Sender: <marv@lancaironline.net> (Marvin Kaye)
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Date: Fri, 30 Aug 2002 02:07:29 -0400
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Robert Smiley wrote:

>I am not sure one is now required for Canada.
>
According to the AOPA, as of 3 weeks ago, a radio license is still 
required in Canada.  However, crossing the border 4 times in the last 
week, no one has asked for it.  Come to think of it, they have not asked 
for any documents other than the passport.  I applied for the license 
online.  Filled out the application and paid with CC online and got the 
$100 piece of paper in the mail a week later.  Quite a painless process, 
but not as painless as not needing one.

>You will of course need those 12 inch
>plastic letters on the side if you travel out of the US and return.
>
Actually no.  You need 12" numbers for penetrating the US air defense 
zone (inbound or outbound).  There is no air defense zone on the 
northern border so 3" numbers are OK as long as you are legal with them 
in the US.  I happen to have 3" numbers on my Mooney (grandfathered in 
due to the age of the plane) and no one has said a thing about it in the 
last week of shuttling across the US/Canadian border in the northeast. 
 You will need 12" numbers if you are planning a flight to Mexico or the 
Caribbean.

Crossing the border between the US and Canada has been a very pleasant 
experience.  The officers on both sides of the border have been 
courteous, efficient and pleasant to work with.

Hamid