Aerodromes

Apron, Movement and Manoeuvring Areas

Prohibitions

Fire Prevention

Airports

8 Topics | 1 Quiz

Prohibitions

Fire Prevention

Applicability of Airport Certification

Transport Canada’s Responsibilities

Operator’s Responsibilities

Airport Certification Process

Airport Zoning Restrictions

Touchdown Zone Marking and Aiming Point

Aerodrome Markers and Markings

12 Topics

Takeoff or Landing Area Boundary Markers

Runway Holding Position Markings

Declared Distances

Closed Markings

3 Topics

Closed Runway Markings

Closed Taxiway Markings

Unserviceable Area Markers

Airside Signs

3 Topics

Information Signs

Mandatory Instruction Signs

Illumination of Airside Signs

Obstruction Marking and Lighting

3 Topics

Markings

Lighting

Wind Direction Indicator

2 Topics | 1 Quiz

Regulations

Minimum Night Lighting Requirements at Aerodromes

Aerodrome Lighting

Aerodrome Beacon

Runway Lighting

9 Topics

Runway Edge Lights

Runway Threshold Lights and End Lights

Displaced Threshold Lighting

Runway Centreline Lighting

Runway Touchdown Zone Lighting

Rapid Exit Taxiway Lighting

Runway Guard Lights

Runway Threshold Identification Lights

Visual Alignment Guidance System

Taxiway Lighting

3 Topics

Taxiway Edge Lights

Taxiway Centreline Lights

Stop Bars

Visual Approach Slope Indicator System (VASIS)

4 Topics

Visual Approach Slope Indicator (VASI)

Precision Approach Path Indicator (PAPI)

Eye to Wheel Height (EWH)

Aircraft Radio Control of Aerodrome Lighting

3 Topics

5 Topics

Low Intensity Approach Lighting System

Omnidirectional Approach Lighting System

5 Topics | 1 Quiz

Retro Reflective Markers

Unserviceable Area Lighting

Closed Manoeuvring Area

Emergency Lighting

Light Gun Signals

Flight Crew Permits Licensing and Ratings

Personnel Licensing and Training

4 Topics

Aviation Document Booklet

Recency Requirements

Regulatory Requirements

Private Pilot Privileges

Medical Requirements

3 Topics | 1 Quiz

Prohibition Regarding Exercise of Privileges

Medical Validity Periods

Airspace Structure Classification and Use

Airspace Structure

4 Topics

Northern Domestic Airspace (NDA)

High Level Controlled Airspace

Low Level Controlled Airspace

Airspace Classification

9 Topics

Other Airspace Divisions

6 Topics | 1 Quiz

Transponder Airspace

Altimeter Setting and Standard Pressure Region

Mountainous Region

Temporary Flight Restrictions

Air Defence Identification Zone

Flight Information Regions

Reckless or Negligent Operation of Aircraft

Operating and Flight Rules

General Operating Rules

23 Topics | 1 Quiz

Fitness of Flight Crew Members

Alcohol and Drugs

Compliance with Instructions

Smoking

Aircraft Operating Limitations

Portable Electronic Devices

Fueling with Engines Running

Starting and Ground Running of Engines

Aircraft Icing

Flight Over Built-Up Areas

Entering or Leaving an Aircraft in Flight

Aerobatic Manoeuvres

ATC Instructions and Clearances

Airspeed Limitations

Cruising Altitude and Flight Levels

Landing or Takeoff at Night

Conservation

Day and Night Definition

Requirements for Power-Driven Aircraft

Operational and Emergency Equipment Requirements

General Requirements

2 Topics

Applicability

Survival Equipment and Flight Over Water

3 Topics | 1 Quiz

Survival Equipment – Flight Over Land

Life Preservers and Floatation Devices

Life Rafts and Survival Equipment

Resources Available to Pilots

Flight Preparation, Flight Plans and Flight Itineraries

Preflight Preparation

3 Topics

Regulations

Filing a Flight Plan or Flight Itinerary

Changes to a Flight Plan

2 Topics

VFR Flight Plans

IFR Flight Plans

Arrival Reports

3 Topics | 1 Quiz

Requirement to File an Arrival Report

Contents of an Arrival Report

Overdue Aircraft

Day VFR Fuel Requirements

Pre-Flight and Fuel Requirements

Fuel Requirements

3 Topics

Night VFR Fuel Requirements

Additional Fuel Requirements

Carry-on Baggage, Equipment and Cargo

2 Topics

Stowage

Access to Emergency Exits and Equipment

3 Topics | 1 Quiz

Operations at or in the Vicinity of an Aerodrome and Visual Flight Rules

Operations at or in the Vicinity of an Aerodrome

9 Topics

General Operations

General Operations Within an MF Area

MF Reporting – General Requirements

MF Reporting – Manoeuvring Area

MF Reporting – Departure

MF Reporting – Arrival

MF Reporting – Continuous Circuits

MF Reporting – Flight Through an MF

Circuits – Uncontrolled Aerodromes

Visual Flight Rules

3 Topics | 1 Quiz

Visual Meteorological Conditions (VMC)

VFR Over-The-Top

Special VFR

Normal Radiocommunications

Normal and Emergency Radiocommunications

2 Topics

Continuous Listening Watch

Communications Checks

Emergency Communications and Lost Communications

4 Topics | 1 Quiz

Two-Way Communication Failure in VFR Flight

Emergency Radio Frequency Capability

Interception of Aircraft and Instructions to Land

ESCAT Plan

General Aircraft Requirements

Aircraft Requirements

4 Topics

Flight Authority

Availability of Aircraft Flight Manual

Markings and Placards

Unserviceable and Removed Equipment

Aircraft Equipment Requirements

6 Topics | 1 Quiz

Day VFR Equipment Requirements

Night VFR Equipment Requirements

Use of Position and Anti-Collision Lights

Use of Safety Belts and Restraint Systems

Oxygen Equipment and Supply

ELT

The TSB and Aviation Safety Investigations

Transportation Safety Board (TSB)

4 Topics

Accidents

Mandatory Reportable Incidents

Keeping and Preserving of Evidence

Air Traffic Services and Procedures

10 Topics | 1 Quiz

Air Traffic Control and Information

Flight Advisory and Information

Radar service – Clock Position System

ATC Clearances and Instructions

Wake Turbulence Separation

VFR Enroute Procedures

VFR Holding Procedure

Land and Hold Short Operations

VHF Direction Finder (VDF) Service

Prevention of Runway Incursions

Air Law Progress Check

Composition and Physical Properties

1 Quiz

Air Law Progress Check

The Earth's Atmosphere

3 Topics

Composition of the Atmosphere

Vertical Structure

The Standard Atmosphere

8 Topics

Pressure Gradient Force

Coriolis Effect

Density

5 Topics | 1 Quiz

Effect of Pressure on Density

Effect of Temperature on Density

Effect of Altitude on Density

Effect of Humidity on Density

Pressure and Density Altitude

Meteorological Aspects of Altimetry

2 Topics

Pressure Altitude

Density Altitude

Effect of Non-Standard Temperature and Pressure

4 Topics | 1 Quiz

The Altimeter

Surface Pressure Error

Temperature Errors

Calculating Terrain Clearance

Temperature and Moisture

Temperature

3 Topics

Temperature Variation With Height

Temperature Inversions and Isothermal Layers

Atmospheric Heating and Cooling

3 Topics

Basics of Heat Transfer

Atmospheric Heating

Atmospheric Cooling

Moisture

4 Topics | 1 Quiz

Relative Humidity and Dewpoint

Atmospheric Stability and Instability

Introduction to Stability

5 Topics

Positive Static Stability

Negative Static Stability

Neutral Static Stability

Adiabatic Process

Lapse Rate

2 Topics

Atmospheric Stability

Lapse Rate

Modification of Stability

2 Topics

Daytime Heating

Advection

Characteristics of Stable and Unstable Air

2 Topics

4 Topics | 1 Quiz

Clouds and Surface Based Layers

Clouds

2 Topics

Classification

Formation and Structure

6 Topics | 1 Quiz

Wind and Turbulence

11 Topics

Pressure Gradient Force

Katabatic and Anabatic Winds

Topographical Effects

4 Topics | 1 Quiz

Air Masses and Fronts

Air Masses

3 Topics

Definition and Classification

5 Topics | 1 Quiz

Trough of Warm Air Aloft

Factors Affecting Ice Accretion

Meteorological Hazards to Safety

Icing

9 Topics

Formation

Supercooled Large Drops

4 Topics | 1 Quiz

Requirements for Development

Weather Reports, Forecasts and Meteorological Services Available to Pilots

Meteorological Services Available to Pilots

3 Topics

Aviation Weather Briefing Service

Flight Service Stations

Flight Information Centres

Aviation Weather Reports

6 Topics

Aviation Routine Weather Report (METAR)

Pilot Reports (PIREP)

Automatic Terminal Information Service (ATIS)

Automated Weather Observation Station

Special Meteorological Reports (SPECI)

Use of the Term CAVOK

Aviation Forecasts

7 Topics | 1 Quiz

GFA – General

GFA – Clouds and Weather

GFA – Icing, Turbulence and Freezing Level

Terminal Area Forecast (TAF)

Upper Winds and Temperature Forecast (FD)

Airman’s Meteorological Advisory (AIRMET)

Significant Meteorological Information

Meteorology Progress Check

Meteorology Progress Check

1 Quiz

Airframes Engines and Systems

Airframes

3 Topics

Circuit Breakers and Fuses

Landing Gears and Brakes

Flaps

Engines

7 Topics

Reciprocating Engines

9 Topics

Types of Fuel Systems

6 Topics

Alternator and Generator

Ammeter and Load Meter

Bus Bars

Lubricating Systems and Oils

3 Topics

System Types and Basic Components

Types of Engine Oil

Other Aircraft Systems

3 Topics | 1 Quiz

General Principles of Flight

Forces Acting on an Aeroplane

12 Topics

Bernoulli’s Principle

Newton’s Laws of Motion

8 Topics

7 Topics

Longitudinal Stability

Lateral Stability

Directional Stability

5 Topics | 1 Quiz

Flight Instruments

5 Topics

Vertical Speed Indicator

2 Topics

Gyroscopic Flight Instruments

4 Topics | 1 Quiz

Flight Operations

General Flight Operations

8 Topics

Pilot-In-Command Responsibilities

Winter Operations

Thunderstorm Avoidance

Mountain Flying Operations

Wheelbarrowing

Hydroplaning

Use of Landing Lights

Marshalling Signals

Aircraft Performance

6 Topics

Factors Affecting Performance

Canadian Runway Friction (CRFI)

6 Topics

Cargo Tie Down and Passenger Loading

Normal and Utility Category

3 Topics

Aircraft Critical Surface Contamination

4 Topics | 1 Quiz

Clean Aircraft Concept

Frozen Contaminants and Removal Techniques

Cold Soaking Phenomenon

De-ice and Anti-ice Fluids

Human Factors

15 Topics

Visual Scanning Techniques

Orientation and Disorientation

Positive and Negative “G”

Middle Ear and Sinus Discomfort

General Health

Circadian Rhythm

Aviation Psychology

5 Topics | 1 Quiz

The Decision Making Process

Factors that Influence Decision Making

Situational Awareness

Stress

Attitudes

General Knowledge Progress Check

General Knowledge Progress Check

1 Quiz

Navigtion

Maps and Charts

7 Topics

Useful Definitions

VFR Navigation Chart (VNC)

VFR Terminal Area Chart (VTA)

Topographical symbols

Elevation and Contours

Locating Position by Latitude and Longitude

Canada Flight Suplement

Flight Planning – Non Variable Factors

7 Topics

Airport and Aircraft

Suitability of Route

Plotting True Track

Plotting 10° Drift Lines

Marking the Halfway Point

Measuring the True Heading

Measuring Distance and Variation

Flight Planning – Variable Factors

14 Topics

Obtaining the Latest Weather

Calculating Indicated Airspeed

True Heading and Groundspeed

Magnetic Heading

Estimated Time Enroute

Cruise Fuel Required

Total Distance Time and Fuel

8 Topics | 1 Quiz

Double Track Error Method

Opening Closing Angles

Visual Alteration

1/60 Rule

Reciprocal Track

Amending a Flight Plan Enroute

4 Topics

VHF Omnidirectional Range (VOR)

9 Topics

Instrument Interpretation

Determining Position Relative to a VOR

Position Fix Using Two VORs

Tracking TO and FROM a Station

Automatic Direction Finder (ADF)

4 Topics

Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS)

2 Topics

Other Radio and Radar Aids

Principle of Operation

5 Topics | 1 Quiz

Primary Surveillance Radar (PSR)

Secondary Surveillance Radar

Tactical Air Navigation (TACAN)

VORTAC

Distance Measuring Equipment (DME)

Navigation Progress Check

Navigation Progress Check

1 Quiz

Practice Exams

3 Quizzes

Practice Test 1

Practice Test 2

Practice Test 3

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Aerodromes

Private Pilot – GS Aerodromes

Aerodromes

Topics

CAR 301.01 Application
CAR 301.08 Aerodrome - Prohibitions
CAR 301.09 Aerodrome - Fire Prevention

Additional References

AIM AGA 2.0 Aerodromes and Airports

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