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An aircraft has had maintenance. What must exist before you take off?

  1. A new certificate of airworthiness.
  2. A letter from the air traffic control unit.
  3. A report of a test flight in all cases.
  4. A signed maintenance release.
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Correct answer: A signed maintenance release.

After maintenance, the work must be certified by a signed maintenance release before take-off.

Source: Canadian Aviation Regulations (SOR/96-433), CAR 605.85(1) Maintenance Release and Elementary Work

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Questions last reviewed: 18 October 2026