AV31 - Special Handling Procedures for Flight Planning - HS

Question 1

ADIZ

Answer 1

Air Defence Identification Zone: An airspace of defined dimensions extending upwards from the surface of the earth within which certain rules for the security control of air traffic apply.

Question 2

What happens if there is an unidentified AC operating into or within the ADIZ?

Answer 2

It is subject to interception by the military of Canada or the US.

Question 3

What must an AC be equipped with to operate in the ADIZ?

Answer 3

A radio communication system adequate to permit two-way communication on the appropriate frequency.

Question 4

Is a FP or FI necessary to fly within the ADIZ?

Answer 4

Yes, and a FI may not be filed with a responsible person.

Question 5

What must a VFR AC do if their point of departure is outside the ADIZ?

Answer 5

• Indicate estimated time and point of entry in ADIZ

- ASAP after takeoff, pass position report including estimated time and point of ADIZ entry

Question 6

What must a VFR AC do if their point of departure is in the ADIZ?

Answer 6

-ASAP after takeoff, communicate a position report to an ATC unit, FSS or CARS

Question 7

When must pilots revise ETA or point of entry of an ADIZ?

Answer 7

Not within + or - 5 minutes of the ETA at
-A reporting point
-The point of ADIZ entry
-The destination within an ADIZ
Not within 20NM of
-The estimated point of ADIZ entry
-The centre line of route indicated on FP/FI

Question 8

To which station should DVFR FP or FI or any amendments to DVFR FP/FI be transmitted?

Answer 8

North Bay FIC (CZNBYFYX)

Question 9

NOPAR

Answer 9

Do Not Pass To Aerospace Defence Radar: An observation included on FP/FI/AFTN messages/Voice communications when the Air Defence Command conducts tests of defence radar systems, by permitting a flight to approach and attempt to pass through a defensive zone without giving prior notice to the radar units involved.

Question 10

What goes in the other information field for a NOPAR flight?

Answer 10

RMK/NOPAR

Question 11

When is the contraction NOPAR used in Air-ground communications?

Answer 11

• Immediately preceeding the AC ident in the initial Air-ground transmission
• In all subsequent transmissions of messages passed over interphone circuits and AFTN

Question 12

BOISE

Answer 12

Counter narcotics: When requests from North Bay FIC are received to provide information on AC potentially smuggling drugs. Do not initiate calls to counter narcotics suspect AC unless specifically requested to do so.

Question 13

MEDEVAC

Answer 13

An expression used to request ATS priority handling for a medical evacuation flight based on a medical emergency in the transport of patients, organ donors, organs, or other urgently needed lifesaving medical material.

Question 14

What goes in the other information field for a medevac?

Answer 14

STS/MEDEVAC

Question 15

Can you accept a transborder VFR FP?

Answer 15

Yes, but only to the customs port of entry (not the ACs final destination) to avoid initiation of SAR action if the AC gets held up in customs.

Question 16

Can an AC operate between the US and Canada without an FP?

Answer 16

No.

Question 17

Can you accept a composite FP for an AC that will enter US controlled airspace?

Answer 17

No.

Question 18

Under which circumstances can you accept a FP or FI with a departure location outside of Canada?

Answer 18

• If it is an AFIL

- If it is a consecutive IFR FP

Question 19

How may a photographic area be defined?

Answer 19

• By reference to the relevant maps of the National Topographic System
• By reference to the geographic coordinates of the area
• Where required by an ATC unit, by reference to the air photograph block reference grid map provided by the ATC.

Question 20

Photo Block

Answer 20

An area of Cdn domestic airspace, approx. 30miles by 40miles in lateral dimensions, that is charted to facilitate flight planning by photo survey operators and that is delineated by quadrangles based on a modified version of the National Topographic System.

Question 21

Must photographic survey flights be RVSM certified to operate in RVSM airspace?

Answer 21

No, not while they are conducting aerial survey or mapping operations.

Question 22

When should pilots for photographic survery flights initiate IFR and CVFR preflight coordination with the ACC?

Answer 22

At least one week in advance. If requested to file by individual flight lines, it should be 72 hours in advance.

Question 23

What shall be entered in the Level field of a flight plan form for a survey flight?

Answer 23

The altitude en route to the photo block

Question 24

What shall be entered in the Route field of a flight plan form for a survey flight?

Answer 24

• Route to photo block
• ENTER PHOTO BLOCK
• point of entry
• requested altitude for within block
• EXIT PHOTO BLOCK
• point of exit
• planned altitude to destination
• route to destination

Question 25

What shall be entered in the Info field of a flight plan form for a survey flight?

Answer 25

RMK/PHOTO BLOCK(S) followed by grid numbers and letters
TIME TO PHOTO BLOCK followed by estimated time from departure to point of entry of photo block
TIME IN PHOTO BLOCK followed by the length of time within the block area.

Question 26

May aerial surveying or mapping flights operate at an altitude not appropriate to the direction of flight?

Answer 26

Only when authorized by and ATC unit.

Question 27

In which ways can the point of entry or exit of a photo block be described?

Answer 27

• Bearing and or distance from a navaid

- lat and long

Question 28

What is the IFR or CVFR AC for surveying required to provide to the ACC?

Answer 28

• That it is a photo survey mission on initial contact
• When entering the photo block
• When commencing its flight lines
• When the work has progressed to the point where the photographic area can be reduced in size by blocks or quarter blocks
• Position report when requesting clearance from the photo area
• When exiting the photo block