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When two aircraft are converging at approximately the same altitude

  1. Aboth aircraft shall alter heading to the left.
  2. Bthe aircraft on the right shall avoid the other by descending.
  3. Cthe aircraft that has the other on its right shall give way.Correct answer
  4. Dthe aircraft that has the other on its left shall give way.

Why this is the answer

Per CAR 602.19(2), when two aircraft converge at about the same altitude the one that has the other on its right shall give way — the same “yield to the right” logic as a road intersection.

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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