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RPAS Basic Exam Preparation Course
A guided Canadian RPAS Basic preparation course for students getting ready for the Transport Canada Small Basic online exam, with structured lessons, practical scenarios, knowledge checks, and final review.
Course overview
A guided Canadian RPAS Basic preparation course for students getting ready for the Transport Canada Small Basic online exam, with structured lessons, practical scenarios, knowledge checks, and final review.
The Basic preparation course includes guided lessons, field-planning exercises, module checks, and a 35-question final practice exam.
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What students learn
- How to follow a practical study sequence with lesson review, written activities, field planning tools, knowledge checks, and final practice
- How the Small Basic exam works, including format, time limit, passing mark, age requirement, retake timing, and study target
- How to decide whether a flight is Basic, Not Basic, or needs more information using every Basic condition at the same time
- How registration, marking, pilot certificates, document carriage, recency, supervision, and record habits fit together
- How air law, controlled and uncontrolled airspace, aerodromes, heliports, NOTAMs, wildfires, emergency sites, advertised events, and special operations affect go/no-go decisions
- How RPAS system components, batteries, propulsion, sensors, GNSS, compass, automation, maintenance, serviceability, and theory of flight affect safe operation
- How human factors, workload, visual scanning, weather, wind, visibility, turbulence, temperature, and personal minimums shape Basic operations
- How to complete a site survey, pre-flight package, document checklist, emergency quick card, and post-flight review
- How to approach scenario questions with rule-first thinking instead of memorizing unofficial answer banks
Who this course is for
- Students preparing for the Transport Canada Small Basic online exam
- Drone owners moving from microdrone awareness into Basic operations
- Small business, property, and community users who want structured Canadian RPAS study
- Pilots who want field tools for Basic operation planning, not only exam trivia
What this course is not
- Not a Transport Canada Pilot Certificate - Basic Operations
- Not an official Transport Canada exam or official question bank
- Not a flight review or Advanced operations authorization
- Not permission to fly in controlled airspace, at advertised events, near emergency sites, or outside Basic conditions
- Not a replacement for checking current Transport Canada rules, the Drone Management Portal, and site-specific requirements
Transport Canada references
- Transport Canada: Knowledge requirements for RPAS pilots (TP 15263)
- Transport Canada: Take a drone pilot online exam - Small Basic
- Transport Canada: Basic operations
- Transport Canada: Drone operation categories and pilot certificates
- Transport Canada: Flying your drone safely and legally
- Transport Canada: Registering your drone
- Transport Canada: Where to fly your drone
- Transport Canada: Drone Management Portal
- Transport Canada: Getting a drone pilot certificate
- Transport Canada: Microdrones
- Transport Canada: RPAS pilot recency requirements
- Transport Canada: Flying your drone at an advertised event
- Transport Canada: Aeronautical Information Manual (TC AIM)
- Transport Canada: Standard 921 - Remotely Piloted Aircraft
- Transport Canada: Get permission for special drone operations
- Justice Laws: Canadian Aviation Regulations Part IX - VLOS
- Justice Laws: Canadian Aviation Regulations Part IX - Site Survey
- NAV CANADA: Drone Flight Planning
- NAV CANADA: NAV Drone geozones and NOTAMs
- Transport Canada: TC AIM Meteorology
- Environment and Climate Change Canada: MANAIR aviation weather standards
Important certificate note
This certificate confirms completion of Makwa Aerial Academy RPAS Basic exam preparation training. It is not a Transport Canada Pilot Certificate - Basic Operations, official exam result, flight review, legal opinion, or authorization to operate an RPAS.