Flying to Canada

[BobTurner]

Originally Posted by Saville

Are there still requirements that your tail number be 1 foot high?

I believe yes, but only if you cross an ADIZ. Most of the US-Canada airport is not a defense zone.
Bill, what does the FCC want for a station license and operator permit? Last time I looked, I thought it was expensive.

[lndwarrior]

Don't know if this is still relevant.

10 years ago I make my first (and only) flight into Canada. Land at Abbotsford. They do not have customs on site.

Get a female customs agent on the cell phone while parked at a designated area on the ramp. She is pissed at me because I am almost 2 hours late on my arrival time (my misunderstanding).

After threatening to "open a folder on me", the conversation turns.

"What is your reason for visiting us?", she asks.

"I'm here to visit my sister, " says I.

"Are you bringing any alcohol into Canada?", she asks.

"Yes, two bottles of wine," says I.

"You can't do that," she says.

Oh ****, I'm on the tarmac, can't get out of the plane until she releases me and have no idea what to do now.

"You said you're visiting your sister?" she asks.

"Yes," says I.

"Well, if the bottles of wine were a gift for your sister, that would be ok," she says.

Me: "Uhhhh."

She: "So are the bottles of wine a gift for your sister?" she asks.

Me: "Yes, they are a gift for my sister."

She: "Welcome to Canada. I hope you enjoy your stay!"

True story.

[RandyAB]

Originally Posted by maniago

I just came back from Alberta on a bushliving course. Theres really no airstrips out there but alot of arrow straight dirt Range Roads. I'd like to go back and take the plane....can I land on a range road (after clearing customs etc at a real airport)???

No. Landing on a public road would be illegal unless it was an emergency.

[Jermechanic]

Originally Posted by maniago

I just came back from Alberta on a bushliving course. Theres really no airstrips out there but alot of arrow straight dirt Range Roads. I'd like to go back and take the plane....can I land on a range road (after clearing customs etc at a real airport)???

You can land perfectly legally on the road if you make it to mile 244 on the Dempster Highway in the Yukon

http://www.explorenorth.com/library/...ins-wiley.html

[Snowflake]

Originally Posted by RandyAB

No. Landing on a public road would be illegal unless it was an emergency.

Wrong. You can land on any surface in Canada provided you don't p*ss anyone off.

[maniago]

Originally Posted by Snowflake

Wrong. You can land on any surface in Canada provided you don't p*ss anyone off.

So what I'm hearing is, its ok if 1) noone sees you doing it 2) you dont crash.

With phone cameras everywhere, probably would never get past 1)......

[RandyAB]

Originally Posted by Snowflake

Wrong. You can land on any surface in Canada provided you don't p*ss anyone off.

I had a look at the CARS for clarification. It seems that landing on anything other than a designated aerodrome is only prohibited if over a built up area. I guess you are correct. Good on ya. I still think it would be a bad idea generally.

[az_gila]

Originally Posted by RandyAB

I had a look at the CARS for clarification. It seems that landing on anything other than a designated aerodrome is only prohibited if over a built up area. I guess you are correct. Good on ya. I still think it would be a bad idea generally.

Check your insurance policy....

[Bavafa]

Originally Posted by BobTurner

I believe yes, but only if you cross an ADIZ. Most of the US-Canada airport is not a defense zone.
Bill, what does the FAA want for a station license and operator permit? Last time I looked, I thought it was expensive.

Bob,
The process seems really easy and fast. The cost is $70 which is for the lift time.

[BobTurner]

Originally Posted by Bavafa

Bob,
The process seems really easy and fast. The cost is $70 which is for the lift time.

I think that?s correct - for the operator permit. But the FCC also requires a ?station? license, for the airplane (international only). I think that?s another $170.

I?m old enough to still have an fcc operator license. It?s a piece of cardboard that I filled out and sent to the fcc back in the early ?80?s. They stamped it and sent it back. Doesn't seem to be $70 worth of work to me...