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Under CARs 602.77, when a VFR flight plan specifies no search and rescue time, the arrival report must be filed no later than:
The answer
31 hour after the last reported ETA
Explanation
CARs 602.77(1)(b): for a flight plan, the arrival report is filed "as soon as practicable after landing but not later than ... where no search and rescue action initiation time is specified in the flight plan, one hour after the last reported estimated time of arrival". A VFR flight plan or itinerary is needed unless the flight stays within 25 NM of the departure aerodrome (602.73(2)).
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