Canada information

[WMUdz]

When flying into Canada, what steps must be accomplished? Is CANPASS still active?

 

[starvingcfi]

yes. i just used canpass this past weekend.

one big thing is read a little about radio procedures before you go. christ. i felt like a student pilot again. it was pretty bad.

also, and i just hope someone else has noticed, canadians are really radio-happy. they just love to talk on the radio. the guys working unicom give out field advisories, ask eta's, destinations...it's kind of annoying.

have a blast. beautiful country up there. several decent looking girls if you go to the right place.

 

[CLCAP]

Canpass works great!! Just give them two hours notice and call before you exit the airplane. (Most FBO's will give you a phone).

Also - once you call Canpass they will have the names and b-dates you provided attached to your N-number for ever (so you don't have to ramble them every time you go)

I wish the US customs would learn.......

 

[2000flyer]

IT DEPENDS!

CANPASS is used, but not all the time. I just cleared and had to meet with a breathing individual.

I've never had one problem with Canadian Customs (can't say the same for U.S.) but this guy was a real treat. First, CANPASS recorded the wrong arrival time. When I called them they told me I was 1:15 early. I informed the officer I was actually :45 late. He proceeded to tell me that "an officer had been waiting for me the entire time and I was to call him immediately". I talked to the FBO and NO officer was ever there waiting. Anyway, after a 20 minute wait for the officer to show, I stepped off the aircraft to greet him, offering a hand shake as I always do. By the look on this guys face, you'd think I'd offered him a handfull of crap. It went downhill from there, complete with lectures to myself and my passengers.

I honestly feel this was an isolated incident. I deal with Canandian customs and CANPASS yearly and this is the first problem I've ever encountered.

2000Flyer