I'm not a lawyer either, but I'm not that far from the Canadian border and have Basic Med. Here's what I found.
BasicMed – Flying in Canadian Airspace
Due to the non ICAO-compliant nature of the BasicMed regime, Transport Canada does not currently allow aircraft to be operated in Canadian airspace by U.S. pilots flying under BasicMed. This includes transiting without landing (i.e. to/from Alaska). COPA is currently collaborating with AOPA and Transport Canada on a way forward which would allow certain BasicMed operations that comply with the restrictions imposed on Canadian Recreational Pilot Permit Holders.
https://copanational.org/flying-in-...ying in Canadian Airspace,i.e. to/from Alaska).
Rumor has it that that is exactly the issue.IOW, when the US accepts our version of "Basic Med", we will accept theirs.
The key words are "operated in Canadian airspace" so the answer is no overflights with basic med.
Get your 3rd class and be done with it.
Get your 3rd class and be done with it.
This is one of those situations where we, as taxpayers, on both sides of the border are not being well served by the governments we pay for. It's shameful that two government agencies can't figure out how to harmonize regulation on such simple matters.
It's a true statement that bureaucracy is stronger than democracy. True... and incredibly wrong.
I know its a little off topic but I have UAT 978 ADS-B am I able to fly into Canada? I see that they require or are going to require 1090
So it looks like my ‘someday’ Alaska trip is on hold till I go back and re-instate my 3rd class, that blows.
Looks like around 600 miles between fuel stops otherwise.