When two aircraft are converging at approximately the same altitude, which statement applies?
Why this is the answer
Per CAR 602.19(2)(a), a power-driven heavier-than-air aircraft (an aeroplane) shall give way to airships, gliders and balloons. The hierarchy favours the less manoeuvrable, engineless aircraft.
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.
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