CARC PPL Theory case studies
CARC PPL Theory · Put your knowledge to work in context.
The CARC PPL Theory examination is the written knowledge test that a student pilot in Canada must pass before being recommended for the Private Pilot Licence flight test. It is intended for recreational and private pilots who want to fly without remuneration, not for commercial candidates, and it tests ground-school knowledge rather than stick-and-rudder skill. The CARC PPL Theory case studies are 5 cases and about 4,207 words.
1Special VFR, a closing daylight window and a fuel clock
You are pilot-in-command of a four-seat single-engine piston aeroplane on a VFR flight, 12 NM south of a Class D control-zone boundary at 2,500 ft, inbound to the zone aerodrome. Cruise is 110 kt; fuel remaining is 55 L and burn is 30 L/h; your planning final reserve is 45 minutes.
798 words, about 4 min2Alternator failure at night: what the battery can still buy you
You are pilot-in-command of a single-engine piston aeroplane on a night VFR flight at 6,500 ft, clear of cloud, visibility 25 km, OAT +1 °C, no visible moisture. Fuel gives 55 minutes to destination plus a 15-minute night reserve.
836 words, about 4 min3A load sheet that is legal but will not get airborne
Your four-seat single-engine aeroplane has a basic empty mass of 700 kg at an arm of 2.40 m aft of the datum and a maximum take-off mass of 1,150 kg. CG limits are 2.35 m to 2.55 m aft of datum at all masses.
831 words, about 4 min4Airframe icing in a mountain pass
You are on a day VFR cross-country in a single-engine aeroplane that is not approved for flight into known icing, cruising at 9,500 ft toward a mountain pass where the terrain rises to 8,200 ft; the grid MSA is 9,900 ft. The OAT is −5 °C and the freezing level is forecast at 5,000 ft.
877 words, about 4 min5Headache at 7,500 ft with the cabin heat on
It is a cold winter night and you are pilot-in-command of a piston single cruising at 7,500 ft, unpressurised, with no oxygen on board and none required at that level. The cabin heat has been full on for the last 40 minutes.
865 words, about 4 min