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About Commercial Pilot Licence (Helicopter)

Commercial Pilot Licence (Helicopter) · CA

Key exam facts

Format

Multiple choice

Exam questions

Total questions: 100.

Time limit

3½ hours

Passing score

60% overall and in each mandatory subject area

Topics covered

• Air Law and Procedures

  • PART I - GENERAL PROVISIONS
  • PART III - AERODROMES AND AIRPORTS
  • PART IV - PERSONNEL LICENSING AND TRAINING
  • PART VI - GENERAL OPERATING AND FLIGHT RULES: 600 - INTERPRETATION
  • 601 - AIRSPACE STRUCTURE, CLASSIFICATION AND USE
  • 602 - OPERATING AND FLIGHT RULES
  • 604 - PRIVATE OPERATOR PASSENGER TRANSPORTATION
  • 605 - AIRCRAFT REQUIREMENTS
  • 606 - MISCELLANEOUS
  • PART VII - COMMERCIAL AIR SERVICES: 700 - COMMERCIAL AIR SERVICES
  • 702 - AERIAL WORK
  • 703 - AIR TAXI OPERATIONS
  • 704 - COMMUTER OPERATIONS
  • NOTAM
  • TC AIM
  • TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD OF CANADA (TSB) - (A.I.P. GEN 3.0)
  • AIR TRAFFIC SERVICES AND PROCEDURES
  • OPERATIONS IN DOMESTIC AIRSPACE

• Airframes, Engines and Systems

  • 2.1 AIRFRAMES
  • 2.2 LANDING GEAR
  • 2.3 ENGINES RECIPROCATING
  • 2.4 ENGINES TURBINE
  • 2.5 CARBURATION
  • 2.6 FUEL INJECTION
  • 2.7 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
  • 2.8 LUBRICATING SYSTEMS AND OILS
  • 2.9 FUEL SYSTEM AND FUELS
  • 2.10 TRANSMISSIONS AND GEARBOXES
  • 2.11 HYDRAULICS
  • 2.12 OTHER AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS

• Theory of Flight

  • 3.1 PRINCIPLES OF FLIGHT
  • 3.2 DEFINITIONS
  • 3.3 AERODYNAMICS
  • 3.4 LOAD FACTOR
  • 3.5 FLIGHT CONTROLS
  • 3.4 FORCES ACTING ON A HELICOPTER
  • 3.5 ROTOR DESIGN

• Meteorology

  • THE EARTH'S ATMOSPHERE
  • ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE
  • METEOROLOGICAL ASPECTS OF ALTIMETRY
  • TEMPERATURE
  • MOISTURE
  • STABILITY AND INSTABILITY
  • CLOUDS
  • TURBULENCE
  • WIND
  • AIR MASSES
  • FRONTS
  • FRONTAL WEATHER
  • AIRCRAFT ICING
  • THUNDERSTORMS
  • SURFACE BASED LAYERS
  • METEOROLOGICAL SERVICES AVAILABLE TO PILOTS
  • AVIATION WEATHER REPORTS
  • AVIATION FORECASTS
  • WEATHER MAPS AND PROGNOSTIC CHARTS

• Instruments

  • FLIGHT INSTRUMENTS - PRINCIPLES AND OPERATIONAL USE
  • FLIGHT MANAGEMENT INSTRUMENTS
  • ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION INSTRUMENTS - PRINCIPLES AND USE
  • AIRCRAFT COMPASS SYSTEMS

• Navigation - General

  • NAVIGATION TERMS
  • MAPS AND CHARTS
  • TIME AND LONGITUDE
  • FLIGHT PLANNING CALCULATIONS
  • FLIGHT PLAN FORMS
  • EN ROUTE NAVIGATION

• Navigation and Radio Aids

  • 7.1 DEFINITIONS
  • 7.2 MAPS AND CHARTS
  • 7.3 TIME AND LONGITUDE
  • 7.4 PILOT NAVIGATION
  • 7.5 TRIANGLE OF VELOCITIES
  • 7.6 NAVIGATION COMPUTERS
  • 7.7 PRE-FLIGHT PREPARATION
  • 7.8 RADIO THEORY
  • 7.9 VHF OMNIDIRECTION RANGE (VOR)
  • 7.10 AUTOMATIC DIRECTION FINDER (ADF)
  • 7.11 RADIO MAGNETIC INDICATOR (RMI)
  • 7.12 GLOBAL NAVIGATION SATELLITE SYSTEM (GNSS-GPS)
  • 7.13 OTHER RADIO AND RADAR AIDS BASIC PRINCIPALS AND USE

• Flight Operations

  • 8.1 GENERAL
  • 8.2 PERFORMANCE
  • 8.3 USE OF PERFORMANCE CHART
  • 8.4 WEIGHT AND BALANCE
  • 8.5 EXTERNAL LOADS
  • 8.6 WAKE TURBULENCE
  • 8.7 SEARCH AND RESCUE (SAR) (A.I.P. CANADA - SAR INFORMATION)
  • 8.8 CRITICAL SURFACE CONTAMINATION

• Human Factors

  • AVIATION PHYSIOLOGY
  • THE PILOT AND THE OPERATING ENVIRONMENT
  • AVIATION PSYCHOLOGY
  • PILOT - EQUIPMENT / MATERIALS RELATIONSHIP
  • INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS

How to prepare

Work through the topics, read the explanation after each answer, and revisit the areas where you miss questions. Use the official outline and reference materials below to guide your study.

These independent practice questions are not actual exam items and do not guarantee a passing result.

Frequently asked questions

Official sources and references

• TP 2476 Study and Reference Guide

  General, Examinations

• Canadian Aviation Regulations Standard 421

  421.31(3)(a)(ii)

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