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Free PSTAR practice Regulations – Canadian Airspace

What distance from cloud shall an aircraft maintain when flying below 1,000 feet AGL within uncontrolled airspace?

  1. AAt least 2,000 ft horizontally and 500 ft vertically.
  2. BAt least 1 mile horizontally and 500 ft vertically.
  3. CAt least 2 miles horizontally and 500 ft vertically.
  4. DClear of cloud.Correct answer

Why this is the answer

Under CAR 602.115, an aircraft in uncontrolled airspace below 1,000 ft AGL must simply remain clear of cloud — there is no fixed horizontal/vertical buffer at that height. The 500-ft-and-2,000-ft buffer only applies at or above 1,000 ft AGL in uncontrolled airspace.

Reference

CARs 602.115 – Minimum Visual Meteorological Conditions for VFR Flight TC AIM-RAC – Control Zones, VFR Weather Minima

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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