Canadian drone Advanced Operations certification practice tests

Canadian drone Advanced Operations certification practice tests

Frank Kassill and Auslander Publishing

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CANADIAN DRONE ADVANCED OPERATIONS CERTIFICATION PRACTICE TESTS

First edition. March 27, 2025.

Copyright © 2025 Frank Kassill and Auslander Publishing.

ISBN: 978-1927122174

Written by Frank Kassill and Auslander Publishing.

Canadian Drone Licence

ADVANCED OPERATIONS CERTIFICATION

Third Edition

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ADVANCED OPERATIONS CERTIFICATION

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TABLE OF CONTENTS :

Features of this book : 3rd Edition

The TC – TP15623E – Knowledge requirements – ADVANCED OPERATIONS

Written exam anxiety factors

Helpful study techniques

Multiple choice practice test strategy

Top 10 Test taking tips

Multiple choice general test taking strategies

CDN R.P.A.S PILOT – ADVANCED OPERATIONS Exam # 1

CDN R.P.A.S PILOT – ADVANCED OPERATIONS Answer sheet # 1

CDN R.P.A.S PILOT – ADVANCED OPERATIONS Exam # 2

CDN R.P.A.S PILOT – ADVANCED OPERATIONS Answer sheet # 2

CDN R.P.A.S PILOT – ADANCED OPERATIONS Exam # 3

CDN R.P.A.S PILOT – ADVANCED OPERATIONS Answer sheet # 3

CDN R.P.A.S PILOT – ADVANCED OPERATIONS Exam # 4

CDN R.P.A.S PILOT – ADVANCED OPERATIONS Answer sheet # 4

CDN R.P.A.S PILOT – ADVANCED OPERATIONS Exam # 5

CDN R.P.A.S PILOT – ADVANCED OPERATIONS Answer sheet # 5

CDN R.P.A.S PILOT – ADVANCED OPERATIONS Exam # 6

CDN R.P.A.S PILOT – ADVANCED OPERATIONS Answer sheet # 6

CDN R.P.A.S PILOT – ADVANCED OPERATIONS Exam # 7

CDN R.P.A.S PILOT – ADVANCED OPERATIONS Answer sheet # 7

CDN R.P.A.S PILOT – ADVANCED OPERATIONS Exam # 8

CDN R.P.A.S PILOT – ADVANCED OPERATIONS Answer sheet # 8

CDN R.P.A.S PILOT – ADVANCED OPERATIONS Exam # 9

CDN R.P.A.S PILOT – ADVANCED OPERATIONS Answer sheet # 9

CDN R.P.A.S PILOT – ADVANCED OPERATIONS Exam # 10

CDN R.P.A.S PILOT – ADVANCED OPERATIONS Answer sheet # 10

CDN R.P.A.S PILOT – ADVANCED OPERATIONS Exam # 11

CDN R.P.A.S PILOT – ADVANCED OPERATIONS Answer sheet # 11

CDN R.P.A.S PILOT – ADVANCED OPERATIONS Exam # 12

CDN R.P.A.S PILOT – ADVANCED OPERATIONS Answer sheet # 12

CDN R.P.A.S PILOT – ADVANCED OPERATIONS Exam # 13

CDN R.P.A.S PILOT – ADVANCED OPERATIONS Answer sheet # 13

CDN R.P.A.S PILOT – ADVANCED OPERATIONS Exam # 14

CDN R.P.A.S PILOT – ADVANCED OPERATIONS Answer sheet # 14

CDN R.P.A.S PILOT – ADVANCED OPERATIONS Exam # 15

CDN R.P.A.S PILOT – ADVANCED OPERATIONS Answer sheet # 15

CDN R.P.A.S PILOT – ADVANCED OPERATIONS Exam # 16

CDN R.P.A.S PILOT – ADVANCED OPERATIONS Answer sheet # 16

R.P.A.S PILOT - Abbreviations A to Z -251

R.P.A.S PILOT - Navigation note section

R.P.A.S PILOT - Navigation note # 1

R.P.A.S PILOT - Navigation note # 2

R.P.A.S PILOT - Navigation note # 3

R.P.A.S PILOT - Navigation note #4

R.P.A.S PILOT - Navigation note # 5

R.P.A.S PILOT - Navigation appendix section

R.P.A.S PILOT – Appendix 1 - Conversions & Calculations

R.P.A.S PILOT – Appendix 2 - Theory of flight # 1 – empennage section

R.P.A.S PILOT – Appendix 3 - Theory of flight # 2 – aspect ratio

R.P.A.S PILOT – Appendix 4 - Radio communication energy theory

R.P.A.S PILOT – Appendix 5 - Electromagnetic spectrum theory Q1

R.P.A.S PILOT – Appendix 6 - Electromagnetic spectrum theory Q2

R.P.A.S PILOT – Appendix 7 - LIPO battery electricity theory

R.P.A.S PILOT – Appendix 8 - R.P.A.S battery systems

R.P.A.S PILOT – Appendix 9 - CFS - CYUL Montreal Dorval airport

R.P.A.S PILOT – Appendix 10 - CFS - CYMX Montreal Mirabel airport

R.P.A.S PILOT – Appendix 11 - CFS - CSS3 Cedars airport – CSH6 Cedars heliport

R.P.A.S PILOT – Appendix 12 - CFS - Montreal VFR terminal procedures chart

R.P.A.S PILOT – Appendix 13 - CFS – CYPG Portage La Prairie

R.P.A.S PILOT – Appendix 14 - CFS - CYRI Riviere du Loup

R.P.A.S PILOT – Appendix 15 - CFS - CYVR Vancouver airport

R.P.A.S PILOT – Appendix 16 - CFS - CEV3 Vegreville

R.P.A.S PILOT – Appendix 17 - CFS - CYVG Vermillion

R.P.A.S PILOT – Appendix 18 - CFS – CYYG Victoria

R.P.A.S PILOT – Appendix 19 - CFS - CYPG Winnipeg airport

R.P.A.S PILOT – Appendix 20 - CFS - CAK3 Delta heritage air park VTPC

R.P.A.S PILOT – Appendix 21 - CFS – CYFC Fredericton

R.P.A.S PILOT – Appendix 22 – Flight log chart

R.P.A.S PILOT – Appendix 23 – R.P.A.S battery Q & A solutions

R.P.A.S PILOT TP 15623 E , Knowledge requirements section (ADV. OPERATIONS)

LIST OF RECOMMENDED STUDY MATERIAL

RPAS PILOT CHECK-LISTS

RPAS PILOT EMERGENCY PROCEDURES

​Features of this book :

This Third Edition study guide contains 800 Questions in total .

16 exams of 50 questions for the knowledge requirements for Pilots of Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems

250 G to and including 25Kg, Operating within Visual Line-Of-Sight (VLOS) – ADVANCED OPERATIONS since June 1 st 2019.

It will complete your written exam studying

It will test your overall written exam knowledge

It is designed to be used with the books listed as references

The questions in this study guide cover all the topics and cognitive objectives for the Pilots of Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems 250G up to and including 25 KG, Operating within Visual Line-Of-Sight (VLOS) ADVANCED OPERATIONS Transport Canada knowledge requirements according to TP 15623 – E, 3 rd edition.

For each question, there is only one correct answer : (a) , (b) , (c), or (d)

When you have difficulty narrowing the choice down, always read through all four choices and select the best answer.

After taking each exam, check the answer sheet and mark the questions on which you need to review the material. Check your reference books and review the material.

IMPORTANT NOTE : an appendix section is provided for the R.P.A.S battery questions & answers solutions

​KNOWLEDGE EXAM

- Name of exam : RPAS-ADVANCED OPERATIONS.

- Number of questions : 50

- Time limit : 1 hour

- Pass mark : 80%

- TP publication : Knowledge requirements for Pilots of Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems 250 G to and including 25 Kg, Operating within visual line of sight (VLOS) – ADVANCED OPERATIONS

- TP publication number : TP 15623E, 3 rd Edition, June 1 st 2019

The RPAS Pilot Licence ADVANCED OPERATIONS written exam is a sectionalized exam containing 8 specific sections

Knowledge Areas

SECTION 1 : Air law, air traffic rules and procedures

SECTION 2 : RPAS airframes, power plants, propulsion and systems

SECTION 3 : Human factors

SECTION 4 : Meteorology

SECTION 5 : Navigation

SECTION 6 : Flight operations

SECTION 7 : Theory of flight

SECTION 8 : Radiotelephony

Rewriting of examinations : in the case of any examination for operation of sRPAS, the examination may be rewritten after 24 hours.

N.B : This exam is taken ONLINE on the Transport Canada Drone management portal . It is an open book exam and costs $10,00 .

​WRITTEN TEST ANXIETY FACTORS

What is test anxiety ?

It refers to the emotional reactions that some test-takers experience when taking a test or written exam. Having a fear of exams and/or testing is based on a rational fear, because the test taker’s performance can determine the course of an academic career. However, experiencing too much fear of exams and/or testing will only interfere with the test taker’s ability to perform on the written exam, and his/her chances to be successful.

A little bit of anxiety or nervousness is a good thing. Too much anxiety can be a problem. There are a large variety of causes that can contribute to the development and sensation of test anxiety. These can include worrying about issues surrounding the written test or personal issues.

Anxiety cannot be entirely eliminated. However, there are ways to minimize it, to make the anxiety easier to manage. Mist students will feel some level of anxiety when faced with a written test or exam, the majority can cope with that anxiety and maintain it to a manageable level. Those students who cannot are faced with a very real and very serious condition. These students even when adequately prepared panic, blank-out and seem to overreact. These are not fully rational reactions. These reactions lead to negative results for the testing experience.

There are four elements to test anxiety. They are physical signals (sweating) , emotional signals (fear or panic) and cognitive or mental signals (memory abilities) and finally lack of preparation signals.

• Physical signals of test anxiety :

- Sweaty palms

- Shaky hands

- Dry mouth

- Aching shoulders, back and neck

- Feeling hot or cold

- Fast heart beat

- Sensation of helplessness

• Emotional signals of test anxiety : linked to nervousness, fear or panic

- Difficulty or inability to read or understand the questions of the test

- Difficulty or inability to recall key words and concepts relating to the testing question

- Receipt of poor grades on a test, though the test material was well known by the test taker

- Blanking out on test questions by only remembering the correct answers to the questions when the test has already finished

• Emotional signals of test anxiety : linked to worrying, fear or panic

These are related to both the test taker, or many other factors around him/her that will be affected by the results of the test :

- The negative consequences that will result from a poor grade or failure

- How other friends or other students are achieving

- Previous performances on similar exams or exams in general

• Mental or cognitive signals of test anxiety : linked to memory abilities. Every student has a different learning style.

- Don’t make comparisons with the results or habits of other students. These are individual factors, and different things work for different people, causing different results.

IMPORTANT NOTE : when a test taker has a feeling of preparedness, then test anxiety will be dramatically lowered.

• Lack of preparation signals :

Lack of preparation can be identified by the following five behaviors and / or situations :

- Poor overall studying habits

- Not scheduling enough time to study

- Cramming the night before the test

- Managing time poorly which creates the sensation that there is not enough time to do everything

- Failing to organizing pertinent study material information

​HELPFUL STUDY TECHNIQUES :

1. As along as the test taker remains organized and self-confident, with efficient study habits less time will need to be spent studying and high grades will be achieved.

2. Reminding ourselves that a test and / or exam is only a test and / or exam. This is not the only one, and there will be others in your pilot career steps.

3. Before each exam comes the academic preparation. Establish a study schedule and begin at least one week before the actual date of the test. By doing this, the anxiety of not having enough time to study for the test will be automatically eliminated. This will make the studying a much more effective experience, ensuring that the learning process will be an easier process.

4. For the one who suffers from test anxiety, cramming should not even be considered an option. By trying to memorize an entire term’s worth of information in one day, you’ll be shocking your system and not giving yourself a very good chance to absorb the material

5. Learning to take good notes will mean that notes will be full of useful information so that less sifting will need to be done to seek out what is pertinent for studying

6. Reviewing notes after class and then again after 48 hours of that class will help the information fresh in your mind.

7. Make flash cards for memorization of concepts.

8. A study group can also be a very motivational and helpful idea. There will be brainstorming, sharing of ideas. Studying will also be more interesting because it will be a social occasion.

​PRACTICE TEST STRATEGY :

1. Find a good source of written exams. YOU HAVE IT !!!

2. Take a practice test with no time constraints will all open reference books available. Take your time with the questions and focus on reading every question twice

3. Take a practice test with time constraints with all open reference books available

4. Take a practice test with time limits and no open reference books available. Once you have taken a practice test under real conditions of time constraints, then you will know if you are ready for the test. When you go to take the test, remain confident and remember how well you did on the practice tests. If you can score high enough on a practice test, then you can do the same on the real thing.

IMPORTANT NOTE : it is important to work your way up to the full challenge. So you focus on the questions, and then time, and finally test taking strategies.

By doing all of this, you will condition your mind to the stress of exam day and maximize your success.

​TOP 10 TEST TAKING TIPS :

1. Know the exact physical location of the test taking site. Drive to the testing site the day before the test day.

2. Arrive to the test site , 30 minutes before the test time.

3. Wear comfortable, loose fitting, layered clothing to the testing center. Anticipate and prepare for it to be either cold or hot during the test depending on the season.

4. Bring at least two forms of identification with a picture to the testing center and other important documentation like your certified log book, pilot permits and so on.

5. Eat well the day of the test, do not go to the test center on an empty stomach. Your brain needs fuel on the day of the test.

6. Know your test duration, topics, question types and how many questions

7. Carefully follow all the test registration procedures

8. Avoid any anxious classmates who are talking about the exam. These students only spread anxiety and are not worth sharing time with before the exam.

9. Get a good night’s sleep, don’t try to cram the night before the exam. Don’t study until the point of the exam. Studying should stop at least one hour before the exam begins. This allows the brain to rest and put things in order. This will also provide the time to become as relaxed as possible when going into the examination room.

10. Eliminate the obviously wrong answer choices, then choose the best remaining choice

​GENERAL TEST TAKING STRATEGIES :

1. Read the instructions very carefully twice, so that unpleasant surprises won’t follow during or after the exam has ended.

2. For multiple choice exams, read everything question twice and read every answer, even if the correct one has been spotted. A better one may exist.

3. Begin the exam with all of the questions with which the most confidence is felt. This will build the confidence level regarding the entire exam and will begin a quality momentum. This will also create encouragement for trying the difficult questions where uncertainty resides.

4. Go with your gut instinct is the way when solving a problem. Second guessing should be avoided at all costs. Have confidence is your ability to do well.

5. Should a feeling of panic begin breath deeply from the nose and expire through the mouth.

6. If a blanking episode occurs for a certain question, skip it and move on to the next question. There will be time to return to the other question later. Get everything done that can be done first.

7. Move at a pace that is reasonable and not rushed in order to be able to work down the exam carefully.

8. Answer the multiple choice question : it may seem obvious to only pick answer choices that answer the question. But the test can create some excellent answer choices that are wrong. Don’t pick an answer just because it sounds right, or you believe it to be true. It must answer the question. Once you have made your selection, always go back and check it against the question and make sure you didn’t misread the question, and the answer choice does answer the question asked.

9. Do not discount any of the information provided in the question. Every piece of information may be necessary to determine the correct answer. None of the information in the question is there to throw you off but the answer choices will certainly have information to throw you off.

10. Avoid factually correct answers : don’t get distracted by a choice that is factually true. Your search is the for the answer that answers the question. Always go back to the question and make sure you’re choosing an answer that actually answers the question and is not just a true statement. Two answers can both be seemingly correct, so be sure to read all of the answer choices, and make sure that you get the one that best answers the question.

11. Milk questions that throw you off completely. You may lack knowledge about the subject, the question itself can give you many clues that will help you find the correct answer. Read the question carefully and look for clues.

12. Watch out for answers that have words you recognize : recognizing all the words in one answer choice doesn’t mean the answer choice is correct. Each word and answer choice you eliminate increases your chances of getting the question right, even if you have to guess among the unfamiliar choices.

13. Eliminate answers : eliminate choices as soon as you realize they are wrong. But be careful ! Make sure you consider all of the possible answer choices. Just because one appears right, doesn’t mean that the next one won’t be even better ! Don’t worry if you are stuck between two that seem right. By having to choose between the two remaining possible choices, your odds are now 50/50 of getting it right.

14. Read questions carefully : read the question and answer choices carefully . Don’t miss the question because you misread the terms. You have plenty of time to read each question thoroughly and make sure you understand what is being asked.

15. Time management : don’t spend too much time on any one question

16. Pace yourself : do not get clock fever. As long as you are on track by monitoring your pace, you are guaranteed to have enough time for yourself .

17. Beware of directly quoted answers : sometimes an answer choice will repeat word for word a portion of the question or reference section.

18. Check your answer selection : if at all possible, try to take a second to look back over your answer selection and make sure you’ve selected the correct answer choice and haven’t made a costly careless mistake such as marking an answer choice that you didn’t mean to mark.

19. Watch out for answer choices that are direct opposites or parallels : a family of answer choices is when two or three answer choices are very similar in construction, and yet have a directly opposite meaning. The answer choice that doesn’t seem to fit the parallel construction of the other answer choices is more likely to be incorrect.