Since when did any Canadian Federal Government department do anything that corresponds with the policy of other Canadian Federal departments? (-: I know several pilots that have left their phones on while in flight - or that have used them "because they can". They haven't experienced the effects others in the US have reported - and again, likely due to the less-dense nature of the Canadian cellular network. You found something in the AIP? Well yes, I found that too, but these days that's been the ONLY thing I've been able to find. Oh... I'm longing for the good ol' days (pre-"CARS"). -- Leigh Anne Chisholm Network Engineer Applied Design Networks
-----Original Message----- From: Joe Abley [mailto:jabley@automagic.org] Sent: Thursday, June 27, 2002 3:13 PM To: lachisho@tnc.com Cc: Scott Weeks; nanog@merit.edu Subject: Re: How do I log on while in flight?
On Thursday, June 27, 2002, at 04:54 , Leigh Anne Chisholm wrote:
The FCC prohibits communication using a cellular telephone while in an aircraft in US airspace. In Canada, I don't believe there is such a regulation.
I couldn't find the energy to go swimming in the Canadian Air Regulations, but I did find this in the AIP Canada:
COM 5.14 Pilot Cellular Phone Use During a Radio Communications Failure
[...]
In the event of an in-flight radio communications failure, and only after normal communications failure procedures have been followed (see RAC 6.3.2.1), the pilot-in-command may attempt to contact the appropriate NAV CANADA ATS unit by means of a cellular phone. Before the pilot begins using a cellular phone to contact ATS in the event of an in-flight communications failure, transponder-equipped aircraft should squawk Code 7600 (see RAC 1.10.7).
This at least suggests that there's no CRTC restriction on using cellular telephones from altitude (or that any such CRTC restrictions can be overriden by Transport Canada).
Joe