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Guides

Each one is short, cites where it comes from, and ends with something to practise.

The VFR nav log, column by column

The same columns work for a 20 mile hop as a 200 mile cross-country. Each column of a VFR nav log explained, with a worked Abbotsford to Chilliwack example.

ATC light signals

The tower's signal lamp, on the ground and in the air, word for word from the Canada Flight Supplement, and how to acknowledge it. PPL flight test Ex. 30(g).

Radio failure (VFR)

What the regulation requires when your radio fails in Class B, C or D airspace, how to rejoin without a radio, and how the tower clears you to land. PPL flight test Ex. 30(g) and (j).

How to copy an ATIS

The Canadian ATIS standard format, field by field, how to copy it quickly, and what to say when you call. From the TC AIM.

Special VFR

When the weather in a control zone drops below VFR, special VFR may still let you in or out. The minima from the CFS and the exact phraseology from the NAV CANADA guide. PPL flight test Ex. 30(h).

The flight test diversion

What the examiner asks for on the diversion, a mental method for heading and time without a protractor or computer, and how to tell ATS you are diverting.

What this app covers on the PPL flight test

Every radio and navigation criterion from Transport Canada's PPL flight test guide (Ex. 30 and Ex. 23), mapped to the scenarios and drills that practise it, with the gaps shown honestly.

For flight instructors

Free radio and flight-test practice for Canadian student pilots, with a link for every scenario and drill you can send a student.