A current medical certificate is required in order to execute the privileges afforded by licences and permits issued by Transport Canada. While you may fly with your instructor without holding a certificate, you will need to obtain a medical certificate prior to any solo flying.

You must hold the following category of certificate in order to validate your permit or licence:

In most cases, a Category 4 certificate requires only a self-declaration attested to by your personal physician. Category 4 Medical forms are available from the Transport Canada web site. Medical exams for the more stringent Category 3 and 1 certificates must be given by Civil Aviation Medical Examiners approved by Transport Canada.

Examiners in the Kamloops area are:

• Dr. Beall, F.R. (250) 372-7535, 290-546 St. Paul Street, Kamloops, BC
  
  
• Dr. Farrell, J.K. (250) 374-0081, 6-111 Oriole Road, Kamloops, BC
  
  
• Dr. Ritenburg, D.L. (250) 372-2244, 300-321 Nicola Street, Kamloops, BC
  
  
• Dr. Rollheiser, S.P. (250) 851-7954, 36-450 Lansdowne St., Kamloops, BC
  
  
• Dr. Schumacher, G (250) 314-5321, 1966 Harrison Way, Kamloops, BC
  
  

If inquiring from outside Kamloops, or outside Canada, please contact us and we can let you know the name of a Transport Canada approved physician near you... or check Transport Canada for a list of Civil Aviation Medical Examiners.

Please obtain your medical certificate as early in your flight training schedule as possible. Occasionally, delays occur in receiving the certificate from Transport Canada, delaying your ability to fly solo. Although a Category 4 is all that is required for a Student Permit and Recreational Permit, (Category 3 for a Private Licence), students who intend eventually to obtain a Commercial Licence often request a Category 1 certificate on their initial exam to assure themselves that they will have no difficulties meeting the more stringent medical requirements of the Commercial Licence.

When used to validate a Private Pilots Licence for domestic flights, the Category 3 or 1 medical certificate is valid for five years for those under 40 years of age, and for two years for those over 40. For international flights, the validity times are 1 year over 40 and 2 years under 40. The Category 4 for the Recreational Permit is valid for two years for those over 40 and five years for those under 40. It is valid for 5 years for all students when validating a Student Pilot Permit.

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