Knowledge Requirements for General Flight Operations

In plain language

You must know your responsibilities as PIC, how traditional aircraft traffic flows at aerodromes, how to avoid runway incursions, and how to handle hazards like weather, wildlife, and interference.

Requirement as structured

Knowledge requirement (Transport Canada examination syllabus): candidates are expected to be able to understand general flight operations, including pilot-in-command responsibilities, aerodrome operations, environmental hazards, and collision avoidance.

Original regulatory text

Section 6: Flight operations RPAS type of operation: Basic / Advanced - Pilot-in-command responsibilities - Describe the hazards that can occur in different geographic or topographical areas. - Describe the normal flow of traditional aircraft traffic at an aerodrome (circuit, taxiing, etc.). - Explain how local and portable devices might be controlled to reduce interference. - Aircraft defects - Winter operations - Thunderstorm avoidance - Wildlife hazards - Wildlife conservation - Collision avoidance-use of lights - Runway numbering - Aerodrome operations (Procedures for the prevention of runway incursions and conflicts) - Radio/electronic interference, portable electronic devices

Applies when

country

Canada

min mtom g

250

max mtom kg

150

regulatory category

General