(Paul Tomblin) wrote in message ...
Since 9/11, aircraft crossing the border are required to be on a flight
plan AND in communication with ATC, either VFR Flight Following or IFR.
When flying across southern Ontario talking to Toronto Center, I was
continually hearing Canadian pilots calling up near the border to get
flight following across the border. That's in contrast to American
pilots, who seem to get flight following the whole way there.

I guess some parts of Canada are just too remote to get Flight
Following from. I know that pilots somewhat regularly cross into the
U.S. from Mexico without radios or transponders (since 9/11) but you
have to prearrange the crossing location and exact time. The last time
I was down in Mexico I ran into an airplane recovery guy who picks up
wrecked airplanes and flys them back to the insurance co. Sometimes
they end up as "green" airplanes (no radios).

-Robert