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A responsibility of a Flight Information Center (FIC) specialist is to provide
Question 3.25 of TP 11919E, Department of Transport, Canada; reproduced with the Department's permission.
TC's answer
2flight planning services.
Explanation
TC AIM RAC 1.1.2.1 (FICs): "Pilot briefing service: the provision of, or consultation on, meteorological and aeronautical information to assist pilots in pre-flight planning", and "Flight service specialists accept flight plan information during a briefing." FICs also provide VFR flight plan alerting and en route FISE.
Memory tip: FIC = briefings and flight plans (call them '... RADIO').
Source
TC AIM (October 1, 2026) RAC 1.1.2.1.
Question 3.25 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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