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Free PSTAR practice Collision Avoidance

When two aircrafts are converging at approximately the same altitude, which statement applies?

  1. AGliders shall give way to helicopters.
  2. BAeroplanes shall give way to helicopters.
  3. CHelicopters shall give way to aeroplanes.
  4. DGliders shall give way to balloons.Correct answer

Why this is the answer

Per CAR 602.19(2)(c), a glider shall give way to balloons — the balloon, with the least control over its path, sits at the top of the converging right-of-way order.

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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