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AVIA 204Professional Pilot Program Course 4

Units
0.75
Subject
Aviation

When it runs

  1. F24
  2. W25
  3. S25
  4. F25
  5. W26
  6. S26
  7. F26
  8. W27
  9. S27

Ran in 4 of the last 7 terms. Winter 2027: scheduled. Spring 2027: schedule not out yet.

This course continues from AVIA 203 and provides the required Preparatory Ground Instruction to prepare students for the air exercises to be completed during in-aircraft instruction that is conducted as part of the course. Students will complete a dual flight into high density controlled airspace (CYYZ). Students also complete a check-out in a complex aircraft and acquire additional cross-country pilot-in-command time. This course also includes the ground school required to prepare the student to write the Transport Canada Commercial Pilot Licence - Airplane examination.

Prerequisites

Antirequisites

  • Not completed nor concurrently enrolled in any of the following:
    • AVIA223 - Professional Pilot Program Course 3 (0.50)
    • AVIA244 - Preparatory Ground Instruction 4 (0.25)

Leads to

Winter 2027 sections

Enrolment from UW Open Data, which can trail Quest by up to two days. Instructors and rooms: Schedule of Classes.
SectionClassEnrolledMeets
TUT 10171990 / 5W 17:30–19:20
FLT 00171970 / 5M 17:30–20:20
FLT 70126932 / 9999Online or by arrangement

Reviewed on UW Flow

100% liked it81% easy94% useful

From 17 ratings and 6 comments on UW Flow. The most helpful comments, quoted as written, without names. Read them all on UW Flow.

  • Flight lab is free, mostly DA40 (W plane). Flight management is tough but easier than 203. Gen is all memory. Nav unit test is WAY longer than you expect. Lots of calculations and reading charts.

    Apr 2025 · liked it · 1 found this helpfulOn UW FlowRemove this

  • The Flight Lab component is pretty boring and mostly goes over DA-40 systems stuff (L plane). The Flight Management is a fair amount harder, the content isn't that earth-shattering but the midterm and finals were hard.

    Dec 2023 · liked it · 1 found this helpfulOn UW FlowRemove this

  • Gen Knowledge 70% ppl, nav is mostly lo charts + some ppl stuff

    Aug 2026 · liked itOn UW FlowRemove this

  • CPL ground part 2, and some DA/prog 4,5 in flight lab. meh

    Oct 2024 · liked itOn UW FlowRemove this

  • Half of the course was review from PPL.
    Some topics better understood if you play around in flight simulators at home (Eg. multi-engine, ADFs)

    Mar 2018 · liked itOn UW FlowRemove this

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