Transport Canada Drone Pilot Exam: Small Basic (Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems - Basic Operations)
Air law: definitions and registration: practice questions
Our Canada drone Basic exam bank has 28 questions on this topic. Here are 5 of them with answers; the full mock exam draws from every topic, like the real one.
Question 1
'Operating weight' of an RPA means its weight:
- Without the battery or payload, as printed by the maker
- At takeoff only, not counting any attached payload
- At any point in the flight, including payload and safety equipment
- Of the aircraft and controller together, without the battery
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C. At any point in the flight, including payload and safety equipment — Operating weight is the weight at any point during flight, including any payload and safety equipment on board or connected.
Question 2
Visual line-of-sight (VLOS) means:
- Unaided visual contact sufficient to control the RPA, know its location and scan for hazards
- Seeing the aircraft on a video feed with a clear picture of its surroundings
- Keeping the aircraft within 500 m of the pilot, whether or not it is visible
- Visual contact with the aircraft using binoculars or a zoom camera whenever the aircraft gets too far away
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A. Unaided visual contact sufficient to control the RPA, know its location and scan for hazards — VLOS is unaided visual contact sufficient to maintain control, know the aircraft's location and scan the airspace for traffic and hazards.
Question 3
An RPA's registration is automatically cancelled when:
- The registered owner dies
- The drone's battery is replaced
- The pilot certificate is renewed
- The drone flies outside Canada once
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A. The registered owner dies — Section 900.18(3) cancels the certificate when the owner dies, an entity is dissolved, or the owner is no longer qualified.
Question 4
Technical and flight records for an RPAS may be kept on a computer if:
- They are printed every week
- Measures are taken to protect them
- They are signed by an inspector
- They are emailed to Transport Canada
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B. Measures are taken to protect them — TP 15263 notes computer-stored records may replace paper records if measures are taken to protect them.
Question 5
You sell your registered drone to a friend. What happens to your certificate of registration?
- It passes to the buyer automatically, along with the drone and its records
- It is cancelled; you must notify the Minister within 7 days
- It stays valid in your name until the end of the year
- It must be returned to the manufacturer within 30 days
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B. It is cancelled; you must notify the Minister within 7 days — Transferring legal custody and control is a listed event: notify within 7 days, and the certificate is cancelled.