Redundancies and Critical Items Knowledge Requirements

In plain language

You must be able to identify single points of failure, plan for system abnormalities, understand how pre-flight checks prevent latent failures, and understand flight envelope protection.

Requirement as structured

TCCA guidance specifies that RPA pilots operating within level 1 complex operations must be able to explain redundancy, plan for system failures, identify single points of failure, and understand latent/cascading failures and flight envelope protection.

Original regulatory text

The RPA pilot operating within level 1 complex operations must be able to: - State the value of having redundancy built into RPAS operating scenarios. - Explain how to anticipate and plan for system failures and abnormalities, in developing mitigation procedures. - Describe how to identify single points of failure in an RPAS. - Describe latent failures & how to identify abnormal operating conditions. - Explain how pre-flight checks and scheduled maintenance can protect against latent failures. - Describe related cascading failures of systems or components. - Describe flight envelope protection systems and what their purpose is.

Applies when

country

Canada

operation type

level_1_complex_operations

regulatory category

Specific