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Formation flying is permitted only if such flights
Question 12.10 of TP 11919E, Department of Transport, Canada; reproduced with the Department's permission.
TC's answer
1have been pre-arranged by the pilots-in-command.
Explanation
CARs 602.24: "No person shall operate an aircraft in formation with other aircraft except by pre-arrangement between (a) the pilots-in-command of the aircraft; or (b) where the flight is conducted within a control zone, the pilots-in-command and the appropriate air traffic control unit."
Memory tip: Formation = pre-arranged (and in a control zone, ATC is part of the arrangement).
Source
CARs 602.24 – Formation Flight.
Question 12.10 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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