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Equipment and documentsQuestion 314 of 351

Your aircraft has no approved minimum equipment list and no flight permit for the case. Equipment that the standards require for day VFR is not serviceable. May you take off?

  1. No, you may not take off.
  2. Yes, if you write it in the journey log.
  3. Yes, if you stay in daylight.
  4. Yes, if you stay within 25 nautical miles of the aerodrome.
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Correct answer: No, you may not take off.

Without a minimum equipment list, you may not take off with unserviceable equipment that the airworthiness standards require for the flight.

Source: Canadian Aviation Regulations (SOR/96-433), CAR 605.10(1) Unserviceable and Removed Equipment — Aircraft without a Minimum Equipment List

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Questions last reviewed: 18 October 2026