WHY TRAIN IN CANADA vs. USA 

Richard Yaskiw awesome that’s sweet.

Sounds good Partick, we can't wait to have you back up again.

@@PilotYellow Hey Mischa, what's happening?😁 Let me tell something, I have a permanent grin on my face since that adventure. I watched the last video I sent you every day since then. Also, I brag to all my friends, and family about my experience almost daily. I'm coming back!!! I got bitten by the heli bug! Say hi to the crew for me. By the way, my video has over 200 views in just a week! Shocking!😁💥💥💥💥

Washington state... LOL

Cool to see you here, Aviation and guns are both so fun.

@Braylon Brennan You people are spamming all over RU-vid and making fake accounts.

Thank you! Really looking forward to Hawaii too. My wife says "Thank you for the birthday wishes", it's going to be hard to top this one 😂. -Rick 🚁👨🏼‍✈️

Thank you!! -Rick 🚁👨🏼‍✈️

Live in washington up north west, 100 miles from Canada. If price isn't going to be cheaper, the views of evergreens is literally the same here and we have volcanoes 40 miles from my airport.

George Hennen’s Flying Adventures come on up we’d love to have you.

Karl Spielmann that will be awesome.

@@PilotYellow your videos are incredible. Also, what helmet do you use?

You bet

Hahaha.....I did the same

Hahaha, Yes, yes we will! -Rick 🚁👨🏼‍✈️

They will have fun getting the 2-3 milion dollars for a helicopter that size

Yeah I thought they were way to close to the rocks myself......Obviously they weren't......Looks can be deceiving.

Cam is a Aussie but I don't know if he has done anything to convert his license.

Awesome we'd love to have you.

Cali Martinez hero 7

Haha ya the grey is coming in fast.

I can totally see your point. It is unfortunate that so many people are still using the R22. However the number of Cabri's is growing rapidly in the US right now. I think the people who come train up here would target the schools with the Cabri's and they would have excellent success there.

Pilot Yellow Agreed!

Change that 50 to a 200.

@@ramjet4025 200 in helicopters, 50 in R22 and 50 in the R44 to teach. Although 1/2 the time in one can be credited to the other

Besides, Rick wouldn‘t fit in an R22 anyway ... I‘m 6‘4“ and am absolutely maxed out in the R22, no space for 2 more inches here. Can‘t wait to get myself into a Cabri; should be a lot more stable than the little Robi after I heard that the R44 supposedly is more sensitive than the G2 and bearing in mind that the R44 is considerably more stable than its 2-seat sibling ... Thanks for the great footage and infos again, thumbs up!!

Right on thanks for the feedback.

@ert timm Going to have to check this out on my 120" home theater, might need a seatbelt.

Willy Makeit the area you’d train in and the one on one training with a great instructor

CWG650ER yes. I’d love to know as well.

Seth Sutherland a helmet can definitely do a lot to save your life. I’ve seen it first hand in several cases. You’d never ride a motor bike without a helmet would you?

@@PilotYellow Makes sense! Haha of course not, but I've also never worn a helmet while flying in a plane or helicopter. lol But I can see how it would be safer.

You have at least 35 PIC when you complete your CPL here. You can have up to a maximum of 45 PIC if you want it.

Yes the PPL conversion is just an interview and it's done. The CPL conversion is a 30 question multiple choice exam and a validation of your license and logbook. Pretty simple as well.

Pilot Yellow I was wondering what the costs would be like - I am contemplating getting a Heli license - my choices are here in Texas US or BC later on (6 months) - BTW great vid Thanks for all the wonderful content!!!!

@@Adygoka1 Don't rush to Texas. I drove to Huston and found out the information I was given was incorrect and ended up driving to Oregon which beats the Hell out of the higher training and accommodation costs in Texas. Ramjet555 at goodoldGmail is where I'm at.

@@PilotYellow TC in Vancouver have been giving incorrect information to foreign pilots with FAA licences claiming incorrectly, that they were not entitled to the NAFTA conversion without a flight test.

Ram Jet really? That’s strange. You definitely don’t need to complete a flight test going either direction from TCCA to FAA or vis versa.

Can't wait to talk to you then.

How much does it cost to learn to fly in Canada?

@@glengosling5636 With your housing, food etc. probably close to $60,000 Just the 4 month flying course here at B.C. Helicopters from what I just read is $57,000 for a commercial Helicopter pilots license, which is not too bad at all, especially for the training that you'll receive from B.C. Helicopters great pilots.

I really enjoyed my USA night cross country, did most of it under the hood and it really made me work a hell of a lot harder than fixed wing. Read up on illusions, just add some rain drops and the risk factors increase dramatically. Ramjet555 at goodoldGmail is where I'm at.

I would love to hear more about your experience, I will get my night rating here in BC. Thanks, -Rick 🚁👨🏼‍✈️

Rogan yes because he is doing 150 hours so he can convert back to the US. The 100hr commercial in Canada is 4 months.

Is the conversion 2/3rds from Canada to USA?

It's more expensive, mostly because of all the TAXES!! As he said in the US, you have a HUGE range of prices. I am from the US, and trained (FIXED WING, not helicopter) at one of the most inexpensive, but OUTSTANDING flight schools in northern California (Cal Aggie Flying Farmers in Davis, CA). After getting my private pilot certificate, I did the first part of my instrument training at the same school and then finished up at a school in Manhattan, Kansas (GATTS), where they had an accelerated IFR program. It was a very good deal and they charged a "flat fee". Finally, I got my commercial certificate at the Rochester Air Center in Rochester, New York and then moved to the Niagara region in Ontario, Canada. It was a real easy conversion to get a Canadian CPL, but my flight training got delayed due to Covid. Now I'm continuing my flight instructor training in Canada and can't believe how expensive the rates for the planes and instructors are!! (mostly because of the insane *TAXES* that are added to the bill!!). They tax you to death here!!!

You are but need to be IFR trained

I love Jim Gaffigan! He is so dang funny! My T-shirt says "Helicopter Pilot in Training" with a stick figure wearing a propeller hat. -Rick 🚁👨🏼‍✈️

But it does make a super easy stable camera.

@@PilotYellow I agree on that. But the quality of the content is much better with like a small vlog camera like the canon's vlog camera's.

The quality is fine. Great content beautiful scenery and informative.

@@crazycanuck2578 oh well I'll get in the states. Colorado

Mark Leitch no you need to get a Canadian class 1 medical if you want to go for a CPL here.