Canadian ATPL (SARON) UPDATED
ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT
Answers
What are the 5 things you must do when intercepted by a Military aircraft? - CORRECT
ANSWER - 1) Follow Instructions
2) Respond to Signals
3) If possible, notify the appropriate ATS
4) Attempt Contact on 121.5
5) Squawk Mode A 7700 is capable
When is high altitude training required in a commercial air carrier? (3 Criteria) - CORRECT
ANSWER - 1) Before Assignment on a pressurized aircraft
2) When operating above 13,000'
3) Every 3 years after completing initial training
In terms of duty time, how does required travelling for the purpose of position affect the pilots
duty time? - CORRECT ANSWER - If the time for positioning is required after
completion of a flight and is in excess of the flight crew member's max duty time then an
additional rest period of at least equal to half of the time spent travelling is required.
What is the definition of a large aircraft? - CORRECT ANSWER - An Aircraft with a
MCTOW of 12,566lbs or more
What airspace is a transponder required? - CORRECT ANSWER - Class A, B, C, and any
D or E airspace that is specified as transponder airspace in the Designated Airspace Handbook
When you're on an IFR flight plan and your ETA changes by more than ______ than you have to
advise ATC - CORRECT ANSWER - 3 Minutes
,A Flight crew member in a 704 or 705 operation requires _____ rest period(s) of at least 36
consecutive hours within each period of _____ consecutive days or one period of at least _____
calendar days within each _____ consecutive days. - CORRECT ANSWER - 1 rest period
in 7 consecutive days
3 calendar days in 17 consecutive days
A turbo -jet aircraft or turbofan aircraft with a MCTOW of 12,566 pounds or more operating
under Part VII operations must have a _____ in order to legally take-off. - CORRECT
ANSWER - A third standby attitude indicator
What is the rule for lowest usable flight levels and altimeter setting? - CORRECT
ANSWER - 29.92" or Higher - FL180 Lowest Usable
29.91" to 28.92" - FL190 Lowest Usable
28.91" to 27.92" - FL200 Lowest Usable
How long does an air operator have to keep a copy of an operational flight plan, including all and
any amendments? - CORRECT ANSWER - Not less than 90 days
What is the maximum distance that can be flown in an informal operational flight plan -
CORRECT ANSWER - 25nm or less
When calculating the landing distance required to dispatch an aircraft, you may account for no
more than _____ of the headwind and no less than _____ of the tailwind. - CORRECT
ANSWER - 50%
150%
How do you calculate how many flight attendants that are required for a flight? - CORRECT
ANSWER - 1 Flight Attendant per 40 Passengers or for each portion of such a unit.
1) 1-40 Passengers = 1 Flight Attendant
,2) 41-80 Passengers = 2 Flight Attendants
3) 81+ Passengers = 1 Flight Attendant per 40 group of passengers.
i.e 155 Passengers would only be 4 because it "broke into" the next group of 40.
OR
1 Flight Attendant per 50 Passengers or for each each portion of such a unit.
Depends on what the Air Operator selects as ration in respect of the aeroplane model.
A pilot working in a 705 operation must completed how many hours upon the completion of a
PPC? - CORRECT ANSWER - 75 hours in 90 days
In order to be eligble to act as PIC of an aircraft in a 705 operation on a particular route or into a
particular aerodome, they must have completed what? (2 Options) - CORRECT
ANSWER - 1) Acted as a flight crew member on the flight deck or as an observer within
the last 12 months along that particular route or into that particular aerodrome, or
2) Have received the required training and demonstrated adequate knowledge
How do you calculate the first aid kit requirements? - CORRECT ANSWER - 1) 0-50 = 1
Kit
2) 51-150 = 2 kits
3) 151-250 = 3 kits
4) 251+ = 4 kits
, If issued a speed change, then you are required to maintain that speed to: - CORRECT
ANSWER - +/- 10 KIAS
What is the maximum flight duty time for a pilot on call? - CORRECT ANSWER - 100
hours in 30 days
In order to fly IFR, the pitot-static system must have been calibrated with in the last: -
CORRECT ANSWER - 24 months
Whos duty is it to report "unforeseen operation circumstances" to the Minister? - CORRECT
ANSWER - The air operator ASAP
When Operating an aircraft above FL250 in a pressurized aircraft in an air transport service; the
aircraft must carry sufficient oxygen to supply the crew for a minimum of how many hours? -
CORRECT ANSWER -2
When does the Pilot at the controls have to wear an oxygen mask? - CORRECT
ANSWER - 1) At all times while operating at cabin altitudes above 13,000'
2) if not equipped with quick donning masks and operated above FL250
3) Regardless of mask type, when operating above FL410
What is the maximum holding speed of a propeller driven aircraft? - CORRECT
ANSWER - 175 KIAS
A passenger oxygen briefing must be completed prior to passing what altitude in a pressurized
aircraft? - CORRECT ANSWER - FL250
ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT
Answers
What are the 5 things you must do when intercepted by a Military aircraft? - CORRECT
ANSWER - 1) Follow Instructions
2) Respond to Signals
3) If possible, notify the appropriate ATS
4) Attempt Contact on 121.5
5) Squawk Mode A 7700 is capable
When is high altitude training required in a commercial air carrier? (3 Criteria) - CORRECT
ANSWER - 1) Before Assignment on a pressurized aircraft
2) When operating above 13,000'
3) Every 3 years after completing initial training
In terms of duty time, how does required travelling for the purpose of position affect the pilots
duty time? - CORRECT ANSWER - If the time for positioning is required after
completion of a flight and is in excess of the flight crew member's max duty time then an
additional rest period of at least equal to half of the time spent travelling is required.
What is the definition of a large aircraft? - CORRECT ANSWER - An Aircraft with a
MCTOW of 12,566lbs or more
What airspace is a transponder required? - CORRECT ANSWER - Class A, B, C, and any
D or E airspace that is specified as transponder airspace in the Designated Airspace Handbook
When you're on an IFR flight plan and your ETA changes by more than ______ than you have to
advise ATC - CORRECT ANSWER - 3 Minutes
,A Flight crew member in a 704 or 705 operation requires _____ rest period(s) of at least 36
consecutive hours within each period of _____ consecutive days or one period of at least _____
calendar days within each _____ consecutive days. - CORRECT ANSWER - 1 rest period
in 7 consecutive days
3 calendar days in 17 consecutive days
A turbo -jet aircraft or turbofan aircraft with a MCTOW of 12,566 pounds or more operating
under Part VII operations must have a _____ in order to legally take-off. - CORRECT
ANSWER - A third standby attitude indicator
What is the rule for lowest usable flight levels and altimeter setting? - CORRECT
ANSWER - 29.92" or Higher - FL180 Lowest Usable
29.91" to 28.92" - FL190 Lowest Usable
28.91" to 27.92" - FL200 Lowest Usable
How long does an air operator have to keep a copy of an operational flight plan, including all and
any amendments? - CORRECT ANSWER - Not less than 90 days
What is the maximum distance that can be flown in an informal operational flight plan -
CORRECT ANSWER - 25nm or less
When calculating the landing distance required to dispatch an aircraft, you may account for no
more than _____ of the headwind and no less than _____ of the tailwind. - CORRECT
ANSWER - 50%
150%
How do you calculate how many flight attendants that are required for a flight? - CORRECT
ANSWER - 1 Flight Attendant per 40 Passengers or for each portion of such a unit.
1) 1-40 Passengers = 1 Flight Attendant
,2) 41-80 Passengers = 2 Flight Attendants
3) 81+ Passengers = 1 Flight Attendant per 40 group of passengers.
i.e 155 Passengers would only be 4 because it "broke into" the next group of 40.
OR
1 Flight Attendant per 50 Passengers or for each each portion of such a unit.
Depends on what the Air Operator selects as ration in respect of the aeroplane model.
A pilot working in a 705 operation must completed how many hours upon the completion of a
PPC? - CORRECT ANSWER - 75 hours in 90 days
In order to be eligble to act as PIC of an aircraft in a 705 operation on a particular route or into a
particular aerodome, they must have completed what? (2 Options) - CORRECT
ANSWER - 1) Acted as a flight crew member on the flight deck or as an observer within
the last 12 months along that particular route or into that particular aerodrome, or
2) Have received the required training and demonstrated adequate knowledge
How do you calculate the first aid kit requirements? - CORRECT ANSWER - 1) 0-50 = 1
Kit
2) 51-150 = 2 kits
3) 151-250 = 3 kits
4) 251+ = 4 kits
, If issued a speed change, then you are required to maintain that speed to: - CORRECT
ANSWER - +/- 10 KIAS
What is the maximum flight duty time for a pilot on call? - CORRECT ANSWER - 100
hours in 30 days
In order to fly IFR, the pitot-static system must have been calibrated with in the last: -
CORRECT ANSWER - 24 months
Whos duty is it to report "unforeseen operation circumstances" to the Minister? - CORRECT
ANSWER - The air operator ASAP
When Operating an aircraft above FL250 in a pressurized aircraft in an air transport service; the
aircraft must carry sufficient oxygen to supply the crew for a minimum of how many hours? -
CORRECT ANSWER -2
When does the Pilot at the controls have to wear an oxygen mask? - CORRECT
ANSWER - 1) At all times while operating at cabin altitudes above 13,000'
2) if not equipped with quick donning masks and operated above FL250
3) Regardless of mask type, when operating above FL410
What is the maximum holding speed of a propeller driven aircraft? - CORRECT
ANSWER - 175 KIAS
A passenger oxygen briefing must be completed prior to passing what altitude in a pressurized
aircraft? - CORRECT ANSWER - FL250
