Drone Advanced Exam (RPAS): Advanced certificate, privileges and recency

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1. Your flight review was 14 months ago and you never applied for the certificate. What now?

   1. Apply after paying a late fee in the portal
   2. Apply anyway, since a flight review never expires
   3. Do a new flight review; it must be within 12 months
   4. Apply after first retaking the Small Basic exam

2. What can an advanced certificate holder also do?

   1. Act as a flight reviewer right away
   2. Fly any drone over 150 kg
   3. Fly BVLOS anywhere in Class G
   4. Fly all basic operations

3. You fail your flight review in the morning. When may you retake it?

   1. After 30 days
   2. After 24 hours
   3. The same afternoon
   4. After 7 days

4. Besides the online Advanced exam, what else must you pass to get an advanced certificate?

   1. A flight review with a TC-approved flight reviewer
   2. A medical exam with a civil aviation medical examiner
   3. A written test at a Transport Canada regional office
   4. A 20-hour ground school course with a final exam

5. Under whose authority must Level 1 Complex BVLOS flights be flown?

   1. A flight school's training approval
   2. A municipal drone permit
   3. An RPAS Operator Certificate (RPOC)
   4. A NAV CANADA flight authorization only

6. Which activity does NOT keep an advanced pilot current for the 24-month recency rule?

   1. Passing the Small Basic exam again
   2. Completing the TC self-paced study program
   3. Passing the Flight Reviewer exam
   4. Passing a flight review

7. How is any flight of a 40 kg drone classified?

   1. Advanced, flown in VLOS with the right declaration
   2. Basic, as long as it stays 30 m from people
   3. Special, so it always needs an SFOC first
   4. Level 1 Complex, in every possible case

8. An advanced pilot wants to meet recency by rewriting an exam. Which one may they use?

   1. Only the Level 1 Complex exam
   2. Only an exam taken at a flight school
   3. Any RPAS exam, including the Small Basic exam
   4. Only the Advanced exam they first passed

9. What score is needed to pass the online Advanced exam?

   1. 80%
   2. 70%
   3. 90%
   4. 65%

10. A 15-year-old with a basic certificate wants to fly near people at a film shoot. How can they do it legally?

    1. Alone, since a basic certificate covers every VLOS flight
    2. Only after turning 18 and getting a Level 1 Complex certificate
    3. Alone, if a parent signs the production company's waiver
    4. Under direct supervision of an advanced certificate holder

11. What is the minimum age for a Pilot Certificate – Advanced Operations?

    1. 21 years
    2. 14 years
    3. 16 years
    4. 18 years

12. Which flight is an advanced operation?

    1. A 200 g drone flown near a public park on a Sunday
    2. A 1.5 kg drone flown 10 m from people who are not involved
    3. A 1.5 kg drone flown 40 m from the nearest bystander in Class G
    4. A 1.5 kg drone flown 6 NM from the nearest certified airport

13. A school's recurrent training program counts for recency if it covers which subjects?

    1. Only aerial photography and video editing techniques
    2. Only the latest firmware updates for popular drone models
    3. Human factors, weather, route planning, aerodromes, rules
    4. Only business insurance, invoicing and client contracts

14. Which requirement applies to the Level 1 Complex certificate but not to the advanced certificate?

    1. At least 20 hours of RPAS ground school
    2. Passing the online Advanced exam
    3. Being at least 16 years of age
    4. Passing a flight review in the last 12 months