Flight to Canada

A couple of questions regarding flight to Canada. First will I need a 406 ELT? Second do I need large registration numbers?

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  • No, you don't need a 406 ELT, a 121.5 ELT is still fine.

    As to the question of small numbers, I don't know, but I copied this from the COPA/AOPA handbook on Canada/US Cross border operations. A quick glance didn't mention number size.


    Aircraft and Pilot Documentation
    Visiting pilots are required to have the following documents in their possession. All documents must be current and original; photocopies are not acceptable.
    Aircraft Documentation
    -Aircraft registration certificate (temporary ¡§pink slip¡¨ registration forms are not valid for international flights as described in US Title 19 Customs Duties, Chapter 1, Part 122, Subpart C Section 122.27)
    -Aircraft airworthiness certificate (for aircraft with a C of A or Special C of A);
    -Aircraft operating limitations (including the ¡§Standardized Validation of a Special Airworthiness Certificate ¡V Experimental, for the Purpose of Operating a United States-Registered Amateur-Built Aircraft in Canadian Airspace¡¨);
    -Weight and balance information;
    -FAA 337 form when the aircraft has been fitted with extra fuel tanks in the baggage or passenger compartments.
  • MurrayG Wrote:
    > No, you don't need a 406 ELT, a 121.5 ELT is still
    > fine.
    >
    > As to the question of small numbers, I don't know,
    > but I copied this from the COPA/AOPA handbook on
    > Canada/US Cross border operations. A quick glance
    > didn't mention number size.
    >
    >
    > Aircraft and Pilot Documentation
    > Visiting pilots are required to have the following
    > documents in their possession. All documents must
    > be current and original; photocopies are not
    > acceptable.
    > Aircraft Documentation
    > -Aircraft registration certificate (temporary
    > ¡§pink slip¡¨ registration forms are not valid for
    > international flights as described in US Title 19
    > Customs Duties, Chapter 1, Part 122, Subpart C
    > Section 122.27)
    > -Aircraft airworthiness certificate (for aircraft
    > with a C of A or Special C of A);
    > -Aircraft operating limitations (including the
    > ¡§Standardized Validation of a Special
    > Airworthiness Certificate ¡V Experimental, for the
    > Purpose of Operating a United States-Registered
    > Amateur-Built Aircraft in Canadian Airspace¡¨);
    > -Weight and balance information;
    > -FAA 337 form when the aircraft has been fitted
    > with extra fuel tanks in the baggage or passenger
    > compartments.


    I have heard otherwise about needing a 406 ELT. Please explain your source.
  • No, you don't have to repaint your aircraft to bring it on a trip to Canada.
  • > I have heard otherwise about needing a 406 ELT.
    > Please explain your source.

    As of a week ago:
    http://www.aopa.org/advocacy/articles/2009/090507elt.html
  • Same information from COPA, you can follow the link and scroll down
    for the story.


    As well, they co-produced, with AOPA, a document on cross border flying that you can access as well, just hit the "Flying in Canada" button.
  • While passing through the ADIZ ( Air Defense Identification Zone ) your numbers must be at least 12 inches high...

    You can put temporary stick on numbers on the airplane.
  • There is no ADIZ between the lower 48 states and Canada. The contiguous ADIZ follows the east coast, passes between Mexico and the USA, and goes up the west coast.
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