Canada IATRA study plan

Map every aeroplane system (powerplant, fuel, electrical, hydraulic, flight controls, pitot-static, avionics) to its function and failure indications

Explain the piston-engine operating cycle, mixture leaning, and detonation/pre-ignition causes in writing

Trace the electrical system from battery through alternator, bus, and essential loads, noting what fails when the alternator drops offline

Solve 15 basic weight-and-balance problems by hand and verify each against a loading-graph method

Compute takeoff and landing distance corrections for pressure altitude, temperature, wind, and runway slope using published charts

Derive climb gradient, rate of climb, and obstacle clearance for a worked departure scenario

Interpret cruise performance tables to select power settings for range versus endurance

Explain how density altitude degrades engine power, propeller thrust, and lift, and quantify the effect in one worked example

Sequence pre-flight, engine start, taxi, run-up, takeoff, climb, cruise, descent, approach, and shutdown flows from memory

State the V-speeds and their definitions for a representative light twin or turbine aeroplane and explain what each protects

Describe the actions for engine failure before and after decision speed, including the rejected-takeoff decision point

Explain the purpose and content of takeoff and landing data cards and how to brief a departure

Apply the standard takeoff, approach, and landing briefing format to three different aerodromes

Decode a METAR and TAF fully, including cloud layers, visibility, wind shear cues, and trend groups

Read and interpret upper-air charts, freezing-level data, and icing and turbulence AIRMETs

Explain how a frontal passage changes ceiling, visibility, wind, and icing risk along a planned route

Compute true altitude from indicated altitude given altimeter setting and temperature error

Calculate headwind and crosswind components for three runway/wind combinations and compare against limits

Build a fuel plan with reserve, alternate, and contingency fuel and justify each figure

Interpret a low-level significant weather chart and identify hazards for a planned route and time

State the licensing, recency, and medical validity requirements applicable to the rating being sought

Explain airspace classes, VFR weather minima, and special-use airspace entry rules from memory

Apply the rules of the air for right-of-way, cruising altitudes, and minimum safe altitudes in scenario form

Convert between true, magnetic, and compass headings and correct for variation and deviation

Identify the hazardous attitudes and apply antidotes to five written cockpit scenarios

Explain hypoxia, hyperventilation, spatial disorientation, and carbon monoxide symptoms and responses

Describe fatigue and circadian effects on decision-making and apply a personal fitness-for-duty checklist

Explain the navigation systems used in the planned aircraft, including their failure modes and fallback methods

Sit two full-length timed practice exams under exam conditions and record domain-level scores

Review every missed question to its underlying source concept and write a one-line correction

Re-drill the two weakest domains until practice scores reach 85 percent

Recite the emergency memory items and the go/no-go decision checklist without reference