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Free PSTAR practice Collision Avoidance

Which statement is true with regard to aircraft converging at approximately the same altitude?

  1. AA jet airliner has the right of way over all other aircraft.
  2. BAn aircraft towing objects has the right of way over all power-driven heavier-than-air aircraft.Correct answer
  3. CAn aeroplane has the right of way over all other aircraft which are converging from the left.
  4. DAeroplanes towing gliders must give way to helicopters.

Why this is the answer

Per CAR 602.19(2)(d), a power-driven heavier-than-air aircraft must give way to any aircraft seen towing gliders or other objects, so the tow aircraft holds the right of way. Size or engine type doesn't grant priority — the jet-airliner trap is wrong.

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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