National Aeronca Association Bulletin Board

does anyone know if the Canadians will recogize and allow light sport pilots to fly into Canada? I had heard it was under consideration.

John,
Not possible yet. I had posted the same question over on the EAA forum. Doesn't look like it will happen anytime soon. At least that is the jest I got from the replies I recieved. The biggest issues is the medical. If you find anything more out I would surely like to hear it.
I live within an hours ride of Canada and would love to take the Champ up there on floats as I have a few friends that have lake cabins there.
Keith

Thanks for the reply. I'd love to be able to fly skis to my cabin in Ontario, about 150 air miles away. John

To my knowledge, the Bahamas is the only foreign country that allows sport pilots with only the driver's license medical to fly into their country.

Heck, I just found out about a year ago from a buddy that U.S. citizens may not enter Canada at all, regardless of the means of transportation for 5 years after getting a DUI. Talk about stupid. My buddy is an airline pilot, and he had a flight attendant escorted to a holding room when they all went thru customs in Toronto, her passport was run, and the customs guy saw she had a DUI 3 years prior, in the U.S., and the Canadians put her on the next flight headed for the U.S.

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Jerry A. Eichenberger
Columbus, Ohio
614-798-1600

I was flying with a guy last winter, who was pulled aside everytime we flew into Edmonton. He always told the rest of us flightcrew members, he would take a later van to the hotel. He had not revealed several DUI convictions and the FAA gave him a 6 month suspension, and then Canada had issues with him flying into their country. He was always allowed to continue to stay overnight and continue the trip the next morning. I was surprised Canada could access our U.S. DUI record system.

Richard

In this world anyone can acccess anything. Nothing is sacred..

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The dirty side down.....
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