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Jay Somerset · June 5th 06, 04:01 AM posted to rec.aviation.ifr,rec.aviation.piloting

On Wed, 31 May 2006 19:19:32 +0000 (UTC), (Paul
Tomblin) wrote:

In a previous article, (andrew m. boardman) said:
Paul Tomblin wrote:
Post 9/11, you still have to be on a flight plan of some sort to cross the
border, and now you have to be talking to ATC as well.

Where does that latter requirement come from? It's news to me, and
Toronto Terminal isn't usually interested in talking to VFR arrivals.

FDC NOTAM 2/5319
"PART 2 OF 8 .. SPECIAL NOTICE .. OPERATIONS TO/FROM LOCATIONS OUTSIDE THE
U.S. PART II. U.S., MEXICAN OR CANADIAN REGISTERED AIRCRAFT CONDUCTING
IFR/VFR OPERATIONS TO/FROM LOCATIONS OUTSIDE THE TERRITORIAL AIRSPACE OF
THE U.S. NO PERSON MAY OPERATE AN AIRCRAFT UNDER VFR OR IFR TO OR FROM THE
TERRITORIAL AIRSPACE OF THE U.S. EXCEPT AS PROVIDED BELOW: A. PART 91 VFR
OPERATIONS ARE AUTHORIZED FOR AIRCRAFT WITH A MAXIMUM CERTIFICATED TAKEOFF
GROSS WEIGHT OF 95,000 POUNDS OR LESS, BETWEEN THE COUNTRIES OF THE U.S.,
CANADA, AND MEXICO, PROVIDED ALL THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS ARE MET: 1. THE
AIRCRAFT IS REGISTERED IN THE U.S., CANADA OR MEXICO. 2. THE FLIGHT CREW
AND ONLY KNOWN PASSENGERS ARE ON BOARD. 3. THE PILOT FILES AND ACTIVATES A
FLIGHT PLAN. 4. THE PILOT IS IN COMMUNICATION WITH THE GOVERNING ATC
FACILITY AT THE TIME OF THE BOUNDARY CROSSING. 5. THE AIRCRAFT IS
SQUAWKING AN AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL ASSIGNED DISCRETE BEACON CODE. 6. THE
PILOT COMPLIES WITH ALL U.S. CUSTOMS NOTIFICATIONS AND COMPLIES WITH
REQUIREMENTS TO LAND AT AIRPORTS IN THE U.S., CANADA OR MEXICO DESIGNATED
AS PORTS OF ENTRY. END PART 2 OF 8"

I draw your attention to part 4 and 5.

But you seem to forget that the whole section refers to flights TO/FROM
foreign LOCATIONS. Passing through Canadian airspace when both origin and
destination are in the US is not covered by this whole section.