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I had the awesome opportunity to fly into Canada this last week. But, it didn’t come without it’s challenges…
Since the events on 9/11 that we are all too familiar with, there have been very tight restrictions on who comes into the US. Getting out of the US wasn’t difficult at all, but coming back in was a different story.
When getting on the ground in Canada, and after having filed an IFR flight plan and talked to their center controllers, we called up customs and we got clearance to ‘go on’ over the phone. Sometimes someone MAY meet you at the airport, but not all the time. Before we were cleared to go on, we were strongly advised to stay in the aircraft.
I had a great time in Canada and enjoyed the differences in the aviation system. It’s always cool to see and experience new things. I learned a lot too!
Coming back into the states was quite a bit different. I had to file a flightplan with the Canadian Goverment, I had to file information with the US Government (known as eAPIS) over the internet, in addition to calling ahead to the customs station and Great Falls and letting them know of our arrival.
We were to arrive after hours and the agents didn’t sound too happy about that.
But it turned out that we had much better winds than planned and we were able to get there well before closing time, which the guys loved. No overtime and more TV time at home, I guess!
It was a great trip, I learned a lot, and had fun.
Have you guys experienced any big ‘growth spurt’ lately in your aviation training, even if it’s virtual?
(If you are a part of AviatorPro, you better answer yes!)
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