Exam guides
Every TC written exam, as Transport Canada specifies it.
Question count, time limit and pass mark for each exam, quoted from the study and reference guide that governs it — including which exams are scored area by area, and what happens when you clear the overall mark but miss one.
PSTAR
The written exam you sit before your first solo — Student Pilot Permit, Aviation Regulations.
- Questions
- 50
- Time
- No time limit stated in the guide
- Pass
- 90%
PPL written exam
The written exam for the Private Pilot Licence — Aeroplane.
- Questions
- 100
- Time
- 3 h
- Pass
- 60%
CPL written exam
The written exam for the Commercial Pilot Licence — Aeroplane.
- Questions
- 100
- Time
- 3½ h
- Pass
- 60%
Instrument rating written exam
The written exam for the Instrument Rating. TP 691E covers both aeroplane and helicopter candidates; our study material teaches the aeroplane case.
- Questions
- 50
- Time
- 3 h
- Pass
- 70%
IATRA exam
The written exam for a two-crew aeroplane type rating, or one restricted to cruise relief pilot duties, for pilots who have not completed the ATPL written exams.
- Questions
- 50
- Time
- 2 h
- Pass
- 70%
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