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Free PSTAR practice Collision Avoidance

When two aircraft are approaching head-on or approximately so and there is danger of collision, each pilot shall

  1. Adecrease airspeed.
  2. Bincrease airspeed.
  3. Calter heading to the right.Correct answer
  4. Dalter heading to the left.

Why this is the answer

Per CAR 602.19(5), when two aircraft approach head-on or nearly so with a risk of collision, the pilot of each shall alter heading to the right so both pass left-to-left.

Reference

TC AIM-RAC – Collision Avoidance – Right of Way CARs 602.19 – Right of Way

Question reproduced verbatim from Transport Canada’s PSTAR Study and Reference Guide (TP 11919E). The answer key is Transport Canada’s; the explanation is ours.

A study aid — not a substitute for the official guide, the CARs, or your instructor.

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