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1
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Area of land or water design for arrival, departure, movement and servicing

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Aerodrome

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Any aerodrome in which a certificate is in force

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Airport

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Areas used for surface of aircraft, including maneuvering areas and aprons

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Movement area

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Areas used for taking off, landing and aircraft taxiing, including runways and taxiways

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Maneuvering area

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Area for unloading/loading, refueling, servicing and parking aircraft

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Apron

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How to number runway

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  1. Magnetic bearing 2. Round to nearest 10 3. Omit last digit 4. Add L, R, or C if necessary
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Runway centerline

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White lines in the middle of runway

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Threshold

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White line across end of runway

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9
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Displaced threshold

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Arrows on pavement before threshold Area not to be used for landing

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Hold lines

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Yellow lines across taxiway Aircraft must ‘hold short’ at line unless clear to cross

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Taxiway centerline

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Yellow line in the middle of runway

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Large white or yellow ‘X’s on both ends of and along runway

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Unserviceable area

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13
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What do you do if red flag or flashing red lights

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Unserviceable area that can be passed with caution

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14
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Wind sock

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Points away from wind Straight = 15k + 30 degrees down = 6 kts

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15
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Tetrahedron or wind t

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Points into wind Doesn’t show wind speed

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16
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What color are runway end lights

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Red

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What color are runway threshold lights

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Green

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What color are runway edges

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White

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19
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What color are taxiway edges

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Blue

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20
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VASIS colouring system: all red

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Below approach slope

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VASIS colouring system: all white

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Above approach slope

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22
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PAPI: all red

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Too low

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PAPI: all white

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Too high

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24
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4 parts of circuit

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Crosswind Downwind Base Final

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Where do you enter circuit

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Between crosswind and downwind

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26
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NORDO

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No radio

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RONLY

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Receive only May confirm through visual signals (rocking wings)

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28
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Flashing green light (Ground light signal)

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Cleared to taxi

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Steady green light (Ground light signal)

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Cleared for takeoff

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30
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Flashing red light (Ground light signal)

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Taxi clear of runway in use

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31
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Steady red light (Ground light signal)

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Stop

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32
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Flashing white light (Ground light signal)

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Return to starting point on airport

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33
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Blinking runway lights (Ground light signal)

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Vacate runway immediately

34
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Steady green light (Air light signal)

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Clear to land

35
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Steady red light or red flare (Air light signal)

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Do not land, continue in circuit

36
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Flashing green light (Air light signal)

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Return for landing

37
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Alternating red and green lights (Air light signal)

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Danger, be on alert

38
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Flashing red light (Air light signal)

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Airport unsafe, do not land

39
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Red pyrotechnical light (Air light signal)

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Do not land for time being

40
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Canadian domestic airspace

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All airspace over Canadian land mass, Canadian Arctic and archipelago and certain areas over high seas

41
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Northern domestic airspace

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Close to magnetic north pole Compass unreliable, therefore true tracks are used

42
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Southern domestic airspace

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Most of settled Canada is here Magnetic tracks are used

43
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Altimeter setting region

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Before to takeoff, landing, and during flight, pilot will set altimeter to nearest aerodrome If no altimeter setting, set to elevation Includes all airspace in SDA below 18,000

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Standard pressure region

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Altimeter set to 29.92 Includes all NDA Includes SDA above 18,000

45
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High level airspace

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Above 18 000 Usually controlled

46
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Low level airspace

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Below 18 000 May or may not be controlled

47
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Built up areas

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Aircraft must stay at least 1000 over highest obstacle within 2000 radius

48
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Controlled airspace

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Where air traffic control service is provided

49
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Class A

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Controlled Only IFR

50
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Class B

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Controlled for VFR and IFR All airspace 12 500 to 18 000

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Class C

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Controlled for VFR and IFR VFR must have clearance to enter, separation may be provided

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Class D

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Controlled for IFR and VFR VFR must communicate with tower

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Class E

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Controlled for IFR Uncontrolled for VFR

54
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Class F: advisory

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Can enter with caution, not encouraged

55
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Class F: restricted

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Aircraft must not enter without permission

56
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Class G

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Uncontrolled airspace

57
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To fly an aircraft in Canada, it must (3)

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Be registered Have Certificate of Airworthiness Nationality and registration affixed

58
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Required documents

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C of A C of R Radio licence Pilot operating handbook Weight and Balance Journey Log Insurance Pilot licences

59
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Went two aircraft at different altitudes converge,

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Higher aircraft shall give way to lower aircraft

60
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Define day

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Centre of sun is less than 6 below horizon Starts half hour before sunrise and ends half hour after sunset

61
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Define night

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Centre of sun more than 6 below horizon Half an hour after sunset to half an hour before sunrise

62
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Night equipment (7)

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Airspeed indicator Sensitive pressure altimeter Magnetic compass Turn and bank indicator Gyro magnetic compass or heading indicator Means to illuminate flight instruments Each crew member must have access to reliable timepiece and flashlight

63
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Night lighting

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Left wing: red Right wing: green Anti collision: red or white Tail: white light

64
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Clearance vs instruction

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Can do vs have to do

65
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VFR flight plans: when necessary?

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If 25 mm from departure

66
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VFR flight itinerary

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May be used instead of flight plan

67
Q

VFR cruising altitudes begin at

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3000 AGL

68
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Cruising altitude west (VFR)

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Even thousands plus 500

69
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Cruising altitude west (IFR)

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Even thousands

70
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Cruising altitude east (VFR)

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Odd thousands plus 500

71
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Cruising altitude east (IFR)

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Odd thousands

72
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Cruising speed limit: controlled below 10 000

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250 kts

73
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Cruising speed limit: within 10 nm of airport and below 300 ASL

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200 kts

74
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Oxygen requirements: below 10 000

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Not required

75
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Oxygen requirements: 10 000 to 13 000

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Required if more than 30 mins

76
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Oxygen requirements: above 13000

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Required

77
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Dangerous condition where pilot does not get enough oxygen and creates a sense of euphoria

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Hypoxia

78
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Wake turbulence

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Large, rotating, unstable air left behind an aircraft

79
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Wake turbulence gets worse with

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Large/ slow aircraft, (high angle of attack), take off,landing

80
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Aircraft must wait— minutes before taking off and landing behind a large aircraft

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Wake turbulence last up to five minutes, must wait at least two minutes

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