Drone pilot Basic exam practice test
Practice for the Small Basic Exam set by Transport Canada.
Built from the TP 15263, Knowledge Requirements for Pilots of Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems, with the handbook page behind every answer.
Canada Small Basic Exam practice, for the Pilot Certificate, Basic Operations
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For how long must maintenance, modification and repair records of an RPAS be kept?
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Canada Small Basic Exam practice, for the Pilot Certificate, Basic Operations. 35 questions, 23 of 35 to pass. Handbook published by Transport Canada.
428 questions · 8 chapters · Built from the official handbook · Sources checked October 2026.
Chapters
What the handbook covers
The questions follow the chapters of the TP 15263, Knowledge Requirements for Pilots of Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems, published by Transport Canada.
Handbook edition: Fourth Edition 03/2025.
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The first 20 questions, free, no account. Each answer shows the handbook page it comes from.
For how long must maintenance, modification and repair records of an RPAS be kept?
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About the test
About the real test
- Fee
- $10.17 per attempt
- Where you take it
- Online only, through the Transport Canada Drone Management Portal; results are immediate
- Time allowed
- 90 minutes
- Languages
- English or French
- What to bring
- Not published
- Minimum age
- 14
- Parent or guardian consent
- Not published
- Vision test
- Not published
- If you do not pass
- Wait 24 hours; unlimited attempts, each at the same fee
- Booking
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- Practice from the body
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Where you take it: Online only, through the Transport Canada Drone Management Portal; results are immediate.
Questions
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Is this the Canada Small Basic Exam?
See the notice at the end of this page.
How is the real test laid out?
The layout is shown above, under the test name. The exam mode here follows the same layout.
Where do the questions come from?
From the TP 15263, Knowledge Requirements for Pilots of Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems, published by Transport Canada. Every question links to the page it was written from. Each question shows the date we last checked its source.
What do I get if I buy?
The Canada Small Basic Exam practice, for the Pilot Certificate, Basic Operations: the whole question bank in five modes, and full exam papers in the real format, for $9.99, one payment.
What if I fail the real test?
See the notice at the end of this page.
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Not for the first 20 questions. After you buy, you sign in with your email address and there is no password. We keep your email address, your province and which questions you got right or wrong, so you can pick up where you left off. Nothing else. You can delete it any time.
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