CARS Flashcards
A 41-year old airline transport pilot can maintain a Cat 1 Medical Cert by having:
A) a medical exam every 6 months, an ECG every 12 months and an audiogram as required.
B) a medical examination every 12 months, an ECG every 24 months and an audiogram every 5 years.
C) a medical examination every 6 months, an ECG every 24 months and an audiogram as clinically indicated.
D) a medical examination every 12 months, and ECG every 12 months and an audiogram as required.
D
A 43-year old pilot flying single-pilot VFR in a commercial operation can maintain a CAT 1 Medical Cert by having:
A) a medical exam every 6 months, an ECG every 12 months and an audiogram as required.
B) A medical exam every 12 months, an ECG every 24 months and an audiogram every 5 yers
C) A medical exam every 6 months, an ECG every 24 months and an audiogram as clinically indicated.
D) A medical exam every 12 months, and ECG every 12 months and an audiogram as required
A
What privileges may be exercised by an ATPL pilot whose CAT 1 Medical Certificate expires?
A) Commercial Pilot privileges
B) Private Pilot privileges
C) All flying privileges will be immediately suspended
D) Recreation PIlot privileges
B
The minimum number of hours of instrument flying experience that must have been acquired by an applicant for the Airline Transport Licence is:
A) 25 hrs
B) 100 hrs
C) 75 hrs
D) 50 hrs
C
When the Group 1 instrument rating of an ATPL pilot expires, what licence privileges may then be exercised by that individual?
A) Private Pilot privileges
B) ATPL Pilot privileges restricted to daytime VFR operations
C) Student Pilot privileges since the ATPL certificate would be revoked
D) Commercial Pilot privileges; no PIC privileges on aeroplanes that have a minimum of 2 crew requirement
D
A LARGE aircraft is a term used to describe which of the following:
A) an aircraft with a max certificated (I had to google that to make sure it’s an actual word…is bullshit, but apparently a thing) take-off weight of more than 5, 700 kg or 12, 566 lbs
B) a turbine engined aircraft with a max certificated take-off weight of more than 44, 000 lbs
C) an aircraft with a max certificated take-off weight of 15, 000 kg (33, 069 lbs) or more
D) an aircraft with a max certificated take-off weight of 50, 000 lbs or more
A
Which of the following would require the PIC to file a mandatory reportable incident with the Transportation Safety Board?
A) An airport employee sustains serious injury as a result of being directly exposed to jet blast
B) An unresponsive passenger due to a medical condition requiring approach and landing priority at the destination
C) An aircraft that sustains damage that affects the structural strength of the aircraft
D) A shortage of fuel requiring approach and landing priority at a destination
D
How soon after an aircraft accident should the relevant information pertaining to its occurrence be reported to the Transportation Safety Board?
A) Within 7 days
B) As soon as possible and by the quickest means of communication available
C) Within 10 days and by telephone
D) Within 24 hours ad either by telephone or by email
B
Any aircraft that has been involved in an accident causing death or injury may not be moved or interfered with in any way in order to _____ without first obtaining permission from the Minister. The missing words are:
A) remove the Aircraft Journey Log
B) avoid danger to any person or property
C) extricate a person
D) prevent destruction by fire
A
Pilots of IFR aircraft operating within controlled or uncontrolled high level airspace shall, unless otherwise instructed by ATC, adjust their transponder to reply on Mode A, Code:
A) 1000 and on Mode C
B) 1500 and on Mode C
C) 2000 and on Mode C
D) 3000 and on Mode C
C
In a climb to cruise altitude above 12, 500’ ASL on a VFR night, what code(s) would a pilot set on his/her transponder?
A) 1200 until the aircraft leaves 12, 500’ ASL in the climb and then to code 1400 for operation above that altitude
B) 1000 until the aircraft climbs above 12, 500’ ASL and then to code 2000
C) 1200 until the aircraft has reached its cruising altitude and then code 1400
D) 1200 until the aircraft reaches 12, 500’ ASL and then to code 1000 for operation above that altitude
A
An aircraft that had been using code 7500 on its transponder subsequently changes code to 7700. This sequence of transponder operation would indicate that:
A) the aircraft had developed an unrated emergency following the unlawful interference
B) the aircraft is threatened by grave and imminent danger and requires immediate assistance
C) the aircraft is unable to transmit any ETA’s and changes to planned destination following unlawful interference
D) the pilot is making very effort to inform ATC of how serious this hijack situation is by using this code sequence to activate their radar monitor alarm system
B
A serviceable transponder with automatic pressure-altitude reporting equipment is required by all aircraft that intend to operate within:
A) the Canadian high level airspace
B) all Class A, B, and C airspace as well as within any Class D or E airspace that has been specified as transponder airspace
C) any controlled low level airspace above 9, 500’ ASL
D) all class B, C, and D airspace and within any active Restricted airspace
B
As a measure of enhancing safety, a pilot should adjust the aircraft transponder to reply on Mode A, Code 1000, plus Mode C (if available) for which of the following occasions?
A) A VFR flight along a low level airway above 12, 500’ ASL
B) An IFR flight that is operating at FL180 or above and for which ATC has not assigned a transponder code
C) A VFR flight that is operating within the Canadian ADIZ
D) An IFR flight along a low level Air Route
D
Determination of the appropriate altitude for cruising flight in th Northern Domestic Airspace is based on the aircrafts:
A) magnetic heading
B) true heading
C) magnetic track
D) true track
D
Reduced Vertical Separation Minimum (RVSM) is the application 1, 000’ vertical separation at and above FL290 between RVSM certified aircraft operating within designated RVSM airspace. RVSM and RVSM transition airspace is defined as controlled airspace extending from
A) FL290 to FL330 for RVSM transition airspace and FL330 to FL420 RVSM airspace.
B) FL290 to FL410 inclusive for RVSM and RVSM transition airspace.
C) FL230 to FL410 for RVSM transition airspace and FL270 to FL410 RVSM airspace.
D) FL230 to FL410 inclusive for RVSM and RVSM transition airspace.
(this has got to be an all time record for the amount of times someone can stuff RVSM into a question)
B
Prior to entering RVSM airspace pilots are required to ensure which of the following equipment is functioning normally?
A) Two separate and independent altimeter systems.
B) One autopilot with an altitude hold function.
C) One altitude alerting device.
D) All of the above
D
RVSM-certified aircraft that intend to fly along a High Level Airway between FL290 and FL410 inclusive and with a published track of 265 deg M should be operated at:
A) odd flight levels at 4, 000’ intervals
B) even flight levels at 4, 000’ intervals
C) odd flight levels at 2, 000’ intervals
D) even flight levels at 2, 000’ intervals
D
Pink elephant brain implosion disclaimer inserted here
The next three RVSM flight levels immediately above FL290 that would be appropriate for the operation of an RVSM-certified aircraft whose track is 180 deg M would be:
A) FL300, FL30, FL320
B) FL330, FL370, FL410
C) FL300, FL320, FL340
D) FL310, FL330, FL350
C
During climbs or descents in RVSM airspace flight crews should not overshoot or undershoot assigned flight levels by more than ____:
A) 50’
B) 150’
C) 200’
D) 3000’
B
When ATC has temporarily suspended RVSM within selected non-radar coverage areas due to adverse weather conditions, controllers will then provide for ____ feet of vertical separation for opposite direction traffic and ____ feet of vertical separation for same direction traffic. The missing numbers are, respectively:
A) 1, 000’; 2, 000’
B) 2, 000’; 2, 000’
C) 2, 000’; 4, 000’
D) 4, 000’; 2, 000’
C
The base of the Arctic Control Area is:
A) FL330
B) FL290
C) FL270
D) FL230
C
IFR flight only is permitted for aircraft that wish to operate within the Northern Control Area from:
A) FL230 and above
B) FL230 to FL600 inclusive
C) FL250 and above
D) FL270 and FL600 inclusive
A
Consider an aircraft flying at FL190 that has just exited the northern boundary of the Southern Control area northbound. If the pilot now wishes to climb to and maintain FL220, he/she should:
Darlin, these questions are such absolute bullshit. Absolutely not a single sentence I’ve typed so far, especially in this section, needs to stick in your head for a second past the 16th. So there.
A) request the desired flight level change from ATC
B) broadcast the intended change on 122.8 MHz and then make the change
C) inform the nearest Flight Information Centre of the intended change and then climb to FL220
D) broadcast the intended change on 126.7 MHz and then make the change
This shit is all written on the Jepp map you’ve flight planned on, entirely fucking irrelevant. Anyway…
D. D, D, D.
What airspace would a northbound aircraft fling at FL260 enter immediately after departing the northern boundary of the Southern Control Area?
A) The Arctic Control Area
B) Uncontrolled high level airspace
C) The Northern Control Area
D) Canadian Minimum Navigation Performance Airspace
C
In order to increase a VHF/UHF airways basic width of ____ NM, ____ degree splay (diverging) lines are projected from either side of the airway centreline and intersect the basic airway with at boundary at a distance of ____ NM from the navigation facility. The missing numbers are, respectively:
I swear to all that is holy this is not a real thing. Roald Dahl didn’t even know this shit.
A) 4; 5; 50.8
B) 8; 4.5; 50.8
C) 8.68; 5; 49.66
D) 4; 4.5, 49.66
B
With reference to T-Routes, select the statement below that is false;
A) They are low-level controlled fixed RNAV routes that have a primary obstacle protection area 8 NM wide
B) They are low-level fixed RNAV routes have a primary obstacle protection area of 6 NM each side of the centre-line
C) The airspace associated with these routes is 10 NM on each side of the side of centre-line
D RNAV-T route airspace and protection areas do not splay
B
Which of the following types of controlled airspace that are based in Low Level airspace can extend upwards into the High Level airspace structure?
A) Victor Airways
B) Control Area Extensions
C) Terminal Control Areas
D) Class C control zones associated with Canada’s major airports
C
An aircraft would be operating in Class A airspace anytime that it was flying within:
A) any portion of Canadian Controlled High-Level Airspace at FL600 and below
B) all of the Northern DomsticAirspacabov 18, 000’ ASL
C) a Military Terminal Control Area between 12, 500’ ASL and 17, 999’ ASL
D) all of the Canadian Domestic Airspace above FL600
A
Which of the following regions would constitute Class B Airspace?
A) That portion of a control area extension above 9, 500’ ASL up to, but not including, 18, 000’ ASL
B) Airspace that underlies the Northern Control Area and extends from 12, 500’ ASL up to, but not including, FL230
C) Transition Areas adjacent to Class C control zones that extend vertically from 700’ ASL up to 2, 200’ ASL
D) Within Low Level Airways above 12, 500’ ASL or at and above the MEA, whichever is the higher.
D
An example of Class D airspace would be:
A) A Military Flying Area
B) A control zone without an operating control tower.
C) The transition area which underlies the lateral limits of the CMNPS Airspace.
D) A control zone with an operating control tower and whose airspace has not been designated as Class B or Class C.
D
All high level controlled airspace above FL600 within the Canadian Domestic Airspace structure has been designated:
A) Class A
B) Class G
C) Class E
D) Class F
C
That airspace within a Victor Airway at 12, 500’ ASL and below would be designated as:
A) Class B
B) Class E
C) Class D
D) Class G
B
Consider an airport with a Class C control zone. What would be the status of this airport and its control zone airspace classification when the tower is not operating?
A) Controlled airport; Class E airspace
B) Controlled airport; Class D airspace
C) Uncontrolled airspace; Class E airspace
D) Uncontrolled airspace; Class G airspace
C
A true statement regarding an active Restricted Area would be:
A) Flight through an active Restricted Area is prohibited at all times.
B) A pilot may fly through an Active Restricted Area provided that either an IFR or DVFR flight plan has been filed for the flight and during that time the aircraft operates within the Restricted Area the pilot maintains a continuous listening watch on 121.5 MHz.
C) Aircraft on an IFR flight plan or on an IFR Flight Itinerary will automatically be cleared by ATC to fly through an active Restricted Area.
D
With respect to Class F advisory airspace, pilots should know that:
A) an advisory area is a region of positively controlled airspace
B) specific instructions that apply to the use of advisory airspace are detailed in the Planning section of the CFS
C) pilots of activity-participating aircraft within the advisory area, as well as pilots of aircraft flying through the area, are equally responsible for collision avoidance
D) IFR aircraft that are transiting an advisory area will always receive ATC vectoring to resolve potential conflicts with any VFR aircraft within the area
C
A VFR aircraft has received a SVFR clearance to enter a control zone at night and has been cleared by the tower for a straight in approach to the active runway. Due to the prevailing low ceiling and reduced flight visibility, the pilot is unsure as to the exact location of a TV broadcast antenna in the immediate vicinity. The responsibility for avoiding this obstacle is:
A) assumed by the tower controller who will provide vectors if required
B) shared equally by the tower controller and the pilot
C) assumed by the pilot
D) shared by both the nearest terminal control unit and the tower controller
C
If an aircraft is required to cross over an uncontrolled airport to join the circuit, it is recommended that the crossover be accomplished at least _____ above aerodrome elevation (AAE)
A) 500’
B) 1000’
C) 1500’
D) 2000’
C
A true statement regarding an ATC clearance would be:
A) A clearance is authorization to proceed under specified conditions within controlled and uncontrolled airspace.
B) A clearance issued to an IFR aircraft is predicated on the movements of all other IFR and VFR aircraft operating within a section of controlled airspace.
C) A clearance is a directive issued to an aircraft by an ATC controller that requires the pilot to take a specific action.
D) Once a pilot supplies a read-back of an ATC clearance, then compliance shall be made with that clearance
D
An advisory area charted as CYA134 (P) to 6000’ informs a pilot that:
A) parachuting is conducted in this area up to 6000’ ASL
B) aircraft testing takes place in this area
C) aircraft test activities may be conducted up to, but not including 6000’ AGL
D) this advisory area is located in Ontario (due to its regional identifying number of 134)
A
The airspace classification that applies to that portion of a Low-Level Air Route that extends above 12, 500’ ASL up to, but not including, 18, 000’ ASL is:
A) Class G
B) Class B
C) Class E
D) Class D
A
You have just departed IFR on a planned flight between two aerodrome in the Standard Pressure Region and are climbing to a cruising level of FL130. You should set the aircraft altimeter to standard pressure (29.92” of Hg):
A) immediately prior to take off
B) after ensuring that all obstacles along the departure track have been cleared by at least 1, 000’
C) just after level off at FL130
D) immediately prior to reaching FL130
D
The pilot of an IFR aircraft that has departed from Edmonton International Airport is cleared to climb to and maintain FL270. In this case, the pilot should set the aircraft altimeter to standard pressure (29.92” of Hg) immediately:
A) after level off at FL270
B) after climbing through 18, 000’ ASL
C) prior to reaching FL270
D) prior to reaching 18, 000’ ASL
B
As you near your destination airport, which is located within the Standard Pressure Region, you brief the instrument approach procedure to be used and prepare for initial descent. The correct altimeter-setting procedure you should use for this approach is:
A) Continue with 29.92” (Hg) on the altimeter until crossing the primary approach fix outbound, and then set the altimeter to the current airport setting.
B) Set the aircraft altimeter to the current airport setting 15 minutes prior to commencing the instrument approach.
C) Change the aircraft altimeter from 29.92” to the current airport setting immediately after intercepting the final approach track inbound during the approach.
D) Set the aircraft altimeter to the current airport altimeter setting prior to commencing descent with the intention to land.
D
When conducting a holding procedure prior to landing at an aerodrome located within the Standard Pressure Region, the plot-in-command of the aircraft shall:
A) set the aircraft altimeter to the current altimeter setting of the aerodrome of intended landing immediately after completing the hold entry procedure.
B) not set the aircraft altimeter to the current altimeter setting of the landing aerodrome until departing the holding fix for the purpose of conducting an approach procedure
C) not set the altimeter to the current altimeter setting of the aerodrome until immediately prior to descending below the lowest flight level at which the holding procedure is conducted.
D) set the aircraft altimeter to the current altimeter setting of the landing aerodrome immediately prior to commencing the hold entry procedure.
C
Within Designated Mountainous Regions 1 and 5, the minimum IFR altitude to be used by an IFR aircraft that is operating outside of areas for which minimum IFR altitudes have been established is at least:
A) 3, 000’ above the highest obstacle within 10 nm of the aircraft.
B) 2, 000’ above the highest obstacle within 5 nm of the aircraft.
C) 1, 500’ above the highest obstacle within 10 nm of the aircraft.
D) 1, 000’ above the highest obstacle within 5 nm of the aircraft.
B
When flight planning over mountainous terrain during the winter months when air temperatures may be much lower than ISA, pilots should select an operating altitude which is at least _____ feet higher than the MEA/MOCA. The missing number is:
A) 2, 500
B) 2, 000
C) 1, 500
D) 1, 000
D
As you analyze the weather for a proposed IFR flight, you determine that abnormally high conditions will be present on arrival at the destination aerodrome producing an altimeter setting there os 31.29” (Hg). This aerodrome has an ILS approach with a Decision Height (DH) of 320 (200-3/4). Since you are unable to set the current altimeter setting on the aircraft altimeter, you must apply adjustments to the to the weather requirements (ceiling and visibility) which would now become:
A) 620-2 1/4
B) 500- 1 1/2
C) 800-2 1/2
D) 620-1 3/4
B
With respect to VFR flight operations within the Canadian ADIZ, the tolerances for ETA’s, projected ADIZ boundary entry point positions and flight plan rack centreline deviation are:
A) +/- 3 minutes and 20 nm
B) +/- 3 minutes and 10 nm
C) +/- 5 minutes and 20 nm
D) +/- 5 minutes and 10 nm
C
What is required in order to operate within the ADIZ?
A) An IFR flight plan or DVFR flight plan.
B) An IFR flight itinerary.
C) A VFR flight plan.
D) None of the above.
A
Any aircraft that is not involved in a forest fire control activities should not fly lower than ____ feet AGL when operating closer than ____ nm from the limits of a forest fire area. The missing numbers are, respectively:
A) 5, 000 and 3
B) 1, 500 and 5
C) 2, 000 and 3
D) 3, 000 and 5
D
For wake turbulence categorization purposes , the term “Heavy” is used to indicate an aircraft certificated for a maximum take-off weight of:
A) 150, 000 kg or more
B) 200, 000 lbs or more
C) 300, 000 kg or more
D) 300, 000 lbs or more
D