Saturday, October 17, 2026
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When two aircrafts are converging at approximately the same altitude, which statement applies?
Question 1.05 of TP 11919E, Department of Transport, Canada; reproduced with the Department's permission.
TC's answer
4Gliders shall give way to balloons.
Explanation
CARs 602.19(2)(c): "a glider shall give way to balloons." A balloon can barely steer at all, so it has the right of way over every other category.
Memory tip: The balloon always wins: it is the least manoeuvrable aircraft in the sky.
Source
CARs 602.19 (Right of Way — General)(2)(c); TC AIM (October 1, 2026) RAC 1.8 Collision Avoidance—Right of Way (reproduces CARs 602.19).
Question 1.05 of TP 11919E, Study and Reference Guide: Student Pilot Permit or Private Pilot Licence for Foreign and Military Applicants, Aviation Regulations (7th ed., December 2022), Department of Transport, Canada; reproduced with the Department's permission. The keyed answer agrees with Transport Canada's published answer key (December 2022); the explanation is TC Exam Prep's.
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