Knowledge Requirements for Aircraft Critical Surface Contamination

Verified from official sources
TP 15530 - Performance charts/dataVersion 1Effective -Verified 23 August 2026

In plain language

You must be able to identify different types of surface contamination (such as ice, frost, or dirt) and explain how they impact your drone's flight characteristics and components.

Requirement as structured

An RPA pilot operating within level 1 complex operations must be able to describe different types of contaminants and their effects on the RPA and its components.

Original regulatory text

The RPA pilot operating within level 1 complex operations must be able to: - Describe the different types of contaminants and how they may affect the RPA and its various components.

Applies when

country
Canada
operation
level_1_complex_operations
regulatory category
Specific