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Flight Planning:
NavCanada NOTAMS— for the Canadian Owners and Pilots Association explanatory note Click here
Canadian Aviation Regulations online -see Part VI for operating and flight rules and Section 602.60/61/62/63 for information on survival equipment.
Transport Canada - General Aviation and Civil Aviation Information
Canadian Aeronautical Information Publication AIP Canada (ICAO)
Transport Canada Aeronautical Information Manual
To file a flight plan in the Eastern Arctic, call Flight Services at North Bay— 1 866 WXBRIEF or 1-866-541-4109
Transport Canada’s Glossary for Pilots and Air Traffic Services—
Canada Customs/CANPASS: General information for travellers to Canada, including information about firearms importation into Canada in the FAQ. Pamphlets and forms are available at the Canada Firearms Centre website. Be sure to look into this BEFORE arrival at Customs.
Telephone reporting via CANPASS
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Northern Domestic Airspace:
Canadian Domestic Airspace is divided into two regions, geographically; Southern and Northern.
If you're flying to Iqaluit, Nunavut, you'll notice that we're in a little bubble of Southern Domestic Airspace, so runway headings, tracks, etc. are given in degrees magnetic. The same is true for Kimmirut, about 65nm west of Iqaluit. For all other travel in South Baffin, and for travel in the rest of Nunavut, everything's done in degrees True. Inside Northern Domestic Airspace, True Track is used for determining cruising altitude for direction of flight, rather than Magnetic Track. There's about a 32 degree West variation between True and Magnetic at Iqaluit, so one needs to be aware of this when planning flights from Iqaluit to Cape Dorset, Pangnirtung or elsewhere in the region.
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Downwind for Pangnirtung (photo: Rod Crocker) click to enlarge |
Flight Planning and Weather |
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GREENLAND AND EUROPE?
If you’re planning the trip across the pond via Greenland, read this:
FAA North Atlantic General Aviation Operations Manual
Trip reports:
Bob Webster info site
Gerd Wengler trip report
Ed Carlson gives courses.
Harro Lorenz and Siegmar Sprenger ultralight trip!
Barry Ward trip report
Also:
Greenland Aeronautical Information Publication
Greenland airport and approach info
Note: Greenland airports can be closed Sundays or operate limited hours, with significant call-out fees. |
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An Inukshuk illuminated by a summer sunset, overlooking CYFB Iqaluit runway17. The airport and community in the background. Click on image to enlarge. |