS Flight Sim!! Thanks to Jonathan Gabbert!!

Instructor and Examiner Rants!

Commercial Ground School

Help Wanted: Linesmen/Dipatcher

New to the fleet: 2 X Cessna 152

Anne Reimer has been awarded the “Rosella Bjornson Scholarship”

Instructor Ratings

Multi Engine Trainer!

Webcam page is working again!

Email Invoices and Statements

Canadian Aviation Industry Update

New Photo Album!

New Pilots Forum

Greg & Tanya’s big day!

Help Wanted

Fly in at St. Andrews!

Welcome to all new and returning students.

Steinbach or St. Andrews?

Red River College: Aviation Management Program Diploma

Air Cadets Weblog

Contact Information for the Harv’s Air St. Andrews

Harv’s Air: St. Andrews Opens at St. Andrews Airport

BC Trip 2005

New Airplane: Cessna 152 C-GBXD

Ground Schools: Commercial Ground School

Leave comments for students

Webster Memorial Trophy : Top amateur pilot

Pilot Career Forum

New to the fleet

Air Tours

Harv's Air provides air tours for European/International aviators with maximum enjoyment and minimum fuss! From student pilots starting in aviation on up to seasoned veterans looking for a new thrill, we can provide you with an aerial adventure you'll never forget. Flying in North America is a dream come true for Aviators. An awesome expanse of free airspace, currency advantages, a modern air traffic system, state of the art navigation aids, plentiful airports, and great weather: flying couldn't be more affordable and enjoyable. After only 10-15 hours of rental flying, including the expenses of flying to Canada, you'll already have saved money over airplane rental cost in Europe.

Every year we provide tours to customers from The Netherlands, England, Germany, Japan, France, and South Africa, to name a few. Feel free to browse through and if you have any questions or comments feel free to contact us.

Flight Experience Tour
Building experience for a higher licence? Looking for a supervised way to build experience? Rent flight time on some great airplanes with no visa hassles. No TSA in Canada!

Tail Wheel Tour
Become a "real" pilot and learn to fly taildraggers! You'll never want to fly "nose draggers" again!

Cross county tours
Have you dreamed of flying in North America? Want to see polar bears in Churchill? Mount Rushmore? Great lakes? Oshkosh (giant airshow)? We can help make your dreams come true!

Winnipeg airport pick up is provided free of charge between 8am and 10pm.. After you have arrived, all guests are given an extensive briefing which gives you information on the airports, suggested routes, information on significant airspace, communication frequencies and nav aids en route, reporting points, and other information helpful to flight planning. Depending on the pilots' experience, we will also complete a checkout flight to ensure that you'll feel confident and secure. Guests who will be flying will be issued a Tourist Pilot's licence based on their current licence.

Pilots can also upgrade to a full Canadian Pilot Licence if so desired.

What’s New!

Flight Instructors Wanted:

iPilot: Designed in Manitoba, Assembled in China

Rates and quotes for flight training.

Flight Tests and Standards by Harv Penner

Cessna 172S Garmin 1000!

Radio Communications

2011 Ground School

Taildragger and Aerobatic checkout course

Facebook “like button”!

Announcing: Red Bird Flight Training Device

Harv’s Air Customer Handbook 2010

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

New Video! Harv’s Air invites you for a “spin in a Pitts Special S2B!

test test

Congrats to Congrats to Ashley and Sacha on their engagement!

Congrats to Harv Penner for winning the David Charles Abramson Memorial Flight Instructor Safety Awa

US Customs seminar

Buying and Owning an Aircraft Seminar!

Entering Commercial Aviation in Canada forum

Spot Tracker

Welcome to the Air Cadets of 2009!

It’s a Girl! Congrats to Thiea and Paul on the birth of their baby Girl!

Private pilot ground school

Webster Memorial Trophy Competition

Super saturated days

St. Andrews Fly in/Drive in Breakfast!

Harv’s Air is now on Twitter!

Introducing Hybrid power

Spot Trackers

Providence Aviation Trip 2009

In house flight instructor flight test!

Congrats to Luke for becoming a Pilot Examiner!

Congrats to Kate Weber for winning the Ninety Nines Rosella Bjornson Flying Scholarship!

Help Wanted: Aircraft Maintence Enginer and Flight Instructors

Flight Service Seminar

Ground School

Controlapolooza!

Office addition underway

Blended Commercial Ground School starting November 3

Welcome to all new and returning students this fall!

Air Cadets 2008

Indian DGCA ground school prep course

Manitoba Marathon 2008!

Fuel Surcharge removed!

Our Flight Instructors:

Providence Aviation Trip 2008

Linesmen/Flight Instructors

Fleet additions!

Flight Information Center Seminar!

Neil Armstrong Scholarship

Wanted: Dispatchers/Linesmen

Aviation Seminars!

Merry Christmas

Greg Penner: Runs New York Marathon

Upgrades

Harv’s Air Diamond DA40 Garmin 1000 promo video

Air Cadets 2007

Seminar: Indian Airline Pilot returns to talk about his experience

David clark x11 in stock for $849.90!

Manitoba Marathon! What an inspirational day!

Diamond Star

New to the fleet: Glass Cockpit Diamond DA40!

More than a job, a Career in Aviation (Forum).

New Training Video Package

Harv’s Air Forum!

Prov Trip 2007

Gift Certificates

Do you know people whose eyes turn upward at the sound of an airplane flying overhead? Give them a gift they'll remember for a lifetime... a gift certificate for a flying adventure!

Fleet News

Harv’s Air Flight Training can now offer FAA licence with a easy conversion!

New Harv’s Air Video

New scenery of Steinbach and St. Andrews for MS Flight Sim!! Thanks to Jonathan Gabbert!!

Instructor and Examiner Rants!

Commercial Ground School

Help Wanted: Linesmen/Dipatcher

New to the fleet: 2 X Cessna 152

Anne Reimer has been awarded the “Rosella Bjornson Scholarship”

Instructor Ratings

Multi Engine Trainer!

Webcam page is working again!

Email Invoices and Statements

Canadian Aviation Industry Update

New Photo Album!

New Pilots Forum

Greg & Tanya’s big day!

Help Wanted

Fly in at St. Andrews!

Welcome to all new and returning students.

Steinbach or St. Andrews?

Red River College: Aviation Management Program Diploma

Air Cadets Weblog

Contact Information for the Harv’s Air St. Andrews

Harv’s Air: St. Andrews Opens at St. Andrews Airport

BC Trip 2005

New Airplane: Cessna 152 C-GBXD

Ground Schools: Commercial Ground School

Leave comments for students

Webster Memorial Trophy : Top amateur pilot

Pilot Career Forum

New to the fleet

Harv’s Air FAQ: Frequently Asked Questions

How am I charged for flying?

You are charged by "flight time". This is the time from engine start to engine stop. The hobbs meter in the aircraft keeps track of this time in .1 hour intervals (6-minute intervals). You can pay as you go. (Beware of schools that demand payment up front!) Some students pay after each lesson and some start an account. You can pay with cash, cheque, mastercard, visa, debit cards, traveler checks, and wire transfers.

When is a good time to start my training?

The time that suits you is the best time to start training. The best weather is from early March to October. Winter weather allows for great flying as well, but of course it's colder. Winters in Manitoba mean sunshine.

Where do your students come from?

5% southern Manitoba, 30% Winnipeg, 35% across Canada, and 30% International students compose of our most rapidly growing market. In the last few years we've had students from the UK, South Africa, Sri Lanka, USA, China, Hungary, Germany, Barbados, Trinidad, Belize, France, USA, Belize, Nigeria, The Netherlands, Brazil, Pakistan, and India.

What type of students do you get?

In terms of number of courses we train around 400 pilots a year. About 30% for fun, and 70% for a Professional Licence.

How do we get around during my training if I do not live in the area? Do I have to buy a car? Can I take the bus?

Steinbach and St. Andrews are in rural areas; public transportation is not convenient. For this reason, most students either rent a car from the school or ride along with other students when they need to "go to town". Students who own cars are very helpful in providing rides to other students. Harv's Air has several cars for "short term" (1-4 hours) rentals. It is not necessary to purchase a car during flight training. We would recommend against purchasing a car due to the cost and hassles.

Is my driver's licence from my home country valid in Canada/Manitoba? Do I need to purchase an international driver's license?

Do not purchase an international driver's license. It is not valid in Manitoba. Your driver's license from home is good for three months in Manitoba. After three months, you will need to get one of two things:

an "offshore student letter" that allows you to drive in Manitoba while you are a student, OR
a Manitoba driver's license which requires a practical and written examination.

Health Insurance?

Students must have proper health insurance during their stay in Canada. The rate is about $2 per day depending on converge for a single person. This policy allows you to go to the doctor or hospital while in Canada without paying for most treatments.

Do you have accommodations?

Yes. Accommodations Located on the school property. We have room for 20 students at each school location.

Advantages of flying in Canada

Aviation friendly: There are more then 70,000 pilots in Canada. The second highest pilot population in the world. Canada has the most pilots for population in the world.
Modern Air Traffic Control System: State of the art and world leading.
High standard of Aviation Licenses: Respected around the world.
Modern weather forecasting
Combined British and USA system of aviation.
Dollar value. Exchange rate. Your money will go far in Canada.

Advantages of flying in Manitoba?

Manitoba is a province in Canada. Similar to an American state.

We are in the center of North America.
Low density traffic.
Basically no restricted airspace, no restricted altitude.
Weather. Over 300+ VFR days a year.
Variety of weather conditions. 4 distinct seasons.
Low cost of living.
The east is the start of the Canadian shield (forest, lakes), to the west is the Canadian prairies, the bread basket of the world.

What is the area around Harv's Air like?

It is flat, no hills.
Quiet. We are located just south of Steinbach (a small city of 15,000) and surrounded by farmland and farms; St Andrews is located North of Winnipeg surronded by rural developments and farms.

What is the weather like for flying?

The weather for flying is very good! Best in Canada! In a typical year, we'll experience over 300 good flying days. It is rare to have more then 2 days of bad weather in a row. Variety of weather experience is important for a student pilot. The worst weather is in November, the best weather is from March to October. Flying only in one type of weather conditions is not what you are going to experience as a Commercial Pilot.

What is the climate like?

Check out our climate page.

What courses do you offer?

Check out our complete courses page. We offer all the types of fixed wing training available.

When can I start? How can you allow students to start anytime?

Almost anytime. Students can start any time because we conduct the flight training one on one with a flight instructor. You can't teach a classroom of students to fly an airplane.

How do I get to your school?

Visit our location page for maps. If you are flying into Winnipeg, we'll pick you up and bring you to our school between 8am and 10pm.

What is the cost of your Student Pilot kit and what does it include?

Total kit is about $320 including tax. Includes:

High quality case (optional)

From the Ground Up

From the Ground Up Workbook

Flight Training Manual

Log Book

Pilot Training Record

Winnipeg VFR Navigation chart

Winnipeg VTA chart

Plotter

Flight Computer

6 Government Publications

Aircraft POH

If you have some of these books we can deduct them from your kit. We normally have these items in stock.

How am I charged for flying?

You are charged by a meter in the airplane called the "Hobbs meter". This meter turns on when electrical power is turned on. You are charged the same amount for taxiing, run-up, and flying. Thus the sooner you are flying the better return on your money. Remember if you were based on a large controlled airport it could be 10-15 minutes before you takeoff! Also, be aware of schools that charge an automatic fee for each flight for ground handling.

Do you offer block rates?

No. All students get the same rate. We keep the rate low for everybody.

Do I need to pay up front? How can I pay for flight training?

No, pay as you go. (Don't ever deal with a flight school that demands payment up front.) Some students pay after each lesson and some start an account. We do not give students credit. You can pay with cash, cheque, mastercard, visa, traveler checks, and debit card.

Do you train in actual weather conditions?

Yes. We'll fly with the weather at 200 overcast and 1/2 mile visibility. For our visual flight training we try to have the student fly in weather at the minima (1 mile).

How is ground school offered?

Group Ground School is done 5-6 times for Private and Commercials every year, thus a ground school is run almost continually. See the ground school schedule page. One-to-One Ground School Guided study program is based on your schedule, and conducting with an instructor. Individualized Internet Ground School--Learn at your own pace and schedule! Online Ground School at www.pilottraining.ca

Do I need to complete ground school before starting my flight training?

No, the best way to complete ground school is at the same time as your flying, ground school is not required to start flying.

Do you have aerobatic training?

Yes. We offer aerobatics in both a Citabria and a Pitts S-2B.

How long have you been in business?

Since 1972. Same owner.

How stable is Harv's Air?

We are as stable as you can get. We've been in operation since 1972 (by the same owner). We own (not the bank) our airplanes, hangars, offices, maintenance division, charter service, and the airport (Steinbach South). You do not have to pay anything upfront if you do not wish, you can pay as you go. No matter which flying school you end up at, NEVER pay the entire course fee up front.

Who is this "Harv" guy in Harv's Air Service.

Harv Penner is the president/owner. 37 years flying experience. Over 25,000 flight hours. PE(Pilot Examiner), ATPL, and Class I instructor.

What is the atmosphere at the school?

Professional, friendly, relaxed is how some students describe it. Not the "boys club" atmosphere. No dress code, just comfortable.

Could I read your school rules?

Sure. Click here

Who do I get as a flight instructor?

You choose! We suggest trying a few flight instructors in the beginning, then based on schedules, experience, personality, and background, you choose the instructor you best get along with and learn from.

What are your instructors like?

I am proud to say that every instructor on my staff is an outstanding pilot, as well as an excellent instructor. Staff quality is maintained by a core of seasoned pilots and instructors who provide less experienced staff members with extensive professional developmental training. Check them out here.

Do we have a dress code?

No, we keep it casual. Students learn best when they are comfortable. Casual business wear is preferred. Winter clothing must be worn when flying during the winter.

Where do our graduates go after learning to fly?

Our students become commuter pilots, relief pilots, corporate pilots, bush pilots, ag pilots, mission pilots, airline pilots, instructor pilots, and recreational pilots. The sky's the limit. Pilots are in demand.

What are FTD (Flight Training Devices)?

Flight Training Devices are training aids for pilots. They are approved simulators based on personal computers. With a Flight Instructor, training on a FTD may be logged toward the instrument requirement of the PPL, CPL, and IFR ratings. Called a PCATD in the USA.

I'm very busy, can I still do the training?

Yes, we have enough instructors and aircraft to allow you to fly according to your schedule. Unfortunately, if you can only spend one or less days a week, you will be spending several minutes per flight just reviewing past lessons. As a result, you can expect your licence to take longer, and cost a little more as well. If you can live with that, then no problem. You can schedule lessons during the week, lunch time, evenings, or weekends. I work two weeks on, one week off or I work shift work. Or I would like to do half the training this year, and then the remaining half next year. Can this work for learning to fly? Yes, no problem. Expect to take some review when you start flying again.

What are your hours and days of operation?

Hours of operations vary depending on the time of year, weather, and demand. "Normal" hours are: Monday to Friday: 08:00 to 20:00 (23:00 during the summer) Saturday: 08:00 to 18:00 Sunday: 12:00 to 17:00 Rental and lessons are available outside of these times, but prior arrangements with dispatch or your instructor need to be made. Following our twitter feed @harvsair for changes and school closing.

What’s New!

Flight Instructors Wanted:

iPilot: Designed in Manitoba, Assembled in China

Rates and quotes for flight training.

Flight Tests and Standards by Harv Penner

Cessna 172S Garmin 1000!

Radio Communications

2011 Ground School

Taildragger and Aerobatic checkout course

Facebook “like button”!

Announcing: Red Bird Flight Training Device

Harv’s Air Customer Handbook 2010

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

New Video! Harv’s Air invites you for a “spin in a Pitts Special S2B!

test test

Congrats to Congrats to Ashley and Sacha on their engagement!

Congrats to Harv Penner for winning the David Charles Abramson Memorial Flight Instructor Safety Awa

US Customs seminar

Buying and Owning an Aircraft Seminar!

Entering Commercial Aviation in Canada forum

Spot Tracker

Welcome to the Air Cadets of 2009!

It’s a Girl! Congrats to Thiea and Paul on the birth of their baby Girl!

Private pilot ground school

Webster Memorial Trophy Competition

Super saturated days

St. Andrews Fly in/Drive in Breakfast!

Harv’s Air is now on Twitter!

Introducing Hybrid power

Spot Trackers

Providence Aviation Trip 2009

In house flight instructor flight test!

Congrats to Luke for becoming a Pilot Examiner!

Congrats to Kate Weber for winning the Ninety Nines Rosella Bjornson Flying Scholarship!

Help Wanted: Aircraft Maintence Enginer and Flight Instructors

Flight Service Seminar

Ground School

Controlapolooza!

Office addition underway

Blended Commercial Ground School starting November 3

Welcome to all new and returning students this fall!

Air Cadets 2008

Indian DGCA ground school prep course

Manitoba Marathon 2008!

Fuel Surcharge removed!

Our Flight Instructors:

Providence Aviation Trip 2008

Linesmen/Flight Instructors

Fleet additions!

Flight Information Center Seminar!

Neil Armstrong Scholarship

Wanted: Dispatchers/Linesmen

Aviation Seminars!

Merry Christmas

Greg Penner: Runs New York Marathon

Upgrades

Harv’s Air Diamond DA40 Garmin 1000 promo video

Air Cadets 2007

Seminar: Indian Airline Pilot returns to talk about his experience

David clark x11 in stock for $849.90!

Manitoba Marathon! What an inspirational day!

Diamond Star

New to the fleet: Glass Cockpit Diamond DA40!

More than a job, a Career in Aviation (Forum).

New Training Video Package

Harv’s Air Forum!

Prov Trip 2007

Gift Certificates

Do you know people whose eyes turn upward at the sound of an airplane flying overhead? Give them a gift they'll remember for a lifetime... a gift certificate for a flying adventure!

Fleet News

Harv’s Air Flight Training can now offer FAA licence with a easy conversion!

New Harv’s Air Video

New scenery of Steinbach and St. Andrews for MS Flight Sim!! Thanks to Jonathan Gabbert!!

Instructor and Examiner Rants!

Commercial Ground School

Help Wanted: Linesmen/Dipatcher

New to the fleet: 2 X Cessna 152

Anne Reimer has been awarded the “Rosella Bjornson Scholarship”

Instructor Ratings

Multi Engine Trainer!

Webcam page is working again!

Email Invoices and Statements

Canadian Aviation Industry Update

New Photo Album!

New Pilots Forum

Greg & Tanya’s big day!

Help Wanted

Fly in at St. Andrews!

Welcome to all new and returning students.

Steinbach or St. Andrews?

Red River College: Aviation Management Program Diploma

Air Cadets Weblog

Contact Information for the Harv’s Air St. Andrews

Harv’s Air: St. Andrews Opens at St. Andrews Airport

BC Trip 2005

New Airplane: Cessna 152 C-GBXD

Ground Schools: Commercial Ground School

Leave comments for students

Webster Memorial Trophy : Top amateur pilot

Pilot Career Forum

New to the fleet

FAA Pilot Conversion

This is the process to convert an FAA pilot licence to a Transport Canada licence. If you don't have an FAA licence, check this page out.

Short answer:
1. Get a Medical. You must get the medical certificate in hand before you are allowed to do the conversion exams. After seeing a doctor it still takes 4-5 weeks to get the medical certificate mailed to you. The medical from your FAA licence must also be valid in order to do the conversion.
2. Fill out the Licence Validation Form This process can take up to 90 days, but it usually done in much less.
3. Prepare for the conversion exams by going to Pilottraining.ca and select the ground school that is required. Cost range is $50 to $200 depending on the licence to convert.
4. Once you have a medical in hand and are ready for the exam, schedule the exam (Contact Prairie Northern Region--Winnipeg district office). Exam fees are $105 for each exam.
5. Complete application at a Transport Canada office . It can take up to 90 days to receive the actual licence. Also fill out Aviation Document Booklet application and bring in a passport picture (original) for the Aviation Document Booklet. If you also want a Canadian radio exam, you can again prepare for exam with pilottraining.ca and complete the test with almost any flying school.

The long answer (Transport Canada website)

If you want to fly in Canada or flight currency requirements are also required (depending on the foreign country's requirements), there are a couple of options to do this:

Complete the conversion as described above, wait until the document booklet is issued, and then fly on the basis of the Canadian licence (this option takes the longest because of the wait time to convert the licence and then receive the document booklet).

Do a Foreign Licence Validation Certificate (FLVC). This certificate would be based on the foreign licence you hold (licence must be valid). This process takes 2-3 buisness days or less. To apply for the FLVC:

1. Fill out this form
2. Include a copy of your licence, medical, and the form, and fax it to 204 984 2069 or email it to info@harvsair.com to pass on to Transport Canada. It takes 2-3 days to process and then you can fly solo in a Canadian registered airplane. Cost is $45 Canadian. You can also arrange to have the validation sent to us so then it'll be here when you get here.
• If you hold a Canadian Medical, you can complete the PSTAR examination. Go here to prepare. A student pilot permit would then be issued. You would have to fly under the supervision of an instructor.

Cost of currency would depend on the hours required. Please contact info@harvsair.com for aircraft rates and also describe what you would need to do for the currency.

Foreign Licence Validation Certificate
The Foreign Licence Validation Certificate (FLVC) is available to pilots who want to come to Canada to time build hours/experience, or fly recreationally in Canada. This is available for anyone with a current International Licence and can be more convenient then a full conversion. The process to apply for it is as described below:

1. Fill out this form
2. Include a copy of your licence, medical, and the form, and fax it to 204 984 2069 or email it to info@harvsair.com and it will be passed on to Transport Canada. It takes 1-2 days to process and then you can fly solo in a Canadian registered airplane. Cost is $45 Canadian and may be paid by credit card, certified cheque, money order (cheques should be made payable to "Received General for Canada") The FLVC is valid for not more then 1 year. You can also arrange to have the validation sent to us so then it'll be here when you get here.

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Flying School Financial Stability

Over the years I have very much appreciated the confidence that our customers have placed in us. Confidence that has some sending us thousands of dollars before they have even met us or seen our operation. In the case of some foreign applicants this is a requirement conditional to the granting of a visa to come and study in Canada. The Canadian government may ask for evidence of funds deposited in a Canadian bank showing that funds are available to complete the desired training.

As president of Harv’s Air over the years I have also heard of many student pilots depositing large amounts of money at flight schools in Canada and in the USA only to find that the school was not able to deliver promised training or worse yet to go out of business altogether leaving the student locked out with his or her money tied up in some hopeless tangle. Any hopes of a refund are usually between unlikely and impossible.

What can a prospective student do to protect themselves from such a terrible situation? Do your research! How long has the flight school been in operation? Do they own or lease their aircraft, hangars, offices and other related equipment? Do they ask for large amounts of money upfront with the promise of discounts or gifts if this is done? Are references or testimonials available of students who have trained there in the past? Can you spend the time and money to personally check out the school and talk to their staff? Can you afford not to do this?

Be aware of organizations that ask and encourage that large sums of money be paid upfront! Although flight schools are not a bank in that you should owe them money, likewise they are not a bank in that they should be sitting on a lot of your money. Sadly there are a lot of schools spending today’s money paying 2 month old bills (or older). Unusually bad weather, sudden increase in costs, 9-11, SAR’s or just about anything may be enough to push some of these businesses over the edge.

Prepaying large sums also means you lose control. What incentive does the school have to serve you if they have your money already?

Again I say, do your homework, check things out. That way you can be confident that the training organization you pick will see you through all your training.

Happy Landings

Harv Penner

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Multi Engine / Instrument Program

Advantages

Our combined multi-engine rating and instrument rating course allows you to get your rating with the greatest cost efficiency.
State of the art avionics: Sandel EHSI, Garmin 430wass, STEC autopilot. Basic panel also in the aircraft for "bare bones" instrument flying.
IFR Flight Training School Actual Air Taxi flight service: Real world training. Based on availability, students are invited to come on actual air taxi flights.
Have you been flying in the bush? Ready to upgrade? Been a few years since you flown on wheels? We specialize in upgrade training.
Streamlined preflight checklist:10 minutes maximum on the ground vs. 30 minutes at some airports. No standard ground charge.
The Transport Canada regional office is situated only 50 minutes away. Exams are written 5 days a week and flight tests are available on short notice.
Variety of instrument approach equipped airports in the area, including American instrument approaches.
Standalone GPS approach on our home base.
No traffic delays, no instructor delays. Fly with the same instructor.
Intensive, accelerated training, finish on your own schedule and pace. We will not slow you down! Average time to complete is 2-3 weeks with no previous IFR flight experience.
Online Ground School: www.pilottraining.ca
IFR Pilot Training Student can arrive with the written examination complete or we can help you with the ground school. Ground School can be conducted 3 ways. 1) On the internet. 2) One-to-One with a flight instructor. 3) Based on demand, classroom ground school.
Training delays due to weather are minimized as we are authorized to train in "actual" instrument meteorological conditions (IMC). It is very essential that the candidate see some "cloud time" while doing the instrument rating.
Stand alone GPS appoach (presecion and non precision)
In-house maintenance support. Always hangared.
Competitive rates. Billed on flight time.

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International Flight Students

There's never been a better time for international students to fly with Harv's Air. Whether you are a new student pilot looking to get your career off the ground, a time builder looking to fatten your log book, or simply here for a flying holiday, Canada is an incredible opportunity for flying. Here's why:

Your money will go far in Canada. Cost of living is low.
No security hassles. If you are from the EU, or any industrialized nation, all you need is a passport for a course of 6 months or less. No visa, no fingerprinting, no fees, no delays. Start tomorrow. Student from other countries are very welcome and have to go through a simple visa process. Private Pilot licence conversions are fast and easy. PPL Licence conversion can be completed before you arrive.
On site accommodations. No need for a car, expensive hotels/apartment rentals. Start when you want and stay right on the school/airport property.
Many more advantages. International students are very welcome at Harv's Air flight training school. Over the years we've developed an excellent system for our international aviation students, allowing them to make a smooth transition to living in Canada and to complete flight training with minimum fuss and cost. As always, questions are welcome, so contact us.

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Harv’s Air student rules

1. All flying shall be conducted in accordance with the Canadian Aviation Regulations, as amended and with the information Circulars issued from time to time by Transport Canada. Flying operations shall comply with the conditions of the Air Transport Board Licences and Transport Canada Operating Certificates issued and in force for the school.

2. All dual and solo flying must be authorized by the Chief Flying Instructor or his delegate and acknowledged by the student.

3. No unauthorized aerobatics may be carried out in school aircraft.

4. All solo flying by unlicensed pilots must be carried out within the specified radius of the airport authorized by the Chief Flight Instructor or his delegate.

5. The Chief Flying Instructor or his delegate must specifically authorize all cross-country flights and all landings at any airport other than the home airport.

6. In case of an emergency or unauthorized landing away from home base, the pilot shall immediately contact the school. Giving all the particulars of the cause for the landing and its location, and shall not attempt to take off again without permission of the Chief Flying Instructor.

7. It is the pilot’s own responsibility to keep the medical up to date and ensure that other currency requirements have been met.

8. It is the pilot’s responsibility to see that loose articles are removed from or secured in the aircraft, that fuel and oil are sufficient or the intended flight, and that required safety reserve is aboard before take off.

9. Safety harness or seat belts must be properly fitted and secured at all times while the aircraft is in motion on the ground or in the air.

10. No pilot will be permitted to fly a school aircraft while under the influence of intoxicating liquor, drugs or other medication capable of impairing the pilot’s ability, nor shall the pilot be permitted to carry in a school aircraft, a passenger who is under similar influence.

11. Only competent persons authorized by the school instructor may attempt to swing aircraft propellers.

12. Low flying while solo is prohibited. ALL solo flight must be carried out at an altitude of at least 1000’ about the ground except when taking off or landing. If a pilot encounters bad weather, safety will be the deciding factor in selecting an altitude at which to fly and if it’s below 1000’. The pilot must report this immediately after landing.

13. The Chief Flying Instructor has the authority to check the flying ability of any licenced pilot wishing to fly school aircraft, and such may include a request that the pilot demonstrate his ability to competently handle the school aircraft under existing conditions.

14. Practice of forced landing may only be carried out after obtaining dual with a school instructor and then, only in specified practice areas and with the authorization of the Chief Flight Instructor or his delegate.

15. All taxiing will be done slowly and with due regard to safety. Aircraft must be stopped at a safe distance from hangars or buildings and aircraft engines must never be started in the hangars.

16. All flying charges incurred are on a credit basis unless previous arrangements have been made. Any unused credit will be refunded to the student or sponsor.

17. Any breach of the above regulations or rules resulting in damage to school aircraft or property will make the individual fully liable for all cost incurred.

18. All aircraft are fully insured. There is a deductible in the event of an accident; the pilot in command is responsible for this deductible (See Certificate of Insurance page). Should the accident be a result of a mechanical problem, which is not the fault of the pilot, the pilot will not be responsible for the deductible.

19. Each pilot shall make sure that he or she is dressed properly for the season. This applies to passengers as well. In the winter, a pilot will be refused a flight if he or she does not have the following clothing: a) warm headwear, b) warm winter footwear, c) mittens, and d) warm jacket or parka. Pilots are also encouraged to have available ski pants, jacket, or a snowmobile suit, particularly on cross country flights.

20. Weather minimums: Temperature limits of -28°C and +40°C. Wind limits of 30G35 knots dual and 20 knots solo. Crosswind component should not be exceeded.

WEATHER MINIMA

Dual Ceiling and Visibility Limits (local and cross country):
Controlled Airspace: 3 miles visibility, 1 mile horizontally from cloud, 500’ below cloud, 500’ above ground
Uncontrolled Airspace above 1000’: 1 mile visibility (day), 3 miles visibility (night) 2000’ horizontally from cloud, 500’ below cloud
Uncontrolled Airspace below 1000’: 2 miles visibility (day), 3 miles visibility (night) clear of cloud

IFR Training flights:
Dual only: 200’ ceiling and ½ mile visibility

Solo Training Flights:
In the circuit: 3 miles visibility, 1000’ ceiling
Outside of the circuit: 10 miles visibility, 2000’ ceiling
Cross country: 10 miles visibility, 2000’ ceiling

Rental Ceiling and Visibility Limits (local and cross country)
3 miles visibility, 1 mile horizontally from cloud, 500' below cloud, 500' above ground

As each individual pilot’s experience differs, all pilots are strongly encouraged to establish their personal weather limits in conjunction with Transport Canada’s set weather minimums. Any exceptions to the above weather minimum are at the discretion of the CFI or delegate on a case by case basis.

21. Foreign Object Damage (FOD). All pilots are asked to be vigilant for any foreign objects on the ramp, taxiway, and runway. If possible remove the object and notify your instructor/chief flight instructor.

22. Pilots must have a minimum of 45 minutes of fuel reserve for all flights. Visual checking of fuel levels is mandatory, and pilots are advised to know the endurance of their tanks based on hourly consumption, rather than relying on fuel gauges.

23. Pilots must report all snags on the aircraft to the supervising instructor and enter the defect in the journey log.

24. Upon completion of a flight, the pilot will park the aircraft in the designated parking area with the control lock in place. If strong winds are present, or forecasted, the aircraft shall be tied down or parked in the hangar.

25. In the event of an off airport landing, or a forced landing, the Chief Flight Instructor shall be notified immediately. No attempt shall be made to move the aircraft, or to resume the flight until the situation has been fully discussed with the CFI, and then only on his advice.

26. Qualified and properly trained people shall do refueling only. As well, student pilots shall not add oil to an aircraft engine.

27. When moving aircraft on the ground, the proper tow bar shall be used. Caution must be used when non-trained people offer to help in the moving of aircraft. People must be showed where they can and cannot push.

28. Employees of Harv’s Air are to review the Flight Safety Program on a semi-annual basis. All students must be familiar with the flight safety program.

29. Flight training may be paid in advance or as training is received. We can accept your personal cheques, cash, travelers cheques, Visa or Mastercard plus a 2% service charge for credit card payments, or you may wire transfer your payment to:
Wire transfer details:
Swift code: ROYCCAT2
Transit number: 06117
Bank number: 003
Account number: 1006956

30. Upon termination or withdrawl, the student is entitled to a refund as follows:
-After enrollment, once flight training has commenced, all refunds are given on a pro-rate hourly basis of course completion. In other words, as long as all charges are paid in full through the last date of attendance, for services rendered or supplies purchased, etc., any remaining balance will be refunded to the student.
-Books and supplies may not be returned for a refund. Audio-visual fees are non-refundable.
-Upon the schools receipt of a Request of Refund, all monies due shall be forwarded within thirty (30) days.

31. Flight Plans must be closed upon arrival at intended destination (Steinbach South/St Andrews or otherwise). If a flight plan is not closed, there will be a charge of $100. If the flight plan is not closed and it is after midnight, the charge will be $500.

Long Cross Countries Policy

• Cross-countries over 3 hours and overnight cross counties must be approved by Harv or Adam before bookings made.
• Pilots must be briefed before departing.
• Minimum rental time is 3 hours a day, if less then 3 hours a day, the rental fee will be charged unless prior arrangements have been made. If weather is IFR then charge is automatically waived.
• Pilots may rent the airplane DRY or WET.
o DRY: Aircraft rental rate does not include fuel. Aircraft will be provided with full tanks. Pilots purchase their own fuel when enroute. Airplane is returned with full fuel tanks.
o WET: A company credit card is provided. The difference between the fuel rate and the price of the fuel purchased will be charged to the student or refunded. Fuel rate will be agreed upon before departing.
• Always take tie downs ropes and tie down rings. Airplane must be tied down or hangered over night.
• Depending on the season:
o Wing covers
o Engine covers
o Engine heaters, 100 foot electrical cord
• If temperatures will be less then + 2 C, wing covers must be used.
• If airplane is iced covered, do not scrape ice. Have the airplane deiced or put into a warm hanger.
• The Journey Log must be filled in everyday and be up to date upon returning.
• Payment prior to departure: Credit Card number on Account or a credit balance on account.

Emergency Response Program

In the event of an emergency situation:

1. Stay calm

2. Have somebody call 911 and alert RCMP, Ambulance, and Fire.

3. Evacuate survivors, secure site. Only disturb accident site if
persons or property are in danger.

4. Notify CFI or delegate. Harv 326-3058, Adam 326-6902

5. Notify Transportation Safety Board. (204) 983-5548

6. Do not communicate with media.
The CFI or delegate will communicate with the media.

What’s New!

Flight Instructors Wanted:

iPilot: Designed in Manitoba, Assembled in China

Rates and quotes for flight training.

Flight Tests and Standards by Harv Penner

Cessna 172S Garmin 1000!

Radio Communications

2011 Ground School

Taildragger and Aerobatic checkout course

Facebook “like button”!

Announcing: Red Bird Flight Training Device

Harv’s Air Customer Handbook 2010

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

New Video! Harv’s Air invites you for a “spin in a Pitts Special S2B!

test test

Congrats to Congrats to Ashley and Sacha on their engagement!

Congrats to Harv Penner for winning the David Charles Abramson Memorial Flight Instructor Safety Awa

US Customs seminar

Buying and Owning an Aircraft Seminar!

Entering Commercial Aviation in Canada forum

Spot Tracker

Welcome to the Air Cadets of 2009!

It’s a Girl! Congrats to Thiea and Paul on the birth of their baby Girl!

Private pilot ground school

Webster Memorial Trophy Competition

Super saturated days

St. Andrews Fly in/Drive in Breakfast!

Harv’s Air is now on Twitter!

Introducing Hybrid power

Spot Trackers

Providence Aviation Trip 2009

In house flight instructor flight test!

Congrats to Luke for becoming a Pilot Examiner!

Congrats to Kate Weber for winning the Ninety Nines Rosella Bjornson Flying Scholarship!

Help Wanted: Aircraft Maintence Enginer and Flight Instructors

Flight Service Seminar

Ground School

Controlapolooza!

Office addition underway

Blended Commercial Ground School starting November 3

Welcome to all new and returning students this fall!

Air Cadets 2008

Indian DGCA ground school prep course

Manitoba Marathon 2008!

Fuel Surcharge removed!

Our Flight Instructors:

Providence Aviation Trip 2008

Linesmen/Flight Instructors

Fleet additions!

Flight Information Center Seminar!

Neil Armstrong Scholarship

Wanted: Dispatchers/Linesmen

Aviation Seminars!

Merry Christmas

Greg Penner: Runs New York Marathon

Upgrades

Harv’s Air Diamond DA40 Garmin 1000 promo video

Air Cadets 2007

Seminar: Indian Airline Pilot returns to talk about his experience

David clark x11 in stock for $849.90!

Manitoba Marathon! What an inspirational day!

Diamond Star

New to the fleet: Glass Cockpit Diamond DA40!

More than a job, a Career in Aviation (Forum).

New Training Video Package

Harv’s Air Forum!

Prov Trip 2007

Gift Certificates

Do you know people whose eyes turn upward at the sound of an airplane flying overhead? Give them a gift they'll remember for a lifetime... a gift certificate for a flying adventure!

Fleet News

Harv’s Air Flight Training can now offer FAA licence with a easy conversion!

New Harv’s Air Video

New scenery of Steinbach and St. Andrews for MS Flight Sim!! Thanks to Jonathan Gabbert!!

Instructor and Examiner Rants!

Commercial Ground School

Help Wanted: Linesmen/Dipatcher

New to the fleet: 2 X Cessna 152

Anne Reimer has been awarded the “Rosella Bjornson Scholarship”

Instructor Ratings

Multi Engine Trainer!

Webcam page is working again!

Email Invoices and Statements

Canadian Aviation Industry Update

New Photo Album!

New Pilots Forum

Greg & Tanya’s big day!

Help Wanted

Fly in at St. Andrews!

Welcome to all new and returning students.

Steinbach or St. Andrews?

Red River College: Aviation Management Program Diploma

Air Cadets Weblog

Contact Information for the Harv’s Air St. Andrews

Harv’s Air: St. Andrews Opens at St. Andrews Airport

BC Trip 2005

New Airplane: Cessna 152 C-GBXD

Ground Schools: Commercial Ground School

Leave comments for students

Webster Memorial Trophy : Top amateur pilot

Pilot Career Forum

New to the fleet

Student Accommodation

Description:

Rooms are individual or shared.
Each bedroom has its own desk, chest of drawers, and of course, a bed.
Kitchen include a fridge, microwave, stove, oven, plates, utensils, and basic kitchen supplies.
Living room includes a TV, and a couch/loveseat/recliner
Full bath including bath and shower.
Washer and Dryer
Single rooms are on a first come, first serve basis.
Rates include housekeeping once a month.
"Not the Hilton" but "Not a dump either"
Very comfortable.

You need to bring:

Linens: pillow, blanket, towels
Groceries: Steinbach has 3 large supermarkets. Students may rent one of the school cars, or carpool with other students to obtain groceries; St Andrews is within 15 minutes of several large supermarkets in Winnipeg, and smaller stores close to the airport.

High speed internet connection

Wireless high speed internet access is available 24/7 in the dorms. Students have to have a wireless card (not supplied) for their computers.
There are several computers for student use during school hours. Computers are used for online ground school, email, and personal browsing.

Telephones:

For long distance calls a calling card or calling collect must be used.

Utilities:

Utilities are included in the rates i.e. electricity, heat, air conditioning, local telephone. Upon "check-in" a damage deposit of half a months rent is required. All rooms are cleaned prior to each student's arrival and upon departure. A cleaning fee is charged to the student's account should the accommodation need cleaning upon departure.

Rates:

$25 Canadian dollars/night
or
$400 Canadian dollars/month single room for active students (includes once a month housekeeping).
$300 Canadian dollars/month shared room for active students (includes once a month housekeeping).

General Rules:

Students that do not maintain a 20 flying hour a month minimum will be charged more for accommodations and could be asked to leave if inactive.
Part time jobs are not permitted.
Students will be asked to sign a rental agreement.
There is no smoking, drugs or alcohol allowed in the school provided accommodations.
Accommodations are for active flight students.
There is a zero tolerance policy for drugs and alcohol.
Students will be expelled immediately from the school and accommodations for any breaking of the above rule.
Keep the noise level at a level that will not disturb any of the other people in the accommodations.
Respect the other people in the accommodations and their belongings.
Have no pets or any other animals in the house.
Keep the kitchen, bathroom, and personal belongings in a neat order.
Be responsible for any damage that I may cause and will pay for the replacement of parts and repair costs.
Be responsible for any visitors that I may bring into the mobile home.
When a student leaves the mobile home, it will be in the same condition as when moved in.
All questions and concerns will be directed to the landlord immediately.

Pictures and descriptions of our accommodations

All students staying in our accommodations are required to read and sign the Harv's Air accommodations guide 2012

What’s New!

Flight Instructors Wanted:

iPilot: Designed in Manitoba, Assembled in China

Rates and quotes for flight training.

Flight Tests and Standards by Harv Penner

Cessna 172S Garmin 1000!

Radio Communications

2011 Ground School

Taildragger and Aerobatic checkout course

Facebook “like button”!

Announcing: Red Bird Flight Training Device

Harv’s Air Customer Handbook 2010

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

New Video! Harv’s Air invites you for a “spin in a Pitts Special S2B!

test test

Congrats to Congrats to Ashley and Sacha on their engagement!

Congrats to Harv Penner for winning the David Charles Abramson Memorial Flight Instructor Safety Awa

US Customs seminar

Buying and Owning an Aircraft Seminar!

Entering Commercial Aviation in Canada forum

Spot Tracker

Welcome to the Air Cadets of 2009!

It’s a Girl! Congrats to Thiea and Paul on the birth of their baby Girl!

Private pilot ground school

Webster Memorial Trophy Competition

Super saturated days

St. Andrews Fly in/Drive in Breakfast!

Harv’s Air is now on Twitter!

Introducing Hybrid power

Spot Trackers

Providence Aviation Trip 2009

In house flight instructor flight test!

Congrats to Luke for becoming a Pilot Examiner!

Congrats to Kate Weber for winning the Ninety Nines Rosella Bjornson Flying Scholarship!

Help Wanted: Aircraft Maintence Enginer and Flight Instructors

Flight Service Seminar

Ground School

Controlapolooza!

Office addition underway

Blended Commercial Ground School starting November 3

Welcome to all new and returning students this fall!

Air Cadets 2008

Indian DGCA ground school prep course

Manitoba Marathon 2008!

Fuel Surcharge removed!

Our Flight Instructors:

Providence Aviation Trip 2008

Linesmen/Flight Instructors

Fleet additions!

Flight Information Center Seminar!

Neil Armstrong Scholarship

Wanted: Dispatchers/Linesmen

Aviation Seminars!

Merry Christmas

Greg Penner: Runs New York Marathon

Upgrades

Harv’s Air Diamond DA40 Garmin 1000 promo video

Air Cadets 2007

Seminar: Indian Airline Pilot returns to talk about his experience

David clark x11 in stock for $849.90!

Manitoba Marathon! What an inspirational day!

Diamond Star

New to the fleet: Glass Cockpit Diamond DA40!

More than a job, a Career in Aviation (Forum).

New Training Video Package

Harv’s Air Forum!

Prov Trip 2007

Gift Certificates

Do you know people whose eyes turn upward at the sound of an airplane flying overhead? Give them a gift they'll remember for a lifetime... a gift certificate for a flying adventure!

Fleet News

Harv’s Air Flight Training can now offer FAA licence with a easy conversion!

New Harv’s Air Video

New scenery of Steinbach and St. Andrews for MS Flight Sim!! Thanks to Jonathan Gabbert!!

Instructor and Examiner Rants!

Commercial Ground School

Help Wanted: Linesmen/Dipatcher

New to the fleet: 2 X Cessna 152

Anne Reimer has been awarded the “Rosella Bjornson Scholarship”

Instructor Ratings

Multi Engine Trainer!

Webcam page is working again!

Email Invoices and Statements

Canadian Aviation Industry Update

New Photo Album!

New Pilots Forum

Greg & Tanya’s big day!

Help Wanted

Fly in at St. Andrews!

Welcome to all new and returning students.

Steinbach or St. Andrews?

Red River College: Aviation Management Program Diploma

Air Cadets Weblog

Contact Information for the Harv’s Air St. Andrews

Harv’s Air: St. Andrews Opens at St. Andrews Airport

BC Trip 2005

New Airplane: Cessna 152 C-GBXD

Ground Schools: Commercial Ground School

Leave comments for students

Webster Memorial Trophy : Top amateur pilot

Pilot Career Forum

New to the fleet

What is the weather like?

Weather for flying is excellent. On average we have 300+ visual flying days a year. Training for instrument flying can be conducted almost every day of the year. Manitoba's four seasons allow pilots to experience all types of flying conditions from the awe-inspiring performance of cold air to hot summer days. Manitoba has THE best flying conditions in Canada.

Part of the adventure for many international students who come to Harv's Air is the weather. Canada offers a full variety of seasons, including hot summers and cold winters. Summers can get up to 30C and winters can go down to -25C. In winter, the land is white and beautiful. Summer brings many colors and warm breezes.

Due to these temperature differences, it is important to have clothing for all seasons. For winter, make sure to have warm gloves, a warm coat, sweaters (pullovers), thick socks, winter boots, and a winter coat. For students from tropical countries, it makes more sense to buy this clothing after you get to Canada than to try to buy it at home. For summer, make sure to have shorts (short pants), short-sleeve shirts, and athletic shoes or sandals.

	Max		Min
	Celsius	Fahrenheit	Celsius	Fahrenheit
January	-13	7	-24	-11
February	-10	14	-21	-6
March	-2	27	-12	7
April	10	48	-2	28
May	19	64	5	41
June	23	73	10	52
July	26	79	13	55
August	25	77	12	54
September	19	64	6	43
October	11	54	0	34
November	0	32	-9	16
December	-10	16	-19	-2

What’s New!

Flight Instructors Wanted:

iPilot: Designed in Manitoba, Assembled in China

Rates and quotes for flight training.

Flight Tests and Standards by Harv Penner

Cessna 172S Garmin 1000!

Radio Communications

2011 Ground School

Taildragger and Aerobatic checkout course

Facebook “like button”!

Announcing: Red Bird Flight Training Device

Harv’s Air Customer Handbook 2010

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

New Video! Harv’s Air invites you for a “spin in a Pitts Special S2B!

test test

Congrats to Congrats to Ashley and Sacha on their engagement!

Congrats to Harv Penner for winning the David Charles Abramson Memorial Flight Instructor Safety Awa

US Customs seminar

Buying and Owning an Aircraft Seminar!

Entering Commercial Aviation in Canada forum

Spot Tracker

Welcome to the Air Cadets of 2009!

It’s a Girl! Congrats to Thiea and Paul on the birth of their baby Girl!

Private pilot ground school

Webster Memorial Trophy Competition

Super saturated days

St. Andrews Fly in/Drive in Breakfast!

Harv’s Air is now on Twitter!

Introducing Hybrid power

Spot Trackers

Providence Aviation Trip 2009

In house flight instructor flight test!

Congrats to Luke for becoming a Pilot Examiner!

Congrats to Kate Weber for winning the Ninety Nines Rosella Bjornson Flying Scholarship!

Help Wanted: Aircraft Maintence Enginer and Flight Instructors

Flight Service Seminar

Ground School

Controlapolooza!

Office addition underway

Blended Commercial Ground School starting November 3

Welcome to all new and returning students this fall!

Air Cadets 2008

Indian DGCA ground school prep course

Manitoba Marathon 2008!

Fuel Surcharge removed!

Our Flight Instructors:

Providence Aviation Trip 2008

Linesmen/Flight Instructors

Fleet additions!

Flight Information Center Seminar!

Neil Armstrong Scholarship

Wanted: Dispatchers/Linesmen

Aviation Seminars!

Merry Christmas

Greg Penner: Runs New York Marathon

Upgrades

Harv’s Air Diamond DA40 Garmin 1000 promo video

Air Cadets 2007

Seminar: Indian Airline Pilot returns to talk about his experience

David clark x11 in stock for $849.90!

Manitoba Marathon! What an inspirational day!

Diamond Star

New to the fleet: Glass Cockpit Diamond DA40!

More than a job, a Career in Aviation (Forum).

New Training Video Package

Harv’s Air Forum!

Prov Trip 2007

Gift Certificates

Do you know people whose eyes turn upward at the sound of an airplane flying overhead? Give them a gift they'll remember for a lifetime... a gift certificate for a flying adventure!

Fleet News

Harv’s Air Flight Training can now offer FAA licence with a easy conversion!

New Harv’s Air Video

New scenery of Steinbach and St. Andrews for MS Flight Sim!! Thanks to Jonathan Gabbert!!

Instructor and Examiner Rants!

Commercial Ground School

Help Wanted: Linesmen/Dipatcher

New to the fleet: 2 X Cessna 152

Anne Reimer has been awarded the “Rosella Bjornson Scholarship”

Instructor Ratings

Multi Engine Trainer!

Webcam page is working again!

Email Invoices and Statements

Canadian Aviation Industry Update

New Photo Album!

New Pilots Forum

Greg & Tanya’s big day!

Help Wanted

Fly in at St. Andrews!

Welcome to all new and returning students.

Steinbach or St. Andrews?

Red River College: Aviation Management Program Diploma

Air Cadets Weblog

Contact Information for the Harv’s Air St. Andrews

Harv’s Air: St. Andrews Opens at St. Andrews Airport

BC Trip 2005

New Airplane: Cessna 152 C-GBXD

Ground Schools: Commercial Ground School

Leave comments for students

Webster Memorial Trophy : Top amateur pilot

Pilot Career Forum

New to the fleet

Comparison between the Recreational Permit and Private Pilot licence

Here is a direct comparison between the Recreational Permit and Private Pilot licence.

Recreational Permit	Private Licence
Recreational Permit Requirements: 25 flying hours minimum 35 flying hours average to complete No ground school is required. (You must still pass a written exam, most students take the PPL ground school)	Private Licence Requirements: 45 flying hours minimum 55 flying hours average to complete 40 hours ground school
Class 4 medical: Medical declaration with any family doctor (ask for form)	Class 3 medical: Aviation medical doctor.
Recreational Privileges: One passenger Airplane with 4 seats or less In Canada only Day, in good weather only No ratings or endorsements to upgrade except float rating. Easy upgrade to Private Licence	Private Privileges: No passenger limit No airplane limit World wide Day, in good weather only Ratings and endorsements may be added to fly at night, multi engine, or instrument weather conditions.
Who should get a Recreational? Fly for fun To fly a homebuilt, or ultra light Want to get a start in aviation for less cost and then upgrade later.	Who should get a Private? Fly for fun Use aviation for business Use aviation for traveling To fly advanced airplanes To fly to the United States As a first step in an aviation career.
Both courses are the same for the first 15 hours. A student does not have to decide before starting which course to take. A Recreational pilot may write the Private written exam, thus saving having to write another written exam with upgrade to PPL within 2 years.

What’s New!

Flight Instructors Wanted:

iPilot: Designed in Manitoba, Assembled in China

Rates and quotes for flight training.

Flight Tests and Standards by Harv Penner

Cessna 172S Garmin 1000!

Radio Communications

2011 Ground School

Taildragger and Aerobatic checkout course

Facebook “like button”!

Announcing: Red Bird Flight Training Device

Harv’s Air Customer Handbook 2010

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

New Video! Harv’s Air invites you for a “spin in a Pitts Special S2B!

test test

Congrats to Congrats to Ashley and Sacha on their engagement!

Congrats to Harv Penner for winning the David Charles Abramson Memorial Flight Instructor Safety Awa

US Customs seminar

Buying and Owning an Aircraft Seminar!

Entering Commercial Aviation in Canada forum

Spot Tracker

Welcome to the Air Cadets of 2009!

It’s a Girl! Congrats to Thiea and Paul on the birth of their baby Girl!

Private pilot ground school

Webster Memorial Trophy Competition

Super saturated days

St. Andrews Fly in/Drive in Breakfast!

Harv’s Air is now on Twitter!

Introducing Hybrid power

Spot Trackers

Providence Aviation Trip 2009

In house flight instructor flight test!

Congrats to Luke for becoming a Pilot Examiner!

Congrats to Kate Weber for winning the Ninety Nines Rosella Bjornson Flying Scholarship!

Help Wanted: Aircraft Maintence Enginer and Flight Instructors

Flight Service Seminar

Ground School

Controlapolooza!

Office addition underway

Blended Commercial Ground School starting November 3

Welcome to all new and returning students this fall!

Air Cadets 2008

Indian DGCA ground school prep course

Manitoba Marathon 2008!

Fuel Surcharge removed!

Our Flight Instructors:

Providence Aviation Trip 2008

Linesmen/Flight Instructors

Fleet additions!

Flight Information Center Seminar!

Neil Armstrong Scholarship

Wanted: Dispatchers/Linesmen

Aviation Seminars!

Merry Christmas

Greg Penner: Runs New York Marathon

Upgrades

Harv’s Air Diamond DA40 Garmin 1000 promo video

Air Cadets 2007

Seminar: Indian Airline Pilot returns to talk about his experience

David clark x11 in stock for $849.90!

Manitoba Marathon! What an inspirational day!

Diamond Star

New to the fleet: Glass Cockpit Diamond DA40!

More than a job, a Career in Aviation (Forum).

New Training Video Package

Harv’s Air Forum!

Prov Trip 2007

Gift Certificates

Do you know people whose eyes turn upward at the sound of an airplane flying overhead? Give them a gift they'll remember for a lifetime... a gift certificate for a flying adventure!

Fleet News

Harv’s Air Flight Training can now offer FAA licence with a easy conversion!

New Harv’s Air Video

New scenery of Steinbach and St. Andrews for MS Flight Sim!! Thanks to Jonathan Gabbert!!

Instructor and Examiner Rants!

Commercial Ground School

Help Wanted: Linesmen/Dipatcher

New to the fleet: 2 X Cessna 152

Anne Reimer has been awarded the “Rosella Bjornson Scholarship”

Instructor Ratings

Multi Engine Trainer!

Webcam page is working again!

Email Invoices and Statements

Canadian Aviation Industry Update

New Photo Album!

New Pilots Forum

Greg & Tanya’s big day!

Help Wanted

Fly in at St. Andrews!

Welcome to all new and returning students.

Steinbach or St. Andrews?

Red River College: Aviation Management Program Diploma

Air Cadets Weblog

Contact Information for the Harv’s Air St. Andrews

Harv’s Air: St. Andrews Opens at St. Andrews Airport

BC Trip 2005

New Airplane: Cessna 152 C-GBXD

Ground Schools: Commercial Ground School

Leave comments for students

Webster Memorial Trophy : Top amateur pilot

Pilot Career Forum

New to the fleet

Learn to fly: Frequently asked questions

Aviation Medicals

Is my International aviation medical ok for use in Canada? I just completed a medical for my visa is this medical ok for the aviation medical?
Do I need a medical to start lessons?
Where/How do I Schedule a Medical?
Do I need perfect vision to fly? For the airlines? What are the types of medicals?

Licencing Issues

What is the difference between the FAA, JAA and Transport Canada Private Pilot Licence?
Can I convert a Canadian Pilot Licence into a (INSERT COUNTRY) Pilot Licence?
Can I convert my (INSERT COUNTRY) Licence into a Canadian Pilot Licence?
What is the ICAO (International Cival Aviation Organization?
How can I convert from a Canadian Pilot licence into a JAA licence?
I'm (XX) years old? It that too old to fly?
I'm (XX) years old? Am I old enough?
Is it hard to learn to fly?
I completed some flight training (XX) years ago. Can I still use this flight time and complete my licence?
What is the difference between the Classes of Instructor Ratings?

Aviation Questions

What are some questions I should be asking instructors and flying schools?
Where should I learn to fly at?
Uncontrolled (no air traffic control)
Controlled (air traffic control)
What is an uncontrolled airport?
What is a controlled airport?
What do airplanes cost to buy?
Is it cheaper to own my own aircraft?
What is VFR? IFR? What are FTD (Flight Training Devices)? Hints on saving money during your flight training

Is my international medical good in Canada?

The answer depends. It depends on what you want to do in Canada. If you only want to fly recreational (to build hours), then your international medical is ok. If you want a Professional licence in Canada you'll have to obtain a Canadian aviation medical. See below on obtaining a Canadian medical.

I just completed a medical for my visa or class one drivers licence. Is this medical ok for the aviation medical?
It's probably a similar test, but a Canadian aviation medical must be completed.

What is the difference between the FAA, JAA and Transport Canada Private Licence?

	Canada (Transport Canada)	Europe (JAA)	USA (FAA)
Unusual Attitudes	YES	Some what	NO
Spins	YES	NO	NO
Instrument	YES, 5 hours	NO	NO
ICAO	YES	YES	YES
Min hours	45	45	40
Night	No, add on after Private Licence (10 hours)	No, add on after Private	YES, 2 hours

Can I convert a Canadian Pilot Licence into a (INSERT COUNTRY) Pilot Licence?
Yes. Canada is an ICAO country. All Flying Hours are transferable. Some countries will require written of flight test to convert.

How can I convert from the Canadian Pilot licence into a JAA licence?
Check out our JAA conversion page.

Can I convert my (INSERT COUNTRY) Licence into a Canadian Pilot Licence?
Yes. For the procedures visit our license conversion page.

What is the ICAO (International Civil Aviation Organization?
The United Nations of flying. They try to standardize aviation world wide. Currently there is no "International Aviation Licence". Perhaps in the future.

How long does it take to learn to fly and complete the courses?
That depends on you and the courses you want to complete.
We allow students to progress at their own pace and schedule.

Students may complete the courses part time or full time.
Part time students might take about 4-5 months to complete the Private Licence, the Commercial Licence would take 24-30 months. Students can train on weekends, weekdays, evenings, ect.
Students can complete the course in stages. Or complete the Private Licence, and then continue training for the Commercial a year later for example.
Some students will train in "shifts". For example 2 weeks on, 2 weeks off.
Students can complete the training full time. Flying 2-4 hours in a day. Training at this pace would complete the Private licence in 3-6 weeks, Commercial Licence in 3 months. IFR in one month.
Students who are staying in the Harv's Air accommodations must be full time students.

I'm (XX) years old? It that too old to fly?
No, there is no maximum age to learn to fly. The only requirement is too pass the medical. The oldest student we've trained was 66.

I'm (XX) years old? Am I old enough?
Solo at 14. Recreational Permit at 16. Private Licence at 17. Commercial Licence at 18. One can start to learn to fly before 14...however you may not solo until your 14 birthday.

Is it hard to learn to fly?
Anything in life that is valuable takes some work. Actually flying the airplane is similar to driving a standard shift car in terms of hand/eye coordination. The ground school material is written at a grade 9 level. There is nothing in the ground school that is rocket science, what surprises people is how much has to be learned and then brought together.

I completed some flight training (XX) years ago. Can I still use this flight time and complete my licence?
Yes. However you will still need to get your self up to the current standard of currency and ability.

Do I need a medical to start lessons?
No, you need a medical to fly solo.

What are the types of medicals?

Recreational	Cat 4	Family Doctor	Valid for 5 year	No Cost
Private	Cat 3	Aviation Doctor	Valid for 5 year	60$ in Steinbach
Commercial	Cat 1	Aviation Doctor	Valid for 1 year	110$ in Steinbach

Where/How do I Schedule a Medical?
Just call one of the following doctors. Listing of some aviation doctors in Manitoba that we recommend. To find more aviation doctors, visit this page: Click here for a search for Canadian Aviation Medical Doctors

Horn	Steinbach Family Medical Clinic	(204) 326 3401
Kati, A	Kati Medical Centre, A3558 Pembina Highway,	(204) 261-1411
Lowden, C.S.	Wildwood Medical Centre, 1151 Pembina Hwy., Lower Level	(204) 452-3345
Shnider, M.	201 - 1151 Pembina Hwy.	(204) 474-1391
Young, J.D.	Assiniboine Clinic 633 Lodge Ave.	(204) 958-6705
Fogel, M.L.	Air Canada Medical Clinic Air Canada Cargo Bldg. 209-2020 Sargent Ave	(204) 783-7070

mu-2_thm.jpg (2400 bytes) Do I need perfect vision to fly? For the airlines?
No. Vision must be correctable to 20/20.

Do you fly in actual instrument conditions?
Yes. Do not be misled by any excuse regarding not flying in actual instrument conditions. As you compare schools, ask about their policy regarding flight under actual instrument conditions. Flying under the hood is not the same as flying actual instruments. Some very "prestigious" schools do not allow flight under actual instrument conditions. We slow down only for ice and convective activity.

What are some questions I should be asking instructors and flying schools?

Look for friendly personnel. Meet the instructors. If they seem happy, it’s probably because they are flying for an employer they enjoy, flying well-maintained aircraft.
How long have they been instructing?
Meet the Chief Flight Instructor of the school. Speak with them about your options in flight training.
What is the instructor availability? Full or part-time?
How long does it take for one of their students to solo? To get their license.
What does it costs to rent an airplane? Dry? Wet?
Where can you take ground school? What are the options?
What medical examiner do they recommend?
Be careful of schools that demand up front payment of large sums of money. Good schools will allow you to pay as you go.
Look for an environment that is conducive to making contacts. Aviation is a very small community and the connections you make while training will be around for your entire career. Usually people connect with a flying buddy who is at the same level of training. Lifelong friendships have often been made at the airport.
What kind of schedule can you make with the airplanes and the instructors?

Should I learn to fly at a uncontrolled (no air traffic control) or (controlled airport?
There are advantages and disadvantages of the two types of airports. We feel that an uncontrolled airports located near controlled airports is the best for your training experience. The following table best describes our feelings on the subject. Click Here To Compare

What is an uncontrolled airport?
Airport with no control tower. In North American 95% of airport are uncontrolled. Due to government cutbacks this number is on the rise. An uncontrolled airport is just as safe as an controlled airport.

What is a controlled airport?
Airport with a control tower. This means delays. More traffic. Fees. Training aircraft's have the lowest priority in a controlled airport.

What do airplanes cost to buy?
Basic used Cessna 150 (2 seats) $30,000
Basic used Cessna 172 (4 seats) $65,000
New Cessna 172 (4 seats) $230,000 Canadian Funds
New Cessna Citation Jet (8 seats) $5,000,000 Canadian Funds

Is it cheaper to own my own aircraft?
Maybe, but not by a lot. One must fly over 200 hours a years to justify owning an aircraft for financial reasons over renting. Fixed cost are high. Most people own their own airplane for convenience and pride.

What is VFR? IFR?
A way of flying.
VFR –VISUAL FLIGHT REFERENCE: Flying by looking out the window.
IFR – INSTRUMENT FLIGHT REFERENCE Flying by reference to the instruments.

What is the difference between the Classes of Instructor Ratings?
This is the Canadian system of Instructors:

Class IV	New Instructor
Class III	Instructor with some experience
Class II	Supervisor Instructor
Class I	Instructor of Instructor/Supervisor

Hints on saving money during flight training
FLY OFTEN
Pursuing flight training in as short an amount of elapsed time as possible will ensure that you are learning something new each time you go out, instead of trying to re-learn things you were taught last time. As a minimum, try to fly once or twice per week.

PLAN YOUR TRAINING INTELLIGENTLY
Where the requirements for one course are covered in another course, make sure you take the courses in an order so as to minimize the amount of flying you have to do. For instance, doing the instrument rating and the commercial pilot licence concurrently may minimize the amount of instrument training you will have to do.

USE THE SIMULATOR
Harv's Air has a certified instrument flight simulator on premises, and most courses involving instrument training allow a portion of that training to be performed on a flight simulator. Simulator time is substantially less expensive than flight time.

PREPARE FOR LESSONS
The more time and preparation you put into preparing for the next lesson the more you will get out of it. Prepare for the lesson by reading the manuals, memorizing the procedures, and visualizing the exercises.

STICK WITH ONE INSTRUCTOR
When you are starting out, fly with a couple of instructors. Once you find one you like, stick with that instructor - it will minimize the time it takes you to get your licence or rating (which reduces the overall costs).

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iPilot: Designed in Manitoba, Assembled in China

Rates and quotes for flight training.

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Cessna 172S Garmin 1000!

Radio Communications

2011 Ground School

Taildragger and Aerobatic checkout course

Facebook “like button”!

Announcing: Red Bird Flight Training Device

Harv’s Air Customer Handbook 2010

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

New Video! Harv’s Air invites you for a “spin in a Pitts Special S2B!

test test

Congrats to Congrats to Ashley and Sacha on their engagement!

Congrats to Harv Penner for winning the David Charles Abramson Memorial Flight Instructor Safety Awa

US Customs seminar

Buying and Owning an Aircraft Seminar!

Entering Commercial Aviation in Canada forum

Spot Tracker

Welcome to the Air Cadets of 2009!

It’s a Girl! Congrats to Thiea and Paul on the birth of their baby Girl!

Private pilot ground school

Webster Memorial Trophy Competition

Super saturated days

St. Andrews Fly in/Drive in Breakfast!

Harv’s Air is now on Twitter!

Introducing Hybrid power

Spot Trackers

Providence Aviation Trip 2009

In house flight instructor flight test!

Congrats to Luke for becoming a Pilot Examiner!

Congrats to Kate Weber for winning the Ninety Nines Rosella Bjornson Flying Scholarship!

Help Wanted: Aircraft Maintence Enginer and Flight Instructors

Flight Service Seminar

Ground School

Controlapolooza!

Office addition underway

Blended Commercial Ground School starting November 3

Welcome to all new and returning students this fall!

Air Cadets 2008

Indian DGCA ground school prep course

Manitoba Marathon 2008!

Fuel Surcharge removed!

Our Flight Instructors:

Providence Aviation Trip 2008

Linesmen/Flight Instructors

Fleet additions!

Flight Information Center Seminar!

Neil Armstrong Scholarship

Wanted: Dispatchers/Linesmen

Aviation Seminars!

Merry Christmas

Greg Penner: Runs New York Marathon

Upgrades

Harv’s Air Diamond DA40 Garmin 1000 promo video

Air Cadets 2007

Seminar: Indian Airline Pilot returns to talk about his experience

David clark x11 in stock for $849.90!

Manitoba Marathon! What an inspirational day!

Diamond Star

New to the fleet: Glass Cockpit Diamond DA40!

More than a job, a Career in Aviation (Forum).

New Training Video Package

Harv’s Air Forum!

Prov Trip 2007

Gift Certificates

Do you know people whose eyes turn upward at the sound of an airplane flying overhead? Give them a gift they'll remember for a lifetime... a gift certificate for a flying adventure!

Fleet News

Harv’s Air Flight Training can now offer FAA licence with a easy conversion!

New Harv’s Air Video

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Instructor and Examiner Rants!

Commercial Ground School

Help Wanted: Linesmen/Dipatcher

New to the fleet: 2 X Cessna 152

Anne Reimer has been awarded the “Rosella Bjornson Scholarship”

Instructor Ratings

Multi Engine Trainer!

Webcam page is working again!

Email Invoices and Statements

Canadian Aviation Industry Update

New Photo Album!

New Pilots Forum

Greg & Tanya’s big day!

Help Wanted

Fly in at St. Andrews!

Welcome to all new and returning students.

Steinbach or St. Andrews?

Red River College: Aviation Management Program Diploma

Air Cadets Weblog

Contact Information for the Harv’s Air St. Andrews

Harv’s Air: St. Andrews Opens at St. Andrews Airport

BC Trip 2005

New Airplane: Cessna 152 C-GBXD

Ground Schools: Commercial Ground School

Leave comments for students

Webster Memorial Trophy : Top amateur pilot

Pilot Career Forum

New to the fleet

Flight Schools: Check the facts

Greetings,

What are the factors that help you choose a flight school? Are you considering all the facts? Do you believe everything that the schools are telling you? Over the past 30 years in the flight training industry I have had a lot of feedback from our students. Frequently students come to us who have started flight training at another school and now choose to finish with us. Here are some of the things that they were told and some things that schools and flying clubs are still telling their new customers.

"Enroll now, tremendous career opportunities exist"

Many of us in the industry cannot imagine doing anything else for a living. How did we get here, or how has any pilot reached their present flying position? Does the school you are at provide you with a realistic assessment of your future as a commercial pilot? We find that most don't. They are trying to sell you flight training. Period. New students are shown pictures of glass cockpits, large jets, and being told that the airlines are hiring and now is the time to get started.

Here are the facts:

The reality is that all pilots have to start with entry level flying jobs. Entry level flying jobs are hard to get. After the completion of your commercial licence, a new hire has one problem: you have minimal experience. You are competing with other commercial pilots who have the same problem. You will have to sell yourself, have the type of training and experience that the entry level aviation companies want, and you will need some timing, (right place at the right time). This has always been the case.

Even during several recessions I have seen pilots land their first flying jobs when there were supposedly no jobs to be had. How did they do it? Proper training for realistic entry level jobs and they were determined and had a love for flying that made them stick it out even when times were hard.

If you have that determination and love for flying, then and only then will you be successful as a commercial pilot. If flying is not something you really, really, want to do as a career, then forget it. If it's a passing fancy, get a private licence first. See how well you like it before committing to all the training. At Harv's Air we'll sit down and talk with you, and give you a realistic outlook on what a career in aviation could hold for you.

"Train with us, we will guarantee you a job! (as a flight instructor)"

I have seen all too many times where a student is told that if he completes all the required training with that school, he will get a job as an instructor. Only to be told on completion that due to some change (any change will do) that they cannot hire you now. Oh, and by the way thanks for giving us all your hard earned or borrowed money. Good luck and be well. Another scenario has you getting the job only to find that there are half a dozen other instructors sitting around waiting for the next student to walk in. The flight school doesn't care how many instructors they have "employed" because they are on commission only. Meanwhile the instructor flies so little that he or she is below a starvation wage. Also consider if the flight school hires everybody as an instructor...how good of an instructor might you be getting? The numbers just do not work to promise flight instructor jobs to all students.

What do we do? First of all I cannot guarantee anyone a job. When someone is considering the instructor rating we look at how many instructors we currently have, which of them, if any, are thinking of leaving and what the likelihood is of this person being hired upon completion. If the person is someone that we would want to hire and there is no opening, that person is then the next person to be hired when there is an opening. We have hired many of the instructors that we have trained over the years and will only hire pilots we have trained. Something else to consider is that we have 3 Class 1 instructors on staff with a combined total flight time of 30000 flight hours.

"We provide all levels of training"

Some schools advertise experience staff (100% turnover every 6 months), Multi training (no twin), Taildragger training (no taildragger), and various other training that they either don't have the equipment, or the personnel for. Harv's Air offers the training that we advertise. GUARANTEED. If the training is not as described in our promotional material I will refund your expenses that you have incurred.

CHECK THE FACTS.

What does all this mean? It means that you must get all the facts first. Research aviation. Talk to pilots already in the industry. Talk to students, and graduates who have trained at the school you are considering. (We can supply references from former and current students.) Even better, visit the school that you are considering. As difficult or expensive as it may be, it could be money well spent.

I would like to close by saying that for myself aviation has been the greatest career that I could have ever chosen. If you feel that aviation is the career for you, then come talk to us and let your dreams take flight.

Happy Landings
Harv Penner

What’s New!

Flight Instructors Wanted:

iPilot: Designed in Manitoba, Assembled in China

Rates and quotes for flight training.

Flight Tests and Standards by Harv Penner

Cessna 172S Garmin 1000!

Radio Communications

2011 Ground School

Taildragger and Aerobatic checkout course

Facebook “like button”!

Announcing: Red Bird Flight Training Device

Harv’s Air Customer Handbook 2010

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

New Video! Harv’s Air invites you for a “spin in a Pitts Special S2B!

test test

Congrats to Congrats to Ashley and Sacha on their engagement!

Congrats to Harv Penner for winning the David Charles Abramson Memorial Flight Instructor Safety Awa

US Customs seminar

Buying and Owning an Aircraft Seminar!

Entering Commercial Aviation in Canada forum

Spot Tracker

Welcome to the Air Cadets of 2009!

It’s a Girl! Congrats to Thiea and Paul on the birth of their baby Girl!

Private pilot ground school

Webster Memorial Trophy Competition

Super saturated days

St. Andrews Fly in/Drive in Breakfast!

Harv’s Air is now on Twitter!

Introducing Hybrid power

Spot Trackers

Providence Aviation Trip 2009

In house flight instructor flight test!

Congrats to Luke for becoming a Pilot Examiner!

Congrats to Kate Weber for winning the Ninety Nines Rosella Bjornson Flying Scholarship!

Help Wanted: Aircraft Maintence Enginer and Flight Instructors

Flight Service Seminar

Ground School

Controlapolooza!

Office addition underway

Blended Commercial Ground School starting November 3

Welcome to all new and returning students this fall!

Air Cadets 2008

Indian DGCA ground school prep course

Manitoba Marathon 2008!

Fuel Surcharge removed!

Our Flight Instructors:

Providence Aviation Trip 2008

Linesmen/Flight Instructors

Fleet additions!

Flight Information Center Seminar!

Neil Armstrong Scholarship

Wanted: Dispatchers/Linesmen

Aviation Seminars!

Merry Christmas

Greg Penner: Runs New York Marathon

Upgrades

Harv’s Air Diamond DA40 Garmin 1000 promo video

Air Cadets 2007

Seminar: Indian Airline Pilot returns to talk about his experience

David clark x11 in stock for $849.90!

Manitoba Marathon! What an inspirational day!

Diamond Star

New to the fleet: Glass Cockpit Diamond DA40!

More than a job, a Career in Aviation (Forum).

New Training Video Package

Harv’s Air Forum!

Prov Trip 2007

Gift Certificates

Do you know people whose eyes turn upward at the sound of an airplane flying overhead? Give them a gift they'll remember for a lifetime... a gift certificate for a flying adventure!

Fleet News

Harv’s Air Flight Training can now offer FAA licence with a easy conversion!

New Harv’s Air Video

New scenery of Steinbach and St. Andrews for MS Flight Sim!! Thanks to Jonathan Gabbert!!

Instructor and Examiner Rants!

Commercial Ground School

Help Wanted: Linesmen/Dipatcher

New to the fleet: 2 X Cessna 152

Anne Reimer has been awarded the “Rosella Bjornson Scholarship”

Instructor Ratings

Multi Engine Trainer!

Webcam page is working again!

Email Invoices and Statements

Canadian Aviation Industry Update

New Photo Album!

New Pilots Forum

Greg & Tanya’s big day!

Help Wanted

Fly in at St. Andrews!

Welcome to all new and returning students.

Steinbach or St. Andrews?

Red River College: Aviation Management Program Diploma

Air Cadets Weblog

Contact Information for the Harv’s Air St. Andrews

Harv’s Air: St. Andrews Opens at St. Andrews Airport

BC Trip 2005

New Airplane: Cessna 152 C-GBXD

Ground Schools: Commercial Ground School

Leave comments for students

Webster Memorial Trophy : Top amateur pilot

Pilot Career Forum

New to the fleet

Payment of course fees

For Indian students enrolled in the professional pilot course, course fees are made by installments every 2 months during the course duration.

The first payment is required before starting training program upon arrival at the school. This schedule may need to be speeded up if the student is fast tracking their program.

Commencement of program: $10,000
Start of 2nd month: $10,000
Start of 4th month: $10,000
Start of 6th month: remaining funds

Payment may be made by wire transfer, cash, credit cards (visa or mastercard), certified check (demand draft), or bank cards. Foreign currency is accepted. Please note that a international certified cheque (Demand Draft) can take 2-3 weeks to clear.

Wire transfer details:
Swift code: ROYCCAT2
Transit number: 06117
Bank number 003
Account number: 1006956

Harv's Air Service LTD.
Box 1056
Steinbach, MB, CANADA
R5G 1M8
Ph: (204) 326 2434
Fax: (204) 326 4182
info@harvsair.com

Royal Bank of Canada
Steinbach Branch
Box 1330
288 Main St.
Steinbach, MB, CANADA
R5G 1M8

Secure Server for credit card payments.

Students can also start a bank account before they arrive in Canada, transfer money to that account, and then pay us from that bank account.

What’s New!

Flight Instructors Wanted:

iPilot: Designed in Manitoba, Assembled in China

Rates and quotes for flight training.

Flight Tests and Standards by Harv Penner

Cessna 172S Garmin 1000!

Radio Communications

2011 Ground School

Taildragger and Aerobatic checkout course

Facebook “like button”!

Announcing: Red Bird Flight Training Device

Harv’s Air Customer Handbook 2010

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

New Video! Harv’s Air invites you for a “spin in a Pitts Special S2B!

test test

Congrats to Congrats to Ashley and Sacha on their engagement!

Congrats to Harv Penner for winning the David Charles Abramson Memorial Flight Instructor Safety Awa

US Customs seminar

Buying and Owning an Aircraft Seminar!

Entering Commercial Aviation in Canada forum

Spot Tracker

Welcome to the Air Cadets of 2009!

It’s a Girl! Congrats to Thiea and Paul on the birth of their baby Girl!

Private pilot ground school

Webster Memorial Trophy Competition

Super saturated days

St. Andrews Fly in/Drive in Breakfast!

Harv’s Air is now on Twitter!

Introducing Hybrid power

Spot Trackers

Providence Aviation Trip 2009

In house flight instructor flight test!

Congrats to Luke for becoming a Pilot Examiner!

Congrats to Kate Weber for winning the Ninety Nines Rosella Bjornson Flying Scholarship!

Help Wanted: Aircraft Maintence Enginer and Flight Instructors

Flight Service Seminar

Ground School

Controlapolooza!

Office addition underway

Blended Commercial Ground School starting November 3

Welcome to all new and returning students this fall!

Air Cadets 2008

Indian DGCA ground school prep course

Manitoba Marathon 2008!

Fuel Surcharge removed!

Our Flight Instructors:

Providence Aviation Trip 2008

Linesmen/Flight Instructors

Fleet additions!

Flight Information Center Seminar!

Neil Armstrong Scholarship

Wanted: Dispatchers/Linesmen

Aviation Seminars!

Merry Christmas

Greg Penner: Runs New York Marathon

Upgrades

Harv’s Air Diamond DA40 Garmin 1000 promo video

Air Cadets 2007

Seminar: Indian Airline Pilot returns to talk about his experience

David clark x11 in stock for $849.90!

Manitoba Marathon! What an inspirational day!

Diamond Star

New to the fleet: Glass Cockpit Diamond DA40!

More than a job, a Career in Aviation (Forum).

New Training Video Package

Harv’s Air Forum!

Prov Trip 2007

Gift Certificates

Do you know people whose eyes turn upward at the sound of an airplane flying overhead? Give them a gift they'll remember for a lifetime... a gift certificate for a flying adventure!

Fleet News

Harv’s Air Flight Training can now offer FAA licence with a easy conversion!

New Harv’s Air Video

New scenery of Steinbach and St. Andrews for MS Flight Sim!! Thanks to Jonathan Gabbert!!

Instructor and Examiner Rants!

Commercial Ground School

Help Wanted: Linesmen/Dipatcher

New to the fleet: 2 X Cessna 152

Anne Reimer has been awarded the “Rosella Bjornson Scholarship”

Instructor Ratings

Multi Engine Trainer!

Webcam page is working again!

Email Invoices and Statements

Canadian Aviation Industry Update

New Photo Album!

New Pilots Forum

Greg & Tanya’s big day!

Help Wanted

Fly in at St. Andrews!

Welcome to all new and returning students.

Steinbach or St. Andrews?

Red River College: Aviation Management Program Diploma

Air Cadets Weblog

Contact Information for the Harv’s Air St. Andrews

Harv’s Air: St. Andrews Opens at St. Andrews Airport

BC Trip 2005

New Airplane: Cessna 152 C-GBXD

Ground Schools: Commercial Ground School

Leave comments for students

Webster Memorial Trophy : Top amateur pilot

Pilot Career Forum

New to the fleet

Advice for flight training and knowing what to believe when finding a school.

1. The quality of training is inversely proportional to the amount of Marketing spin and hype.
2. Never trust anyone who wants you to part with large sums of money up front, no matter how financially sound their backers may seem.
3. The enthusiasm and dedication of the training staff is inversely proportional to the staff morale.
4. Multiple coats of paint, gloss and shiny things disguise a multitude of sins.
5. Conditional deals or requirements are honey traps set to lure the unwary in.
6. Goods reputations take years to achieve, bad ones are gained in minutes.
7. You reap what you sow eventually.
8. High staff turnover is a useful indicator of the kind of treatment and respect a customer will enjoy and have a significant effect of the completion of their training on time and on budget.
9. Success in getting an airline job is directly proportion to the amount of personal effort you put yourself.
10. If you haven't got what it takes a vast amount of money will not buy you skills or the job.
11. An airline job is not necessarily the pinnacle of success or satisfaction in this industry.
12. More people have got airline jobs by using their own initiatives than those who have relied on others to do it for them.
13. The best places to train are usually the least heavily advertised.
14. Small is usually beautiful, or the best things in life come in unassuming packages.
15. A fool and his money are soon parted.

What’s New!

Flight Instructors Wanted:

iPilot: Designed in Manitoba, Assembled in China

Rates and quotes for flight training.

Flight Tests and Standards by Harv Penner

Cessna 172S Garmin 1000!

Radio Communications

2011 Ground School

Taildragger and Aerobatic checkout course

Facebook “like button”!

Announcing: Red Bird Flight Training Device

Harv’s Air Customer Handbook 2010

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

New Video! Harv’s Air invites you for a “spin in a Pitts Special S2B!

test test

Congrats to Congrats to Ashley and Sacha on their engagement!

Congrats to Harv Penner for winning the David Charles Abramson Memorial Flight Instructor Safety Awa

US Customs seminar

Buying and Owning an Aircraft Seminar!

Entering Commercial Aviation in Canada forum

Spot Tracker

Welcome to the Air Cadets of 2009!

It’s a Girl! Congrats to Thiea and Paul on the birth of their baby Girl!

Private pilot ground school

Webster Memorial Trophy Competition

Super saturated days

St. Andrews Fly in/Drive in Breakfast!

Harv’s Air is now on Twitter!

Introducing Hybrid power

Spot Trackers

Providence Aviation Trip 2009

In house flight instructor flight test!

Congrats to Luke for becoming a Pilot Examiner!

Congrats to Kate Weber for winning the Ninety Nines Rosella Bjornson Flying Scholarship!

Help Wanted: Aircraft Maintence Enginer and Flight Instructors

Flight Service Seminar

Ground School

Controlapolooza!

Office addition underway

Blended Commercial Ground School starting November 3

Welcome to all new and returning students this fall!

Air Cadets 2008

Indian DGCA ground school prep course

Manitoba Marathon 2008!

Fuel Surcharge removed!

Our Flight Instructors:

Providence Aviation Trip 2008

Linesmen/Flight Instructors

Fleet additions!

Flight Information Center Seminar!

Neil Armstrong Scholarship

Wanted: Dispatchers/Linesmen

Aviation Seminars!

Merry Christmas

Greg Penner: Runs New York Marathon

Upgrades

Harv’s Air Diamond DA40 Garmin 1000 promo video

Air Cadets 2007

Seminar: Indian Airline Pilot returns to talk about his experience

David clark x11 in stock for $849.90!

Manitoba Marathon! What an inspirational day!

Diamond Star

New to the fleet: Glass Cockpit Diamond DA40!

More than a job, a Career in Aviation (Forum).

New Training Video Package

Harv’s Air Forum!

Prov Trip 2007

Gift Certificates

Do you know people whose eyes turn upward at the sound of an airplane flying overhead? Give them a gift they'll remember for a lifetime... a gift certificate for a flying adventure!

Fleet News

Harv’s Air Flight Training can now offer FAA licence with a easy conversion!

New Harv’s Air Video

New scenery of Steinbach and St. Andrews for MS Flight Sim!! Thanks to Jonathan Gabbert!!

Instructor and Examiner Rants!

Commercial Ground School

Help Wanted: Linesmen/Dipatcher

New to the fleet: 2 X Cessna 152

Anne Reimer has been awarded the “Rosella Bjornson Scholarship”

Instructor Ratings

Multi Engine Trainer!

Webcam page is working again!

Email Invoices and Statements

Canadian Aviation Industry Update

New Photo Album!

New Pilots Forum

Greg & Tanya’s big day!

Help Wanted

Fly in at St. Andrews!

Welcome to all new and returning students.

Steinbach or St. Andrews?

Red River College: Aviation Management Program Diploma

Air Cadets Weblog

Contact Information for the Harv’s Air St. Andrews

Harv’s Air: St. Andrews Opens at St. Andrews Airport

BC Trip 2005

New Airplane: Cessna 152 C-GBXD

Ground Schools: Commercial Ground School

Leave comments for students

Webster Memorial Trophy : Top amateur pilot

Pilot Career Forum

New to the fleet

Foreign Pilot Licence conversion

The following conversion process is for licence holders who want a Transport Canada licence and already hold a licence from another country.
If you have an FAA licence, click here.

This text was modified from the Transport Canada website. We've added some explanations, cost, and further information about the conversion procedures.

A foreign pilot must meet the medical fitness, knowledge, experience, and skill requirements as stated in the Canadian Aviation Regulations (CARs).

Transport Canada will grant credits to foreign pilot licence holders, provided that the foreign licence is medically valid, and originates from a country that is a member of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO). If the foreign applicant meets the applicable experience requirements, the holder of a Commercial or higher type pilot licence in the aeroplane category, issued by a Contracting State of ICAO, shall be deemed to have met the ground school instruction requirement.

Transport Canada does not grant any credits to holders of foreign military licences, however an applicant's military flight experience will be recognized and considered on an individual basis. It would be advantageous for foreign applicants to convert their military licence to a civilian licence, of their home country before making application for a Canadian pilot licence. A foreign pilot licence holder should be able to provide Transport Canada with a log book for review and an assessment of the applicant's flight experience.

If you are planning on flying with us, weíll help guide your licence conversion through Transport Canada's system, email to start the process. Click the following licence and ratings for more information on how to convert a foreign pilot licence to a Canadian Pilot licence.

Private Pilot Licence
Commercial Pilot Licence
Multi
IFR
Instructor
ATPL

Private Pilot Licence

There are 2 options for converting the Private pilot licence:

Foreign Licence Validation Certificate (FLVC)
Private Pilot licence (PPL)

Recreational Flying in Canada: Foreign Licence Validation Certificate (FLVC)

A foreign pilot licence of a visitor whose residence is outside Canada may be validated for private recreational purposes. The foreign pilot licence must be valid under the law of the issuing state and valid for the privileges appropriate to the specific purpose. An applicant should apply for a Foreign Licence Validation Certificate (FLVC) before arriving in Canada.

The FLVC will be issued for a period of one year at which time the applicant may choose to renew it, or apply for a permanent Canadian Pilot Licence. Below is the process to apply for the FLVC:

1. Fill out this form
2. Include a copy of your licence , medical, and the form, and fax it to 204 984 2069
It takes 1-2 days to process and then you can fly solo in a Canadian registered airplane.

Cost is $45 Canadian and may be paid by credit card, certified cheque, money order (cheques should be made payable to 'Received General for Canada')

Private Pilot Licence Issued On the Basis of Foreign Licence

Candidates who want a long term Canadian Private Pilot licence are advised to convert to a full Canadian licence.
An applicant who is the holder of a Private Pilot Licence issued by another country shall be considered to have met the ground school, written examination, and the flight test provided that they can show a licence and logbook.

To convert:

Obtained a Canadian Class III medical or higher. It is important to do this first as you cannot do the written or flight test until you have been issued the medical certificate.
Candidate has obtained 90% in the written examination PSTAR. Use the online course at www.pilottraining.ca
Completed 5 take-offs and 5 landings within the 6 months preceding the date of application
Has at least 45 hours total flight time, 12 hours solo, 5 hours instrument time, 3 hours dual cross country, and 5 hours solo cross country.

Once the above has been completed, the candidate will be issued a licence which will state it is based on a foreign licence; to remove this statement from your licence, the Private Pilot written examination must be completed.
If you choose to do the full Private pilot written exam, go to www.pilottraining.ca to prepare.

Commercial Pilot Licence

To obtain a Canadian CPL -A, the following requirements must be met:

1. Complete the medical examination requirements in accordance with the Medical Standards for Civil Aviation Personnel Licensing and be in possession of a Category 1 Medical Certificate. The medical cost is about $150, for a listing of doctors, go to: Transport Canada approved doctors

2. Proof that the experience requirement is met. An applicant should be able to provide Transport Canada with a log book of their flight experience for review.

3. Meet the knowledge requirements by successfully completing the following written examination: CPAER This exam cost $105 to write, study guides and books are about $150, ground school cost about $275, the best option is online ground school.

4. Meet the skill requirement by successfully completing a practical Flight Test. Flight test cost $325 plus the airplane rental. The amount of training or practice prior to the flight test depends on the pilot's currency and ability. Click here for aircraft rental rates.

5. Complete the standard administrative requirements such as submitting proof of foreign citizenship and age, provide the foreign licence and log book for evaluation, submit a licence application form and pay the appropriate fee (This is conducted at a Transport Canada office); licencing fee is $80.
Also fill out Aviation Document Booklet application and bring in a passport picture (original) for the Aviation Document Booklet. With a pilot who is current, proficient, and has prepared for the written prior to arrival, the above will take 1 week. For people wishing to immigrate or work in Canada, contact Citizenship and Immigration Canada.

Multi Rating

To obtain a Canadian Multi-Engine Rating, the following requirement must be met: An applicant wishing to obtain a Multi-Engine Rating, to be endorsed on the CPL-A, must meet the requirements set out in the CARs.

If you have 50 hours Pilot-in-Command on multi-engine aeroplanes or have met the standard of the State that issued the rating, in the preceding 12 months (based upon date of application), then Transport Canada may issue your Canadian Multi-Engine Rating based upon your current Multi-Engine Rating.

However, if an applicant is unable to satisfy these requirements, they must demonstrate their skill through the successful completion of a practical flight test. Flight test cost $325 + the airplane rental. The amount of training or practice prior to the flight test depends on the pilot's currency and ability. Click here for aircraft rental rates. Licencing fee is $30. With a pilot who is current and proficient, the above will take 2-3 days.

Instrument Rating

To obtain a Canadian Instrument Rating, the following requirement must be met: An applicant wishing to obtain an Instrument Rating, to be endorsed on the CPL-A, must meet the knowledge and skill requirements set out in the CARs by successfully completing the written examination (INRAT), and successfully completing a flight test.

INRAT written exam cost $35 to write, study guides and books are about $150, ground school cost about $225, the best option is online ground school . Flight test cost $325 + the airplane rental.

The amount of training or practice prior to the flight test depends on the pilotís currency and ability. Click here for aircraft rental rates.
Licencing fee is $30. With a pilot who is current and proficient, the above will take about 1 week.

Flight Instructor Rating

To convert, about half of the flight instructor course must be completed. Transport Canada will access your experience and training and advise you of the required process to convert.

Airline Transport Pilot Licence

To obtain a Canadian (ATPL-A), the following requirements must be met:

1. Complete the medical examination requirements in accordance with the Medical Standards for Civil Aviation Personnel Licensing and be in possession of a Category 1 Medical Certificate. Cost is about $150; for a listing of doctors go to: Transport Canada approved doctors

2. Proof that the experience requirement is met; go to Canadian Aviation Regulations requirements.

An applicant should be able to provide Transport Canada with a log book of their flight experience for review.

3. Meet the knowledge requirements by successfully completing the following written examinations: SAMRA, SARON and INRAT. Exam cost $105 to write (total of $315), Online ground school course to prepare is $300 for the SAMRA, SARON and $225 for the INRAT exams.

4. Meet the skill requirement by successfully completing a Flight Test.

An applicant for an ATPL-A shall successfully complete a flight test in a multi-engine aeroplane (excluding centre-line thrust) which is suitably equipped for IFR flight in controlled airspace. Flight test cost $325 + the airplane rental. The amount of training or practice prior to the flight test depends on the pilot's currency and ability. Click here for aircraft rental rates.

5. Complete the standard administrative requirements such as submitting proof of foreign citizenship and age, provide the foreign licence and log book for evaluation, submit a licence application form and pay the appropriate fee. Licencing fee is $105 fee.
Also fill out Aviation Document Booklet application and bring in a passport picture (original) for the Aviation Document Booklet.
With a pilot who is current and proficient the above will take 1 week.

For people wishing to immigrate or work in Canada, contact Citizenship and Immigration Canada.

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Webcam page is working again!

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Income tax and flight training

Revenue Canada has recently been requiring proof of enrolment in the Commercial Pilot Licence program before allowing a deduction for the hours under the Private Pilot Licence.

A letter confirming enrollment in the CPL is available to students actively pursuing a CPL (i.e. a Category I Medical, or enrolment in Commercial Ground school, or working towards a Night Rating or actively completing the dual requirements of the CPL). Just email Bettie

Students are reminded that all deductions taken are the responsibility of the person claiming the deduction on their tax return.

TUITION TAX CREDIT This interpretation bulletin published by Revenue Canada, contains information on what parts of your flight training may be tax deductible (i.e., what parts may be considered "tuition").

TUITION FEES CERTIFICATE - FLYING SCHOOL OR CLUB TL11B This is the tax form you use to record and claim your flight training credit. Receive a 60% Rebate on your eligible post-secondary tuition fees

Start saving with the Manitoba Tuition Fee Income Tax Rebate The Manitoba Government provides Harv's Air graduates with a 60% income tax rebate on their eligible tuition fees. The Tuition Fee Income Tax Rebate helps recent graduates pay for education while living and working here in Manitoba.

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Radio Communications

2011 Ground School

Taildragger and Aerobatic checkout course

Facebook “like button”!

Announcing: Red Bird Flight Training Device

Harv’s Air Customer Handbook 2010

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

New Video! Harv’s Air invites you for a “spin in a Pitts Special S2B!

test test

Congrats to Congrats to Ashley and Sacha on their engagement!

Congrats to Harv Penner for winning the David Charles Abramson Memorial Flight Instructor Safety Awa

US Customs seminar

Buying and Owning an Aircraft Seminar!

Entering Commercial Aviation in Canada forum

Spot Tracker

Welcome to the Air Cadets of 2009!

It’s a Girl! Congrats to Thiea and Paul on the birth of their baby Girl!

Private pilot ground school

Webster Memorial Trophy Competition

Super saturated days

St. Andrews Fly in/Drive in Breakfast!

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Introducing Hybrid power

Spot Trackers

Providence Aviation Trip 2009

In house flight instructor flight test!

Congrats to Luke for becoming a Pilot Examiner!

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Help Wanted: Aircraft Maintence Enginer and Flight Instructors

Flight Service Seminar

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Blended Commercial Ground School starting November 3

Welcome to all new and returning students this fall!

Air Cadets 2008

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Fuel Surcharge removed!

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Providence Aviation Trip 2008

Linesmen/Flight Instructors

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Flight Information Center Seminar!

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Wanted: Dispatchers/Linesmen

Aviation Seminars!

Merry Christmas

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Upgrades

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Air Cadets 2007

Seminar: Indian Airline Pilot returns to talk about his experience

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Manitoba Marathon! What an inspirational day!

Diamond Star

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New Training Video Package

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New Harv’s Air Video

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Instructor and Examiner Rants!

Commercial Ground School

Help Wanted: Linesmen/Dipatcher

New to the fleet: 2 X Cessna 152

Anne Reimer has been awarded the “Rosella Bjornson Scholarship”

Instructor Ratings

Multi Engine Trainer!

Webcam page is working again!

Email Invoices and Statements

Canadian Aviation Industry Update

New Photo Album!

New Pilots Forum

Greg & Tanya’s big day!

Help Wanted

Fly in at St. Andrews!

Welcome to all new and returning students.

Steinbach or St. Andrews?

Red River College: Aviation Management Program Diploma

Air Cadets Weblog

Contact Information for the Harv’s Air St. Andrews

Harv’s Air: St. Andrews Opens at St. Andrews Airport

BC Trip 2005

New Airplane: Cessna 152 C-GBXD

Ground Schools: Commercial Ground School

Leave comments for students

Webster Memorial Trophy : Top amateur pilot

Pilot Career Forum

New to the fleet

Flight Training Standards

The last few years have seen Harv’s Air grow at an amazing rate. Since our expansion to St Andrews (Winnipeg) our flight hours have more than doubled. I am very grateful to our students who have made this possible. It has been exciting to see students move into commercial flying positions both in Canada and abroad. Countries like India and China have seen the need for pilots increase at an incredible rate.

Good pilots from these countries are almost certain to find employment even with relatively low experience. This demand has rarely been seen in the 39 years that I have been involved in aviation.

This brings me to my point in this letter. How do we as a flight school or you as an individual student determine whether you will be successful both in the flight training program that you will undertake and then later in finding employment as a professional pilot.

Let’s consider what skill and abilities are required to become a pilot. What comes to mind are two things, academics and hands on skill. Academics are easy to define; you must learn air law, theory of flight, navigation and weather. This is a bit of an over simplification but these are often considered to be the four main topics. These studies can be mastered by most students who apply the effort. Much of this is learning and memorizing. The hands on skill is much harder to define and evaluate. It is sometimes referred to as “stick and rudder skills” It includes having a feel for what the plane is doing in the air and applying the correct control inputs to control the plane smoothly. In addition you must develop and have situational and positional awareness. A safe attitude and good judgment are also essential. The academic skills can often be measured by past performance in school or in the workplace. A very small indication of hands on skill are the ability to drive a motor vehicle with safety and confidence, athletics and game skills, or playing a musical instrument. These skills are only a small indication, the real show of ability will come when you fly.

By the time you have flown 5 hours your instructor will have a good idea of what your flying skills are and what potential you have as a pilot. But at this point it is impossible to accurately predict whether you will finish the training in the minimum standard time, 20 hours more, or twice the standard time. If the training is going to be difficult for the student this will be apparent and the student will be advised. It than becomes a decision that the student has to make, namely that it will take much longer and cost a great deal more than expected and so is this greater expense and effort worth it to me. At this point we consider the persons attitude. If they take little or no responsibility for there progress we have great concern. It seems to be human nature that when things are not going well we tend to project blame in many directions but often we are not willing to accept our own responsibility or performance. In these cases where progress is very slow and particularly when there are safety issues or poor attitudes we will recommend that training stop. This is done only after the candidate has been evaluated by several instructors including our most senior instructors. We do point out that the student has the option to continue at another school and get another opinion.

Asking someone to leave the program is not something that I enjoy and is one of the most difficult jobs I have as a CFI. There are emotions and hopes involved and I try to be as sensitive as I can possibly be, but it is never easy. There are two responses that I see from the student, one is a sad acceptance of the existing reality and in some cases a thankfulness to honestly and openly offer our opinion. The other is much more difficult, it is an outright denial of the students responsibility in there progress and an insistence that not completing flight training is not an option. Many times I have heard the student say” I must return with a licence”. But the point is they are not able to perform to the required standard. When the reality of not completing further training at our school sinks in frequently they choose to get a second opinion and as already mentioned that is fine.

When a student arrives at our school with many hours logged but no licence we generally will contact the previous school to find out what has caused this. We discuss this information with the student and will agree to fly several evaluation flights. If our findings are the same as from the previous school we will not continue flight training. In other words if the student cannot meet standards at one school they will perform the same at another school. Sadly there are a few schools who do not take this approach. An instructor at another school was heard to comment “ My boss does not mind these kind of students he likes to milk them for everything they have”

After the student has soloed he or she has learned to fly. But only under very ideal conditions and at first only in the airport area (touch and goes) There is still so very much to learn and practice. Practice is the big word. This practice involves the rental of a plane and therefore a large cost. If you are learning to play a guitar and you own one, practice only involves your time. In flying, depending on your ability, you may need more practice than the minimum required and in some cases even a great deal of practice will only see a small improvement or no improvement at all.

Another thing that some students with marginal pilot skills do not realize is that if they are able to achieve all the required licences and I emphasize if, then at some point they will be evaluated. In the case of an airline this is usually done in a simulator. In a smaller company it may be done in a small aircraft. If there requirement are not met and a minimum standard of skill is not demonstrated you will not be hired. It makes no sense for a student to spend a great deal of money and time and then when its all done find out that they are unable to obtain a pilot position because of there skill. This training should have been stopped.

In summary; 1) flying is different than anything a person has done in the past. 2) You may be a very intelligent person with a lot of education but this does not guarantee that you have good hands on skill. 3) You may have good hands on skill but may have a hard time academically. 4) Obtaining a Canadian commercial licence requires that you meet a standard. It is a standard recognized everywhere in the world. It is not a matter of flying a certain number of hours and you will have the licence. You must earn it. 5) If you think reaching the standard was hard work your evaluation and training with a future employer will be harder.

Harvey Penner
Chief Flight Instructor

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Flight Service Seminar

Ground School

Controlapolooza!

Office addition underway

Blended Commercial Ground School starting November 3

Welcome to all new and returning students this fall!

Air Cadets 2008

Indian DGCA ground school prep course

Manitoba Marathon 2008!

Fuel Surcharge removed!

Our Flight Instructors:

Providence Aviation Trip 2008

Linesmen/Flight Instructors

Fleet additions!

Flight Information Center Seminar!

Neil Armstrong Scholarship

Wanted: Dispatchers/Linesmen

Aviation Seminars!

Merry Christmas

Greg Penner: Runs New York Marathon

Upgrades

Harv’s Air Diamond DA40 Garmin 1000 promo video

Air Cadets 2007

Seminar: Indian Airline Pilot returns to talk about his experience

David clark x11 in stock for $849.90!

Manitoba Marathon! What an inspirational day!

Diamond Star

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More than a job, a Career in Aviation (Forum).

New Training Video Package

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Prov Trip 2007

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Harv’s Air Flight Training can now offer FAA licence with a easy conversion!

New Harv’s Air Video

New scenery of Steinbach and St. Andrews for MS Flight Sim!! Thanks to Jonathan Gabbert!!

Instructor and Examiner Rants!

Commercial Ground School

Help Wanted: Linesmen/Dipatcher

New to the fleet: 2 X Cessna 152

Anne Reimer has been awarded the “Rosella Bjornson Scholarship”

Instructor Ratings

Multi Engine Trainer!

Webcam page is working again!

Email Invoices and Statements

Canadian Aviation Industry Update

New Photo Album!

New Pilots Forum

Greg & Tanya’s big day!

Help Wanted

Fly in at St. Andrews!

Welcome to all new and returning students.

Steinbach or St. Andrews?

Red River College: Aviation Management Program Diploma

Air Cadets Weblog

Contact Information for the Harv’s Air St. Andrews

Harv’s Air: St. Andrews Opens at St. Andrews Airport

BC Trip 2005

New Airplane: Cessna 152 C-GBXD

Ground Schools: Commercial Ground School

Leave comments for students

Webster Memorial Trophy : Top amateur pilot

Pilot Career Forum

New to the fleet

Noise abatement policy

Harv's Air desires to be a good neighbor and uses the following procedures.

Circuit procedures: take off and landing practice only takes place between 7am to midnight. All other times will be arrivals and departures only (the airplane will not stay in the area).

Harv's Air is required by law to follow a standard circuit pattern. Pilots follow these paths based on their ability, weather conditions, airplane performance, and other traffic. The circuit pattern is flown within a radius of no more then 2 miles from the runway. The direction of the circuit is determined by the wind. If you would like to know where that is, please contact us and we would be happy to show you.

Pilots avoid over flying populated areas when at all possible. We do have to comply with Air Law as set by Transport Canada with regards to altitudes being flown over populated areas. This law does not apply when we are in the process of taking off or landing though, as at that point we are lower and will be climbing or descending.

Privacy: If you do see aircraft flying lower, please do not assume that they are looking at people or things on the ground. Pilots are busy flying, they do not have time to focus on what's going on on the ground. From 500 feet high one can see for miles.

Harv's Air uses the quietest, lowest powered airplanes available on the industry today.

If there are any comments or concerns regarding this, please contact us directly and speak with our Operations Manager.

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Flight Instructors Wanted:

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Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

New Video! Harv’s Air invites you for a “spin in a Pitts Special S2B!

test test

Congrats to Congrats to Ashley and Sacha on their engagement!

Congrats to Harv Penner for winning the David Charles Abramson Memorial Flight Instructor Safety Awa

US Customs seminar

Buying and Owning an Aircraft Seminar!

Entering Commercial Aviation in Canada forum

Spot Tracker

Welcome to the Air Cadets of 2009!

It’s a Girl! Congrats to Thiea and Paul on the birth of their baby Girl!

Private pilot ground school

Webster Memorial Trophy Competition

Super saturated days

St. Andrews Fly in/Drive in Breakfast!

Harv’s Air is now on Twitter!

Introducing Hybrid power

Spot Trackers

Providence Aviation Trip 2009

In house flight instructor flight test!

Congrats to Luke for becoming a Pilot Examiner!

Congrats to Kate Weber for winning the Ninety Nines Rosella Bjornson Flying Scholarship!

Help Wanted: Aircraft Maintence Enginer and Flight Instructors

Flight Service Seminar

Ground School

Controlapolooza!

Office addition underway

Blended Commercial Ground School starting November 3

Welcome to all new and returning students this fall!

Air Cadets 2008

Indian DGCA ground school prep course

Manitoba Marathon 2008!

Fuel Surcharge removed!

Our Flight Instructors:

Providence Aviation Trip 2008

Linesmen/Flight Instructors

Fleet additions!

Flight Information Center Seminar!

Neil Armstrong Scholarship

Wanted: Dispatchers/Linesmen

Aviation Seminars!

Merry Christmas

Greg Penner: Runs New York Marathon

Upgrades

Harv’s Air Diamond DA40 Garmin 1000 promo video

Air Cadets 2007

Seminar: Indian Airline Pilot returns to talk about his experience

David clark x11 in stock for $849.90!

Manitoba Marathon! What an inspirational day!

Diamond Star

New to the fleet: Glass Cockpit Diamond DA40!

More than a job, a Career in Aviation (Forum).

New Training Video Package

Harv’s Air Forum!

Prov Trip 2007

Gift Certificates

Do you know people whose eyes turn upward at the sound of an airplane flying overhead? Give them a gift they'll remember for a lifetime... a gift certificate for a flying adventure!

Fleet News

Harv’s Air Flight Training can now offer FAA licence with a easy conversion!

New Harv’s Air Video

New scenery of Steinbach and St. Andrews for MS Flight Sim!! Thanks to Jonathan Gabbert!!

Instructor and Examiner Rants!

Commercial Ground School

Help Wanted: Linesmen/Dipatcher

New to the fleet: 2 X Cessna 152

Anne Reimer has been awarded the “Rosella Bjornson Scholarship”

Instructor Ratings

Multi Engine Trainer!

Webcam page is working again!

Email Invoices and Statements

Canadian Aviation Industry Update

New Photo Album!

New Pilots Forum

Greg & Tanya’s big day!

Help Wanted

Fly in at St. Andrews!

Welcome to all new and returning students.

Steinbach or St. Andrews?

Red River College: Aviation Management Program Diploma

Air Cadets Weblog

Contact Information for the Harv’s Air St. Andrews

Harv’s Air: St. Andrews Opens at St. Andrews Airport

BC Trip 2005

New Airplane: Cessna 152 C-GBXD

Ground Schools: Commercial Ground School

Leave comments for students

Webster Memorial Trophy : Top amateur pilot

Pilot Career Forum

New to the fleet

Red Bird Flight Training Device

Red Bird Flight Training Device

What:
Red Bird FMX Full motion flight training device. This is the first flight training device that combines full motion, control loading, worldwide terrain database, and more then 200 degree visual system into a package that is cost effective for initial flight training. This is new technology that has the potential to change the way flight training is carried out.

Why:
Simulators save time, money, and are safer then an airplane for flight training.

How:

This is also a excellent VFR simulator. A VFR simulator has to be more realistic then a IFR simulator because VFR flying is by feel and visual clues. Simulators are well proven for IFR. This device will do an excellent job as a IFR trainer and be capable of simulating legacy instrument panels and the future with G430/530, G500/G600G1000 instrumentation. It is also approved for doing instrument rating renewals.

Why a use a simulator?

The simulator allows for quickly repeating the practice of exercises that a student is having difficulty with. The simulator can be reset to begin just prior to the point of difficulty, thus eliminating the time it would take to get to the same point in the air. It also allows for practical initial training on the flight instruments, even for Private training, because of the function to pause the simulator and discuss what is happening
The simulator can be scheduled no matter the weather
Almost no mechanical issues, stable rates (no fuel and insurance issues) and no aggravating navcanada excuses
The simulator can be 'paused' in the middle of a critical exercise to aid learning and understanding
Many more exercises can be carried out in a shorter time since the instructor can fast forward or relocate the 'aircraft' in seconds.
You can learn lessons you don't want to learn in the real airplane. How much cross wind can you handle? Engine failures at night? Are you noticing the oil pressure dropping? Crank it into the sim and find out! Scenarios based on real life that will challenge you. You can practice the dangerous exercises you would not want to do in real life.

Can you log it?
Yes you can log it, but can you log it as airplane time? No. No simulator can be logged as airplane time. Not even the fancy airline level D simulators. Toward a licence you can count 3 hours of the PPL instrument requirement, for the CPL, 10 hours, and the Instrument rating 20 hours. Logging time doesn't mean it's useful. The better question is is it "good training"? If you can be safer, better prepared, and organized for the lesson in the airplane you will get more out of the lesson in the airplane. Thus making you a better pilot for less cost, time, and effort. There are several studies going on right now about crediting of time toward the PPL and CPL on a sim, but really it doesn't matter, because so many students go beyond the minimum time required for a licence. Can we get the total hours down toward the licence using a flight simulator? Certainly we can!

What can we do with the sim?

Instrument Rating Renewal training/flight test
Orientation training Radio procedure
English Aviation Fluency training
PPL air exercises
CPL air exercises
Instrument procedures
Night Navigation
Day Navigation above 5000 feet enroute
Mountain training
Garmin 1000, Garmin 430/530, GNS
Loss of Control and recovery exercises
Unusual Altitude recovery
GPS checkouts
Instrument rating renewal rides
Route checkouts

What’s New!

Flight Instructors Wanted:

iPilot: Designed in Manitoba, Assembled in China

Rates and quotes for flight training.

Flight Tests and Standards by Harv Penner

Cessna 172S Garmin 1000!

Radio Communications

2011 Ground School

Taildragger and Aerobatic checkout course

Facebook “like button”!

Announcing: Red Bird Flight Training Device

Harv’s Air Customer Handbook 2010

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

New Video! Harv’s Air invites you for a “spin in a Pitts Special S2B!

test test

Congrats to Congrats to Ashley and Sacha on their engagement!

Congrats to Harv Penner for winning the David Charles Abramson Memorial Flight Instructor Safety Awa

US Customs seminar

Buying and Owning an Aircraft Seminar!

Entering Commercial Aviation in Canada forum

Spot Tracker

Welcome to the Air Cadets of 2009!

It’s a Girl! Congrats to Thiea and Paul on the birth of their baby Girl!

Private pilot ground school

Webster Memorial Trophy Competition

Super saturated days

St. Andrews Fly in/Drive in Breakfast!

Harv’s Air is now on Twitter!

Introducing Hybrid power

Spot Trackers

Providence Aviation Trip 2009

In house flight instructor flight test!

Congrats to Luke for becoming a Pilot Examiner!

Congrats to Kate Weber for winning the Ninety Nines Rosella Bjornson Flying Scholarship!

Help Wanted: Aircraft Maintence Enginer and Flight Instructors

Flight Service Seminar

Ground School

Controlapolooza!

Office addition underway

Blended Commercial Ground School starting November 3

Welcome to all new and returning students this fall!

Air Cadets 2008

Indian DGCA ground school prep course

Manitoba Marathon 2008!

Fuel Surcharge removed!

Our Flight Instructors:

Providence Aviation Trip 2008

Linesmen/Flight Instructors

Fleet additions!

Flight Information Center Seminar!

Neil Armstrong Scholarship

Wanted: Dispatchers/Linesmen

Aviation Seminars!

Merry Christmas

Greg Penner: Runs New York Marathon

Upgrades

Harv’s Air Diamond DA40 Garmin 1000 promo video

Air Cadets 2007

Seminar: Indian Airline Pilot returns to talk about his experience

David clark x11 in stock for $849.90!

Manitoba Marathon! What an inspirational day!

Diamond Star

New to the fleet: Glass Cockpit Diamond DA40!

More than a job, a Career in Aviation (Forum).

New Training Video Package

Harv’s Air Forum!

Prov Trip 2007

Gift Certificates

Do you know people whose eyes turn upward at the sound of an airplane flying overhead? Give them a gift they'll remember for a lifetime... a gift certificate for a flying adventure!

Fleet News

Harv’s Air Flight Training can now offer FAA licence with a easy conversion!

New Harv’s Air Video

New scenery of Steinbach and St. Andrews for MS Flight Sim!! Thanks to Jonathan Gabbert!!

Instructor and Examiner Rants!

Commercial Ground School

Help Wanted: Linesmen/Dipatcher

New to the fleet: 2 X Cessna 152

Anne Reimer has been awarded the “Rosella Bjornson Scholarship”

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Renew your Instrument Rating on a flight simulator!

Renew your Instrument Rating on a flight simulator!

Are your instrument flying skills getting rusty? Is your rating expired? We have a program for you!

Why use a flight simulator to renew for your instrument rating?
Lower cost.
No hood
No weather delays and navcanada/airspace delays.
Do the flight test in the area you are familiar with.
Single or Multi engine
Better scenario based training.
Including scenarios such as popping circuit breakers, icing, snow, in "actual IFR conditions"
Traditional instrument panel or Garmin 430/530 or Garmin 1000 panel. Whatever you prefer.
Training is concentrated so that many more exercises can be conducted within the time taken using an aircraft ( for example no startup, taxi, commute to practice area), providing much greater value for the money being spent. Very efficient training.
We have 2 in house examiners for Multi IFR, no waiting for examiners.
Get the renewal completed in 2-4 days.

How?
The actual amount of training and cost to renew your rating depends on your currency and skill level. Here is a example of a "average" student in a multi engine airplane (single engine would reduce the cost by $212).

4 hours dual Red Bird simulator @ $128/hour = $512
2 hours solo Red Bird simulator @ $75/hour = $150
2 hours ground briefing @$45/hour = $90
Flight test fee = $300
Total = $1052

Who?
You can renew your instrument rating using just the simulator if it's been 24-48 months since your last instrument rating flight test. If it's been more then 48 months you'll have to do the INRAT written exam as well. Use www.pilottraining.ca to help with your renewal.

Where?
Harv's Air St. Andrews. 204 339 6186 info@harvsair.com On site accommodations for active students also may be available. Renew your Instrument Rating on a flight simulator!

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The evolution of the Cessna 172 according to Harv

With the addition 172 S C-GJOX to our fleet I could not help but marvel at how the 172 has evolved. I have had only a half hour observer flight in it but it is a plane I am very excited about and looking forward to flying.

The first 172 came off the line in Wichita in 1956. You would not believe that it was related to C-GJOX, but they still share the same type certificate. The 1956 model was a tricycle version of the 170 taildragger in production since 1948, the last model 170 was the B model. With the introduction of the 172 the taildragger 170 died a quiet death. This 172 had a vertical tail, no rear window, manual flaps, and a 145 horse power Continental engine. This was a 6 cylinder engine known for its smooth throaty sound. Little change took place until 1961 when the tail was swept back giving a more racey look. During this time the main landing gear was also redesigned allowing the aircraft to sit lower. the 1956 to 59 models stood very high on the landing gear and were a bit more prone to upset when taxiing with strong winds etc.

Cosmetically the biggest change came in 1963 with the introduction of the wrap around rear window. This provided better visibility and a cabin that felt much roomier. This change also marked the first year of a gross weight increase from 2200 to 2300. Another significant change in 1964, flaps became electric. Applauded by some, resisted by others. Personally I always liked the manual flaps but as instructors if you have flown with a small student seeing them struggle to pull the flaps on, especially the last 20 degrees made you glad for the change to electric. It was also in the early 1960’s that the term 172 and Skyhawk debuted. In those years the Skyhawk was a deluxe version of the 172 with standard features as allover paint (the finish was normally polished aluminum with stripes) vacuum pump (the standard model had a venturi or no gyros at all) wheel pants and an electric engaging starter. The standard 172 had a manually engaging starter (pull) The Skyhawk would also have had more deluxe interior.

Some 172’s were also built as a military screening trainer. These were designated the TF-41 and had a bigger engine than the civilian model. 1966 marked another improvement, an alternator instead of a generator. I can remember flying the generator equipped model at night out of the Winnipeg airport, on the round you would have to rev the engine at times because the generator would only charge when RPM was above 13 or 1400 RPM. So this was a practical improvement. Another big change in 1968, the engine became an 0-320-E2D of 150 horse power. Although the increase was only 5 horse power and 20 cubic inches the performance was noticeably improved. This engine has proved to be very reliable and is frequently described as bullet proof. With the introduction of the 1971 model the landing gear changed from a flat spring steel gear to a tubular steel gear. The gear track widened by approximately a foot and in addition to absorbing vertical shock the gear moved back and forth. It provided the most stability on the ground and is still in use today.

In 1974 the leading edge profile of the wing changed, I felt that this provided better low speed performance. In the same year the rear baggage area was extended for lighter items. 1977 more changes and one of them not so good. The electrical system became 24 volts and a more powerful Lycoming engine rated at 160 horsepower was installed. It was an engine that Lycoming and Cessna wished they had never put in. There were failures of this engine within a couple of 100 hours. The factory did remedy many of the issues but some airplanes still ended up on the ground after experiencing outright engine failures. Even today there is a still a bit of a negative stigma attached to this model of 172. We own three 172’s that came with this engine but we have modified them all to a improved engine.

With the introduction of the 1981 172 the model was designated as the P model. The changes here were another 100 pound increase in gross weight and a flap restriction to only 30 degrees. The 40 flap model was OK but an unwary pilot could end up with either a very steep approach requiring a precise flare or could develop a high sink rate which could also lead to trouble on landing. The P model continued until 1986 when productions stopped. During the production run of the P model Cessna offered the biggest fuel capacity ever for a 172. GPTO is an example of a plane with this 64 gallon fuel capacity. In the late 1970’s the XP (for extra performance) was introduced. This had an 0-360 Continental engine with a constant speed prop. Other than the cowling area and the extra prop control in the cockpit you would not recognize any difference. A model like this is languishing away outside at our St Andrews location.

Cessna also introduced the 172 RG in 1980. This would have been the fastest 172 ever produced. With a 180 Horse Power Lycoming engine, constant speed prop, and retractable landing gear this plane would cruise at 130 to 135 knots. In the mid 80’s Cessna also introduced a fixed gear version of this plane. Very few were built. These planes were also known as the Cutlass RG and the fixed gear version as the Cutlass. Production ended for two main reasons, there were a lot of used 172’s on the market that were doing a great job. Economic conditions did not warrant large scale production. The main reason given by manufacturers was insurance liability.

By 1986 Cessna had been producing significant numbers of planes for over 40 years. Under existing liability laws the manufacturer was still fully liable for any perceived defects in aircraft that were very old. Many of the manufacturers of that era simply said to the politicians of the day “Re write these liability laws or we quit” In the mid 90’s some of these laws were changed. For 11 years no single engine planes of any kind were built by Cessna.

With dwindling numbers available in the used fleet Cessna introduced the 172R in 1997. Built a new factory in Independence Kansas this model had many changes. First a 360 cubic inch Lycoming, at 2400 RPM this engine is rated at 160 HP. Cessna wanted to make flying safe and enjoyable so this plane was only offered with a full IFR King Avionics panel including auto pilot. An inexperienced pilot could get out of a bad weather situation just by using the auto pilot. Another big improvement was the seats. The crash worthiness of the seats and belts was much improved. The seat rails ( a weakness in older Cessna’s) were also much improved. This new 172 had an upped gross weight to 2450 pounds. Since the 0-360 Lycoming in the R model was de rated it did not take anyone long to figure out that by allowing the engine to red line at 2700 you would produce 180 HP. The S model was born. By 2006 the R model was dropped and all models were the 180HP S model. Last big change and this brings us to GJOX. Garmin G1000 became available in 2005. Within a short time after introducing this fantastic new panel all 172’s produced were using the G1000. No more round gauges. An available option which is installed on GJOX are the air bag seat belts. These have proven to reduce injury.

So there you have a bit of a review of the most produced airplane in the history of aviation. Even though it is the most produced plane of all time less than 50000 have been built. Almost all 172’s have been built in the US but in the late 60’s and 70’s some were built under licence by Reims Aviation in France.

I look forward to using GJOX and in the future to offer more of these planes to you. It is a great plane with great equipment. Try it but be warned, you may not want to go back.

Happy Landings
Harv Penner

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Harv’s Air Customer Handbook 2010

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

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Congrats to Congrats to Ashley and Sacha on their engagement!

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Private pilot ground school

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In house flight instructor flight test!

Congrats to Luke for becoming a Pilot Examiner!

Congrats to Kate Weber for winning the Ninety Nines Rosella Bjornson Flying Scholarship!

Help Wanted: Aircraft Maintence Enginer and Flight Instructors

Flight Service Seminar

Ground School

Controlapolooza!

Office addition underway

Blended Commercial Ground School starting November 3

Welcome to all new and returning students this fall!

Air Cadets 2008

Indian DGCA ground school prep course

Manitoba Marathon 2008!

Fuel Surcharge removed!

Our Flight Instructors:

Providence Aviation Trip 2008

Linesmen/Flight Instructors

Fleet additions!

Flight Information Center Seminar!

Neil Armstrong Scholarship

Wanted: Dispatchers/Linesmen

Aviation Seminars!

Merry Christmas

Greg Penner: Runs New York Marathon

Upgrades

Harv’s Air Diamond DA40 Garmin 1000 promo video

Air Cadets 2007

Seminar: Indian Airline Pilot returns to talk about his experience

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Diamond Star

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Flight Tests and Standards

In 2010 our school completed approximately 450 flight tests. I would have done at least 150 of these. They would break down to a few recreational pilot tests (less than 5) and the majority would have been private, commercial, multi, and both multi and single engine IFR tests. For the last few years I have also been conducting flight instructor initial and renewal tests. I have also been doing initial and renewal aerobatic instructor flight tests.

Something that almost all candidates for tests have in common is that they would really like to be somewhere else on that appointed day. And most of us can relate. Examiners have been testing me for more than 42 years and I can think of other things I would prefer to do than to do another renewal. Almost all of us understand however that it is a necessary thing for us to do. It goes with the job description. In much the same way as a medical examiner confirms our medical condition as fit to fly so a pilot examiner measures our knowledge and skill.

Before I go on I should mention that there are those candidates who do enjoy the test experience. They want to prove that they can perform to the set standards, deep down they know that they can do this, and they look to the test as just another step in reaching their ultimate goal in aviation. They typically have the attitude that pass or fail this is something they need to do and will learn from the experience. Testing these candidates is usually quite enjoyable.

In my experience I have seen a growing number of candidates who are not that concerned about the standards or how their performance relates to the standard. What they see is the end result. The licence. If there is a simpler way or shortcut to become licenced than they are all for it. Extreme examples of this are making false entries in personal log books to reduce total hours and cost. Fortunately this is extremely rare but we have seen this. In one case many years ago after I had to inform the candidate that he was just a few points below the pass mark on a test, he pulled out his wallet and in all seriousness asked me “whats it going to take” Its never nice to hit someone but it crossed my mind. There are also pilot examiners who may lean way to the side of leniency on the flight test. Examples here are commercial oral tests done in 20 minutes and flight tests done in just over an hour. Pilots in training often know where they can get this type of testing done and some are drawn to this. But in the long run is this the way to go?

Something that takes some students quite a while to realize is that the flight test is not the biggest challenge in aviation. Probably the biggest challenge is convincing a potential employer that they should hire you. There will be interviews and there will be an evaluation of ability in either a simulator or in an aircraft Particularly in the IFR world you can learn a lot about a pilots skill by having them demonstrate a hold and an approach. Tracking skills, height and heading control, and situational awareness will be evident very quickly. Almost certainly the end result of an applicant who is not at standards will be rejection. Maybe this person got the coveted licence but was not able to demonstrate the standard. How unfortunate. There are not a lot of opportunities to even get to an interview. When you do you had better make it count.

I am not in favor of having the student fly more and more hours. We strive to have pilots reach test standards (and above) in the shortest time possible. We are sensitive to the fact that flight training is costly and that most pilots are sacrificing something to complete their training. Your instructor will recommend you just as soon as your performance is consistent and withing Transport Canada’s standards. My advice here is very important KNOW THE FLIGHT TEST STANDARDS for whatever rating or licence you are working towards. If you are honest with yourself you will know exactly where you are in terms of completing your training. If you are consistently within flight test standards you will pass your flight test. Its just that simple.

Lets be the best we can be and fly safe.

Happy Landings
Harv Penner

PS: Check out this Poem about Flight Test:

The day has come, know I’m ready,
Practice done my hands are steady
Preflight done the engine turning,
Flight test started, stomach burning.

Questions, questions, all seem new;
Feels a year since last I flew;
Taxi slowly, ease the brakes;
Examiner watching for mistakes.

Run up done, I call the tower;
Cleared to roll, I add the power.
Seems the take-off took a mile
I wonder if he’ll ever smile.

Diversion next, he asks of me,
To the south and out to sea.
The terror hits me in my chest
All I’ve flown is North and West.

My route, my plan I knew it well;
Times and distance gone to hell.
And as we go, my best I’m trying,
I know inside there’s more than flying.

Now turns, now stalls, now climbs and spins,
Down flaps, slow flight, not once he grins.
This day, it seems the longest ever;
I’ve learned at last I’m not so clever.

Forced approach he calls for now,
Trim for glide 'as I know how,
No Fields I practiced, freshly mowed,
My God, he wants me on the road.

Cause check over, mayday called,
Watch the speed, I’m almost stalled.
Ease her down, no time to cower,
Don’t forget to add the power.

Take us home, he calls to me
Speed one hundred hold at three.
Hold her straight, with wings at level;
Home to safety, time to revel.

We speed along, my muscles eased,
My eyes dart right, I think he’s pleased.
A perfect touchdown my desire
Dear Lord, he’s called an engine fire.

Fuel to off and down we go,
Find a speed to snuff the glow.
And now it’s done, it seemed so fast
The test is over, down at last.

Well done, he cries, that lovely man,
Now fly your ship where e’er you can.
Besides the wings, today you earn
A greater gift - a chance to learn.

What’s New!

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Radio Communications

2011 Ground School

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Congrats to Congrats to Ashley and Sacha on their engagement!

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US Customs seminar

Buying and Owning an Aircraft Seminar!

Entering Commercial Aviation in Canada forum

Spot Tracker

Welcome to the Air Cadets of 2009!

It’s a Girl! Congrats to Thiea and Paul on the birth of their baby Girl!

Private pilot ground school

Webster Memorial Trophy Competition

Super saturated days

St. Andrews Fly in/Drive in Breakfast!

Harv’s Air is now on Twitter!

Introducing Hybrid power

Spot Trackers

Providence Aviation Trip 2009

In house flight instructor flight test!

Congrats to Luke for becoming a Pilot Examiner!

Congrats to Kate Weber for winning the Ninety Nines Rosella Bjornson Flying Scholarship!

Help Wanted: Aircraft Maintence Enginer and Flight Instructors

Flight Service Seminar

Ground School

Controlapolooza!

Office addition underway

Blended Commercial Ground School starting November 3

Welcome to all new and returning students this fall!

Air Cadets 2008

Indian DGCA ground school prep course

Manitoba Marathon 2008!

Fuel Surcharge removed!

Our Flight Instructors:

Providence Aviation Trip 2008

Linesmen/Flight Instructors

Fleet additions!

Flight Information Center Seminar!

Neil Armstrong Scholarship

Wanted: Dispatchers/Linesmen

Aviation Seminars!

Merry Christmas

Greg Penner: Runs New York Marathon

Upgrades

Harv’s Air Diamond DA40 Garmin 1000 promo video

Air Cadets 2007

Seminar: Indian Airline Pilot returns to talk about his experience

David clark x11 in stock for $849.90!

Manitoba Marathon! What an inspirational day!

Diamond Star

New to the fleet: Glass Cockpit Diamond DA40!

More than a job, a Career in Aviation (Forum).

New Training Video Package

Harv’s Air Forum!

Prov Trip 2007

Gift Certificates

Do you know people whose eyes turn upward at the sound of an airplane flying overhead? Give them a gift they'll remember for a lifetime... a gift certificate for a flying adventure!

Fleet News

Harv’s Air Flight Training can now offer FAA licence with a easy conversion!

New Harv’s Air Video

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Instructor and Examiner Rants!

Commercial Ground School

Help Wanted: Linesmen/Dipatcher

New to the fleet: 2 X Cessna 152

Anne Reimer has been awarded the “Rosella Bjornson Scholarship”

Instructor Ratings

Multi Engine Trainer!

Webcam page is working again!

Email Invoices and Statements

Canadian Aviation Industry Update

New Photo Album!

New Pilots Forum

Greg & Tanya’s big day!

Help Wanted

Fly in at St. Andrews!

Welcome to all new and returning students.

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Red River College: Aviation Management Program Diploma

Air Cadets Weblog

Contact Information for the Harv’s Air St. Andrews

Harv’s Air: St. Andrews Opens at St. Andrews Airport

BC Trip 2005

New Airplane: Cessna 152 C-GBXD

Ground Schools: Commercial Ground School

Leave comments for students

Webster Memorial Trophy : Top amateur pilot

Pilot Career Forum

New to the fleet

The awesome Diamond Star DA-40-180

Our 2005 Diamond’s DA40 is a low-wing 4-seat composite airplane that is suitable for everything from primary flight training to personal transportation through hard IFR conditions. The airplane can cruise as fast as 147 knots on 9.5 gallons per hour of fuel through its 4-cylinder 180hp fuel-injected Lycoming engine with constant speed prop.

Features

    Max Speed: 158 ktas
    1,120 fpm Climb
    Fuel Injected Lycoming IO360 (180hp)
    Constant speed MT or Hartzell prop
    G1000 flight deck available
    Advanced IFR training
    Superb performance

Our Diamond Star is equipped the incredible Garmin G-1000, making the DA40 the most advanced, high-tech plane we’ve ever offered. It has the best visibility of any General Aviation aircraft ever built.
We have added the following options to our Diamond Star:

    Garmin GTX33 Integrated Mode S Transponder with Traffic Information Service (TIS)
    Honeywell KAP140 Autopilot, with Altitude Hold and Preselect
    Performance landing gear
    Extended range fuel tanks
    4-way baggage compartment
    Premium leather interior

The following is standard equipment on our Diamond Star

    Garmin GDU1040, 10 inch primary flight display (PFD), wide horizon, three-axis flight dynamics, air speed, altitude, vertical speed
    Horizontal Situation Indicator (HSI) with 360-degree and arc modes
    Garmin GDU1040, 10 inch multi function display (MFD)
    Garmin Integrated VFR Terrain Awareness System
    Remote Avionics Equipment Mounting Rack
    Garmin GDC74 integrated, Digital Air Data Computer, constant display of TAS, CAS, Wind Direction, VSI and TAT
    Garmin GRS77 Solid-state Attitude and Heading Reference System (AHRS)
    Dual Garmin GIA63 Integrated radio modules, IFR-approved GPS; VHF navigation with ILS; and VHF communication with 16-watt transceivers
    Garmin GEA71 Airframe / Engine Interface Unit
    Garmin GMA1347 Digital Audio Controller with digital ATC playback recording
    Garmin GMU44 Magnetometer
    G1000 Interface for Honeywell KAP 140 2-axis Autopilot
    Integrally lit, laser etched polycarbonate switch panel overlays
    Centrally located standby instrumentation, including:
        Electric Attitude Indicator
        Airspeed Indicator
        Altimeter
        Magnetic Direction Indicator
        Hartzell 2-blade, constant speed propeller.

Quotes from AOPA Pilot magazine review

“The visibility, especially critical in formation flying, was the best of any aircraft I have flown. I mentioned to (John) Gauch that I felt I was on the bridge of the Starship Enterprise - only the “on screen” view wraps around the pilot for more than 180 degrees, an unobstructed picture window on the world.”

“The aircraft was loaded without a pound to spare - three big guys and lots of bags. To show off the airplane’s cargo capabilities, Gauch brought a pair of skis along. Yet we leapt off the ground and climbed out at more than 1,000 fpm.

“Cabin room was excellent. The noise level was low. All attempts to make the Star do something scary failed. Landings were as easy as those in the simplest trainer. Short-field takeoffs used an estimated takeoff roll of 250 feet and a a landing to a full stop soaked up only 300 feet.”
Specifications

    Powerplant – Lycoming IO360-M1A 180hp
    Length – 26.3 ft
    Height– 6.6 ft
    Wingspan – 39.4 ft
    Wing Area – 145 sq ft
    Seats – 4
    Maximum gross weight – 2,535 lb
    Useful load – 821 lb
    Fuel capacity with extended tanks – 50 gal

Performance

    Takeoff distance, 50-ft obstacle – 1,150 ft
    Max crosswind component – 20 kt
    Rate of climb, sea level – 1,070 fpm
    Cruise, 75% – 147 kts
    Service Ceiling – 16,400 feet

Distinguishing Features

The things that distinguish the DA40 from its competitors such as the Cirrus SR20 and the Cessna 172/182 are the following:

    exceptional visibility through Plexiglas canopies
    higher airspeeds and efficiencies than the Cessnas
    lower stall speeds and easier handling than the Cirrus
    all-electric instruments
    center-mounted stick
    cavernous rear canopy for loading bulky cargo into back seats

Want more information? Check out our online airplane checkout course.

What’s New!

Flight Instructors Wanted:

iPilot: Designed in Manitoba, Assembled in China

Rates and quotes for flight training.

Flight Tests and Standards by Harv Penner

Cessna 172S Garmin 1000!

Radio Communications

2011 Ground School

Taildragger and Aerobatic checkout course

Facebook “like button”!

Announcing: Red Bird Flight Training Device

Harv’s Air Customer Handbook 2010

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

New Video! Harv’s Air invites you for a “spin in a Pitts Special S2B!

test test

Congrats to Congrats to Ashley and Sacha on their engagement!

Congrats to Harv Penner for winning the David Charles Abramson Memorial Flight Instructor Safety Awa

US Customs seminar

Buying and Owning an Aircraft Seminar!

Entering Commercial Aviation in Canada forum

Spot Tracker

Welcome to the Air Cadets of 2009!

It’s a Girl! Congrats to Thiea and Paul on the birth of their baby Girl!

Private pilot ground school

Webster Memorial Trophy Competition

Super saturated days

St. Andrews Fly in/Drive in Breakfast!

Harv’s Air is now on Twitter!

Introducing Hybrid power

Spot Trackers

Providence Aviation Trip 2009

In house flight instructor flight test!

Congrats to Luke for becoming a Pilot Examiner!

Congrats to Kate Weber for winning the Ninety Nines Rosella Bjornson Flying Scholarship!

Help Wanted: Aircraft Maintence Enginer and Flight Instructors

Flight Service Seminar

Ground School

Controlapolooza!

Office addition underway

Blended Commercial Ground School starting November 3

Welcome to all new and returning students this fall!

Air Cadets 2008

Indian DGCA ground school prep course

Manitoba Marathon 2008!

Fuel Surcharge removed!

Our Flight Instructors:

Providence Aviation Trip 2008

Linesmen/Flight Instructors

Fleet additions!

Flight Information Center Seminar!

Neil Armstrong Scholarship

Wanted: Dispatchers/Linesmen

Aviation Seminars!

Merry Christmas

Greg Penner: Runs New York Marathon

Upgrades

Harv’s Air Diamond DA40 Garmin 1000 promo video

Air Cadets 2007

Seminar: Indian Airline Pilot returns to talk about his experience

David clark x11 in stock for $849.90!

Manitoba Marathon! What an inspirational day!

Diamond Star

New to the fleet: Glass Cockpit Diamond DA40!

More than a job, a Career in Aviation (Forum).

New Training Video Package

Harv’s Air Forum!

Prov Trip 2007

Gift Certificates

Do you know people whose eyes turn upward at the sound of an airplane flying overhead? Give them a gift they'll remember for a lifetime... a gift certificate for a flying adventure!

Fleet News

Harv’s Air Flight Training can now offer FAA licence with a easy conversion!

New Harv’s Air Video

New scenery of Steinbach and St. Andrews for MS Flight Sim!! Thanks to Jonathan Gabbert!!

Instructor and Examiner Rants!

Commercial Ground School

Help Wanted: Linesmen/Dipatcher

New to the fleet: 2 X Cessna 152

Anne Reimer has been awarded the “Rosella Bjornson Scholarship”

Instructor Ratings

Multi Engine Trainer!

Webcam page is working again!

Email Invoices and Statements

Canadian Aviation Industry Update

New Photo Album!

New Pilots Forum

Greg & Tanya’s big day!

Help Wanted

Fly in at St. Andrews!

Welcome to all new and returning students.

Steinbach or St. Andrews?

Red River College: Aviation Management Program Diploma

Air Cadets Weblog

Contact Information for the Harv’s Air St. Andrews

Harv’s Air: St. Andrews Opens at St. Andrews Airport

BC Trip 2005

New Airplane: Cessna 152 C-GBXD

Ground Schools: Commercial Ground School

Leave comments for students

Webster Memorial Trophy : Top amateur pilot

Pilot Career Forum

New to the fleet

Rates and quotes for flight training

Our flying rates include fuel, headset, insurance and oil. The rate includes what we consider normal fuel cost. If fuel cost spike, then we'll have pass it on as a fuel surcharge if we think the higher fuel cost are temporary.

Our rates are based on flight time not air time. Flight time means engine on to engine off. Air time is wheels up to wheels down. Beware of being charged for air time + a ground charge. For example if you are being charged $300/hour air time + .5 for ground time you are really paying $450/hour for each flight. It is a enormous difference from being charged for flight time especially when you can get to the air quickly.

Our quotes include a realistic ratio of dual and solo for each course. For example our quote for the Private Pilot Licence is for 45 hours of flight time including 33 hours of dual and 12 hours of solo. This is a reasonable ratio. Some schools will quote on 45 hours by including 17 hours of dual and 28 hours of solo. This covers the Transport Canada requirements, but unless you can teach yourself to fly this ratio is a complete fabrication. Also quotes need to include flight test fees, written test fees, medical test, dual and solo flight time, ground school, landing fees, preparatory instruction, and taxes.

How do you compare prices when getting quotes for flight training? Ask for the rate per hour including headsets, oil, fuel, and insurance. Make sure you know what you are paying for each flight including if it's air time or flight time.

NEVER, NEVER, NEVER prepay large amounts of money to a flying school in exchange for a "better rate". Why? Flying schools can lease airplanes, buildings, computers, tables and can look thriving one day and gone the next. Many times student pilots have left with paying a student loan for which they received nothing to a flying school that has gone into receivership. It's happened in Winnipeg, and all over Canada/USA, again and again. Google around and you'll see a sob-story of a poor student pilot who prepayed and got nothing.

What’s New!

Flight Instructors Wanted:

iPilot: Designed in Manitoba, Assembled in China

Rates and quotes for flight training.

Flight Tests and Standards by Harv Penner

Cessna 172S Garmin 1000!

Radio Communications

2011 Ground School

Taildragger and Aerobatic checkout course

Facebook “like button”!

Announcing: Red Bird Flight Training Device

Harv’s Air Customer Handbook 2010

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

New Video! Harv’s Air invites you for a “spin in a Pitts Special S2B!

test test

Congrats to Congrats to Ashley and Sacha on their engagement!

Congrats to Harv Penner for winning the David Charles Abramson Memorial Flight Instructor Safety Awa

US Customs seminar

Buying and Owning an Aircraft Seminar!

Entering Commercial Aviation in Canada forum

Spot Tracker

Welcome to the Air Cadets of 2009!

It’s a Girl! Congrats to Thiea and Paul on the birth of their baby Girl!

Private pilot ground school

Webster Memorial Trophy Competition

Super saturated days

St. Andrews Fly in/Drive in Breakfast!

Harv’s Air is now on Twitter!

Introducing Hybrid power

Spot Trackers

Providence Aviation Trip 2009

In house flight instructor flight test!

Congrats to Luke for becoming a Pilot Examiner!

Congrats to Kate Weber for winning the Ninety Nines Rosella Bjornson Flying Scholarship!

Help Wanted: Aircraft Maintence Enginer and Flight Instructors

Flight Service Seminar

Ground School

Controlapolooza!

Office addition underway

Blended Commercial Ground School starting November 3

Welcome to all new and returning students this fall!

Air Cadets 2008

Indian DGCA ground school prep course

Manitoba Marathon 2008!

Fuel Surcharge removed!

Our Flight Instructors:

Providence Aviation Trip 2008

Linesmen/Flight Instructors

Fleet additions!

Flight Information Center Seminar!

Neil Armstrong Scholarship

Wanted: Dispatchers/Linesmen

Aviation Seminars!

Merry Christmas

Greg Penner: Runs New York Marathon

Upgrades

Harv’s Air Diamond DA40 Garmin 1000 promo video

Air Cadets 2007

Seminar: Indian Airline Pilot returns to talk about his experience

David clark x11 in stock for $849.90!

Manitoba Marathon! What an inspirational day!

Diamond Star

New to the fleet: Glass Cockpit Diamond DA40!

More than a job, a Career in Aviation (Forum).

New Training Video Package

Harv’s Air Forum!

Prov Trip 2007

Gift Certificates

Do you know people whose eyes turn upward at the sound of an airplane flying overhead? Give them a gift they'll remember for a lifetime... a gift certificate for a flying adventure!

Fleet News

Harv’s Air Flight Training can now offer FAA licence with a easy conversion!

New Harv’s Air Video

New scenery of Steinbach and St. Andrews for MS Flight Sim!! Thanks to Jonathan Gabbert!!

Instructor and Examiner Rants!

Commercial Ground School

Help Wanted: Linesmen/Dipatcher

New to the fleet: 2 X Cessna 152

Anne Reimer has been awarded the “Rosella Bjornson Scholarship”

Instructor Ratings

Multi Engine Trainer!

Webcam page is working again!

Email Invoices and Statements

Canadian Aviation Industry Update

New Photo Album!

New Pilots Forum

Greg & Tanya’s big day!

Help Wanted

Fly in at St. Andrews!

Welcome to all new and returning students.

Steinbach or St. Andrews?

Red River College: Aviation Management Program Diploma

Air Cadets Weblog

Contact Information for the Harv’s Air St. Andrews

Harv’s Air: St. Andrews Opens at St. Andrews Airport

BC Trip 2005

New Airplane: Cessna 152 C-GBXD

Ground Schools: Commercial Ground School

Leave comments for students

Webster Memorial Trophy : Top amateur pilot

Pilot Career Forum

New to the fleet

Instrument Rating Training in the 21st century

For a while now we've been working on renewing our instrument rating course. One of the major components came together recently by passing the flight check for our LPV approach to the Steinbach South Airport!

What is a LPV appoach? LPV: Localizer Performance with Vertical guidance. This is a precision instrument approach using GPS. A precision approach is where there is lateral as well as vertical guidance to the runway.

Why should I care? You'll care if you plan to be earning a Instrument Rating soon. In March 2011 Transport Canada Instrument Flight Test guide was revised allowing a LPV approach to be used instead of a ILS (Instrument Landing System) approach for precision approach training. This is a fantastic breakthrough for flight training at Harv's Air. In the past, to conduct instrument training one had to fly at a airport that had a ILS. This is troublesome because only the large airports in Canada have a ILS. Large airports in Canada are all plagued with the same problem. They are busy and Air Traffic Control is staffed by NavCanada. This causes delays (a huge issue when a student is paying $350/hour+), and frustrating because NavCanada has staffing issues and limitations that majorly restrict or prohibit training. Hassles like faxing, calling, last second cancellations and getting slots are the norm. So the bottom line is you should care because it's going to save you time and money. Easily $1700+

Having a LPV approach in Steinbach allows us to conduct more then half of the instrument rating course and all of the flight test in the Steinbach area instead of going to Winnipeg. We will be able to conduct at least double the number of approaches in a lesson. We will not be restricted by NavCanada delays and hassles in Winnipeg.

We will still ensure that half of your training is in controlled airspace. Also we will go to the States to conduct several different approaches in different types of airspace. We want to be sure you are prepared for all types of approaches both old and new. This is what is demanded by operators and airlines.

For now our LPV approach is approved only for visual weather. This is because we are waiting for NavCanada to approve the approach and include it in the CAP (Canada Air Pilot: Books of approach plates). In the meanwhile we can use the approach in visual weather and conduct training for the Instrument Rating and flight test right now!

What’s New!

Flight Instructors Wanted:

iPilot: Designed in Manitoba, Assembled in China

Rates and quotes for flight training.

Flight Tests and Standards by Harv Penner

Cessna 172S Garmin 1000!

Radio Communications

2011 Ground School

Taildragger and Aerobatic checkout course

Facebook “like button”!

Announcing: Red Bird Flight Training Device

Harv’s Air Customer Handbook 2010

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

New Video! Harv’s Air invites you for a “spin in a Pitts Special S2B!

test test

Congrats to Congrats to Ashley and Sacha on their engagement!

Congrats to Harv Penner for winning the David Charles Abramson Memorial Flight Instructor Safety Awa

US Customs seminar

Buying and Owning an Aircraft Seminar!

Entering Commercial Aviation in Canada forum

Spot Tracker

Welcome to the Air Cadets of 2009!

It’s a Girl! Congrats to Thiea and Paul on the birth of their baby Girl!

Private pilot ground school

Webster Memorial Trophy Competition

Super saturated days

St. Andrews Fly in/Drive in Breakfast!

Harv’s Air is now on Twitter!

Introducing Hybrid power

Spot Trackers

Providence Aviation Trip 2009

In house flight instructor flight test!

Congrats to Luke for becoming a Pilot Examiner!

Congrats to Kate Weber for winning the Ninety Nines Rosella Bjornson Flying Scholarship!

Help Wanted: Aircraft Maintence Enginer and Flight Instructors

Flight Service Seminar

Ground School

Controlapolooza!

Office addition underway

Blended Commercial Ground School starting November 3

Welcome to all new and returning students this fall!

Air Cadets 2008

Indian DGCA ground school prep course

Manitoba Marathon 2008!

Fuel Surcharge removed!

Our Flight Instructors:

Providence Aviation Trip 2008

Linesmen/Flight Instructors

Fleet additions!

Flight Information Center Seminar!

Neil Armstrong Scholarship

Wanted: Dispatchers/Linesmen

Aviation Seminars!

Merry Christmas

Greg Penner: Runs New York Marathon

Upgrades

Harv’s Air Diamond DA40 Garmin 1000 promo video

Air Cadets 2007

Seminar: Indian Airline Pilot returns to talk about his experience

David clark x11 in stock for $849.90!

Manitoba Marathon! What an inspirational day!

Diamond Star

New to the fleet: Glass Cockpit Diamond DA40!

More than a job, a Career in Aviation (Forum).

New Training Video Package

Harv’s Air Forum!

Prov Trip 2007

Gift Certificates

Do you know people whose eyes turn upward at the sound of an airplane flying overhead? Give them a gift they'll remember for a lifetime... a gift certificate for a flying adventure!

Fleet News

Harv’s Air Flight Training can now offer FAA licence with a easy conversion!

New Harv’s Air Video

New scenery of Steinbach and St. Andrews for MS Flight Sim!! Thanks to Jonathan Gabbert!!

Instructor and Examiner Rants!

Commercial Ground School

Help Wanted: Linesmen/Dipatcher

New to the fleet: 2 X Cessna 152

Anne Reimer has been awarded the “Rosella Bjornson Scholarship”

Instructor Ratings

Multi Engine Trainer!

Webcam page is working again!

Email Invoices and Statements

Canadian Aviation Industry Update

New Photo Album!

New Pilots Forum

Greg & Tanya’s big day!

Help Wanted

Fly in at St. Andrews!

Welcome to all new and returning students.

Steinbach or St. Andrews?

Red River College: Aviation Management Program Diploma

Air Cadets Weblog

Contact Information for the Harv’s Air St. Andrews

Harv’s Air: St. Andrews Opens at St. Andrews Airport

BC Trip 2005

New Airplane: Cessna 152 C-GBXD

Ground Schools: Commercial Ground School

Leave comments for students

Webster Memorial Trophy : Top amateur pilot

Pilot Career Forum

New to the fleet

Integrated CPL (A)

If the student is enrolled in the CPL(A) course, he/she will be instructed in aeronautical skill and experience necessary to meet the requirements of the CPL(A):

300 hours of ground school instruction, of which 50% will be classroom based.
150 hours flight time of which up to 10 hours may be instrument ground time, consisting of at least:
(i) 80 hours of dual instruction flight time conducted by the holder of a flight instructor rating, of which up to 10 hours may be instrument ground time;
(ii) 70 hours pilot-in-command flight time supervised by the holder of a flight instructor rating;
(iii) 30 hours cross-country flight time as pilot-in-command, including a VFR cross-country flight to a point of a minimum of 300 nautical mile radius from the point of departure and including 3 landings at points other than that of departure;
(iv) 10 hours of night flight time including a minimum of 5 hours dual instruction flight time, including 2 hours of cross-country flight time and 5 hours solo flight time, including 10 take-offs, circuits and landings;
(v) 20 hours of dual instruction instrument flight time of which a maximum 10 hours may be conducted on an approved aeroplane simulator or flight training device; and
(vi) 5 hours flight time on complex or technically advanced aeroplanes (A technically advanced aeroplane means an aeroplane that combines most or all of the following design features: advanced cockpit automation system (glass cockpit), GPS with moving map, automated engine and systems management, and integrated autoflight/autopilot systems for IFR/VFR flight operations); and
Successful completion of the flight tests for the Private Pilot Licence -- Aeroplane and the Commercial Pilot Licence -- Aeroplane.

The CPL(A) flight training will be broken in to 7 phases: PPL Primary, PPL Advanced, PPL Flight Test Preparation and Flight Test, Night, CPL Navigation, CPL Advanced, and Technically Advance Airplane.Integrated

What’s New!

Flight Instructors Wanted:

iPilot: Designed in Manitoba, Assembled in China

Rates and quotes for flight training.

Flight Tests and Standards by Harv Penner

Cessna 172S Garmin 1000!

Radio Communications

2011 Ground School

Taildragger and Aerobatic checkout course

Facebook “like button”!

Announcing: Red Bird Flight Training Device

Harv’s Air Customer Handbook 2010

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

New Video! Harv’s Air invites you for a “spin in a Pitts Special S2B!

test test

Congrats to Congrats to Ashley and Sacha on their engagement!

Congrats to Harv Penner for winning the David Charles Abramson Memorial Flight Instructor Safety Awa

US Customs seminar

Buying and Owning an Aircraft Seminar!

Entering Commercial Aviation in Canada forum

Spot Tracker

Welcome to the Air Cadets of 2009!

It’s a Girl! Congrats to Thiea and Paul on the birth of their baby Girl!

Private pilot ground school

Webster Memorial Trophy Competition

Super saturated days

St. Andrews Fly in/Drive in Breakfast!

Harv’s Air is now on Twitter!

Introducing Hybrid power

Spot Trackers

Providence Aviation Trip 2009

In house flight instructor flight test!

Congrats to Luke for becoming a Pilot Examiner!

Congrats to Kate Weber for winning the Ninety Nines Rosella Bjornson Flying Scholarship!

Help Wanted: Aircraft Maintence Enginer and Flight Instructors

Flight Service Seminar

Ground School

Controlapolooza!

Office addition underway

Blended Commercial Ground School starting November 3

Welcome to all new and returning students this fall!

Air Cadets 2008

Indian DGCA ground school prep course

Manitoba Marathon 2008!

Fuel Surcharge removed!

Our Flight Instructors:

Providence Aviation Trip 2008

Linesmen/Flight Instructors

Fleet additions!

Flight Information Center Seminar!

Neil Armstrong Scholarship

Wanted: Dispatchers/Linesmen

Aviation Seminars!

Merry Christmas

Greg Penner: Runs New York Marathon

Upgrades

Harv’s Air Diamond DA40 Garmin 1000 promo video

Air Cadets 2007

Seminar: Indian Airline Pilot returns to talk about his experience

David clark x11 in stock for $849.90!

Manitoba Marathon! What an inspirational day!

Diamond Star

New to the fleet: Glass Cockpit Diamond DA40!

More than a job, a Career in Aviation (Forum).

New Training Video Package

Harv’s Air Forum!

Prov Trip 2007

Gift Certificates

Do you know people whose eyes turn upward at the sound of an airplane flying overhead? Give them a gift they'll remember for a lifetime... a gift certificate for a flying adventure!

Fleet News

Harv’s Air Flight Training can now offer FAA licence with a easy conversion!

New Harv’s Air Video

New scenery of Steinbach and St. Andrews for MS Flight Sim!! Thanks to Jonathan Gabbert!!

Instructor and Examiner Rants!

Commercial Ground School

Help Wanted: Linesmen/Dipatcher

New to the fleet: 2 X Cessna 152

Anne Reimer has been awarded the “Rosella Bjornson Scholarship”

Instructor Ratings

Multi Engine Trainer!

Webcam page is working again!

Email Invoices and Statements

Canadian Aviation Industry Update

New Photo Album!

New Pilots Forum

Greg & Tanya’s big day!

Help Wanted

Fly in at St. Andrews!

Welcome to all new and returning students.

Steinbach or St. Andrews?

Red River College: Aviation Management Program Diploma

Air Cadets Weblog

Contact Information for the Harv’s Air St. Andrews

Harv’s Air: St. Andrews Opens at St. Andrews Airport

BC Trip 2005

New Airplane: Cessna 152 C-GBXD

Ground Schools: Commercial Ground School

Leave comments for students

Webster Memorial Trophy : Top amateur pilot

Pilot Career Forum

New to the fleet

Integrated CPL(A)/IR

CPL(A)/IR Requirements
If the student is enrolled in the CPL(A)/IR course, he/she will be instructed in the aeronautical skill and experience necessary to meet the requirement of the CPL(A)/IR:
400 hours of ground school instruction, of which 50% will be classroom based in the subjects listed in subsection 421.30(3) and paragraph 421.46(2)(a) of the Canadian Aviation Regulations and the subjects related to multi-engine IFR operations.
Successful completion of the knowledge requirements for the Private Pilot Licence -- Aeroplane, the Commercial Pilot Licence -- Aeroplane and the instrument rating;
190 hours flight time, including all flight tests, of which up to 40 hours may be instrument ground time consisting of at least:
(i) 100 hours of dual instruction flight time conducted by the holder of a flight instructor rating, of which up to 40 hours may be instrument ground time;
(ii) 90 hours pilot-in-command flight time supervised by the holder of a flight instructor rating;
(iii) 50 hours cross-country flight time as pilot-in-command, including a VFR cross-country flight to a point of a minimum of 300 nautical mile radius from the point of departure and including 3 landings at points other than that of departure;
(iv) 10 hours of night flight time including a minimum of 5 hours dual instruction flight time, including 2 hours of cross-country flight time and 5 hours solo flight time, including 10 take-offs, circuits and landings;
(v) 60 hours of instrument flight time, of which up to 30 hours may be instrument ground time, or up to 40 hours if the training is conducted in a simulator or flight training device that can be used for an instrument rating renewal flight test, including
(A) 40 hours of dual instruction instrument flight time conducted by the holder of a flight instructor rating; and
(B) one dual cross-country flight under simulated or actual IMC conditions of a minimum of 100 nautical miles, the flight to be conducted in accordance with an IFR flight plan to include, at two different locations, an instrument approach to minima; and
(vi) 5 hours flight time on complex or technically advanced aeroplanes (A technically advanced aeroplane means an aeroplane that combines most or all of the following design features: advanced cockpit automation system (glass cockpit), GPS with moving map, automated engine and systems management, and integrated autoflight/autopilot systems for IFR/VFR flight operations)
Successful completion of the flight tests for the Private Pilot Licence -- Aeroplane, the Commercial Pilot Licence -- Aeroplane, the multi-engine class rating and the Group 1 Instrument Rating.

The CPL(A)/IR flight training will be broken into 10 phases: PPL Primary, PPL Advanced, PPL Flight Test Preparation and Flight Test, Night, CPL Navigation, CPL Advanced, Instrument Simulator, Technically Advanced Airplane, Multi-Engine, and Instrument Aircraft.

What’s New!

Flight Instructors Wanted:

iPilot: Designed in Manitoba, Assembled in China

Rates and quotes for flight training.

Flight Tests and Standards by Harv Penner

Cessna 172S Garmin 1000!

Radio Communications

2011 Ground School

Taildragger and Aerobatic checkout course

Facebook “like button”!

Announcing: Red Bird Flight Training Device

Harv’s Air Customer Handbook 2010

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

New Video! Harv’s Air invites you for a “spin in a Pitts Special S2B!

test test

Congrats to Congrats to Ashley and Sacha on their engagement!

Congrats to Harv Penner for winning the David Charles Abramson Memorial Flight Instructor Safety Awa

US Customs seminar

Buying and Owning an Aircraft Seminar!

Entering Commercial Aviation in Canada forum

Spot Tracker

Welcome to the Air Cadets of 2009!

It’s a Girl! Congrats to Thiea and Paul on the birth of their baby Girl!

Private pilot ground school

Webster Memorial Trophy Competition

Super saturated days

St. Andrews Fly in/Drive in Breakfast!

Harv’s Air is now on Twitter!

Introducing Hybrid power

Spot Trackers

Providence Aviation Trip 2009

In house flight instructor flight test!

Congrats to Luke for becoming a Pilot Examiner!

Congrats to Kate Weber for winning the Ninety Nines Rosella Bjornson Flying Scholarship!

Help Wanted: Aircraft Maintence Enginer and Flight Instructors

Flight Service Seminar

Ground School

Controlapolooza!

Office addition underway

Blended Commercial Ground School starting November 3

Welcome to all new and returning students this fall!

Air Cadets 2008

Indian DGCA ground school prep course

Manitoba Marathon 2008!

Fuel Surcharge removed!

Our Flight Instructors:

Providence Aviation Trip 2008

Linesmen/Flight Instructors

Fleet additions!

Flight Information Center Seminar!

Neil Armstrong Scholarship

Wanted: Dispatchers/Linesmen

Aviation Seminars!

Merry Christmas

Greg Penner: Runs New York Marathon

Upgrades

Harv’s Air Diamond DA40 Garmin 1000 promo video

Air Cadets 2007

Seminar: Indian Airline Pilot returns to talk about his experience

David clark x11 in stock for $849.90!

Manitoba Marathon! What an inspirational day!

Diamond Star

New to the fleet: Glass Cockpit Diamond DA40!

More than a job, a Career in Aviation (Forum).

New Training Video Package

Harv’s Air Forum!

Prov Trip 2007

Gift Certificates

Do you know people whose eyes turn upward at the sound of an airplane flying overhead? Give them a gift they'll remember for a lifetime... a gift certificate for a flying adventure!

Fleet News

Harv’s Air Flight Training can now offer FAA licence with a easy conversion!

New Harv’s Air Video

New scenery of Steinbach and St. Andrews for MS Flight Sim!! Thanks to Jonathan Gabbert!!

Instructor and Examiner Rants!

Commercial Ground School

Help Wanted: Linesmen/Dipatcher

New to the fleet: 2 X Cessna 152

Anne Reimer has been awarded the “Rosella Bjornson Scholarship”

Instructor Ratings

Multi Engine Trainer!

Webcam page is working again!

Email Invoices and Statements

Canadian Aviation Industry Update

New Photo Album!

New Pilots Forum

Greg & Tanya’s big day!

Help Wanted

Fly in at St. Andrews!

Welcome to all new and returning students.

Steinbach or St. Andrews?

Red River College: Aviation Management Program Diploma

Air Cadets Weblog

Contact Information for the Harv’s Air St. Andrews

Harv’s Air: St. Andrews Opens at St. Andrews Airport

BC Trip 2005

New Airplane: Cessna 152 C-GBXD

Ground Schools: Commercial Ground School

Leave comments for students

Webster Memorial Trophy : Top amateur pilot

Pilot Career Forum

New to the fleet

Integrated ATP(A)

Integrated ATP(A) Requirements

ATP(A) Requirements:
If a student is enrolled in the ATP(A) course, he/she will be instructed in the aeronautical skill and experience necessary to meet the requirements of the ATP(A):
750 hours of ground school instruction, of which a minimum of 500 hours shall be classroom based, in the subjects required for the CPL(A)/IR course and the subjects listed in subsection 421.34(3) of the Canadian Aviation Regulations.
Successful completion of the knowledge requirements for the Private Pilot Licence -- Aeroplane, the Commercial Pilot Licence -- Aeroplane and the instrument rating.
190 hours flight time, including all flight tests, of which up to 40 hours may be instrument ground time consisting of at least:

(i) 100 hours of dual instruction flight time conducted by the holder of a flight instructor rating, of which up to 40 hours may be instrument ground time;
(ii) 90 hours pilot-in-command flight time supervised by the holder of a flight instructor rating;
(iii) 50 hours cross-country flight time as pilot-in-command, including a VFR cross-country flight to a point of a minimum of 300 nautical mile radius from the point of departure and including 3 landings at points other than that of departure;
(iv) 10 hours of night flight time including a minimum of 5 hours dual instruction flight time, including 2 hours of cross-country flight time and 5 hours solo flight time, including 10 take-offs, circuits and landings;
(v) 60 hours of instrument flight time, of which up to 30 hours may be instrument ground time, or up to 40 hours if the training is conducted in a simulator or flight training device that can be used for an instrument rating renewal flight test, including
(A) 40 hours of dual instruction instrument flight time conducted by the holder of a flight instructor rating; and
(B) one dual cross-country flight under simulated or actual IMC conditions of a minimum of 100 nautical miles, the flight to be conducted in accordance with an IFR flight plan to include, at two different locations, an instrument approach to minima; and
(vi) 5 hours flight time on complex or technically advanced aeroplanes (A technically advanced aeroplane means an aeroplane that combines most or all of the following design features: advanced cockpit automation system (glass cockpit), GPS with moving map, automated engine and systems management, and integrated autoflight/autopilot systems for IFR/VFR flight operations)..
Successful completion of the flight tests for the Private Pilot Licence -- Aeroplane, the Commercial Pilot Licence -- Aeroplane, the multi-engine class rating and the Group 1 Instrument Rating.
Our objective is to provide training that meets or exceeds the minimum times, industry requirements and the knowledge necessary to pass the Transport Canada written and flight test examinations.

The ATP(A) flight training will be broken into 11 phases: PPL Primary, PPL Advanced, PPL Flight Test Preparation and Flight Test, Night, CPL Navigation, CPL Advanced, Instrument Simulator, Technically Advanced Airplane, Multi-Engine, Instrument Aircraft, and Multi Crew Course.

What’s New!

Flight Instructors Wanted:

iPilot: Designed in Manitoba, Assembled in China

Rates and quotes for flight training.

Flight Tests and Standards by Harv Penner

Cessna 172S Garmin 1000!

Radio Communications

2011 Ground School

Taildragger and Aerobatic checkout course

Facebook “like button”!

Announcing: Red Bird Flight Training Device

Harv’s Air Customer Handbook 2010

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

New Video! Harv’s Air invites you for a “spin in a Pitts Special S2B!

test test

Congrats to Congrats to Ashley and Sacha on their engagement!

Congrats to Harv Penner for winning the David Charles Abramson Memorial Flight Instructor Safety Awa

US Customs seminar

Buying and Owning an Aircraft Seminar!

Entering Commercial Aviation in Canada forum

Spot Tracker

Welcome to the Air Cadets of 2009!

It’s a Girl! Congrats to Thiea and Paul on the birth of their baby Girl!

Private pilot ground school

Webster Memorial Trophy Competition

Super saturated days

St. Andrews Fly in/Drive in Breakfast!

Harv’s Air is now on Twitter!

Introducing Hybrid power

Spot Trackers

Providence Aviation Trip 2009

In house flight instructor flight test!

Congrats to Luke for becoming a Pilot Examiner!

Congrats to Kate Weber for winning the Ninety Nines Rosella Bjornson Flying Scholarship!

Help Wanted: Aircraft Maintence Enginer and Flight Instructors

Flight Service Seminar

Ground School

Controlapolooza!

Office addition underway

Blended Commercial Ground School starting November 3

Welcome to all new and returning students this fall!

Air Cadets 2008

Indian DGCA ground school prep course

Manitoba Marathon 2008!

Fuel Surcharge removed!

Our Flight Instructors:

Providence Aviation Trip 2008

Linesmen/Flight Instructors

Fleet additions!

Flight Information Center Seminar!

Neil Armstrong Scholarship

Wanted: Dispatchers/Linesmen

Aviation Seminars!

Merry Christmas

Greg Penner: Runs New York Marathon

Upgrades

Harv’s Air Diamond DA40 Garmin 1000 promo video

Air Cadets 2007

Seminar: Indian Airline Pilot returns to talk about his experience

David clark x11 in stock for $849.90!

Manitoba Marathon! What an inspirational day!

Diamond Star

New to the fleet: Glass Cockpit Diamond DA40!

More than a job, a Career in Aviation (Forum).

New Training Video Package

Harv’s Air Forum!

Prov Trip 2007

Gift Certificates

Do you know people whose eyes turn upward at the sound of an airplane flying overhead? Give them a gift they'll remember for a lifetime... a gift certificate for a flying adventure!

Fleet News

Harv’s Air Flight Training can now offer FAA licence with a easy conversion!

New Harv’s Air Video

New scenery of Steinbach and St. Andrews for MS Flight Sim!! Thanks to Jonathan Gabbert!!

Instructor and Examiner Rants!

Commercial Ground School

Help Wanted: Linesmen/Dipatcher

New to the fleet: 2 X Cessna 152

Anne Reimer has been awarded the “Rosella Bjornson Scholarship”

Instructor Ratings

Multi Engine Trainer!

Webcam page is working again!

Email Invoices and Statements

Canadian Aviation Industry Update

New Photo Album!

New Pilots Forum

Greg & Tanya’s big day!

Help Wanted

Fly in at St. Andrews!

Welcome to all new and returning students.

Steinbach or St. Andrews?

Red River College: Aviation Management Program Diploma

Air Cadets Weblog

Contact Information for the Harv’s Air St. Andrews

Harv’s Air: St. Andrews Opens at St. Andrews Airport

BC Trip 2005

New Airplane: Cessna 152 C-GBXD

Ground Schools: Commercial Ground School

Leave comments for students

Webster Memorial Trophy : Top amateur pilot

Pilot Career Forum

New to the fleet

Integrated Pilot Courses

We offer 3 integrated pilot courses:

Commercial Pilot
Commercial Pilot with Multi Instrument
Frozen Airline Transport Pilot

The first question that comes up with Integrated courses is what is the difference between integrated courses and the traditional way of flight training. The answer is that in exchange for a tightly integrated focused course with more ground school, Transport Canada allows for the reduction of flying hours and additional privileges such as being able to write the Airline Transport examinations early.

For example the Integrated Commercial Licence requires 150 hours total time, which is a 50 hour reduction of flight time from the traditional Commercial Licence course. Considering that a hour is about $120, this is a savings of $6000! Another advantage is that student loans will give more credit toward the program and more of the training is tax deductible instead of small parts of the training in the traditional way of training.

So what’s the catch?

Each and every hour of flying is scripted and has requirements to complete. One can’t just fly around the patch and expect to get credit toward this licence. Each flight has a clear objective and plan, not just to “build hours”. The ground school requirements are higher, and their is a calender time limit (36 months). Specifically because of the ground school requirements, there is specific start time (September and April).

There are 3 different Integrated Courses, which one should I take?

CPL (A): The holder would earn a Commercial Pilot Licence, The advantage of this program is that you save 50 hours!
CPL IR (A): The holder would earn a Commercial Pilot Licence and a Multi IFR in 190 hours.
ATPL (A): The holder would earn a Commercial Pilot Licence and a Multi IFR in 205 hours. This course includes a multi crew course, and to write the Airline Transport Exams.

Why would I do this program?

Looking to reduce cost by reducing flight hours.
Prefer a structured organized course with a group of students.
Would like the student loan and tax advantages.
Ablity to write the ATPL exams and be “done” with school in a single course instead of coming back to school when you have 1500 hours to do the ATPL course.

Why would I not do this program?

You already have a pilot licence or a student pilot permit with more then 30 hours of flying experience. A limited amount of credit can be forwarded from previous flight training.
You prefer the flexibility of the traditional way of training, you are able to structure your own training.
Prefer to work on your own.
Can’t wait until a September or April start date.

What’s New!

Flight Instructors Wanted:

iPilot: Designed in Manitoba, Assembled in China

Rates and quotes for flight training.

Flight Tests and Standards by Harv Penner

Cessna 172S Garmin 1000!

Radio Communications

2011 Ground School

Taildragger and Aerobatic checkout course

Facebook “like button”!

Announcing: Red Bird Flight Training Device

Harv’s Air Customer Handbook 2010

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

New Video! Harv’s Air invites you for a “spin in a Pitts Special S2B!

test test

Congrats to Congrats to Ashley and Sacha on their engagement!

Congrats to Harv Penner for winning the David Charles Abramson Memorial Flight Instructor Safety Awa

US Customs seminar

Buying and Owning an Aircraft Seminar!

Entering Commercial Aviation in Canada forum

Spot Tracker

Welcome to the Air Cadets of 2009!

It’s a Girl! Congrats to Thiea and Paul on the birth of their baby Girl!

Private pilot ground school

Webster Memorial Trophy Competition

Super saturated days

St. Andrews Fly in/Drive in Breakfast!

Harv’s Air is now on Twitter!

Introducing Hybrid power

Spot Trackers

Providence Aviation Trip 2009

In house flight instructor flight test!

Congrats to Luke for becoming a Pilot Examiner!

Congrats to Kate Weber for winning the Ninety Nines Rosella Bjornson Flying Scholarship!

Help Wanted: Aircraft Maintence Enginer and Flight Instructors

Flight Service Seminar

Ground School

Controlapolooza!

Office addition underway

Blended Commercial Ground School starting November 3

Welcome to all new and returning students this fall!

Air Cadets 2008

Indian DGCA ground school prep course

Manitoba Marathon 2008!

Fuel Surcharge removed!

Our Flight Instructors:

Providence Aviation Trip 2008

Linesmen/Flight Instructors

Fleet additions!

Flight Information Center Seminar!

Neil Armstrong Scholarship

Wanted: Dispatchers/Linesmen

Aviation Seminars!

Merry Christmas

Greg Penner: Runs New York Marathon

Upgrades

Harv’s Air Diamond DA40 Garmin 1000 promo video

Air Cadets 2007

Seminar: Indian Airline Pilot returns to talk about his experience

David clark x11 in stock for $849.90!

Manitoba Marathon! What an inspirational day!

Diamond Star

New to the fleet: Glass Cockpit Diamond DA40!

More than a job, a Career in Aviation (Forum).

New Training Video Package

Harv’s Air Forum!

Prov Trip 2007

Gift Certificates

Do you know people whose eyes turn upward at the sound of an airplane flying overhead? Give them a gift they'll remember for a lifetime... a gift certificate for a flying adventure!

Fleet News

Harv’s Air Flight Training can now offer FAA licence with a easy conversion!

New Harv’s Air Video

New scenery of Steinbach and St. Andrews for MS Flight Sim!! Thanks to Jonathan Gabbert!!

Instructor and Examiner Rants!

Commercial Ground School

Help Wanted: Linesmen/Dipatcher

New to the fleet: 2 X Cessna 152

Anne Reimer has been awarded the “Rosella Bjornson Scholarship”

Instructor Ratings

Multi Engine Trainer!

Webcam page is working again!

Email Invoices and Statements

Canadian Aviation Industry Update

New Photo Album!

New Pilots Forum

Greg & Tanya’s big day!

Help Wanted

Fly in at St. Andrews!

Welcome to all new and returning students.

Steinbach or St. Andrews?

Red River College: Aviation Management Program Diploma

Air Cadets Weblog

Contact Information for the Harv’s Air St. Andrews

Harv’s Air: St. Andrews Opens at St. Andrews Airport

BC Trip 2005

New Airplane: Cessna 152 C-GBXD

Ground Schools: Commercial Ground School

Leave comments for students

Webster Memorial Trophy : Top amateur pilot

Pilot Career Forum

New to the fleet

常见问题

1. 学员需要多长时间才能完成全部的职业飞行员培训课程？
私照课程全职2-3个月，单发商照课程全职6-8个月，双发商照(仪表等级）课程10-12个月。学员的学习态度等因素会影响培训周期的长短。

2. 完成全部飞行员培训课程需要多少花费？
学员在我院完成私照大概费用为$15,000. 单发商照为$38,000 加拿大元，多发商照加仪表等级为 $53,000. 在实际飞行培训中，学员需要通过各项考试，学员的学习能力，学习态度会决定最后的花费

3. 到达加拿大后，学员食宿问题怎么办？
哈维斯飞行学院在两所培训基地都修建了学生公寓。单人间费用为每人每月$400，双人间为每人每月$300。学员一年的住宿费用大概在$5000左右。(每月房租包括水电，无线宽带网络，电话。宿舍设施有：家具，电视，洗衣机，烘干机，烤箱，冰箱，厨具，微波炉等厨房用品）学院专门聘请了清洁人员，他们每两个星期为学生打扫一次公寓。学员需要自己购买食物。但是学院在圣安德鲁基地内的餐厅可以提供学生寄宿制服务。（吃住全包）

4. 学员如何去购买食物和生活用品，学院会提供帮助吗？
学院为学员准备了专门的车辆供学生租用外出购买食物和生活用品。如果学员没有驾驶执照，学院会安排学员外出购买用品。(中国驾驶证执照在学校出具证明并办理好相关手续后，可以在曼尼托巴省内使用。有中国驾照的同学请将驾照原件带来加拿大）

5. 学院是否提供接机服务？
学院为新学员提供免费接机服务。学员在前来加拿大前可以向我学院申请机场接机服务。学员需要提供到达加拿大的日期，航空公司，航班号码和到达时间！我校会派专人去机场接机。

6. 在加拿大培训期间如果学员生病了将如何去看医生？花费如何？
学员在到达加拿大后，学院会协助学生购买和办理医疗保险卡。学员在加拿大学习期间，所有的医疗花费将会由保险公司支付。（牙医，和眼镜不包含在内）

7. 如果生活上学员遇到了困难，学院会为其提供帮助吗？
为了确保国际学员能专注于他们的飞行培训，学院同时为学员提供生活上的服务。新生在到达加拿大后，如果需要，学院会派人帮助学生办理在加拿大相应的证件和开办加拿大的银行账户。如果学员在生活上遇到困难，学院会为学生提供心里和生活上的帮助。

8. 在学习期间，学员遇到了语言困难该怎么办？
英语非母语的国际学员通常在学习期间因语言问题影响到飞行培训进度。为了确保学员顺利通过国际民航组织规定的英语四级考试，并能在最短的时间内和最少的花费下完成全部培训科目。我院会为学员提供专业的航空英语培训课程。

9. 我可以选择自己的教练吗？
学院采取的是一对一的教学方式，这样可以帮助学员在最短的时间内掌握所需的知识和技能。学员在培训初期，学院会给每位学员指定若干名教员，学员可以自己挑选一名最适合自己的教员。在学员确定自己的教练后，我们专业的飞行教员会根据学员的特点制定一套系统培训计划来帮助学员在最短时间内和最少的花费基础上成功完成全部的培训。

10. 飞行培训期间我可以外出打工吗？
学员必须在获取加拿大移民局颁发的工作签证后方可在校外打工。为了帮助学员，学院还提供了校内的兼职工作机会，学员不需要获取工作签证即可在校内工作。（校内的工作岗位有限，学校会根据学生的英语水平，个人能力和资历等因素聘用合适的学员）

11. 我在哈维斯飞行学院完成所有培训课程后，我所取得的加拿大商用多发仪表执照是否可以转换成中国的商用多发仪表执照？
学员在完成我院全部的课程后会取得由加拿大运输部(Transport Canada)颁发的商用多发仪表飞行执照。根据国际民航组织成员国之间的协议，学员获取的加拿大飞行执照是可以按照”中国民航局外籍飞行执照转换流程”转换成中国民用航空局颁发的商用多发仪表执照的。

12. 我在获取飞行执照后就业前景如何？
因为业务的拓展，我院会留用一部分的教员学员作为我院的教练。学校会根据自己的需要聘用合格的教员学员。加拿大本国有很多大大小小的航空公司，学员毕业后也可以选择去加拿大各个大小航空公司工作。中国航空业现在发展很快，无论是大型航线运输航空公司，还是公务航空公司和新兴高速发展的通用航空公司对飞行员需求都很大。

13. 哈维斯飞行学院在国内有代理机构吗？
为了避免学员承受高额的中介和代理费用，我院在中国没有设置中介和代理机构。请直接联系我院报名申请。

以下是学校学生宿舍，教室，机场等照片

What’s New!

Flight Instructors Wanted:

iPilot: Designed in Manitoba, Assembled in China

Rates and quotes for flight training.

Flight Tests and Standards by Harv Penner

Cessna 172S Garmin 1000!

Radio Communications

2011 Ground School

Taildragger and Aerobatic checkout course

Facebook “like button”!

Announcing: Red Bird Flight Training Device

Harv’s Air Customer Handbook 2010

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

New Video! Harv’s Air invites you for a “spin in a Pitts Special S2B!

test test

Congrats to Congrats to Ashley and Sacha on their engagement!

Congrats to Harv Penner for winning the David Charles Abramson Memorial Flight Instructor Safety Awa

US Customs seminar

Buying and Owning an Aircraft Seminar!

Entering Commercial Aviation in Canada forum

Spot Tracker

Welcome to the Air Cadets of 2009!

It’s a Girl! Congrats to Thiea and Paul on the birth of their baby Girl!

Private pilot ground school

Webster Memorial Trophy Competition

Super saturated days

St. Andrews Fly in/Drive in Breakfast!

Harv’s Air is now on Twitter!

Introducing Hybrid power

Spot Trackers

Providence Aviation Trip 2009

In house flight instructor flight test!

Congrats to Luke for becoming a Pilot Examiner!

Congrats to Kate Weber for winning the Ninety Nines Rosella Bjornson Flying Scholarship!

Help Wanted: Aircraft Maintence Enginer and Flight Instructors

Flight Service Seminar

Ground School

Controlapolooza!

Office addition underway

Blended Commercial Ground School starting November 3

Welcome to all new and returning students this fall!

Air Cadets 2008

Indian DGCA ground school prep course

Manitoba Marathon 2008!

Fuel Surcharge removed!

Our Flight Instructors:

Providence Aviation Trip 2008

Linesmen/Flight Instructors

Fleet additions!

Flight Information Center Seminar!

Neil Armstrong Scholarship

Wanted: Dispatchers/Linesmen

Aviation Seminars!

Merry Christmas

Greg Penner: Runs New York Marathon

Upgrades

Harv’s Air Diamond DA40 Garmin 1000 promo video

Air Cadets 2007

Seminar: Indian Airline Pilot returns to talk about his experience

David clark x11 in stock for $849.90!

Manitoba Marathon! What an inspirational day!

Diamond Star

New to the fleet: Glass Cockpit Diamond DA40!

More than a job, a Career in Aviation (Forum).

New Training Video Package

Harv’s Air Forum!

Prov Trip 2007

Gift Certificates

Do you know people whose eyes turn upward at the sound of an airplane flying overhead? Give them a gift they'll remember for a lifetime... a gift certificate for a flying adventure!

Fleet News

Harv’s Air Flight Training can now offer FAA licence with a easy conversion!

New Harv’s Air Video

New scenery of Steinbach and St. Andrews for MS Flight Sim!! Thanks to Jonathan Gabbert!!

Instructor and Examiner Rants!

Commercial Ground School

Help Wanted: Linesmen/Dipatcher

New to the fleet: 2 X Cessna 152

Anne Reimer has been awarded the “Rosella Bjornson Scholarship”

Instructor Ratings

Multi Engine Trainer!

Webcam page is working again!

Email Invoices and Statements

Canadian Aviation Industry Update

New Photo Album!

New Pilots Forum

Greg & Tanya’s big day!

Help Wanted

Fly in at St. Andrews!

Welcome to all new and returning students.

Steinbach or St. Andrews?

Red River College: Aviation Management Program Diploma

Air Cadets Weblog

Contact Information for the Harv’s Air St. Andrews

Harv’s Air: St. Andrews Opens at St. Andrews Airport

BC Trip 2005

New Airplane: Cessna 152 C-GBXD

Ground Schools: Commercial Ground School

Leave comments for students

Webster Memorial Trophy : Top amateur pilot

Pilot Career Forum

New to the fleet

入学要求

基本要求：

1. 年满18周岁。（男女不限）
2. 具有高中或者高中以上的文化程度。
3. 心理素质好、反应能力快、模仿能力佳、逻辑思维强，具有积极向上的学习态度。
4. 具有较高的英语听，说，读，写能力。（雅思5.5可免英语面试）

身体要求:

现将不适合空中飞行的明显症状列出，以使大家对飞行学员的身体条件有所了解。便于同学们斟酌自己的身体情况是否适合报名。

具有下列情况者，不适合学习飞行：
1. 骨与关节疾病或畸形。
2. 明显的“O”型或“X”型腿。
3. 久治不愈的皮肤病，如：头癣、湿疹、牛皮癣、慢性荨麻诊等。
4. 慢性肠胃道疾病（胃炎，溃疡病）。
5. 肝炎成肝脾肿大；HBsAg阳性。
6. 肾炎或血尿，蛋白尿。
7. 精神病家族史．癫痫病史
8. 颜面五官明显不对称。
9. 较重的晕车、晕船史。
10.口吃。
11.耳道流过脓，听力差；经常耳鸣。
12.肺结核。
13.较重的砂眼或倒睫。

视力要求:
1.视野异常
2.色觉异常
3.夜盲
4.双眼视功能异常
5.其他可能影响安全行使执照权利的眼及其附属器的疾病和创伤

如果您不太确定您的身体情况是否达到飞行标准，或者对体检上有任何问题，请直接向我们咨询

What’s New!

Flight Instructors Wanted:

iPilot: Designed in Manitoba, Assembled in China

Rates and quotes for flight training.

Flight Tests and Standards by Harv Penner

Cessna 172S Garmin 1000!

Radio Communications

2011 Ground School

Taildragger and Aerobatic checkout course

Facebook “like button”!

Announcing: Red Bird Flight Training Device

Harv’s Air Customer Handbook 2010

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

New Video! Harv’s Air invites you for a “spin in a Pitts Special S2B!

test test

Congrats to Congrats to Ashley and Sacha on their engagement!

Congrats to Harv Penner for winning the David Charles Abramson Memorial Flight Instructor Safety Awa

US Customs seminar

Buying and Owning an Aircraft Seminar!

Entering Commercial Aviation in Canada forum

Spot Tracker

Welcome to the Air Cadets of 2009!

It’s a Girl! Congrats to Thiea and Paul on the birth of their baby Girl!

Private pilot ground school

Webster Memorial Trophy Competition

Super saturated days

St. Andrews Fly in/Drive in Breakfast!

Harv’s Air is now on Twitter!

Introducing Hybrid power

Spot Trackers

Providence Aviation Trip 2009

In house flight instructor flight test!

Congrats to Luke for becoming a Pilot Examiner!

Congrats to Kate Weber for winning the Ninety Nines Rosella Bjornson Flying Scholarship!

Help Wanted: Aircraft Maintence Enginer and Flight Instructors

Flight Service Seminar

Ground School

Controlapolooza!

Office addition underway

Blended Commercial Ground School starting November 3

Welcome to all new and returning students this fall!

Air Cadets 2008

Indian DGCA ground school prep course

Manitoba Marathon 2008!

Fuel Surcharge removed!

Our Flight Instructors:

Providence Aviation Trip 2008

Linesmen/Flight Instructors

Fleet additions!

Flight Information Center Seminar!

Neil Armstrong Scholarship

Wanted: Dispatchers/Linesmen

Aviation Seminars!

Merry Christmas

Greg Penner: Runs New York Marathon

Upgrades

Harv’s Air Diamond DA40 Garmin 1000 promo video

Air Cadets 2007

Seminar: Indian Airline Pilot returns to talk about his experience

David clark x11 in stock for $849.90!

Manitoba Marathon! What an inspirational day!

Diamond Star

New to the fleet: Glass Cockpit Diamond DA40!

More than a job, a Career in Aviation (Forum).

New Training Video Package

Harv’s Air Forum!

Prov Trip 2007

Gift Certificates

Do you know people whose eyes turn upward at the sound of an airplane flying overhead? Give them a gift they'll remember for a lifetime... a gift certificate for a flying adventure!

Fleet News

Harv’s Air Flight Training can now offer FAA licence with a easy conversion!

New Harv’s Air Video

New scenery of Steinbach and St. Andrews for MS Flight Sim!! Thanks to Jonathan Gabbert!!

Instructor and Examiner Rants!

Commercial Ground School

Help Wanted: Linesmen/Dipatcher

New to the fleet: 2 X Cessna 152

Anne Reimer has been awarded the “Rosella Bjornson Scholarship”

Instructor Ratings

Multi Engine Trainer!

Webcam page is working again!

Email Invoices and Statements

Canadian Aviation Industry Update

New Photo Album!

New Pilots Forum

Greg & Tanya’s big day!

Help Wanted

Fly in at St. Andrews!

Welcome to all new and returning students.

Steinbach or St. Andrews?

Red River College: Aviation Management Program Diploma

Air Cadets Weblog

Contact Information for the Harv’s Air St. Andrews

Harv’s Air: St. Andrews Opens at St. Andrews Airport

BC Trip 2005

New Airplane: Cessna 152 C-GBXD

Ground Schools: Commercial Ground School

Leave comments for students

Webster Memorial Trophy : Top amateur pilot

Pilot Career Forum

New to the fleet

培训机型

我院的培训飞机单发机型以塞斯纳为主，同时辅以钻石DA40和派珀PA28等下单翼飞机。双发培训机型为西门诺尔和比奇95型

Cessna 152- Two-seat professional single engine aircraft for flight training 塞斯纳152型固定翼飞机-两座单引擎固定翼专业培训飞机

Cessna 152 Specifications：塞斯纳152型固定翼飞机详述

Seats: 2
座位：2
Takeoff Weight: 1675 lbs
起飞重量：1675磅
Load: 544lbs
载重量：544磅
Max Speed: 200km/h
飞行速度 200公里/小时

Cessna 172- Four-seat professional single engine aircraft for flight training 塞斯纳172型固定翼飞机-四座单引擎固定翼专业培训飞机

Cessna 172 Specifications:

塞斯纳172型固定翼飞机详述

Seats: 4
座位：4
Takeoff Weight: 2300 lbs
起飞重量：2300磅
Load: 870 lbs
载重量：870磅
Max Speed:232km/h
飞行速度 232公里/小时

Piper Warrior 28- Four-seat aircraft for flight training 派珀PA28型-四座单引擎固定翼培训飞机

Piper Warrior Specifications：

派珀PA28型固定翼飞机详述

Seats: 4
座位：4
Takeoff Weight: 2440 lbs
起飞重量：2440磅
Load: 1088lbs
载重量：1088磅
Max Speed: 235km/h
飞行速度 235公里/小时

Diamond DA 40 Diamond Star- Four seats aircraft for flight training

钻石DA40型-四座固定翼培训飞机

Diamond DA 40 Specifications：

钻石DA40型固定翼飞机详述

Seats: 4
座位：4
Takeoff Weight: 2535 lbs
总重量：2535磅
Load: 992lbs
载重量：992磅
Max Speed: 287 km/h
飞行速度 287公里/小时

Piper PA-44- Four seats aircraft for flight training

PA 44型4座固定翼培训飞机

Piper Seminole Specifications：

PA44型固定翼飞机详述

Seats: 4
座位：4
Takeoff Weight: 3800lbs
总重量：3800磅
Load: 1440lbs
载重量：1400磅
Max Speed: 374km/h
飞行速度 374公里/小时

Piper PA-34Seneca- Six seats aircraft for flight training

PA34型赛内卡6座双引擎飞行培训飞机

Piper Seneca Specifications:

PA34型赛内卡飞机详述

Seats: 6
座位：6
Take off Weight: 4200 lbs
最大起飞重量：4200磅
Load: 1577lbs
载重量：1577磅
Max Speed: 314km/h
飞行速度314公里/小时

Beach 95-Four seats aircraft for flight training

比奇Beach95型- 4座双引擎飞行培训飞机

Beach 95 Specifications:

比奇Beach 95型飞机详述

Seats: 4
座位：4
Take off Weight: 4200 lbs
最大起飞重量：4200磅
Load: 1645lbs
载重量：1645磅
Max Speed: 386km/h
飞行速度386公里/小时

Piper PA-31- Eight seats aircraft for charter and flight training

PA 31型8座固定翼培训飞机

Piper Navajo Specifications：

PA31型固定翼飞机详述

Seats: 8
座位：8
Takeoff Weight: 6500 lbs
总重量：6500磅
Load: 2428lbs
载重量：2438磅
Max Speed: 420km/h
飞行速度 420公里/小时

Flight Simulator 飞行模拟器

为了让学员熟练掌握飞行操作技巧，哈维斯飞行学院引进了加拿大首台 Redbird FMX全动飞行模拟器

What’s New!

Flight Instructors Wanted:

iPilot: Designed in Manitoba, Assembled in China

Rates and quotes for flight training.

Flight Tests and Standards by Harv Penner

Cessna 172S Garmin 1000!

Radio Communications

2011 Ground School

Taildragger and Aerobatic checkout course

Facebook “like button”!

Announcing: Red Bird Flight Training Device

Harv’s Air Customer Handbook 2010

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

New Video! Harv’s Air invites you for a “spin in a Pitts Special S2B!

test test

Congrats to Congrats to Ashley and Sacha on their engagement!

Congrats to Harv Penner for winning the David Charles Abramson Memorial Flight Instructor Safety Awa

US Customs seminar

Buying and Owning an Aircraft Seminar!

Entering Commercial Aviation in Canada forum

Spot Tracker

Welcome to the Air Cadets of 2009!

It’s a Girl! Congrats to Thiea and Paul on the birth of their baby Girl!

Private pilot ground school

Webster Memorial Trophy Competition

Super saturated days

St. Andrews Fly in/Drive in Breakfast!

Harv’s Air is now on Twitter!

Introducing Hybrid power

Spot Trackers

Providence Aviation Trip 2009

In house flight instructor flight test!

Congrats to Luke for becoming a Pilot Examiner!

Congrats to Kate Weber for winning the Ninety Nines Rosella Bjornson Flying Scholarship!

Help Wanted: Aircraft Maintence Enginer and Flight Instructors

Flight Service Seminar

Ground School

Controlapolooza!

Office addition underway

Blended Commercial Ground School starting November 3

Welcome to all new and returning students this fall!

Air Cadets 2008

Indian DGCA ground school prep course

Manitoba Marathon 2008!

Fuel Surcharge removed!

Our Flight Instructors:

Providence Aviation Trip 2008

Linesmen/Flight Instructors

Fleet additions!

Flight Information Center Seminar!

Neil Armstrong Scholarship

Wanted: Dispatchers/Linesmen

Aviation Seminars!

Merry Christmas

Greg Penner: Runs New York Marathon

Upgrades

Harv’s Air Diamond DA40 Garmin 1000 promo video

Air Cadets 2007

Seminar: Indian Airline Pilot returns to talk about his experience

David clark x11 in stock for $849.90!

Manitoba Marathon! What an inspirational day!

Diamond Star

New to the fleet: Glass Cockpit Diamond DA40!

More than a job, a Career in Aviation (Forum).

New Training Video Package

Harv’s Air Forum!

Prov Trip 2007

Gift Certificates

Do you know people whose eyes turn upward at the sound of an airplane flying overhead? Give them a gift they'll remember for a lifetime... a gift certificate for a flying adventure!

Fleet News

Harv’s Air Flight Training can now offer FAA licence with a easy conversion!

New Harv’s Air Video

New scenery of Steinbach and St. Andrews for MS Flight Sim!! Thanks to Jonathan Gabbert!!

Instructor and Examiner Rants!

Commercial Ground School

Help Wanted: Linesmen/Dipatcher

New to the fleet: 2 X Cessna 152

Anne Reimer has been awarded the “Rosella Bjornson Scholarship”

Instructor Ratings

Multi Engine Trainer!

Webcam page is working again!

Email Invoices and Statements

Canadian Aviation Industry Update

New Photo Album!

New Pilots Forum

Greg & Tanya’s big day!

Help Wanted

Fly in at St. Andrews!

Welcome to all new and returning students.

Steinbach or St. Andrews?

Red River College: Aviation Management Program Diploma

Air Cadets Weblog

Contact Information for the Harv’s Air St. Andrews

Harv’s Air: St. Andrews Opens at St. Andrews Airport

BC Trip 2005

New Airplane: Cessna 152 C-GBXD

Ground Schools: Commercial Ground School

Leave comments for students

Webster Memorial Trophy : Top amateur pilot

Pilot Career Forum

New to the fleet

飞行课程

飞行员培训课程

哈维斯飞行学院致力于为航空业培养出高素质及专业的飞行员。无论你是渴望自驾飞机翱翔天空，还是立志成为职业飞行员，我们专业的培训课程可以帮你在短时间内取得商用飞行员执照，实现你的梦想。

私用执照课程(Private Pilot License)

基本课程要求
完成不得低于45小时的飞行时间，其中包括：
* 17小时的教练带飞，其中包括5小时的仪表飞行，3小时的转场飞行
* 12小时的单飞，其中包括5小时的转场飞行
* 40小时的地面理论课程，其中包括航空法，气象学，导航学等航空理论知识
* 通过加拿大运输部的私用飞行员执照理论和实践飞行考试

培训周期
2-3个月(全职）

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单发商照课程(Single Commercial Pilot License)

基本课程要求
完成不得低于200小时的总飞行时间，其中包括：
* 100小时的单飞
* 20小时转场飞行
* 35小时带飞
* 完成夜航等级
* 80小时的地面理论课程，其中包括航空法，气象学，导航学等航空理论知识
* 通过加拿大运输部的商照飞行员执照理论和实践飞行考试

培训周期
9-10个月（全职）

阶段一：私用执照课程
阶段二：夜航等级
阶段三：单飞小时累积
阶段四：单发商照课程

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多发商照+仪表等级课程(Multi Commercial Pilot License + Instrument Rating)

基本课程要求
完成不得低于200小时的总飞行时间，其中包括：
* 100小时的单飞
* 50小时转场飞行
* 35小时带飞
* 完成夜航等级
* 40小时仪表飞行
* 80小时的地面理论课程，其中包括航空法，气象学，导航学等航空理论知识
* 通过加拿大运输部的商照，双发，仪表等级执照理论和实践飞行考试

培训周期
10-12个月（全职）

阶段一：私用执照课程
阶段二：夜航等级
阶段三：单飞小时累积
阶段四：双发商照课程
阶段五：仪表等级课程

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飞行教员课程 (Instructor Rating)

基本课程要求
* 完成不得低于30小时的带飞
* 25小时地面理论课程
* 熟练通过加拿大运输部的教员执照笔试和飞行考试

培训周期
2-3个月（全职）

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哈维斯飞行学院会根据每位学员的特点为学员量身制定一套系统的飞行培训计划，让学员能在最经济，最短的时间内完成飞行培训课程，并且取得所需的飞行员执照。

What’s New!

Flight Instructors Wanted:

iPilot: Designed in Manitoba, Assembled in China

Rates and quotes for flight training.

Flight Tests and Standards by Harv Penner

Cessna 172S Garmin 1000!

Radio Communications

2011 Ground School

Taildragger and Aerobatic checkout course

Facebook “like button”!

Announcing: Red Bird Flight Training Device

Harv’s Air Customer Handbook 2010

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

New Video! Harv’s Air invites you for a “spin in a Pitts Special S2B!

test test

Congrats to Congrats to Ashley and Sacha on their engagement!

Congrats to Harv Penner for winning the David Charles Abramson Memorial Flight Instructor Safety Awa

US Customs seminar

Buying and Owning an Aircraft Seminar!

Entering Commercial Aviation in Canada forum

Spot Tracker

Welcome to the Air Cadets of 2009!

It’s a Girl! Congrats to Thiea and Paul on the birth of their baby Girl!

Private pilot ground school

Webster Memorial Trophy Competition

Super saturated days

St. Andrews Fly in/Drive in Breakfast!

Harv’s Air is now on Twitter!

Introducing Hybrid power

Spot Trackers

Providence Aviation Trip 2009

In house flight instructor flight test!

Congrats to Luke for becoming a Pilot Examiner!

Congrats to Kate Weber for winning the Ninety Nines Rosella Bjornson Flying Scholarship!

Help Wanted: Aircraft Maintence Enginer and Flight Instructors

Flight Service Seminar

Ground School

Controlapolooza!

Office addition underway

Blended Commercial Ground School starting November 3

Welcome to all new and returning students this fall!

Air Cadets 2008

Indian DGCA ground school prep course

Manitoba Marathon 2008!

Fuel Surcharge removed!

Our Flight Instructors:

Providence Aviation Trip 2008

Linesmen/Flight Instructors

Fleet additions!

Flight Information Center Seminar!

Neil Armstrong Scholarship

Wanted: Dispatchers/Linesmen

Aviation Seminars!

Merry Christmas

Greg Penner: Runs New York Marathon

Upgrades

Harv’s Air Diamond DA40 Garmin 1000 promo video

Air Cadets 2007

Seminar: Indian Airline Pilot returns to talk about his experience

David clark x11 in stock for $849.90!

Manitoba Marathon! What an inspirational day!

Diamond Star

New to the fleet: Glass Cockpit Diamond DA40!

More than a job, a Career in Aviation (Forum).

New Training Video Package

Harv’s Air Forum!

Prov Trip 2007

Gift Certificates

Do you know people whose eyes turn upward at the sound of an airplane flying overhead? Give them a gift they'll remember for a lifetime... a gift certificate for a flying adventure!

Fleet News

Harv’s Air Flight Training can now offer FAA licence with a easy conversion!

New Harv’s Air Video

New scenery of Steinbach and St. Andrews for MS Flight Sim!! Thanks to Jonathan Gabbert!!

Instructor and Examiner Rants!

Commercial Ground School

Help Wanted: Linesmen/Dipatcher

New to the fleet: 2 X Cessna 152

Anne Reimer has been awarded the “Rosella Bjornson Scholarship”

Instructor Ratings

Multi Engine Trainer!

Webcam page is working again!

Email Invoices and Statements

Canadian Aviation Industry Update

New Photo Album!

New Pilots Forum

Greg & Tanya’s big day!

Help Wanted

Fly in at St. Andrews!

Welcome to all new and returning students.

Steinbach or St. Andrews?

Red River College: Aviation Management Program Diploma

Air Cadets Weblog

Contact Information for the Harv’s Air St. Andrews

Harv’s Air: St. Andrews Opens at St. Andrews Airport

BC Trip 2005

New Airplane: Cessna 152 C-GBXD

Ground Schools: Commercial Ground School

Leave comments for students

Webster Memorial Trophy : Top amateur pilot

Pilot Career Forum

New to the fleet

The first step: A discovery flight!

What on earth are you waiting for? Try a discovery flight!

Interested in learning to fly? Then a discovery flight might be just the ticket for you!

A discovery flight is lesson one for either the Recreational or Private Licence. It is designed to show you what flying an airplane is like, a chance to explain what learning to fly is all about, and to meet the staff and tour around our flight school. It is not just an airplane ride. The Discovery Flight is separated into three parts; preflight briefing, the flight itself, and the postflight briefing.

The Discovery flight starts with a Preflight Briefing in the office. Your instructor will explain exactly what you are going to do in the flight, taking into account such things as safety, the weather, and the aircraft. After answering any questions you may have, you and your instructor will complete a safety walk around of the aircraft together.

The second segment of the lesson is the fun part...we go FLYING! From the pilot’s seat you will perform the checklist, startup procedures and after a short demonstration, will taxi the aircraft to the runway. Once the preflight checks are completed, it’s time to takeoff and “slip the surly bonds.” In the air you will do most of the flying, learning how to turn, climb, descend, and slow down/speed up: generally getting the feel for the airplane. You will be surprised how easy it really is and how awesome it feels to be flying your own airplane. After joining the circuit pattern at the airport you and your instructor will land the aircraft.

Once done taxiing and shutting down, you will be debriefed by your instructor, describing how you did and what to look out for your next flight. To complete the Discovery flight your instructor will tour you around the school/airport and airplanes, allowing you to explore our large fleet.

A discovery flight usually takes an hour to complete including the 30 min flight.

Ready to take the next step? Contact us to make a booking!

What’s New!

Flight Instructors Wanted:

iPilot: Designed in Manitoba, Assembled in China

Rates and quotes for flight training.

Flight Tests and Standards by Harv Penner

Cessna 172S Garmin 1000!

Radio Communications

2011 Ground School

Taildragger and Aerobatic checkout course

Facebook “like button”!

Announcing: Red Bird Flight Training Device

Harv’s Air Customer Handbook 2010

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

New Video! Harv’s Air invites you for a “spin in a Pitts Special S2B!

test test

Congrats to Congrats to Ashley and Sacha on their engagement!

Congrats to Harv Penner for winning the David Charles Abramson Memorial Flight Instructor Safety Awa

US Customs seminar

Buying and Owning an Aircraft Seminar!

Entering Commercial Aviation in Canada forum

Spot Tracker

Welcome to the Air Cadets of 2009!

It’s a Girl! Congrats to Thiea and Paul on the birth of their baby Girl!

Private pilot ground school

Webster Memorial Trophy Competition

Super saturated days

St. Andrews Fly in/Drive in Breakfast!

Harv’s Air is now on Twitter!

Introducing Hybrid power

Spot Trackers

Providence Aviation Trip 2009

In house flight instructor flight test!

Congrats to Luke for becoming a Pilot Examiner!

Congrats to Kate Weber for winning the Ninety Nines Rosella Bjornson Flying Scholarship!

Help Wanted: Aircraft Maintence Enginer and Flight Instructors

Flight Service Seminar

Ground School

Controlapolooza!

Office addition underway

Blended Commercial Ground School starting November 3

Welcome to all new and returning students this fall!

Air Cadets 2008

Indian DGCA ground school prep course

Manitoba Marathon 2008!

Fuel Surcharge removed!

Our Flight Instructors:

Providence Aviation Trip 2008

Linesmen/Flight Instructors

Fleet additions!

Flight Information Center Seminar!

Neil Armstrong Scholarship

Wanted: Dispatchers/Linesmen

Aviation Seminars!

Merry Christmas

Greg Penner: Runs New York Marathon

Upgrades

Harv’s Air Diamond DA40 Garmin 1000 promo video

Air Cadets 2007

Seminar: Indian Airline Pilot returns to talk about his experience

David clark x11 in stock for $849.90!

Manitoba Marathon! What an inspirational day!

Diamond Star

New to the fleet: Glass Cockpit Diamond DA40!

More than a job, a Career in Aviation (Forum).

New Training Video Package

Harv’s Air Forum!

Prov Trip 2007

Gift Certificates

Do you know people whose eyes turn upward at the sound of an airplane flying overhead? Give them a gift they'll remember for a lifetime... a gift certificate for a flying adventure!

Fleet News

Harv’s Air Flight Training can now offer FAA licence with a easy conversion!

New Harv’s Air Video

New scenery of Steinbach and St. Andrews for MS Flight Sim!! Thanks to Jonathan Gabbert!!

Instructor and Examiner Rants!

Commercial Ground School

Help Wanted: Linesmen/Dipatcher

New to the fleet: 2 X Cessna 152

Anne Reimer has been awarded the “Rosella Bjornson Scholarship”

Instructor Ratings

Multi Engine Trainer!

Webcam page is working again!

Email Invoices and Statements

Canadian Aviation Industry Update

New Photo Album!

New Pilots Forum

Greg & Tanya’s big day!

Help Wanted

Fly in at St. Andrews!

Welcome to all new and returning students.

Steinbach or St. Andrews?

Red River College: Aviation Management Program Diploma

Air Cadets Weblog

Contact Information for the Harv’s Air St. Andrews

Harv’s Air: St. Andrews Opens at St. Andrews Airport

BC Trip 2005

New Airplane: Cessna 152 C-GBXD

Ground Schools: Commercial Ground School

Leave comments for students

Webster Memorial Trophy : Top amateur pilot

Pilot Career Forum

New to the fleet

Indian aviation student application procedure

Please fill the application form out.

1. Passport picture page via email adam@harvsair.com
2. highest level of school transcripts achieved.
3. Please describe your aspirations in aviation and your plan for flight training.
4. Complete the air exercise and pstar portion of our Online ground school. This is done to allow us to see that you are serous about flight training. This will allow you to accelerate your training as you will have completed the first 1/3 of ground school and will shorten your time on course.
5. After you have done the above requirements, $200 CAD application fee. This covers the cost of sending you the letters via courier and the cost to cover the Air Exercise and PSTAR Online Ground School .This fee is not refundable if you do not show up for flight training.

The fee can be paid via wire transfer, visa, mastercard, paypal, western union, or bank check. Credit cards may be paid with our secure payment system. If paying with wire transfer please email us who the wire is coming from and when it was sent.

Swift code: ROYCCAT2
Transit number: 06117
Bank number 003
Account number: 1006956

Harv's Air Service LTD.
Box 1056
Steinbach, MB, CANADA
R5G 1M8
(204) 326 2434
Fax: 204 326 4182
adam@harvsair.com

Royal Bank of Canada
Steinbach Branch
Box 1330
288 Main St.
Steinbach, MB, CANADA
R5G 1M8

What’s New!

Flight Instructors Wanted:

iPilot: Designed in Manitoba, Assembled in China

Rates and quotes for flight training.

Flight Tests and Standards by Harv Penner

Cessna 172S Garmin 1000!

Radio Communications

2011 Ground School

Taildragger and Aerobatic checkout course

Facebook “like button”!

Announcing: Red Bird Flight Training Device

Harv’s Air Customer Handbook 2010

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

New Video! Harv’s Air invites you for a “spin in a Pitts Special S2B!

test test

Congrats to Congrats to Ashley and Sacha on their engagement!

Congrats to Harv Penner for winning the David Charles Abramson Memorial Flight Instructor Safety Awa

US Customs seminar

Buying and Owning an Aircraft Seminar!

Entering Commercial Aviation in Canada forum

Spot Tracker

Welcome to the Air Cadets of 2009!

It’s a Girl! Congrats to Thiea and Paul on the birth of their baby Girl!

Private pilot ground school

Webster Memorial Trophy Competition

Super saturated days

St. Andrews Fly in/Drive in Breakfast!

Harv’s Air is now on Twitter!

Introducing Hybrid power

Spot Trackers

Providence Aviation Trip 2009

In house flight instructor flight test!

Congrats to Luke for becoming a Pilot Examiner!

Congrats to Kate Weber for winning the Ninety Nines Rosella Bjornson Flying Scholarship!

Help Wanted: Aircraft Maintence Enginer and Flight Instructors

Flight Service Seminar

Ground School

Controlapolooza!

Office addition underway

Blended Commercial Ground School starting November 3

Welcome to all new and returning students this fall!

Air Cadets 2008

Indian DGCA ground school prep course

Manitoba Marathon 2008!

Fuel Surcharge removed!

Our Flight Instructors:

Providence Aviation Trip 2008

Linesmen/Flight Instructors

Fleet additions!

Flight Information Center Seminar!

Neil Armstrong Scholarship

Wanted: Dispatchers/Linesmen

Aviation Seminars!

Merry Christmas

Greg Penner: Runs New York Marathon

Upgrades

Harv’s Air Diamond DA40 Garmin 1000 promo video

Air Cadets 2007

Seminar: Indian Airline Pilot returns to talk about his experience

David clark x11 in stock for $849.90!

Manitoba Marathon! What an inspirational day!

Diamond Star

New to the fleet: Glass Cockpit Diamond DA40!

More than a job, a Career in Aviation (Forum).

New Training Video Package

Harv’s Air Forum!

Prov Trip 2007

Gift Certificates

Do you know people whose eyes turn upward at the sound of an airplane flying overhead? Give them a gift they'll remember for a lifetime... a gift certificate for a flying adventure!

Fleet News

Harv’s Air Flight Training can now offer FAA licence with a easy conversion!

New Harv’s Air Video

New scenery of Steinbach and St. Andrews for MS Flight Sim!! Thanks to Jonathan Gabbert!!

Instructor and Examiner Rants!

Commercial Ground School

Help Wanted: Linesmen/Dipatcher

New to the fleet: 2 X Cessna 152

Anne Reimer has been awarded the “Rosella Bjornson Scholarship”

Instructor Ratings

Multi Engine Trainer!

Webcam page is working again!

Email Invoices and Statements

Canadian Aviation Industry Update

New Photo Album!

New Pilots Forum

Greg & Tanya’s big day!

Help Wanted

Fly in at St. Andrews!

Welcome to all new and returning students.

Steinbach or St. Andrews?

Red River College: Aviation Management Program Diploma

Air Cadets Weblog

Contact Information for the Harv’s Air St. Andrews

Harv’s Air: St. Andrews Opens at St. Andrews Airport

BC Trip 2005

New Airplane: Cessna 152 C-GBXD

Ground Schools: Commercial Ground School

Leave comments for students

Webster Memorial Trophy : Top amateur pilot

Pilot Career Forum

New to the fleet

Length and Cost of Professional Pilot Course

We allow students to set their own length for the flight training program. To complete the Professional Pilot Course a minimum of 5 months is required. This requires a VERY intensive pace and a lot of stamina with no breaks. Not everyone can do it. Studying the ground school online (www.pilottraining.ca) also helps to decrease the time spent on course. On average it takes students 7-8 months to complete the Professional Pilot Course. We will give you the resources to finish in the minimum time you personally can complete the course. Cost of the course For current cost please email

Payment of course fees

For students enrolled in the professional pilot course, course fees are made by installments every 2 months during the course duration.

The first payment is required before starting training program upon arrival at the school. This schedule may need to be speeded up if the student is fast tracking their program.

Commencement of program: $10,000
Start of 2nd month: $10,000
Start of 4th month: $10,000
Start of 6th month: remaining funds

Wire transfer details:
Swift code: ROYCCAT2
Transit number: 06117
Bank number 003
Account number: 1006956

Harv's Air Service LTD.
Box 1056
Steinbach, MB, CANADA
R5G 1M8
Ph: (204) 326 2434
Fax: (204) 326 4182
info@harvsair.com

Royal Bank of Canada
Steinbach Branch
Box 1330
288 Main St.
Steinbach, MB, CANADA
R5G 1M8

Secure Server for credit card payments.

Students can also start a bank account before they arrive in Canada, transfer money to that account, and then pay us from that bank account. One such bank that will assist you in setting up a account before you arrive: www.scu.mb.ca

Additional cost for flight students

Health coverage

For all international students, you will be required to have student health insurance which cost about $40/month. Details can be obtained from http://www.kinginsurance.com/ Medical insurance may be purchased before you arrive in Canada and is often cheaper when bought apart of your normal health coverage.

Accommodations cost
Details on accommodations cost $350 for a single room or $250 for a shared room. Includes utilities except phone and internet. Unlimited internet is $15/month (wireless). Students who do not fly 20 hours in a month will be charged $75 extra.

Cost of living
The cost of living (food, ect) varies wildly depending on the lifestyle of the student. Rock bottom would be about $150/month and the highest would be $1000/month. Average is around $250/month

Transportation
Students live on the airport property can walk to school. When students need essentials they can rent one of the student cars and drive to Steinbach or Winnipeg. Cost to rent the car is $ 0.45 per kilometer including fuel. Indian students must demonstrate their driving ability before renting the car.

What’s New!

Flight Instructors Wanted:

iPilot: Designed in Manitoba, Assembled in China

Rates and quotes for flight training.

Flight Tests and Standards by Harv Penner

Cessna 172S Garmin 1000!

Radio Communications

2011 Ground School

Taildragger and Aerobatic checkout course

Facebook “like button”!

Announcing: Red Bird Flight Training Device

Harv’s Air Customer Handbook 2010

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

New Video! Harv’s Air invites you for a “spin in a Pitts Special S2B!

test test

Congrats to Congrats to Ashley and Sacha on their engagement!

Congrats to Harv Penner for winning the David Charles Abramson Memorial Flight Instructor Safety Awa

US Customs seminar

Buying and Owning an Aircraft Seminar!

Entering Commercial Aviation in Canada forum

Spot Tracker

Welcome to the Air Cadets of 2009!

It’s a Girl! Congrats to Thiea and Paul on the birth of their baby Girl!

Private pilot ground school

Webster Memorial Trophy Competition

Super saturated days

St. Andrews Fly in/Drive in Breakfast!

Harv’s Air is now on Twitter!

Introducing Hybrid power

Spot Trackers

Providence Aviation Trip 2009

In house flight instructor flight test!

Congrats to Luke for becoming a Pilot Examiner!

Congrats to Kate Weber for winning the Ninety Nines Rosella Bjornson Flying Scholarship!

Help Wanted: Aircraft Maintence Enginer and Flight Instructors

Flight Service Seminar

Ground School

Controlapolooza!

Office addition underway

Blended Commercial Ground School starting November 3

Welcome to all new and returning students this fall!

Air Cadets 2008

Indian DGCA ground school prep course

Manitoba Marathon 2008!

Fuel Surcharge removed!

Our Flight Instructors:

Providence Aviation Trip 2008

Linesmen/Flight Instructors

Fleet additions!

Flight Information Center Seminar!

Neil Armstrong Scholarship

Wanted: Dispatchers/Linesmen

Aviation Seminars!

Merry Christmas

Greg Penner: Runs New York Marathon

Upgrades

Harv’s Air Diamond DA40 Garmin 1000 promo video

Air Cadets 2007

Seminar: Indian Airline Pilot returns to talk about his experience

David clark x11 in stock for $849.90!

Manitoba Marathon! What an inspirational day!

Diamond Star

New to the fleet: Glass Cockpit Diamond DA40!

More than a job, a Career in Aviation (Forum).

New Training Video Package

Harv’s Air Forum!

Prov Trip 2007

Gift Certificates

Do you know people whose eyes turn upward at the sound of an airplane flying overhead? Give them a gift they'll remember for a lifetime... a gift certificate for a flying adventure!

Fleet News

Harv’s Air Flight Training can now offer FAA licence with a easy conversion!

New Harv’s Air Video

New scenery of Steinbach and St. Andrews for MS Flight Sim!! Thanks to Jonathan Gabbert!!

Instructor and Examiner Rants!

Commercial Ground School

Help Wanted: Linesmen/Dipatcher

New to the fleet: 2 X Cessna 152

Anne Reimer has been awarded the “Rosella Bjornson Scholarship”

Instructor Ratings

Multi Engine Trainer!

Webcam page is working again!

Email Invoices and Statements

Canadian Aviation Industry Update

New Photo Album!

New Pilots Forum

Greg & Tanya’s big day!

Help Wanted

Fly in at St. Andrews!

Welcome to all new and returning students.

Steinbach or St. Andrews?

Red River College: Aviation Management Program Diploma

Air Cadets Weblog

Contact Information for the Harv’s Air St. Andrews

Harv’s Air: St. Andrews Opens at St. Andrews Airport

BC Trip 2005

New Airplane: Cessna 152 C-GBXD

Ground Schools: Commercial Ground School

Leave comments for students

Webster Memorial Trophy : Top amateur pilot

Pilot Career Forum

New to the fleet

Online Ground School

Learning to fly requires some theoretical material taught on the ground. We call it ground school. We offer two main ways to do ground school, in a classroom or online at www.pilottraining.ca

What?
A online web based ground school that replaces or works with a classroom ground school.

The online ground school is a guided self study program with the added benefit of communicating with your fellow students via forums online. Study when you want, where you want (any internet connection), and how you want. The ground school prepares you for the written exam and background knowledge all pilots need to have. Student have electronic access to a instructor via email and discussion forums.

Our system uses presentations (some with sound, video, and animation), videos of a actual ground school, quizzes, text books, assignments, and discussions in the forum. This is tied together using a course management system and it is all web based.

There are two parts to learning to fly, the flying and ground school. Pilots and student pilots will cross oceans for flying. Ground School is always a pain. It's never at the right time, right place, or with the right instructor. The online ground school is designed to change that.

Why?
Convenience. Start/End any time. Work at your own pace. Schools don't have to own/rent a large classroom and train a flight instructor. Students save transport time/cost to the school.

What type of student works well using a online ground school?
Online ground school requires the student to be self motivated and disciplined. You have to be comfortable with computers.

How can students sign up?
Go here

Online Ground Schoool at pilottraining.ca has the following goals:

Prepare students for flying lessons and reduce cost by increasing your productivity with your instructor on the ground and in the air.
Provide practical background knowledge for flying.
Prepare students for the Transport Canada written examinations.

How long has the online ground school been going?
We've been conducting online ground school since December 1999. We created the online ground school to serve a need. Flight schools always have a hard time filling a ground school class due to different schedules of students. The online ground school allows flexibility.
The online ground school is also designed for students who are planning an intensive training course, allowing students to prepare before they commence flight training. Today the Harv's Air pilottrianing.ca online ground school is the largest ground school in Canada (bigger then all the other ground schools in Canada combined).

Is this course Transport Canada approved?
Transport Canada does not approve a ground school, they give this privilege to a Flight Training Unit. We are approved to conducted ground schools with Harv's Air (our parent company) under the Flight Training Unit number 4486. Transport Canada monitors the quality of a schools ground school by studying the results, feedback of students, and regular audits. Poor or spectacular results (cheating) will have Transport Canada investigating a flight training unit's ground school very quickly.

What material (books, maps) are required for the online ground school?

Private Pilot/Recreational Permit/Ultralight Permit:

From the Ground Up, Plotter, Flight Computer, Flight Training Manual

Commercial Pilot Licence:
From the Ground Up, Plotter, Flight Computer, Flight Training Manual,
Weather Command Manual

Instrument Rating:
From the Ground Up, Plotter, Flight Computer, Flight Training Manual,
Weather Command Manual Instrument Procedures Manual

What courses are available and what are they for?
Current list of courses and prices:

PSTAR (pre solo air regulations course)
Air Exercise course. This is the preparatory ground before the Rec
Private, and Commercial training courses
Ultralight Permit Ground School
Recreational
Recreational Pilot Permit (includes PSTAR and Air Exercise course)
Private Pilot Licence (includes PSTAR and Air Exercise course)
Instrument Rating Air Exercises (preparatory instruction for the instrument rating)
Instrument Rating (includes Instrument Rating Air Exercises)
Multi
Airline Transport Licence
IATRA (Type Rating)
Dispatcher
Flight Instructor Rating
Private Pilot FAA to Transport Canada Conversion
Instrument Pilot FAA to Transport Canada Conversion
Commercial Pilot FAA to Transport Canada Conversion
Canadian Radiotelephone Operations Certificate Course
Pilot decision Making
Chief Pilot Air Taxi Course
Chief Pilot Commuter Course
Operation Manager Air Taxi Course
Operation Manager Commuter Course
Aircraft Critical Surface Contamination
GNS430/530
Combo Courses CPL and IFR ground school
Combo Courses IFR and ATPL ground school

How long are courses valid for? How long does a student have to complete the course?
Course length varies from courses to course. From 90 day to 360 days.
For a complete listing of valid times see the course listing. The actual time students take to complete the course varies wildly. The PPL average is 86 hours, CPL average is 98 hours, IFR average is 74 hours.

What’s New!

Flight Instructors Wanted:

iPilot: Designed in Manitoba, Assembled in China

Rates and quotes for flight training.

Flight Tests and Standards by Harv Penner

Cessna 172S Garmin 1000!

Radio Communications

2011 Ground School

Taildragger and Aerobatic checkout course

Facebook “like button”!

Announcing: Red Bird Flight Training Device

Harv’s Air Customer Handbook 2010

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

New Video! Harv’s Air invites you for a “spin in a Pitts Special S2B!

test test

Congrats to Congrats to Ashley and Sacha on their engagement!

Congrats to Harv Penner for winning the David Charles Abramson Memorial Flight Instructor Safety Awa

US Customs seminar

Buying and Owning an Aircraft Seminar!

Entering Commercial Aviation in Canada forum

Spot Tracker

Welcome to the Air Cadets of 2009!

It’s a Girl! Congrats to Thiea and Paul on the birth of their baby Girl!

Private pilot ground school

Webster Memorial Trophy Competition

Super saturated days

St. Andrews Fly in/Drive in Breakfast!

Harv’s Air is now on Twitter!

Introducing Hybrid power

Spot Trackers

Providence Aviation Trip 2009

In house flight instructor flight test!

Congrats to Luke for becoming a Pilot Examiner!

Congrats to Kate Weber for winning the Ninety Nines Rosella Bjornson Flying Scholarship!

Help Wanted: Aircraft Maintence Enginer and Flight Instructors

Flight Service Seminar

Ground School

Controlapolooza!

Office addition underway

Blended Commercial Ground School starting November 3

Welcome to all new and returning students this fall!

Air Cadets 2008

Indian DGCA ground school prep course

Manitoba Marathon 2008!

Fuel Surcharge removed!

Our Flight Instructors:

Providence Aviation Trip 2008

Linesmen/Flight Instructors

Fleet additions!

Flight Information Center Seminar!

Neil Armstrong Scholarship

Wanted: Dispatchers/Linesmen

Aviation Seminars!

Merry Christmas

Greg Penner: Runs New York Marathon

Upgrades

Harv’s Air Diamond DA40 Garmin 1000 promo video

Air Cadets 2007

Seminar: Indian Airline Pilot returns to talk about his experience

David clark x11 in stock for $849.90!

Manitoba Marathon! What an inspirational day!

Diamond Star

New to the fleet: Glass Cockpit Diamond DA40!

More than a job, a Career in Aviation (Forum).

New Training Video Package

Harv’s Air Forum!

Prov Trip 2007

Gift Certificates

Do you know people whose eyes turn upward at the sound of an airplane flying overhead? Give them a gift they'll remember for a lifetime... a gift certificate for a flying adventure!

Fleet News

Harv’s Air Flight Training can now offer FAA licence with a easy conversion!

New Harv’s Air Video

New scenery of Steinbach and St. Andrews for MS Flight Sim!! Thanks to Jonathan Gabbert!!

Instructor and Examiner Rants!

Commercial Ground School

Help Wanted: Linesmen/Dipatcher

New to the fleet: 2 X Cessna 152

Anne Reimer has been awarded the “Rosella Bjornson Scholarship”

Instructor Ratings

Multi Engine Trainer!

Webcam page is working again!

Email Invoices and Statements

Canadian Aviation Industry Update

New Photo Album!

New Pilots Forum

Greg & Tanya’s big day!

Help Wanted

Fly in at St. Andrews!

Welcome to all new and returning students.

Steinbach or St. Andrews?

Red River College: Aviation Management Program Diploma

Air Cadets Weblog

Contact Information for the Harv’s Air St. Andrews

Harv’s Air: St. Andrews Opens at St. Andrews Airport

BC Trip 2005

New Airplane: Cessna 152 C-GBXD

Ground Schools: Commercial Ground School

Leave comments for students

Webster Memorial Trophy : Top amateur pilot

Pilot Career Forum

New to the fleet

India

Cultural Differences in Educational Systems and Teaching Methods

Educational systems and teaching methods are different from one country to another. What is acceptable in one culture may or may not be acceptable in another culture. This can lead to confusion. Here are some examples of some of these differences:

• Expectations of the role of instructors and students may lead to wrong judgments about one another. For some cultures, the instructor is the "expert". In Canada, instructors are
not considered to be the only authority on the subject. They are allowed to say, "I don't know the answer to the question, let me find out."

• In Canada, instructors are considered to be a partner in the learning process. Instructors respect the knowledge and experiences students bring to the classroom.

• In some cultures, instructors are given more respect based on their age and/or gender. In Canada, all instructors and students are expected to be given respect regardless of their age or gender.

• In some cultures, students only read materials that are absolutely necessary to do well on examinations. In Canada, students are assessed and graded based on a combination of tools including class participation, individual and group assignments, tests and examinations.

• In Canada, instructors also play many roles: teacher, advisor, counsellor and friend. Instructors can distinguish roles and expect students to do the same. However, just
because an instructor is friendly outside the classroom does not mean that this will affect the students' marks in a more positive way.

• In some cultures, questioning or challenging an instructor may be considered a personal attack on the instructor's competence. In Canada, instructors expect students to participate in classroom discussions and develop their own ideas. It is considered normal that students will question, use their own words, consider more than one side of an issue and even challenge an instructor. If students remain silent in class, Canadian instructors often interpret this behaviour to mean that the student is uninterested or does not understand the course material. It is very important for you to participate in class discussions and group work in a Canadian classroom.

• Canadian instructors expect students to ask for help when they need it. Asking for help is not considered embarrassing for the student or the instructor in Canada.

• Students in some cultures tend to work cooperatively with one another while students from other cultures compete with one another. In Canada, there tends to be a combination of both.

• In Canada, there is a belief about learning that differs from many other parts of the world. Learning and receiving an education is based on the ability to discover knowledge. This is often considered more important than memorization of facts and affects the teaching style of instructors, methods of assessment and interaction with students.

• Canadian students tend to be independent. If they are absent from class, they are expected to find out what they missed from either the instructor and/or other students.

What’s New!

Flight Instructors Wanted:

iPilot: Designed in Manitoba, Assembled in China

Rates and quotes for flight training.

Flight Tests and Standards by Harv Penner

Cessna 172S Garmin 1000!

Radio Communications

2011 Ground School

Taildragger and Aerobatic checkout course

Facebook “like button”!

Announcing: Red Bird Flight Training Device

Harv’s Air Customer Handbook 2010

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

New Video! Harv’s Air invites you for a “spin in a Pitts Special S2B!

test test

Congrats to Congrats to Ashley and Sacha on their engagement!

Congrats to Harv Penner for winning the David Charles Abramson Memorial Flight Instructor Safety Awa

US Customs seminar

Buying and Owning an Aircraft Seminar!

Entering Commercial Aviation in Canada forum

Spot Tracker

Welcome to the Air Cadets of 2009!

It’s a Girl! Congrats to Thiea and Paul on the birth of their baby Girl!

Private pilot ground school

Webster Memorial Trophy Competition

Super saturated days

St. Andrews Fly in/Drive in Breakfast!

Harv’s Air is now on Twitter!

Introducing Hybrid power

Spot Trackers

Providence Aviation Trip 2009

In house flight instructor flight test!

Congrats to Luke for becoming a Pilot Examiner!

Congrats to Kate Weber for winning the Ninety Nines Rosella Bjornson Flying Scholarship!

Help Wanted: Aircraft Maintence Enginer and Flight Instructors

Flight Service Seminar

Ground School

Controlapolooza!

Office addition underway

Blended Commercial Ground School starting November 3

Welcome to all new and returning students this fall!

Air Cadets 2008

Indian DGCA ground school prep course

Manitoba Marathon 2008!

Fuel Surcharge removed!

Our Flight Instructors:

Providence Aviation Trip 2008

Linesmen/Flight Instructors

Fleet additions!

Flight Information Center Seminar!

Neil Armstrong Scholarship

Wanted: Dispatchers/Linesmen

Aviation Seminars!

Merry Christmas

Greg Penner: Runs New York Marathon

Upgrades

Harv’s Air Diamond DA40 Garmin 1000 promo video

Air Cadets 2007

Seminar: Indian Airline Pilot returns to talk about his experience

David clark x11 in stock for $849.90!

Manitoba Marathon! What an inspirational day!

Diamond Star

New to the fleet: Glass Cockpit Diamond DA40!

More than a job, a Career in Aviation (Forum).

New Training Video Package

Harv’s Air Forum!

Prov Trip 2007

Gift Certificates

Do you know people whose eyes turn upward at the sound of an airplane flying overhead? Give them a gift they'll remember for a lifetime... a gift certificate for a flying adventure!

Fleet News

Harv’s Air Flight Training can now offer FAA licence with a easy conversion!

New Harv’s Air Video

New scenery of Steinbach and St. Andrews for MS Flight Sim!! Thanks to Jonathan Gabbert!!

Instructor and Examiner Rants!

Commercial Ground School

Help Wanted: Linesmen/Dipatcher

New to the fleet: 2 X Cessna 152

Anne Reimer has been awarded the “Rosella Bjornson Scholarship”

Instructor Ratings

Multi Engine Trainer!

Webcam page is working again!

Email Invoices and Statements

Canadian Aviation Industry Update

New Photo Album!

New Pilots Forum

Greg & Tanya’s big day!

Help Wanted

Fly in at St. Andrews!

Welcome to all new and returning students.

Steinbach or St. Andrews?

Red River College: Aviation Management Program Diploma

Air Cadets Weblog

Contact Information for the Harv’s Air St. Andrews

Harv’s Air: St. Andrews Opens at St. Andrews Airport

BC Trip 2005

New Airplane: Cessna 152 C-GBXD

Ground Schools: Commercial Ground School

Leave comments for students

Webster Memorial Trophy : Top amateur pilot

Pilot Career Forum

New to the fleet

学院简介

加拿大哈维斯飞行学院 Harv's Air Service

加拿大哈维斯飞行学院创建于1972年，座落在加拿大中部美加边境附近的温尼伯格市（Winnipeg)，是一所经过加拿大运输部认证的职业飞行员培训学院，由加拿大运输部颁发执照(ICPL)。学院共有两个飞行培训基地，分别位于加拿大曼尼托巴省的圣安德鲁机场(St.Andrews Airport）和斯坦巴克机场(Steinbach South Airport).

学院拥有雄厚的师资力量，先进的设备，齐全的设施，配有赛斯纳152，172，派珀PA28，钻石DA40，赛内卡PA34（双发），西门诺尔PA44 (双发), 比奇95（双发），纳瓦霍PA31（双发）等各型号的飞机和现代化的全动飞行模拟器，足以满足飞行学员的各种训练要求。学院拥有大批优秀的理论教员和飞行教员，其中多位飞行教员被加拿大运输部指定为国家级飞行考试考官。学院在多年的实践中积累了丰富的教学经验，其灵活的培训和管理模式为每一位飞行学员提供了高质量，高效率和更安全的飞行培训。在过去的40年里，哈维斯飞行学院为加拿大空军和航空公司以及世界各国的各大航空公司输送了近万名优秀飞行员。

为了给学员提供更全面的飞行培训，学院先后引进多种先进的新型专业教练机和全动飞行模拟器，学员可以根据课程进度的需要，在不同型号的飞机和飞行模拟器上进行系统全面的训练。为了保障飞行安全和飞机出勤率，哈维斯飞行学院拥有雄厚的飞机维修队伍

哈维斯飞行学院是国际民航（ICAO）英语培训和等级认证的教育机构，实行全英语教学，学员在完成所有的培训课程后，将完全有能力达到中国民用航空局规定的，航空公司商业运输驾驶员ICAO英语能力四级或四级以上水平。

为了满足飞行学员的更高需求，哈维斯飞行学院联合加拿大温尼伯格的红河学院推出了航空管理专业课程，专业课程的学员在完成飞行培训的同时，还可以获得由哈维斯飞行学院和加拿大红河学院颁发的获得中国教育部认可的文凭证书。

学院给飞行学员提供了良好的学习环境，海外的学员还特别安排专门人员，协助处理旅行事宜，预定安排食宿。

我们真诚地希望和热烈地欢迎世界各国的有志青年报考我们学院，让哈维斯飞行学院为你的理想插上腾飞的翅膀！

为何选择哈维斯飞行学院

便宜合理的学费：我们的培训基地是自己拥有的，运营成本大大降低，学院收取的学费和其他同类学校相比要更便宜更合理。同时学校收费透明，详细清单会及时转交给学生。

适宜的地理位置和天气:加拿大温尼伯格(Winnipeg)属于平原地形，非常适合飞行培训。温尼伯格的多样化的天气可以让你在晴朗的白天完成你的基础飞行员执照.在随后的仪表飞行训练中，温尼伯格有着多云和能见度很低的天气让你能够在培训中得到实际情形的仪表飞行培训. 这包括雨中，和冰雪情形下的飞行。

* 庞大的教学机队(40架飞机），40年的教学经验

* 32个全职飞行教员(7个加拿大运输部指定的飞行考官 - 所有飞行考试在本校完成）

* 经验丰富的维修团队，充足的航材储备（保证飞机高效安全的运转）

* 拥有多年培训大批量学生的经验 - 每年为加拿大空军培养后备役飞行员

* 两个培训基地.圣安德鲁机场拥有3条跑道--保证不同风向的起降)

* 平原地形，保证学员顺利安全的完成培训

* 多种类的培训机型，全动飞行模拟机

* 优质便捷的学生公寓 - 学生公寓座落于培训基地内，学员无需搭乘任何交通工具

* 便宜合理的培训费，低税（不含任何燃油附加费等隐藏费用）

为了让大家更了解哈维斯飞行学院 (Harv's Air)，我们制作了我们的飞行视频......

哈维斯学院飞行培训视频-Harv's Air Professional Pilot Training

哈维斯学院引进加拿大首台经美国民航局FAA和加拿大运输部Transport Canada认证的Red Bird FMX全动飞行模拟器

What’s New!

Flight Instructors Wanted:

iPilot: Designed in Manitoba, Assembled in China

Rates and quotes for flight training.

Flight Tests and Standards by Harv Penner

Cessna 172S Garmin 1000!

Radio Communications

2011 Ground School

Taildragger and Aerobatic checkout course

Facebook “like button”!

Announcing: Red Bird Flight Training Device

Harv’s Air Customer Handbook 2010

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

New Video! Harv’s Air invites you for a “spin in a Pitts Special S2B!

test test

Congrats to Congrats to Ashley and Sacha on their engagement!

Congrats to Harv Penner for winning the David Charles Abramson Memorial Flight Instructor Safety Awa

US Customs seminar

Buying and Owning an Aircraft Seminar!

Entering Commercial Aviation in Canada forum

Spot Tracker

Welcome to the Air Cadets of 2009!

It’s a Girl! Congrats to Thiea and Paul on the birth of their baby Girl!

Private pilot ground school

Webster Memorial Trophy Competition

Super saturated days

St. Andrews Fly in/Drive in Breakfast!

Harv’s Air is now on Twitter!

Introducing Hybrid power

Spot Trackers

Providence Aviation Trip 2009

In house flight instructor flight test!

Congrats to Luke for becoming a Pilot Examiner!

Congrats to Kate Weber for winning the Ninety Nines Rosella Bjornson Flying Scholarship!

Help Wanted: Aircraft Maintence Enginer and Flight Instructors

Flight Service Seminar

Ground School

Controlapolooza!

Office addition underway

Blended Commercial Ground School starting November 3

Welcome to all new and returning students this fall!

Air Cadets 2008

Indian DGCA ground school prep course

Manitoba Marathon 2008!

Fuel Surcharge removed!

Our Flight Instructors:

Providence Aviation Trip 2008

Linesmen/Flight Instructors

Fleet additions!

Flight Information Center Seminar!

Neil Armstrong Scholarship

Wanted: Dispatchers/Linesmen

Aviation Seminars!

Merry Christmas

Greg Penner: Runs New York Marathon

Upgrades

Harv’s Air Diamond DA40 Garmin 1000 promo video

Air Cadets 2007

Seminar: Indian Airline Pilot returns to talk about his experience

David clark x11 in stock for $849.90!

Manitoba Marathon! What an inspirational day!

Diamond Star

New to the fleet: Glass Cockpit Diamond DA40!

More than a job, a Career in Aviation (Forum).

New Training Video Package

Harv’s Air Forum!

Prov Trip 2007

Gift Certificates

Do you know people whose eyes turn upward at the sound of an airplane flying overhead? Give them a gift they'll remember for a lifetime... a gift certificate for a flying adventure!

Fleet News

Harv’s Air Flight Training can now offer FAA licence with a easy conversion!

New Harv’s Air Video

New scenery of Steinbach and St. Andrews for MS Flight Sim!! Thanks to Jonathan Gabbert!!

Instructor and Examiner Rants!

Commercial Ground School

Help Wanted: Linesmen/Dipatcher

New to the fleet: 2 X Cessna 152

Anne Reimer has been awarded the “Rosella Bjornson Scholarship”

Instructor Ratings

Multi Engine Trainer!

Webcam page is working again!

Email Invoices and Statements

Canadian Aviation Industry Update

New Photo Album!

New Pilots Forum

Greg & Tanya’s big day!

Help Wanted

Fly in at St. Andrews!

Welcome to all new and returning students.

Steinbach or St. Andrews?

Red River College: Aviation Management Program Diploma

Air Cadets Weblog

Contact Information for the Harv’s Air St. Andrews

Harv’s Air: St. Andrews Opens at St. Andrews Airport

BC Trip 2005

New Airplane: Cessna 152 C-GBXD

Ground Schools: Commercial Ground School

Leave comments for students

Webster Memorial Trophy : Top amateur pilot

Pilot Career Forum

New to the fleet

Why Us

The School
Experienced management. Since 1972, one owner.
Friendly atmosphere. Family owned and operated.
What we advertise, we deliver.
Certificate, Diploma and Degree program with Providence College University.
Diploma program with Red River College.
Harv's Air Service is also an Air Taxi and Maintenance service.
Accommodations available right on the airport/school. Room for 40 students.
Extensive experience with bush flying, float and ski flying.
Students from across Canada and the world.
One stop shopping. All permits, licences, endorsements, and ratings are available including: taildraggers, Multi IFR, and aerobatics.
Financial strength: Harv's Air owns vs. leases it's fleet of aircraft and flight training devices.

Staff
Combined 35,000 hours of flight training experience.
We hire only Harv's Air trained instructors and pilots.
Instructors have experience with taildraggers, aerobatics, floats, corporate aviation, and air taxi flight.
Instructors are dedicated to teaching aviation. Students ALWAYS come first.
Pilot Examiners on staff for Recreational, Private, Commercial, Multi, and IFR. Having a Pilot Examiner on staff means no lengthy delays or scheduling problems conducting a flight test.

Locations
Operating from two locations with different airport environments. In essence we are one big flying school that shares resources like airplanes, instructors, examiners, and aircraft engineers that are moved to provide the best service to students and customers.
Steinbach
Privately owned and operated. No delays.
State of the art GPS approach including a LPV approach.
Training airplanes have priority at our airport.
Two runways. You will learn how to fly in crosswinds.
Real world conditions. Runway is 3000ft x 100ft (25ft pavement).
Uncontrolled airport (no control tower).
Practice area is all around the airport, aerobatic box above the airport!
Short taxi way, heated hangers, grass and pavement experience.
2 Hangars, one heated, one for storage. No airplanes stay outside.
Excellent weather for flying 310 visual flying days a year!

St. Andrews
Controlled airport. (control tower)
Three runways. Variety of directions for different wind conditions.
Winnipeg International is minutes away with multiple instrument approaches and large variety of traffic.
NDB and GPS Instrument approach
2 Hangers, one heated and one for storage (no need for wing covers, all airplanes stay inside)
10,000 square foot office/school area.
Excellent weather for flying 310 visual flying days a year!

The Fleet
One of the largest fleets in Canada. 36+ airplanes.
4 flight training devices including a full motion VFR and IFR simulator.
Variety of airplanes for a variety of experience.
Few airplane scheduling problems.
All airplanes are well maintained, with excellent paint, interiors, intercomms, and avionics including GPS.
On staff maintenance engineers.
Owners/Managers that fly all aircraft, ensuring that snags will be fixed.
Fair rates. Best in Canada.

Courses and Programs
Government Transport Canada approved.
Designed to make you marketable in today's aviation job market.
Ground school available in a classroom setting, one-to-one, and online (www.pilottraining.ca)
Emphasis on stick and rudder skills.
We are not a "diploma mill", you are not a "number".
Modular courses can start at any time, accelerated training available.
Missions Aviation Training available.
Canada has one of the highest standards in the world for flight training.
Courses include spins (dual and solo), advanced stalls and emergency maneuver training.
Recreational and Private courses can be completed on any airplane including taildraggers.
Aerobatics in both a Citabria and a Pitts S2B (only four in Canada).
Joint programs with two different colleges to suit your training and schedule. Providence and Red River College.

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