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Transport Canada RPAS Basic Operations Exam (Small Basic)
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Covers CARs Part IX air law, uncontrolled airspace, METAR/TAF weather, RPAS systems, and VLOS flight operations with detailed explanations
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12 chapters covering the exam topics in this guide
Chapter 1: Introduction & Exam Overview
2 sections
Chapter 2: Air Law — Regulatory Framework, Certification & Registration
3 sections
Chapter 3: Air Law — Operational Limits, Airspace Buffers & Compliance
3 sections
Chapter 4: Airspace Classification & Air Traffic Services
2 sections
Chapter 5: Navigation, Aeronautical Charts & Time
2 sections
Chapter 6: Meteorology — Aviation Weather Reports & Density Altitude
2 sections
Chapter 7: Meteorology — Weather Hazards, Turbulence & Visibility
3 sections
Chapter 8: RPAS Systems, Power Plants & Fail-Safes
3 sections
Chapter 9: C2 Link, Avionics & Theory of Flight
4 sections
Chapter 10: Flight Operations, Planning & Risk Management
2 sections
Chapter 11: Weight & Balance, Emergencies & Night Operations
2 sections
Chapter 12: Human Factors & Aeronautical Radiotelephony
3 sections
RPAS Basic Exam Details
Transport Canada RPAS Basic Operations Exam (Small Basic)
Administered by Transport Canada
Exam Content Breakdown
Based on the official Transport Canada content outline
CARs Part IX (901 series), registration and aircraft marking, the 400 ft AGL ceiling, 30 m bystander distance, 5.6 km airport and 1.9 km heliport stand-offs, right-of-way to crewed aircraft, alcohol/drug rules, and the 14-year minimum age
Airspace classes A-G, controlled vs uncontrolled (Class G) airspace, control zones, NOTAMs and NAV CANADA services, the Canada Flight Supplement, VFR Navigation Charts, latitude/longitude, magnetic variation, UTC time, and GNSS limitations
Reading METARs and TAFs, wind and gusts, density altitude effects on performance, icing, thunderstorms, turbulence (mechanical and convective), stability, fog and visibility, and temperature/dew point spread
Airframes, motors and ESCs, LiPo battery care, the command and control (C2) link, fail-safes and flight termination, compass and GNSS, firmware, the four forces of flight, lift generation, and angle of attack
Pilot-in-command responsibility, pre-flight inspection and checklists, site survey and risk assessment, weight and balance, emergency and lost-link procedures, flyaway response, crew briefings, night-lighting, and post-flight actions
Fatigue, stress and workload, situational awareness, IMSAFE fitness, visual scanning and see-and-avoid, the visual observer role, the ROC-A radio certificate, standard phraseology, the phonetic alphabet, and 121.5 MHz
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What's Next After the RPAS Basic?
After passing the RPAS Basic, you can pursue these career paths
Transport Canada RPAS Advanced Operations Exam
Next step for flying in controlled airspace and near or over bystanders (Small Advanced exam plus a flight review)
Transport Canada PSTAR (student pilot air regulations)
Air-regulation knowledge for crewed-aircraft student pilots in Canada
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