treetopflyer Posted March 25, 2007 Report Share Posted March 25, 2007 Hey guys, Is it possible to legally fly an N registered helicopter in Canada with only a Canadian licence? Cheers, ttf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rumrunner Posted March 25, 2007 Report Share Posted March 25, 2007 Hey guys, Is it possible to legally fly an N registered helicopter in Canada with only a Canadian licence? Cheers, ttf NO. You need an US lic. If you are doing it private then you need a private US lic. If it is commercial well then you need a commercial US lic. Even if you want to fly the N reg. aircraft in the US you require a US lic. or permit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treetopflyer Posted March 25, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 25, 2007 NO. You need an US lic. If you are doing it private then you need a private US lic. If it is commercial well then you need a commercial US lic. Even if you want to fly the N reg. aircraft in the US you require a US lic. or permit. Hey rumrunner, Thanks for the reply. That's the impression I was under but I'm not sure where to look to back that up. (CARs, transport canada, ICAO etc...) I do know of one operator that is currently operating at least one N registered aircraft in Canada with Canadian only licenced pilots and was curious about how this is done. Later, ttf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helilog56 Posted March 25, 2007 Report Share Posted March 25, 2007 NAFTA....in their Operations Specifications within their C.O.M. it will have a list of approved flight crew to fly both sides of the border. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earthman Posted March 25, 2007 Report Share Posted March 25, 2007 It is not always automatically NO. For example, if a Canadian operator leases an "N" registered aircraft and the pilots have a valid PPC on the type (from the Canadian operator), you can fly it as long as it stays in Canadian airspace. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RDM Posted March 25, 2007 Report Share Posted March 25, 2007 Earthman is correct, We have operated "N" registered aicraft and "LN" registered aircraft with Canadian licenced crews. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rumrunner Posted March 25, 2007 Report Share Posted March 25, 2007 Earthman is correct, We have operated "N" registered aicraft and "LN" registered aircraft with Canadian licenced crews. Ok..I stand corrected. I guess if certain parameters are met then it is ok. I was talking more about just jumping into a "N" aircraft and taking it for a hop. I know our fixed wing guys had to go to SEA and write american exams prior to operating a "N" registered aircraft. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cap Posted March 25, 2007 Report Share Posted March 25, 2007 I'll confirm what Earthman stated also...... that it's legal as long as the a/c is being LEASED. Although Rumrunner could well be correct now, I do know that what is stated above was also applicable to F/W one time. This may well have changed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Over-Talk Posted March 26, 2007 Report Share Posted March 26, 2007 Check the CARs for exact details........ Here's a very rough summary, for commercial operations The aircraft must be leased, the crew must be employees of the lessee, the aircraft must have a valid C of A from it's home country, the aircraft must be of a type already approved for Canada, the aircraft must be on an approved maintenance program, etc. etc. So, yes, it's allowed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChopperBob Posted March 27, 2007 Report Share Posted March 27, 2007 http://www.airliners.net/open.file/1191728/L/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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