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PSTAR practice exam: 20 questions on the CARs and more

Here are 20 free questions to check what you know before the PSTAR, each with an explanation and the rule it comes from. This PSTAR practice exam is our own: 12 questions on the air regulations the PSTAR covers and 8 from the subjects of the private pilot written exam (PPAER) that comes later. The real PSTAR has 50 multiple-choice questions, all selected from Transport Canada’s (TC’s) study guide TP 11919, and you need 90%. So use these for a quick check, and use TP 11919 itself for the full set.

  • 20Practice questions on this page
  • 18Right answers for our 90% target
  • 90%Pass mark on the real PSTAR
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Updated November 2026 · Written from official sources, listed at the bottom of this page

Question 1 of 20

You’re flying VFR in controlled airspace. What flight visibility and distance from cloud do you need?

20 practice questions in the style of the exam.

What’s in this PSTAR practice exam?

Twelve questions follow the sections of TP 11919: six on airspace, signals and air traffic control (ATC), and six on pilot duties, fuel, wake turbulence and flight plans. The other eight come from the four PPAER subject areas in TP 12880, two each.

Aim for 18 right out of 20. That’s our own target, set at the PSTAR’s 90%.

AreaOur 20
PSTAR: airspace, aerodromes and ATC6
PSTAR: pilot duties and aircraft operations6
PPAER: air law2
PPAER: navigation and radio aids2
PPAER: meteorology2
PPAER: aeronautics, general knowledge2
How the PSTAR exam works →The PPAER: questions, pass mark and booking →

Where are TC’s own PSTAR study questions?

TC has no separate sample exam for the PSTAR. Its study guide, TP 11919, lists about 200 questions in 14 sections, with an answer key posted as its own PDF, and the 50 questions on the real exam are selected from it. TC asks you to look up each question’s reference in the CARs or the TC AIM rather than learn the answers by heart.

For the PPAER, TC’s sample exam TP 13014 shows the form and type of question.

TC: TP 11919 (PDF) ↗TC’s guides, sample exam and paid prep →
Sources: Transport Canada · Justice Laws and 1 more. Checked November 2026.

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