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Chrome yellow and black strips painted on pylons or on the roof of a building identifies

  1. Aan area where explosives are in use.
  2. Ba fur farm.Correct answer
  3. Can artillery range.
  4. Dan open pit mine.

Why this is the answer

Per AIP/TC AIM marking conventions, chrome-yellow-and-black strips on pylons or a building roof identify a fur farm, where low overflight can disturb the animals. They do not mark explosives or mining.

Reference

AIP Part 2 – Fur and Poultry Farms

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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